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Magic · Universes Beyond: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth · #195 · Rare

The Balrog, Durin's Bane

Magic card price for The Balrog, Durin's Bane: $1.90 market, from $0.35 at the cheapest listing, Foil printing, updated Oct 19, 2026. Full price history since Feb 8, 2024 below.

Market price · Foil · Oct 19, 2026
$1.90
+3.3% this week · −34.9% in 30 days
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1 day0.0%
7 days+3.3%
30 days−34.9%
90 days+18.0%
1 year+322.2%
All time+322.2%

Sellers right now

$0.35lowest listing$26.72highest
Market price$1.90
Mid listing$1.90
Direct$2.09
30-day avg$2.44

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$1.90
Cardmarket$1.52 €1.35

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

One year

$0.4252-week low$3.0352-week high
In the range57%
All-time low$0.25
All-time high$3.03
First priceFeb 8, 2024
Foil · market priceCardmarket (EU, in USD)
$0.26$1.27$2.28$3.29
$1.90
Oct 2025Feb 2026Jun 2026Oct 2026
TCGplayer · via tcgcsv · Cardmarket · via MTGJSONtcgrate.com

Price story

We have tracked The Balrog, Durin's Bane (Foil) since February 2024, when it sold for $0.45. Today the market price is $1.90, up 322%. Across the past year it went +322%, with a low of $0.42 and a high of $3.03; today it sits in the middle of that range. The highest price we have recorded is $3.03, 59.5% above today. Listings currently start at $0.35; over the last 30 days the market price averaged $2.44.

Printings

PrintingMarketLowHigh7d
Foil$1.90$0.35$26.72+3.3%
Normal$0.37$0.23$1,000.37−11.9%

The card in play

Power / Toughness7 / 5
Type line
Legendary Creature — Avatar Demon
Rules text

This spell costs 1 less to cast for each permanent sacrificed this turn.

Haste

The Balrog, Durin's Bane can't be blocked except by legendary creatures.

When The Balrog dies, destroy target artifact or creature an opponent controls.

Other printings of The Balrog, Durin's Bane

3 more · $1.90 – $5.41
All printings
The Balrog, Durin's Bane (Showcase Scrolls) (646), Universes Beyond: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth — Magic card price −1.3% 7d The Balrog, Durin's Bane (Showcase Scrolls) Universes Beyond: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth · #646 $5.41 The Balrog, Durin's Bane (195), Prerelease Cards — Magic card price +1.8% 7d The Balrog, Durin's Bane Prerelease Cards · #195 $4.55 The Balrog, Durin's Bane (Borderless) (405), Universes Beyond: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth — Magic card price +2.6% 7d The Balrog, Durin's Bane (Borderless) Universes Beyond: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth · #405 $2.00

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