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Magic · Universes Beyond: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth · #646 · Rare

The Balrog, Durin's Bane (Showcase Scrolls)

Magic card price for The Balrog, Durin's Bane (Showcase Scrolls): $5.39 market, from $4.20 at the cheapest listing, Foil printing, updated Oct 20, 2026. Full price history since Feb 8, 2024 below.

Market price · Foil · Oct 20, 2026
$5.39
−1.6% this week · +0.6% in 30 days
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1 day−0.4%
7 days−1.6%
30 days+0.6%
90 days+7.6%
1 year+72.2%
All time+534.1%

Sellers right now

$4.20lowest listing$21.70highest
Market price$5.39
Mid listing$6.51
30-day avg$5.41

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$5.39
Cardmarket$4.53 €4.04

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

One year

$3.1952-week low$5.4852-week high
In the range96%
All-time low$0.74
All-time high$5.48
First priceFeb 8, 2024
Foil · market priceCardmarket (EU, in USD)
$0.48$2.30$4.13$5.95
$5.39
Feb 2024Jan 2025Nov 2025Oct 2026
TCGplayer · via tcgcsv · Cardmarket · via MTGJSONtcgrate.com

Price story

Our price record for The Balrog, Durin's Bane (Showcase Scrolls) (Foil) begins in February 2024 at $0.85; the market price today is $5.39, up 534% since then. In the last year the price changed +72.2% and ranged from $3.19 to $5.48, and it now trades near the top of that range. Today's price is the highest we have recorded for this card. Listings currently start at $4.20; over the last 30 days the market price averaged $5.41.

Printings

PrintingMarketLowHigh7d
Foil$5.39$4.20$21.70−1.6%
Normal$5.16$3.37$37.49−0.4%

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 · $1.78 – $5.39
All printings
The Balrog, Durin's Bane (195), Prerelease Cards — Magic card price +4.1% 7d The Balrog, Durin's Bane Prerelease Cards · #195 $4.61 The Balrog, Durin's Bane (Borderless) (405), Universes Beyond: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth — Magic card price +3.1% 7d The Balrog, Durin's Bane (Borderless) Universes Beyond: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth · #405 $2.02 The Balrog, Durin's Bane (195), Universes Beyond: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth — Magic card price −3.3% 7d The Balrog, Durin's Bane Universes Beyond: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth · #195 $1.78

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