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Magic · Universes Beyond: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth · #818 · Rare

Pippin, Guard of the Citadel (Showcase) (Surge Foil)

Magic card price for Pippin, Guard of the Citadel (Showcase) (Surge Foil): $8.54 market, from $8.33 at the cheapest listing, Foil printing, updated Oct 20, 2026. Full price history since Feb 8, 2024 below.

Market price · Foil · Oct 20, 2026
$8.54
+2.9% this week · +1.7% in 30 days
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1 day0.0%
7 days+2.9%
30 days+1.7%
90 days+36.4%
1 year+91.9%
All time+799.0%

Sellers right now

$8.33lowest listing$18.97highest
Market price$8.54
Mid listing$11.38
30-day avg$8.33

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$8.54
Cardmarket$8.93 €7.96

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

One year

$4.4152-week low$8.5452-week high
In the range100%
All-time low$0.86
All-time high$8.54
First priceFeb 8, 2024
Foil · market priceCardmarket (EU, in USD)
$4.18$5.91$7.65$9.38
$8.54
Oct 2025Feb 2026Jun 2026Oct 2026
TCGplayer · via tcgcsv · Cardmarket · via MTGJSONtcgrate.com

Price story

Pippin, Guard of the Citadel (Showcase) (Surge Foil) entered our records in February 2024 at $0.95 and stands at $8.54 today, up 799% over that time. Over the past twelve months it moved +91.9%, trading between $4.41 and $8.54. The current price is near the top of that range. This is the highest market price in our records for this card. The cheapest listing right now is $8.33, and the 30-day average market price is $8.33.

Printings

PrintingMarketLowHigh7d
Foil$8.54$8.33$18.97+2.9%

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.

Other printings of Pippin, Guard of the Citadel

5 more · $1.12 – $8.54
All printings
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 Pippin, Guard of the Citadel (218), Universes Beyond: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth — Magic card price +1.8% 7d Pippin, Guard of the Citadel Universes Beyond: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth · #218 $1.12

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