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Magic · Universes Beyond: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth · #401 · Promo

Gandalf, Friend of the Shire (Borderless)

Magic card price for Gandalf, Friend of the Shire (Borderless): $3.61 market, from $2.39 at the cheapest listing, Foil printing, updated Oct 19, 2026. Full price history since Feb 8, 2024 below.

Market price · Foil · Oct 19, 2026
$3.61
0.0% this week · +7.8% in 30 days
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1 day0.0%
7 days0.0%
30 days+7.8%
90 days+29.4%
1 year+99.5%
All time+357.0%

Sellers right now

$2.39lowest listing$10.93highest
Market price$3.61
Mid listing$3.61
Direct$3.50
30-day avg$3.58

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$3.61
Cardmarket$4.50 €4.01

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

One year

$1.8152-week low$3.6252-week high
In the range99%
All-time low$0.60
All-time high$3.62
First priceFeb 8, 2024
Foil · market priceCardmarket (EU, in USD)
$0.29$2.53$4.76$7.00
$3.61
Feb 2024Jan 2025Nov 2025Oct 2026
TCGplayer · via tcgcsv · Cardmarket · via MTGJSONtcgrate.com

Price story

We have tracked Gandalf, Friend of the Shire (Borderless) (Foil) since February 2024, when it sold for $0.79. Today the market price is $3.61, up 357%. Across the past year it went +99.5%, with a low of $1.81 and a high of $3.62; today it sits near the top of that range. This is the highest market price in our records for this card. The cheapest listing right now is $2.39, and the 30-day average market price is $3.58.

Printings

PrintingMarketLowHigh7d
Foil$3.61$2.39$10.930.0%
Normal$3.57$1.99$22.26+3.8%

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.

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 (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 Gandalf, Friend of the Shire (Showcase) (Surge Foil) (800), Universes Beyond: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth — Magic card price +5.6% 7d Gandalf, Friend of the Shire (Showcase) (Surge Foil) Universes Beyond: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth · #800 $0.75

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