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The Balrog, Durin's Bane
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Magic: The Gathering
Mana cost
The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earthLTR · #195
- Card type
- Legendary Creature — Avatar Demon
- Rarity
- Rare
- Indicative price
- 0.68 € · ★ 1.08 € · 0.49 $ · ★ 2.58 $
- Mana value
- 7
- Power
- 7
- Toughness
- 5
- Colour
- Black Red
Card text
This spell costs less to cast for each permanent sacrificed this turn. Haste The Balrog can't be blocked except by legendary creatures. When The Balrog dies, destroy target artifact or creature an opponent controls.
Format legality
- BrawlLegal
- CommanderLegal
- CompetitivebrawlLegal
- DuelLegal
- GladiatorLegal
- HistoricLegal
- LegacyLegal
- ModernLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- PennyLegal
- TimelessLegal
- VintageLegal
Legalities follow the imported catalogue; check format rules before a tournament.
Data imported on 2026-10-06 (UTC).
Indicative Scryfall prices, updated daily. ★: foil; ★ E: etched foil. EUR and USD represent different markets.
Printing information
- Illustrator
- Kekai Kotaki
- Card language
- English
- Release date
- 2023-06-23
Rulings
The Balrog, Durin's Bane's first ability can't reduce its cost to less than .
The Balrog, Durin's Bane's first ability counts every permanent that was sacrificed this turn, by any player.
