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Magic · Universes Beyond: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth · #559 · Common

Shelob's Ambush (Showcase Scrolls)

Magic card price for Shelob's Ambush (Showcase Scrolls): $0.49 market, from $0.25 at the cheapest listing, Foil printing, updated Oct 20, 2026. Full price history since Feb 8, 2024 below.

Market price · Foil · Oct 20, 2026
$0.49
−2.0% this week · +2.1% in 30 days
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1 day0.0%
7 days−2.0%
30 days+2.1%
90 days0.0%
1 year+48.5%
All time+113.0%

Sellers right now

$0.25lowest listing$3.99highest
Market price$0.49
Mid listing$0.50
30-day avg$0.49

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$0.49
Cardmarket$0.26 €0.23

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

One year

$0.3252-week low$0.5052-week high
In the range94%
All-time low$0.13
All-time high$0.50
First priceFeb 8, 2024
Foil · market priceCardmarket (EU, in USD)
$0.18$0.30$0.41$0.53
$0.49
Oct 2025Feb 2026Jun 2026Oct 2026
TCGplayer · via tcgcsv · Cardmarket · via MTGJSONtcgrate.com

Price story

We have tracked Shelob's Ambush (Showcase Scrolls) (Foil) since February 2024, when it sold for $0.23. Today the market price is $0.49, up 113%. Across the past year it went +48.5%, with a low of $0.32 and a high of $0.50; 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 $0.25, and the 30-day average market price is $0.49.

Printings

PrintingMarketLowHigh7d
Foil$0.49$0.25$3.99−2.0%
Normal$0.34$0.09$2.990.0%

The card in play

Type line
Instant
Rules text

Target creature gets +1/+2 and gains deathtouch until end of turn. Create a Food token.

Flavor

As Frodo ran forward, eager, rejoicing to be free, Shelob with hideous speed came behind and stung him in the neck.

Other printings of Shelob's Ambush

1 more · $0.28 – $0.49
All printings
Shelob's Ambush (108), Universes Beyond: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth — Magic card price 0.0% 7d Shelob's Ambush Universes Beyond: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth · #108 $0.28

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