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Magic · Universes Beyond: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth · #308 · Uncommon

Gandalf, Friend of the Shire (Showcase)

Magic card price for Gandalf, Friend of the Shire (Showcase): $0.30 market, from $0.04 at the cheapest listing, Foil printing, updated Oct 20, 2026. Full price history since Feb 8, 2024 below.

Market price · Foil · Oct 20, 2026
$0.30
−6.3% this week · −21.1% in 30 days
Buy on eBay →
1 day0.0%
7 days−6.3%
30 days−21.1%
90 days+3.5%
1 year+36.4%
All time+150.0%

Sellers right now

$0.04lowest listing$8.14highest
Market price$0.30
Mid listing$0.35
Direct$0.18
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$0.30
Cardmarket$0.34 €0.30

EUR converted at 1.1215 (ECB reference rate). Shipping and condition not included.

One year

$0.1452-week low$0.4452-week high
In the range53%
All-time low$0.07
All-time high$0.44
First priceFeb 8, 2024
Foil · market priceCardmarket (EU, in USD)
$0.06$0.19$0.32$0.45
$0.30
Oct 2025Feb 2026Jun 2026Oct 2026
TCGplayer · via tcgcsv · Cardmarket · via MTGJSONtcgrate.com

Price story

Our price record for Gandalf, Friend of the Shire (Showcase) (Foil) begins in February 2024 at $0.12; the market price today is $0.30, up 150% since then. In the last year the price changed +36.4% and ranged from $0.14 to $0.44, and it now trades in the middle of that range. The highest price we have recorded is $0.44, 46.7% above today. Listings currently start at $0.04; over the last 30 days the market price averaged $0.33.

Printings

PrintingMarketLowHigh7d
Foil$0.30$0.04$8.14−6.3%
Normal$0.20$0.01$777.000.0%

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 (Borderless) (401), Universes Beyond: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth — Magic card price +0.6% 7d Gandalf, Friend of the Shire (Borderless) Universes Beyond: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth · #401 $3.63 Gandalf, Friend of the Shire (401), Prerelease Cards — Magic card price +1.8% 7d Gandalf, Friend of the Shire Prerelease Cards · #401 $2.79 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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