The Shire Price
7 printings · 3 sets · first printed 2023
The Shire has been printed 7 times across 3 sets, first in 2023 and most recently in 2026. Right now the cheapest printing is The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth #260 at $2.68, while the most expensive is The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth #756 at $21.28 — about 8× more. The median across 7 priced printings is $5.57. Reprint risk: HIGH RISK — Reprinted 7x, including dedicated reprint sets like The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth.
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Every The Shire Printing, Compared
Cheapest first · unpriced last| Printing | Year | Price | Dealer Buys |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth #260 (R) Cheapest | 2023 | $2.68 | $0.75 |
| The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth #345 (R) | 2023 | $3.05 | $1.30 |
| The Hobbit Eternal #52 (M) | 2026 | $4.55 | $2.00 |
| The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth #711 (R) | 2023 | $5.57 | $1.00 |
| Tales of Middle-earth Promos #260s (R) Foil | 2023 | $9.71 | $4.50 foil |
| The Hobbit Eternal #92 (M) Foil | 2026 | $17.21 | — |
| The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth #756 (R) Foil | 2023 | $21.28 | $6.80 foil |
Prices are the latest nightly market price; a printing with no tracked price shows a dash. Dealer buylist is Card Kingdom's current offer via MTGJSON, shown where one exists.
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, , Tap an untapped creature you control: Create a Food token.Legality is a property of the card, not the printing, so it is identical for all 7 versions.
Official Judge Precedents
4 PrecedentsThe legendary creature must already be on the battlefield as the land enters the battlefield. If it enters the battlefield at the same time, the land will enter tapped.
You can't sacrifice a Food to pay multiple costs. For example, you can't sacrifice a Food token to activate its own ability and also to activate Maraleaf Rider's ability.
Whatever you do, don't eat the delicious cards.
Food is an artifact type. Even though it appears on some creatures, it's never a creature type.