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Magic · Universes Beyond: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth · #396 · Mythic

Sauron, the Lidless Eye (Extended Art)

Magic card price for Sauron, the Lidless Eye (Extended Art): $27.35 market, from $21.70 at the cheapest listing, Normal printing, updated Oct 20, 2026. Full price history since Feb 8, 2024 below.

Market price · Normal · Oct 20, 2026
$27.35
−1.4% this week · −8.0% in 30 days
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1 day0.0%
7 days−1.4%
30 days−8.0%
90 days−15.9%
1 year+17.9%
All time+88.1%

Sellers right now

$21.70lowest listing$164.91highest
Market price$27.35
Mid listing$28.99
Direct$27.86
30-day avg$28.63

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$27.35
Cardmarket$57.76 €51.50

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

One year

$23.0452-week low$33.7452-week high
In the range40%
All-time low$12.69
All-time high$33.74
First priceFeb 8, 2024
Normal · market priceCardmarket (EU, in USD)
$25.53$37.28$49.04$60.80
$27.35
Jul 22Aug 21Sep 20Oct 20
TCGplayer · via tcgcsv · Cardmarket · via MTGJSONtcgrate.com

Price story

Sauron, the Lidless Eye (Extended Art) entered our records in February 2024 at $14.54 and stands at $27.35 today, up 88.1% over that time. Over the past twelve months it moved +17.9%, trading between $23.04 and $33.74. The current price is in the middle of that range. The highest price we have recorded is $33.74, 23.4% above today. Listings currently start at $21.70; over the last 30 days the market price averaged $28.63.

Printings

PrintingMarketLowHigh7d
Normal$27.35$21.70$164.91−1.4%

The card in play

Power / Toughness4 / 4
Type line
Legendary Creature — Avatar Horror
Rules text

When Sauron, the Lidless Eye enters the battlefield, gain control of target creature an opponent controls until end of turn. Untap it. It gains haste until end of turn.

1BR: Creatures you control get +2/+0 until end of turn. Each opponent loses 2 life.

Flavor

There is an Eye in the Dark Tower that does not sleep.

Other printings of Sauron, the Lidless Eye

3 more · $6.84 – $27.35
All printings
Sauron, the Lidless Eye (Borderless) (Surge Foil) (77), The Hobbit: Eternal-Legal — Magic card price −2.3% 7d Sauron, the Lidless Eye (Borderless) (Surge Foil) The Hobbit: Eternal-Legal · #77 $21.49 Sauron, the Lidless Eye (288), Universes Beyond: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth — Magic card price −1.6% 7d Sauron, the Lidless Eye Universes Beyond: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth · #288 $7.60 Sauron, the Lidless Eye (Borderless) (37), The Hobbit: Eternal-Legal — Magic card price −4.5% 7d Sauron, the Lidless Eye (Borderless) The Hobbit: Eternal-Legal · #37 $6.84

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