Card text
Lands you control enter untapped.
The Minstrel's Ballad — At the beginning of combat on your turn, if you control five or more Towns, create a 2/2 Elemental creature token that's all colors.
{3}{W}{U}{B}{R}{G}: Other creatures you control get +X/+X until end of turn, where X is the number of Towns you control.
The Wandering MinstrelBorderless · Surge Foil
Legendary Creature — Human Bard
FINAL FANTASY (FIN) · 548
Cheapest
US$26.05
at TCGplayer · postage at checkout
Cheapest · the United States
US$26.05
In stock at · US
16 stores
6 stores in other markets
Mana cost
{G}{U}
Power / toughness
1/3
Cheapest first by item price; postage is added at each store's checkout. How we compare prices →
Price comparison (16) · the United States
oldest listing 13h ago- 1US$26.05→
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lowest listingIn stockpostage at checkoutupdated 11h agoPaid link
- 2US$28.00→
Black Vault Gaming
LPIn stockpostage at checkout8% under the cheapest NM hereupdated 11h ago
- 3US$30.60→
Cape Fear Collectibles
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- 4US$31.00→
Spellbound Cards & Games
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- 5US$31.00→
Littleroot Games - Dublin
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- 6US$31.00→
Castle Game Shoppe
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- 7US$31.00→
Card Quest
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- 8US$31.00→
Little Spectacles
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- 9US$31.00→
Primal Cards & Collectables
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- 10US$31.00→
A&H Ruston
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- 11US$32.55→
Zulus Games
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- 12US$33.00→
Stomping Grounds TCG
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- 13US$33.20→
Eclipse Cards & Hobby
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- 14US$33.20→
Phat Catz Gaming
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- 15US$33.85→
Andriolfs Game Supply
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- 16US$34.00→
Gamer's Gauntlet
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Card text
Lands you control enter untapped.
The Minstrel's Ballad — At the beginning of combat on your turn, if you control five or more Towns, create a 2/2 Elemental creature token that's all colors.
{3}{W}{U}{B}{R}{G}: Other creatures you control get +X/+X until end of turn, where X is the number of Towns you control.
Format legality
- StandardLegal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- AlchemyLegal
Price history (USD · lowest price)
TCGplayer market shown in USD at an indicative rate
Now US$30.98Low US$30.98High US$31.47▼ 1.2%
About The Wandering Minstrel
This page covers the borderless printing of The Wandering Minstrel (548), a Blue and Green Legendary Creature — Human Bard from FINAL FANTASY (FIN). It is printed at Rare rarity. It is legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern and Legacy and 7 more formats.
548 exists in 4 printings on TCGplayer, and each is priced as its own product. At US$30.98 on TCGplayer this Borderless print is 103x the standard print at US$0.30. For reference the other printings read Borderless US$1.90, Extended Art US$1.22 and Standard US$0.30 on TCGplayer.
The cheapest listing we track in the United States is US$26.05, 16% below TCGplayer's US$30.98 market price. 16 stores have it in stock, and the next-cheapest listing is US$28.00, only 7% more, so postage will decide the order.
The United States is the cheapest of the 3 markets that have it, and the United Kingdom is dearest at about 39% more once converted. In each market's own currency the cheapest listings read US$26.05 in the United States, C$44.50 in Canada and £28.50 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 -1.6% over the last 7 days; there is not yet a 30-day window to set that against. It is trading at its 90-day high of US$31.47.
FINAL FANTASY is a main expansion, released June 2025. The Wandering Minstrel has 1 other card in the database, listed further down the page.
Lands you control enter untapped. The Minstrel's Ballad — At the beginning of combat on your turn, if you control five or more Towns, create a 2/2 Elemental creature token that's all colors. {3}{W}{U}{B}{R}{G}: Other creatures you control get +X/+X until end of turn, where X is the number of Towns you control.
Frequently asked questions
- How much does The Wandering Minstrel (Borderless · Surge Foil) 548 cost?
- The cheapest live price for The Wandering Minstrel (548) is currently US$26.05 across 15 stores in the United States, and TCGplayer's market price is US$30.98; every other market we cover is compared on this page too. Prices are read once a day.
- How much is The Wandering Minstrel in other currencies?
- US$26.05 in the United States, C$44.50 in Canada and £28.50 in the United Kingdom. Each is a real listing in the currency its seller bills in.
- What set is The Wandering Minstrel from?
- The Wandering Minstrel is card 548 from FINAL FANTASY (FIN) in Magic: The Gathering. It is a rare Blue and Green creature.
- Where can I buy The Wandering Minstrel?
- Compare every store selling The Wandering Minstrel 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 The Wandering Minstrel?
- Yes. MTG Compare tracks 3 other printings of 548 (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.
- Is the Borderless printing of The Wandering Minstrel worth it?
- On TCGplayer the Borderless printing of The Wandering Minstrel is US$30.98, against US$0.30 for the standard print, a US$30.68 premium. Whether that is worth it depends on whether you want a copy to play with or one to collect; both are tracked separately here.
The Wandering Minstrel price by market
The Wandering Minstrel is cheapest in the United States at US$26.05 and dearest in the United Kingdom at £28.50 (≈ US$36.08), a 39% spread across the 3 markets stocking it. Each seller bills in its own currency; converted figures are indicative only.
| Market | Cheapest | ≈ USD | Stores |
|---|---|---|---|
| United StatesCheapestYour market | US$26.05postage at checkout | 16 | |
| Canada | C$44.50postage at checkout ≈ US$32.48 | 5 | |
| United Kingdom | £28.50postage at checkout ≈ US$36.08 | 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
- 548
- Set
- FINAL FANTASY (FIN)
- Set type
- Expansion
- Released
- 13 June 2025
- Rarity
- Rare (R)
- Printing
- Borderless · Surge Foil
- Type line
- Legendary Creature — Human Bard
- Colour
- Blue / Green
- Colour identity
- White / Blue / Black / Red / Green
- Mana cost
- {G}{U}
- Power / toughness
- 1/3
- Finish
- Surge Foil
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Other printings of The Wandering Minstrel in FINAL FANTASY
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The Wandering Minstrel in other sets
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