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Balin, Loremaster
The Hobbit (HOB) · #301 · rare · mtg
Legendary Creature — Dwarf Bard
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.
DeckSpec Pricei
Non-foil$2.38
Foil$3.94
Condition
Weighted composite · smoothed against one-off swings.
Current prices
Condition
Non-foilNM
| Cardmarket | ≈$2.31 | 2026-08-08 |
| TCGplayer | $2.09 | 2026-08-08 |
FoilNM
| TCGplayer | $3.94 | 2026-08-08 |
Non-USD sources (e.g. Cardmarket, EUR) are shown converted to USD at €1 ≈ $1.15 — indicative, not an exact quote.
Prices update daily · last checked Sun Aug 09. Indicative, not offers — how we price.
Price history (last 180 days)
Condition key
NM Near MintLP Lightly PlayedMP Moderately PlayedHP Heavily PlayedDMG Damaged
Recorded prices are Near Mint; LP–DMG are estimated from standard hobby multipliers (foils discounted more steeply) — a guide, not a market quote.
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