
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.
Palantír of Orthanc
Legendary Artifact
Universes Beyond: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) · 247
Cheapest
US$10.51
at TCGplayer · postage at checkout
Cheapest · the United States
US$10.51
In stock at · US
4 stores
11 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 (4) · the United States
oldest listing 10h ago- 1US$10.51→
TCGplayerCheapest
lowest listingIn stockpostage at checkoutupdated 9h agoPaid link
- 2US$15.55→
Fox and Fable Games
NMIn stockpostage at checkoutupdated 10h ago
- 3US$16.42→
Cardboard Horde
LPIn stockpostage at checkoutcosts more than the cheapest NM hereupdated 9h ago
- 4US$17.10→
Dino's Cards & Collectibles
LPIn stockpostage at checkoutcosts more than the cheapest NM hereupdated 9h ago
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US$18.26
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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$18.26Low US$17.01High US$18.95▼ 3.6%
About Palantír of Orthanc
Palantír of Orthanc (247) is a Legendary Artifact from Universes Beyond: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR). It costs {3} and has mana value 3. 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.
247 exists in 5 printings on TCGplayer, and each is priced as its own product. The standard print is the one to play with at US$18.26, while the Borderless print is the collector's version at US$156.30. For reference the other printings read Borderless US$156.30, Showcase US$50.41, Extended Art US$36.12 and Extended Art US$19.72 on TCGplayer.
The cheapest listing we track in the United States is US$10.51, 42% below TCGplayer's US$18.26 market price. 4 stores have it in stock, and the next-cheapest listing is US$15.55, 48% more than the cheapest, so the first row is worth taking.
The United States is the cheapest of the 5 markets that have it, and Singapore is dearest at about 91% more once converted. In each market's own currency the cheapest listings read US$10.51 in the United States, C$24.15 in Canada, £14.50 in the United Kingdom, A$28.90 in Australia and S$27.10 in Singapore. 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 +3.2% over the last 7 days; there is not yet a 30-day window to set that against. Its 90-day high was US$18.95, 4% above today's price.
Universes Beyond: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth is a main expansion, released June 2023. 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 247 cost?
- The cheapest live price for Palantír of Orthanc (247) is currently US$10.51 across 53 stores in the United States, and TCGplayer's market price is US$18.26; 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$10.51 in the United States, C$24.15 in Canada, £14.50 in the United Kingdom, A$28.90 in Australia and S$27.10 in Singapore. Each is a real listing in the currency its seller bills in.
- What set is Palantír of Orthanc from?
- Palantír of Orthanc is card 247 from Universes Beyond: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) 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 4 other printings of 247 (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$10.51 and dearest in Singapore at S$27.10 (≈ US$20.07), a 91% spread across the 5 markets stocking it. Each seller bills in its own currency; converted figures are indicative only.
| Market | Cheapest | ≈ USD | Stores |
|---|---|---|---|
| United StatesCheapestYour market | US$10.51postage at checkout | 4 | |
| Canada | C$24.15postage at checkout ≈ US$17.63 | 3 | |
| United Kingdom | £14.50postage at checkout ≈ US$18.35 | 3 | |
| Australia | A$28.90postage at checkout ≈ US$19.27 | 2 | |
| Singapore | S$27.10postage at checkout ≈ US$20.07 | 3 |
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
- 247
- Set
- Universes Beyond: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR)
- Set type
- Expansion
- Released
- 23 June 2023
- Rarity
- Mythic Rare (M)
- Printing
- Standard
- Type line
- Legendary Artifact
- Colour
- Colourless
- Colour identity
- Colourless
- Mana cost
- {3}
- Finish
- Non-foil
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Other printings of Palantír of Orthanc in Universes Beyond: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth
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Cheaper artifacts in Universes Beyond: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth
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Palantír of Orthanc in other sets
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