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Magic · Universes Beyond: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth · #50 · Uncommon

Gandalf, Friend of the Shire

Magic card price for Gandalf, Friend of the Shire: $0.36 market, from $0.02 at the cheapest listing, Normal printing, updated Oct 19, 2026. Full price history since Feb 8, 2024 below.

Market price · Normal · Oct 19, 2026
$0.36
−10.0% this week · +56.5% in 30 days
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1 day0.0%
7 days−10.0%
30 days+56.5%
90 days+89.5%
1 year+300.0%
All time+800.0%

Sellers right now

$0.02lowest listing$1,000.36highest
Market price$0.36
Mid listing$0.35
Direct$0.09
30-day avg$0.33

Market price is what a near-mint copy actually sold for. The cheapest listing is what a seller asks today — on thin markets the two differ a lot.

Where to buy

TCGplayer$0.36
Cardmarket$0.12 €0.11

EUR converted at 1.1225 (ECB reference rate). Shipping and condition not included.

One year

$0.0852-week low$0.4152-week high
In the range85%
All-time low$0.03
All-time high$0.41
First priceFeb 8, 2024
Normal · market priceCardmarket (EU, in USD)
$0.01$0.15$0.29$0.44
$0.36
Feb 2024Jan 2025Nov 2025Oct 2026
TCGplayer · via tcgcsv · Cardmarket · via MTGJSONtcgrate.com

Price story

Our price record for Gandalf, Friend of the Shire (Normal) begins in February 2024 at $0.04; the market price today is $0.36, up 800% since then. In the last year the price changed +300% and ranged from $0.08 to $0.41, and it now trades near the top of that range. Its all-time high in our data is $0.41, still 13.9% above the current price. The cheapest listing right now is $0.02, and the 30-day average market price is $0.33.

Printings

PrintingMarketLowHigh7d
Normal$0.36$0.02$1,000.36−10.0%
Foil$0.36$0.14$1,000.36+5.9%

The card in play

Power / Toughness2 / 4
Type line
Legendary Creature — Avatar Wizard
Rules text

Flash

You may cast sorcery spells as though they had flash.

Whenever the Ring tempts you, if you chose a creature other than Gandalf, Friend of the Shire as your Ring-bearer, draw a card.

Flavor

"After a hundred years, Hobbits can still surprise you at a pinch."

Other printings of Gandalf, Friend of the Shire

7 more · $0.30 – $43.97
All printings
Gandalf, Friend of the Shire (1), Play Promos — Magic card price 0.0% 7d Gandalf, Friend of the Shire Play Promos · #1 $43.97 Gandalf, Friend of the Shire (1294), Secret Lair Drop Series — Magic card price 0.0% 7d Gandalf, Friend of the Shire Secret Lair Drop Series · #1294 $32.24 Gandalf, Friend of the Shire (Borderless) (401), Universes Beyond: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth — Magic card price 0.0% 7d Gandalf, Friend of the Shire (Borderless) Universes Beyond: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth · #401 $3.61 Gandalf, Friend of the Shire (401), Prerelease Cards — Magic card price +1.5% 7d Gandalf, Friend of the Shire Prerelease Cards · #401 $2.78 Gandalf, Friend of the Shire (Showcase Scrolls) (501), Universes Beyond: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth — Magic card price +1.3% 7d Gandalf, Friend of the Shire (Showcase Scrolls) Universes Beyond: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth · #501 $0.78

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