The Balrog, Durin's Bane
$0.29
$0.29Legendary Creature — Avatar Demon
How it feels to play against
Mildly Annoying
Some frustrating moments but still fun.
Popularity
Ranking
#1046
Current Rank
#1088
Last Week
#912
Last Month
Links & Decks
Combos
Debut Set
Decks on Moxfield
Decks on Archidekt
Scryfall
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Commander gameplay videos featuring The Balrog, Durin's Bane.
New Cards
Fresh cards from recent sets that players are experimenting with in The Balrog, Durin's Bane decks.
Umbral Collar Zealot+5% Synergy
$0.68
Susur Secundi, Void Altar+5% Synergy
$6.61
Scrounge for Eternity+2% Synergy
$0.08
Planetary Annihilation+1% Synergy
$0.31
Weftstalker Ardent0% Synergy
$0.54
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with The Balrog, Durin's Bane's abilities and overall game plan.
Impulsive Pilferer+56% Synergy
$0.23
Mines of Moria+54% Synergy
$1.01
Innocent Blood+51% Synergy
$0.29
Visions of Ruin+50% Synergy
$0.48
Mahadi, Emporium Master+47% Synergy
$0.57
Juri, Master of the Revue+46% Synergy
$0.14
Deadly Dispute+45% Synergy
$0.40
Plaguecrafter+44% Synergy
$0.42
Accursed Marauder+44% Synergy
$0.23
Kalain, Reclusive Painter+41% Synergy
$0.33
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful The Balrog, Durin's Bane decks.
Mayhem Devil+40% Synergy
$0.27
Xorn+40% Synergy
$7.02
Mirkwood Bats+39% Synergy
$0.63
Pitiless Plunderer+39% Synergy
$1.98
Big Score+35% Synergy
$0.69
Unexpected Windfall+34% Synergy
$1.00
Goldspan Dragon+33% Synergy
$11.54
Professional Face-Breaker+30% Synergy
$3.54
Feed the Swarm-2% Synergy
$0.23
Chaos Warp-8% Synergy
$0.54
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
The One Ring+3% Synergy
$82.70
Orcish Bowmasters+1% Synergy
$30.82
Ancient Tomb-2% Synergy
$95.04
Bolas's Citadel-6% Synergy
$12.41
Demonic Tutor-7% Synergy
$53.10
Vampiric Tutor-7% Synergy
$59.87
Deflecting Swat-8% Synergy
$50.96
Jeska's Will-9% Synergy
$25.32
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement The Balrog, Durin's Bane's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Lobelia Sackville-Baggins+39% Synergy
$0.20
The Balrog of Moria+35% Synergy
$0.37
Merciless Executioner+35% Synergy
$0.43
Fleshbag Marauder+34% Synergy
$0.19
Ruthless Technomancer+33% Synergy
$1.47
Greedy Freebooter+32% Synergy
$0.15
Crime Novelist+31% Synergy
$0.60
Gadrak, the Crown-Scourge+28% Synergy
$0.23
Grim Hireling+28% Synergy
$14.15
Captain Lannery Storm+26% Synergy
$0.26
Rankle and Torbran+26% Synergy
$0.27
Cavern-Hoard Dragon+23% Synergy
$18.31
Demon's Disciple+23% Synergy
$0.26
Warren Soultrader+22% Synergy
$13.91
Swashbuckler Extraordinaire+21% Synergy
$0.21
Viscera Seer+20% Synergy
$0.54
Decadent Dragon+20% Synergy
$0.48
Academy Manufactor+19% Synergy
$5.47
Shambling Ghast+19% Synergy
$0.39
Glóin, Dwarf Emissary+19% Synergy
$0.39
Reassembling Skeleton+18% Synergy
$0.16
Reckless Barbarian+17% Synergy
$0.20
Atsushi, the Blazing Sky+16% Synergy
$1.22
Kellogg, Dangerous Mind+15% Synergy
$2.69
Pawn of Ulamog+15% Synergy
$3.20
Patron of the Arts+14% Synergy
$0.11
Skullport Merchant+14% Synergy
$0.09
Blood Pet+12% Synergy
$0.48
Nadier's Nightblade+11% Synergy
$0.15
Goldhound+11% Synergy
$0.09
Marionette Apprentice+10% Synergy
$1.17
Lagomos, Hand of Hatred+10% Synergy
$0.22
Magda, Brazen Outlaw+10% Synergy
$1.57
Generous Plunderer+10% Synergy
$7.03
Ancient Copper Dragon+9% Synergy
$71.97
Gravelighter+9% Synergy
$0.19
Marionette Master+8% Synergy
$1.58
Skirk Prospector+8% Synergy
$0.16
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia+8% Synergy
$7.16
Priest of Forgotten Gods+8% Synergy
$1.78
Ophiomancer+7% Synergy
$1.21
Morbid Opportunist+6% Synergy
$0.26
Braids, Arisen Nightmare+6% Synergy
$2.27
Reckless Fireweaver+6% Synergy
$0.49
Carrion Feeder+6% Synergy
$2.33
Dockside Extortionist+5% Synergy
$11.87
Solemn Simulacrum+3% Synergy
$0.25
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer+3% Synergy
$30.05
Zulaport Cutthroat+1% Synergy
$3.15
Blood Artist-4% Synergy
$1.79
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping The Balrog, Durin's Bane safe.
