Magic: The Gathering · draft_innovation
Birthday Escape
The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth · #494 · common · 2023
Sorcery
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Market reference
$0.52
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Collector number
- 494 / 856
- Release year
- 2023
- Rarity
- common
- Illustrator
- David Álvarez
- Colors
- U
- Frame
- 2015
- Border
- black
- Security stamp
- triangle
- Finishes
- nonfoil · foil
- Promo types
- silverfoil · scroll · universesbeyond · boosterfun
- Printed
- 2023-11-03
About this card
Mana cost: {U}
Type: Sorcery
Draw a card. The Ring tempts you.
"As Bilbo finished his speech, he slipped the ring on his finger, and he was never seen by any Hobbit in Hobbiton again."
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
Scryfall pricing
| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| USD (non-foil) | $0.52 |
| USD (foil) | $1.82 |
| EUR (non-foil) | €0.37 |
| MTGO tix | 0.03 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Birthday Escape is real?
Birthday Escape is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the print quality and cardstock (real cards have a distinctive blue inner core visible from the edge), the rosette pattern on the back, the security stamp on planeswalker / mythic cards from recent sets, and confirm the collector number and set code match the official Scryfall record. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Birthday Escape worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Birthday Escape is $0.52; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Birthday Escape from?
Birthday Escape is from the Magic: The Gathering set "The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth" in the draft_innovation series, released in 2023.
What rarity is Birthday Escape?
Birthday Escape is a common card in the The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth set.
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Other Birthday Escape printings
Same Magic: The Gathering card across other sets and rarities.
