Card text
At the beginning of your end step, put an influence counter on Palantír of Orthanc and scry 2. Then target opponent may have you draw a card. If that player doesn't, you mill X cards, where X is the number of influence counters on Palantír of Orthanc, and that player loses life equal to the total mana value of those cards.
Cheapest
US$40.56
at Grognard Games · postage at checkout
Cheapest · the United States
US$40.56
In stock at · US
15 stores
13 stores in other markets
Mana cost
{3}
Cheapest first by item price; postage is added at each store's checkout. How we compare prices →
Price comparison (15) · the United States
oldest listing 11h ago- 1US$40.56→
Grognard GamesCheapest
LPIn stockpostage at checkout15% under the cheapest NM hereupdated 10h ago
- 2US$43.00→
TCGplayer
lowest listingIn stockpostage at checkoutupdated 9h agoPaid link
- 3US$47.75→
Spellbound Cards & Games
NMIn stockpostage at checkoutupdated 10h ago
- 4US$47.75→
Larry's Game Store
NMIn stockpostage at checkoutupdated 9h ago
- 5US$47.75→
Gravitas Games
NMIn stockpostage at checkoutupdated 9h ago
- 6US$47.75→
Super Heroes Comics Cards and Games
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- 7US$47.90→
Mythic Forge Gaming
NMIn stockpostage at checkoutupdated 9h ago
- 8US$47.99→
Evolution Games
NMIn stockpostage at checkoutupdated 10h ago
- 9US$50.11→
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NMIn stockpostage at checkoutupdated 10h ago
- 10US$50.50→
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- 11US$50.50→
Forgotten Path Games
LPIn stockpostage at checkoutcosts more than the cheapest NM hereupdated 9h ago
- 12US$51.30→
Eclipse Cards & Hobby
NMIn stockpostage at checkoutupdated 10h ago
- 13US$51.30→
Phat Catz Gaming
NMIn stockpostage at checkoutupdated 9h ago
- 14US$52.99→
Triad Cards and Gaming
NMIn stockpostage at checkoutupdated 10h ago
- 15US$58.00→
Gamers Paradise
NMIn stockpostage at checkoutupdated 10h ago
7 out-of-stock stores
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Card text
At the beginning of your end step, put an influence counter on Palantír of Orthanc and scry 2. Then target opponent may have you draw a card. If that player doesn't, you mill X cards, where X is the number of influence counters on Palantír of Orthanc, and that player loses life equal to the total mana value of those cards.
Format legality
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- AlchemyNot legal
Price history (USD · lowest price)
TCGplayer market shown in USD at an indicative rate
Now US$47.87Low US$47.72High US$49.69▼ 3.7%
About Palantír of Orthanc
This page covers the borderless printing of Palantír of Orthanc (85), a Legendary Artifact from The Hobbit: Eternal-Legal (HOC). It is printed at Mythic Rare rarity. Its text prints Scry and Mill. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage and Commander and 4 more formats.
85 exists in 2 printings on TCGplayer, and each is priced as its own product. For reference the other printings read Borderless US$21.24 on TCGplayer.
The cheapest listing we track in the United States is US$40.56, 15% below TCGplayer's US$47.87 market price. 15 stores have it in stock, and the next-cheapest listing is US$43.00, only 6% more, so postage will decide the order.
The United States is the cheapest of the 6 markets that have it, and the United Kingdom is dearest at about 186% more once converted. In each market's own currency the cheapest listings read US$40.56 in the United States, A$69.00 in Australia, C$68.80 in Canada, S$77.10 in Singapore, €95.00 in the EU and £91.50 in the United Kingdom. Conversions use indicative exchange rates, and postage, duty and import tax are not included, so a cheaper market elsewhere is a fact about listings and not a reason to import.
The market price moved -2.3% over the last 7 days; there is not yet a 30-day window to set that against. Its 90-day high was US$49.69, 4% above today's price.
The Hobbit: Eternal-Legal is a reprint set, which collects earlier cards, released August 2026. Palantír of Orthanc has 2 other cards in the database, listed further down the page.
At the beginning of your end step, put an influence counter on Palantír of Orthanc and scry 2. Then target opponent may have you draw a card. If that player doesn't, you mill X cards, where X is the number of influence counters on Palantír of Orthanc, and that player loses life equal to the total mana value of those cards.
Frequently asked questions
- How much does Palantír of Orthanc (Borderless · Surge Foil) 85 cost?
- The cheapest live price for Palantír of Orthanc (85) is currently US$40.56 across 14 stores in the United States, and TCGplayer's market price is US$47.87; every other market we cover is compared on this page too. Prices are read once a day.
- How much is Palantír of Orthanc in other currencies?
- US$40.56 in the United States, A$69.00 in Australia, C$68.80 in Canada, S$77.10 in Singapore, €95.00 in the EU and £91.50 in the United Kingdom. Each is a real listing in the currency its seller bills in.
- What set is Palantír of Orthanc from?
- Palantír of Orthanc is card 85 from The Hobbit: Eternal-Legal (HOC) in Magic: The Gathering. It is a mythic rare artifact.
- Where can I buy Palantír of Orthanc?
- Compare every store selling Palantír of Orthanc across the US, Australia, the UK, Singapore, Canada and the EU on this page, then buy from whichever seller offers the lowest total including postage. MTG Compare links straight through to each store.
- Are there other printings of Palantír of Orthanc?
- Yes. MTG Compare tracks 1 other printing of 85 (borderless, showcase, extended-art, reprint or promo versions), each a distinct TCGplayer product trading at its own price. They are listed further down this page.
Palantír of Orthanc price by market
Palantír of Orthanc is cheapest in the United States at US$40.56 and dearest in the United Kingdom at £91.50 (≈ US$115.82), a 186% spread across the 6 markets stocking it. Each seller bills in its own currency; converted figures are indicative only.
| Market | Cheapest | ≈ USD | Stores |
|---|---|---|---|
| United StatesCheapestYour market | US$40.56postage at checkout | 15 | |
| Australia | A$69.00postage at checkout ≈ US$46.00 | 3 | |
| Canada | C$68.80postage at checkout ≈ US$50.22 | 7 | |
| Singapore | S$77.10postage at checkout ≈ US$57.11 | 1 | |
| Europe (EU) | €95.00postage at checkout ≈ US$103.26 | 1 | |
| United Kingdom | £91.50postage at checkout ≈ US$115.82 | 1 |
Prices are live listings in each market, in the currency that seller charges. The “≈ USD” column is an indicative conversion for comparison only: not a quote, and not what you'll be billed. Stores generally ship within their own market, and international postage, duty and import tax aren't included, so a cheaper market elsewhere isn't necessarily cheaper to get delivered to you.
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Card details
- Card number
- 85
- Set
- The Hobbit: Eternal-Legal (HOC)
- Set type
- Masters & special set
- Released
- 14 August 2026
- Rarity
- Mythic Rare (M)
- Printing
- Borderless · Surge Foil
- Type line
- Legendary Artifact
- Colour
- Colourless
- Colour identity
- Colourless
- Mana cost
- {3}
- Finish
- Surge Foil
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Other printings of Palantír of Orthanc in The Hobbit: Eternal-Legal
The same card in other art and frames from this set — priced in the United States.
Cheaper artifacts in The Hobbit: Eternal-Legal
Same set, colour and type, strictly cheaper on TCGplayer.
Palantír of Orthanc in other sets
Every other printing with this name, one per set.
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