Nasty End+28% Synergy
$0.11
Sheoldred's Edict+28% Synergy
$1.00
Village Rites+24% Synergy
$0.24
Corrupted Conviction+21% Synergy
$0.24
Soul Shatter+19% Synergy
$2.99
Flare of Malice+14% Synergy
$3.04
Fake Your Own Death+13% Synergy
$0.06
Vona's Hunger+13% Synergy
$4.26
Burnt Offering+10% Synergy
$0.97
Kazuul's Fury+8% Synergy
$0.48
Reckoner's Bargain+8% Synergy
$0.38
Temur Battle Rage+8% Synergy
$0.18
Stinging Study+7% Synergy
$5.25
Culling the Weak+6% Synergy
$11.00
Malakir Rebirth+5% Synergy
$8.42
Blood for the Blood God!+5% Synergy
$6.89
Costly Plunder+5% Synergy
$0.16
Bulk Up+5% Synergy
$0.27
Orcish Medicine+5% Synergy
$0.08
Fling+4% Synergy
$0.06
Fanatical Offering+4% Synergy
$0.77
Eviscerator's Insight+3% Synergy
$0.21
Tragic Slip+2% Synergy
$0.14
Plumb the Forbidden+2% Synergy
$0.70
Undying Malice+1% Synergy
$0.60
Bolt Bend0% Synergy
$3.57
Not Dead After All-2% Synergy
$1.01
Valakut Awakening-2% Synergy
$11.43
Fell the Profane-3% Synergy
$4.97
Go for the Throat-3% Synergy
$0.76
Tibalt's Trickery-4% Synergy
$8.48
Demand Answers-4% Synergy
$0.32
Withering Torment-8% Synergy
$2.57
Dark Ritual-9% Synergy
$3.59
Infernal Grasp-9% Synergy
$0.30
Terminate-10% Synergy
$0.36
Deadly Rollick-10% Synergy
$18.70
Untimely Malfunction-10% Synergy
$5.17
Abrade-11% Synergy
$0.10
Thrill of Possibility-12% Synergy
$0.08
Bedevil-16% Synergy
$0.41
Rakdos Charm-20% Synergy
$0.44
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance The Balrog, Durin's Bane's game plan and control the board.
Lash of the Balrog+36% Synergy
$0.05
Blood Money+31% Synergy
$0.68
Fatal Grudge+31% Synergy
$0.08
Blasphemous Edict+28% Synergy
$4.65
Crack the Earth+27% Synergy
$0.17
Seize the Spoils+26% Synergy
$0.38
Too Greedily, Too Deep+26% Synergy
$0.17
Strike It Rich+18% Synergy
$0.60
Brass's Bounty+17% Synergy
$0.28
Smallpox+16% Synergy
$0.33
Pirate's Pillage+15% Synergy
$0.42
Seize the Spotlight+13% Synergy
$10.38
Victimize+11% Synergy
$0.44
Season of Loss+9% Synergy
$1.13
Swarming of Moria+8% Synergy
$0.06
Mire in Misery+8% Synergy
$0.59
Diabolic Intent+7% Synergy
$10.83
Infernal Plunge+7% Synergy
$0.37
Inspired Tinkering+7% Synergy
$0.28
Pitiless Carnage+7% Synergy
$0.18
Barter in Blood+7% Synergy
$0.09
Isengard Unleashed+7% Synergy
$1.12
Lich-Knights' Conquest+6% Synergy
$0.49
Make an Example+6% Synergy
$5.77
Skull Storm+6% Synergy
$0.88
Hit the Mother Lode+5% Synergy
$0.25
Living Death+5% Synergy
$2.37
Reckless Endeavor+5% Synergy
$6.46
Glimpse the Impossible+5% Synergy
$0.20
Full Throttle+4% Synergy
$2.02
Dread Return+3% Synergy
$0.32
Torment of Hailfire+2% Synergy
$20.49
Unearth0% Synergy
$0.45
Diabolic Tutor-1% Synergy
$1.72
Bloodsoaked Insight-2% Synergy
$0.18
Reanimate-5% Synergy
$5.15
Read the Bones-5% Synergy
$0.25
Night's Whisper-6% Synergy
$0.40
Toxic Deluge-6% Synergy
$5.79
Sign in Blood-13% Synergy
$0.40
Blasphemous Act-14% Synergy
$1.88
Vandalblast-14% Synergy
$3.61
