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Magic · Universes Beyond: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth · #218 · Rare

Pippin, Guard of the Citadel

Magic card price for Pippin, Guard of the Citadel: $1.12 market, from $0.51 at the cheapest listing, Foil printing, updated Oct 19, 2026. Full price history since Feb 8, 2024 below.

Market price · Foil · Oct 19, 2026
$1.12
+1.8% this week · −13.2% in 30 days
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1 day0.0%
7 days+1.8%
30 days−13.2%
90 days−9.7%
1 year+62.3%
All time+67.2%

Sellers right now

$0.51lowest listing$8.82highest
Market price$1.12
Mid listing$1.13
Direct$1.63
30-day avg$1.18

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$1.12
Cardmarket$1.17 €1.04

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

One year

$0.4852-week low$1.3552-week high
In the range74%
All-time low$0.19
All-time high$1.58
First priceFeb 8, 2024
Foil · market priceCardmarket (EU, in USD)
$0.11$0.64$1.18$1.72
$1.12
Feb 2024Jan 2025Nov 2025Oct 2026
TCGplayer · via tcgcsv · Cardmarket · via MTGJSONtcgrate.com

Price story

Pippin, Guard of the Citadel (Foil) entered our records in February 2024 at $0.67 and stands at $1.12 today, up 67.2% over that time. Over the past twelve months it moved +62.3%, trading between $0.48 and $1.35. The current price is in the middle of that range. The highest price we have recorded is $1.58, 41.1% above today. Listings currently start at $0.51; over the last 30 days the market price averaged $1.18.

Printings

PrintingMarketLowHigh7d
Foil$1.12$0.51$8.82+1.8%
Normal$0.86$0.25$20.00+11.7%

The card in play

Power / Toughness2 / 2
Type line
Legendary Creature — Halfling Soldier
Rules text

Vigilance, ward 1

T: Another target creature you control gains protection from the card type of your choice until end of turn. (It can't be blocked, targeted, dealt damage, enchanted, or equipped by anything of that type.)

Flavor

"Here I do swear fealty to Gondor, until my lord release me, or death take me."

Other printings of Pippin, Guard of the Citadel

5 more · $1.12 – $8.54
All printings
Pippin, Guard of the Citadel (Showcase) (Surge Foil) (818), Universes Beyond: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth — Magic card price +2.9% 7d Pippin, Guard of the Citadel (Showcase) (Surge Foil) Universes Beyond: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth · #818 $8.54 Pippin, Guard of the Citadel (Showcase Scrolls) (669), Universes Beyond: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth — Magic card price 0.0% 7d Pippin, Guard of the Citadel (Showcase Scrolls) Universes Beyond: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth · #669 $4.58 Pippin, Guard of the Citadel (218), Prerelease Cards — Magic card price 0.0% 7d Pippin, Guard of the Citadel Prerelease Cards · #218 $4.17 Pippin, Guard of the Citadel (Showcase) (326), Universes Beyond: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth — Magic card price +1.8% 7d Pippin, Guard of the Citadel (Showcase) Universes Beyond: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth · #326 $3.88 Pippin, Guard of the Citadel (Borderless) (438), Universes Beyond: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth — Magic card price +0.5% 7d Pippin, Guard of the Citadel (Borderless) Universes Beyond: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth · #438 $2.20

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