Balin, Loremaster
2 printings · from $0.32 to $0.59 · pictured: The Hobbit #301
Market history and store offers below are for The Hobbit #301; the range above covers the listed printings.
Mana cost: {3}{R}{R}
Type: Legendary Creature — Dwarf Bard
Commonly played as: Draw, Burn
Storied (If you control three or more artifacts, legendaries, and/or Sagas, you have an enduring story for the rest of the game.)
Whenever Balin or another Dwarf you control enters, you may discard your hand. Draw X cards, where X is the number of cards discarded this way. If you have an enduring story, Balin deals X damage to each opponent.
Artist: Colin Boyer
Released: 2026-08-14
Market price
- TCGplayer: $0.59
- TCGplayer foil: $1.01
- Cardmarket: €0.37
- Cardmarket foil: €0.97
- MTGO tix: 0.04
Daily USD snapshots; a flat stretch is a day with no new price recorded.
Other languages
The same printing (The Hobbit #301) in 5 other languages.
Store prices
The 3 cheapest per condition and finish, in stock at the last check. Offers not re-confirmed within 60 days are not shown. Prices in different currencies are compared at the current exchange rate.
| Store | Condition | Finish | Price | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ManaPool | NM | regular | $0.15 | today |
| ManaPool | SP | regular | $0.15 | today |
| ManaPool | NM | foil | $0.15 | today |
| ManaPool | SP | foil | $0.35 | today |
| TopDeck Hero | NM | regular | CA$0.60 | yesterday |
| Cardmarket | NM | regular | €0.38 | today |
| 401 Games | MP | regular | CA$0.75 | yesterday |
| ManaPool | MP | regular | $0.70 | today |
| ManaPool | MP | foil | $1.00 | today |
| Cardmarket | NM | foil | €0.98 | today |
| Gamezilla | NM | foil | CA$1.99 | today |
| Card Kingdom | NM | regular | $0.49 | yesterday |
| Face To Face Games | NM | regular | CA$0.75 | today |
| The Comic Hunter | NM | regular | CA$0.83 | yesterday |
| 401 Games | NM | regular | CA$1.00 | yesterday |
| First Player | NM | regular | CA$1.13 | yesterday |
| Hydra Collect | NM | regular | 17.92 MXN | today |
| Le Valet De Coeur | NM | regular | CA$1.99 | today |
| Gamezilla | NM | regular | CA$1.99 | today |
| Magic Stronghold | NM | regular | CA$2.00 | yesterday |
| The Games Cube | NM | regular | 2.05 AUD | yesterday |
| Hydra Collect | NM | foil | 26.88 MXN | today |
| The Games Cube | NM | foil | 2.40 AUD | yesterday |
| Bazaar of Magic | NM | regular | €1.50 | yesterday |
| Bazaar of Magic | NM | foil | €2.00 | yesterday |
No offer matches these choices.
Truncated: 14 further offers are available at a higher price in the same conditions, out of 25 in total.
Format legality
- standard: legal
- pioneer: legal
- modern: legal
- legacy: legal
- vintage: legal
- commander: legal
- pauper: not legal
- brawl: legal
In Gestic collections
- Held in 37 lists
All printings
| Set | # | Rarity | USD |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Hobbit | 301 | rare | $0.59 |
| The Hobbit | 87 | rare | $0.32 |