THE HOBBIT · HOB #164
Smaug, Wicked Worm HOB #164
Legendary Creature — Dragon
Exact Print Market
Current read
Check firstMarketplaces do not agree, so this price is harder to trust until listings and recent sales line up.
Flying When Smaug enters, create X tapped Treasure tokens, where X is the number of artifacts your opponents control. Whenever you cast a spell, if mana from a Treasure was spent to cast it, you draw a card and lose 1 life.
Marketplace Comparison
Compare source coverage
| Source | Price | Coverage | Updated | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NeoPriceNeoCardAlpha market reference | $3.54 | Representative print price | Aug 14, 2026 | Shown here |
| TCGplayer Market PricePricing source | $2.19 | Market price or search result | Not tracked | Open TCGplayer |
| CardTraderInventory source | $4.88 | Print-level | Aug 14, 2026 | Open CardTrader |
| Card KingdomValidation only | $2.49 | Retail validation only | Not tracked | Open Card Kingdom |
Marketplace prices may represent different finish or condition coverage. Check the source listing before comparing.
Source prices are 3.78x apart.
Market Read
What changed
What changed
- Representative price declined 12.4% over seven days.
- Print-level inventory increased 4.7% over seven days.
- Marketplaces do not agree for this print.
- 83 tracked sellers for this print.
Why this matters
Price comparison is the main check here: source prices are far enough apart that exact version, condition, and live listings matter before trusting the displayed market read.
What to verify
- exact printing and collector number
- current marketplace listing
- finish shown by the seller
- condition bucket
- whether marketplaces agree today
- whether the representative price matches the copy being compared
Supply
Supply and condition coverage
NM, LP/SP, and MP/HP tracked. Seller and listing counts are tracked for the print overall, not separately by finish or condition.
Precomputed Matches
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Detailed metricsOpen
| Listings | 110 | Tracked active listings |
|---|---|---|
| Vendors | 83 | Distinct tracked sellers |
| Liquidity Score | 85.0 | Deep | 1876% spread |
| Liquidity Tier | Deep | 1876% spread |
| Spread | 1876% spread | Stable |
| Market Sensitivity | Low Sensitivity (16/100) | How easily this market could move if pressure increases |
| Inventory Trend | +4.3% | 24h +4.3% | 7d +4.7% |
| NeoScore | No score | Internal market score |
| Organic Demand | No score | Internal market demand score |
Sources, methodology, and disclosureOpen
NeoPrice and Pricing Confidence use the existing NeoCardAlpha methodology. CardTrader is the inventory source, TCGplayer is the primary pricing source, and Card Kingdom is validation-only.
NeoCardAlpha may earn a commission from certain marketplace links.
Card Kingdom retail validation is visible when a matching product is available, but it remains a validation source.