Intelligence History
A chronological record of reviewed Trend Intelligence reports that connected Thorin, King of Durin's Folk to deckbuilding, product, supply, pricing, or market changes.
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Recurring Signals
Recurring signal with changing conditions
Referenced in 9 reviewed reports across 38 days. Reports from Jul 27, 2026 to Sep 3, 2026 repeated 4 signal types around the same canonical context.
Printing-specific: this recurring signal applies to the identified version, not every printing.
Recurring signal with changing conditions
Referenced in 9 reviewed reports across 38 days. Reports from Jul 27, 2026 to Sep 3, 2026 repeated 4 signal types around the same canonical context.
Recurring signal with changing conditions
Referenced in 9 reviewed reports across 34 days. Reports from Jul 31, 2026 to Sep 3, 2026 repeated 3 signal types around the same canonical context.
Reviewed Reports
Gleaming Splendor is showing up in roughly 46,500 Commander decks, but the regular card has fallen about twenty-five percent this week instead of getting tighter. The base, borderless, and surge-foil versions are now different enough that none of their prices should be used as a shortcut for the others.
This commander was named in the trend.
Version-specific: compare the exact set, collector number, finish, treatment, and product source before trusting the move.
The Hobbit pushed Magda higher because Smaug and Thorin both want its Treasure engine, but today's sources still disagree on what the regular copy should cost. Fresh U.S. sales reporting captured roughly $1.69 Near Mint, CardTrader shows a $3.82 U.S. reference, and Cardmarket still has 1,775 regular copies with a much lower euro price trend.
This commander was named in the trend.
Version-specific: compare the exact set, collector number, finish, treatment, and product source before trusting the move.
Cadric has moved from roughly four dollars into the high teens because Thorin, Gandalf, and other legend-heavy decks keep finding reasons to copy their best legendary permanents. The move has real sales behind it, but CardTrader seller depth still needs a fresh check before calling the card broadly scarce.
This commander was named in the trend.
Version-specific: compare the exact set, collector number, finish, treatment, and product source before trusting the move.
Gleaming Splendor is back around $60 in current U.S. references, but Europe still has hundreds of regular copies available much lower in native-currency terms. The demand is real; the question is whether the U.S. premium reflects durable demand or temporarily shallow TCGplayer supply.
This commander was named in the trend.
Version-specific: compare the exact set, collector number, finish, treatment, and product source before trusting the move.
Glóin's regular #132 product has repriced, but $4.36, $4.86, and $4.99 describe different things: an editorial new-listing level with unresolved finish, current nonfoil Market Price, and TCGplayer Mid. Do not apply that move to extended-art #360, showcase-scroll #583, or surge-foil #771.
This commander was named in the trend.
Version-specific: compare the exact set, collector number, finish, treatment, and product source before trusting the move.
Glóin moved sharply because Thorin and Smaug both turn its historic-spell Treasure trigger into exactly the resource their decks want. More than 350 Near Mint copies were reported sold after early-August levels around $0.86, while current decklists put Glóin in 82% of Thorin and 51% of Smaug the Magnificent lists.
This commander was named in the trend.
Version-specific: compare the exact set, collector number, finish, treatment, and product source before trusting the move.
A same-day report captured Alchemist's Talent selling around $19 to $23 after a buyout, but current marketplace pages are much lower and show meaningful supply. Smaug demand is real; the current price is not clean enough to trust without reconciling the timestamps and sources.
This commander was named in the trend.
Version-specific: compare the exact set, collector number, finish, treatment, and product source before trusting the move.
Gleaming Splendor has broad Commander adoption, but its premium supply is nothing like the regular card. CardTrader currently shows hundreds of regular copies and only three surge-foil offers, while the surge-foil asking prices are far above TCGplayer's latest sales.
This commander was named in the trend.
Version-specific: compare the exact set, collector number, finish, treatment, and product source before trusting the move.
The Hobbit has pushed Magda higher because Thorin and the new Smaug commanders all want her Treasure engine, but the regular Kaldheim copy is not disappearing. TCGplayer still shows 1,752 copies across 86 sellers even after the price move.
This commander was named in the trend.
Version-specific: compare the exact set, collector number, finish, treatment, and product source before trusting the move.
Gimli has moved from sub-dollar territory to roughly six dollars, and Thorin is the clearest reason why. Eighty percent of current Thorin lists use Gimli because legendary Dwarves grow it while combat damage makes Treasure for the same deck plan.
This commander was named in the trend.
Version-specific: compare the exact set, collector number, finish, treatment, and product source before trusting the move.
The Lonely Mountain is already showing up heavily in Dwarf and Equipment decks, but 'borderless' is not one price. TCGplayer currently has one borderless version around $8.43 and another around $1.40, while the regular copy sits around $5.90.
This commander was named in the trend.
Version-specific: compare the exact set, collector number, finish, treatment, and product source before trusting the move.
The Eagles Are Coming! can save your creatures from a board wipe and turn each returned creature into a 4/4 flying Bird Soldier on the next upkeep. That makes it protection, self-bounce, and a delayed token payoff in the same card.
This commander was named in the trend.
Version-specific: compare the exact set, collector number, finish, treatment, and product source before trusting the move.
The Hobbit commanders are no longer moving as one group. The two Smaug cards and Thranduil lead the field, while Gandalf, Beorn, The Great Goblin, and Thorin form the next group worth checking for repeated support-card packages.
This commander was named in the trend.
Version-specific: compare the exact set, collector number, finish, treatment, and product source before trusting the move.
Rain of Riches has a real Hobbit deckbuilding reason behind the attention. Smaug and Thorin decks can use the two Treasures immediately, then turn Treasure mana into a cascade spell, but the available versions do not tell one clean price story.
This commander was named in the trend.
Version-specific: compare the exact set, collector number, finish, treatment, and product source before trusting the move.
Dáin’s Company is not just another two-mana Dwarf. It can replace itself with either a Dwarf or an Equipment, which is exactly the overlap Thorin and Dáin decks are already using.
This commander was named in the trend.
Version-specific: compare the exact set, collector number, finish, treatment, and product source before trusting the move.
The Hobbit commanders are beginning to separate into clear tiers. Smaug the Magnificent, Smaug the Impenetrable, and Thranduil already have four-figure deck counts, while Gandalf, Thorin, Beorn, and The Great Goblin form the next group.
This commander was named in the trend.
Version-specific: compare the exact set, collector number, finish, treatment, and product source before trusting the move.
The latest Dwarves do not all point toward the same deck. Dwalin and Dwarven Mattock improve Equipment, Fíli builds a wider Dwarf board, and Balin can turn repeated Dwarf entries into a new hand and damage.
This commander was named in the trend.
Version-specific: compare the exact set, collector number, finish, treatment, and product source before trusting the move.
Thorin's early lists are settling on the same plan: play Dwarves, bank Treasure and other artifact tokens, then turn the whole board into a larger attack.
This commander was named in the trend.
Version-specific: compare the exact set, collector number, finish, treatment, and product source before trusting the move.
Dwarven Recruiter is one of the obvious older cards for new Hobbit Dwarf decks, but it is not one $10 market. Odyssey, The List, and the old foil have different supply.
This commander was named in the trend.
Version-specific: compare the exact set, collector number, finish, treatment, and product source before trusting the move.
Thorin gives Dwarf decks a clear reason to care about Treasure and other artifact tokens. The early lists are already converging on the same Dwarf core rather than using unrelated red-white creatures.
This commander was named in the trend.
Version-specific: compare the exact set, collector number, finish, treatment, and product source before trusting the move.
