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Magic · Universes Beyond: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth · #522 · Uncommon

Stern Scolding (Showcase Scrolls)

Magic card price for Stern Scolding (Showcase Scrolls): $2.83 market, from $1.99 at the cheapest listing, Foil printing, updated Oct 20, 2026. Full price history since Feb 8, 2024 below.

Market price · Foil · Oct 20, 2026
$2.83
0.0% this week · +1.8% in 30 days
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1 day0.0%
7 days0.0%
30 days+1.8%
90 days+1.1%
1 year+16.5%
All time+88.7%

Sellers right now

$1.99lowest listing$15.94highest
Market price$2.83
Mid listing$3.00
Direct$2.98
30-day avg$2.82

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$2.83
Cardmarket$2.61 €2.33

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

One year

$2.4352-week low$3.0652-week high
In the range63%
All-time low$1.48
All-time high$4.79
First priceFeb 8, 2024
Foil · market priceCardmarket (EU, in USD)
$2.36$2.84$3.31$3.79
$2.83
Oct 2025Feb 2026Jun 2026Oct 2026
TCGplayer · via tcgcsv · Cardmarket · via MTGJSONtcgrate.com

Price story

We have tracked Stern Scolding (Showcase Scrolls) (Foil) since February 2024, when it sold for $1.50. Today the market price is $2.83, up 88.7%. Across the past year it went +16.5%, with a low of $2.43 and a high of $3.06; today it sits in the middle of that range. Its all-time high in our data is $4.79, still 69.3% above the current price. The cheapest listing right now is $1.99, and the 30-day average market price is $2.82.

Printings

PrintingMarketLowHigh7d
Foil$2.83$1.99$15.940.0%
Normal$2.13$1.89$10.81−1.4%

The card in play

Type line
Instant
Rules text

Counter target creature spell with power or toughness 2 or less.

Flavor

"Fool of a Took! This is a serious journey, not a Hobbit walking-party. Throw yourself in next time, and then you will be no further nuisance. Now be quiet!"

Other printings of Stern Scolding

2 more · $0.40 – $4.29
All printings
Stern Scolding (183), The Hobbit: Eternal-Legal — Magic card price −0.2% 7d Stern Scolding The Hobbit: Eternal-Legal · #183 $4.29 Stern Scolding (71), Universes Beyond: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth — Magic card price −2.4% 7d Stern Scolding Universes Beyond: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth · #71 $0.40

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