Balin, Loremaster 
Legendary Creature — Dwarf Bard
🏷️ Card draw
Storied (If you control three or more artifacts, legendaries, and/or Sagas, you have an enduring story for the rest of the game.) Whenever Balin or another Dwarf you control enters, you may discard your hand. Draw X cards, where X is the number of cards discarded this way. If you have an enduring story, Balin deals X damage to each opponent.
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standardLEGALpioneerLEGALmodernLEGALlegacyLEGALvintageLEGALcommanderLEGAL
💡 Standard legal because this card is from The Hobbit, released 2026-08-14, and the set is Standard legal.
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Oracle source: Scryfall / Wizards
Oracle updated: July 6, 2026
Legality source: Scryfall
Legality checked: July 6, 2026
Price source: tcgcsv / TCGplayer
Price synced: Aug 8, 2026
Scryfall ID: 42d7ca7b-c983-40fd-ad57-59f6972bb375
Oracle ID: 0d420e41-43e9-41d6-832c-5a9f410c994e
TCGplayer ID: 709500
📈 Standard Metagame Intelligence
Standard Decks10%
Avg. Copies2.1
Sideboard Share65%
Top Archetypes:
Mono-Red Aggro (40%)Gruul Prowess (60%)
Recent Tournament Finishes:
1st Place at Standard Challenge 32-Player (R. Duke)June 20, 2026
Top 8 at Arena Championship Qualifier (G. Nassif)June 27, 2026
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