Sets / The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth

Gandalf, Friend of the Shire

The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth · Uncommon · Foil · #501 · Current price $0.70

The card

{3}{U} · Legendary Creature — Avatar Wizard · 2/4

Flash
You may cast sorcery spells as though they had flash.
Whenever the Ring tempts you, if you chose a creature other than Gandalf as your Ring-bearer, draw a card.

Keywords: Flash

Price history

Traded between $0.44 and $0.74 over the last 90 days, peaking 13 Sep 2026. Now $0.70 — 5.4% below its 90-day high. Over the window it moved +59.1%.

AI price forecast

• 7-day: $0.70 (+0.0%, high confidence) — 80% range $0.66 to $0.75
• 14-day: $0.70 (+0.0%, high confidence) — 80% range $0.64 to $0.78
• 30-day: $0.71 (+1.1%, high confidence) — 80% range $0.60 to $0.84

Other printings

Gandalf, Friend of the Shire has 10 printings tracked here; this is the 9th most expensive.

• MagicFest 2023 (Foil) — $43.97
• Secret Lair Drop (Foil) — $32.25
• Secret Lair Drop — $22.38
• MagicFest 2023 — $6.70
• The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (Foil) — $3.35
• The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth — $3.18
• Tales of Middle-earth Promos (Foil) — $2.57
• The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (Foil) — $0.70

Playability & legality

EDHREC rank 5658 — a measure of how often it appears in Commander decks.

Legal in: Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Brawl.

About this printing

• This is a reprint, not a first printing.
• 2015 frame.
• Art by Dmitry Burmak.

Forecasts are statistical estimates with confidence intervals, not guarantees. Collectibles are speculative. This is not financial advice.