Faithless Looting-17% Synergy
$0.27
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
The Reaver Cleaver+33% Synergy
$10.16
Ashnod's Altar+21% Synergy
$8.35
Beamtown Beatstick+21% Synergy
$0.40
Diamond Pick-Axe+17% Synergy
$0.40
Phyrexian Altar+15% Synergy
$57.97
Two-Handed Axe+11% Synergy
$0.82
Wayfarer's Bauble+10% Synergy
$0.26
Mask of Griselbrand+10% Synergy
$0.40
Vat of Rebirth+10% Synergy
$0.20
Treasure Map+9% Synergy
$0.25
Tarrian's Soulcleaver+8% Synergy
$1.20
Oni-Cult Anvil+8% Synergy
$0.15
Goldvein Pick+7% Synergy
$0.10
Collector's Vault+5% Synergy
$0.35
Embercleave+5% Synergy
$8.62
Mishra's Bauble+5% Synergy
$1.91
Skullclamp+4% Synergy
$4.78
Shadowspear+4% Synergy
$34.63
Tarrian's Journal+4% Synergy
$0.37
Tithing Blade+4% Synergy
$0.34
Mithril Coat+2% Synergy
$18.25
Idol of Oblivion+2% Synergy
$0.67
Swiftfoot Boots-16% Synergy
$1.32
Lightning Greaves-23% Synergy
$4.54
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support The Balrog, Durin's Bane's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
There and Back Again+37% Synergy
$2.98
Spiteful Banditry+32% Synergy
$3.60
Revel in Riches+23% Synergy
$15.71
Rain of Riches+20% Synergy
$0.42
Descent into Avernus+19% Synergy
$9.44
Sticky Fingers+17% Synergy
$0.18
Black Market Connections+15% Synergy
$12.37
Alchemist's Talent+14% Synergy
$6.77
Rakdos Joins Up+12% Synergy
$0.33
Curse of Opulence+11% Synergy
$0.74
Grave Pact+10% Synergy
$20.40
Sarkhan's Unsealing+10% Synergy
$0.67
Shiny Impetus+8% Synergy
$0.11
Goblin Bombardment+7% Synergy
$2.82
Dictate of Erebos+7% Synergy
$15.38
Guild Artisan+7% Synergy
$0.15
Fiery Emancipation+5% Synergy
$9.69
Bitterblossom+5% Synergy
$21.01
City on Fire+4% Synergy
$7.28
Fable of the Mirror-Breaker+4% Synergy
$6.64
Dreadhorde Invasion+4% Synergy
$1.08
Call of the Ring+4% Synergy
$1.41
Vampiric Rites+2% Synergy
$0.17
Bastion of Remembrance+1% Synergy
$0.26
The Meathook Massacre+1% Synergy
$21.30
Animate Dead-5% Synergy
$6.56
Phyrexian Arena-7% Synergy
$2.48
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside The Balrog, Durin's Bane to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Jeska, Thrice Reborn+20% Synergy
$4.99
Liliana, Dreadhorde General+8% Synergy
$6.53
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools+5% Synergy
$6.73
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Treasure Vault+24% Synergy
$1.46
Phyrexian Tower+14% Synergy
$19.21
Barad-dûr+14% Synergy
$1.00
Rogue's Passage+12% Synergy
$0.33
The Black Gate+9% Synergy
$8.89
Kher Keep+8% Synergy
$0.21
Volatile Fault+7% Synergy
$0.14
High Market+6% Synergy
$1.38
Command Beacon+5% Synergy
$5.97
Field of Ruin+5% Synergy
$0.22
Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep+4% Synergy
$12.75
Shizo, Death's Storehouse+3% Synergy
$23.25
Midgar, City of Mako+2% Synergy
$2.10
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance+2% Synergy
$1.14
Spymaster's Vault+2% Synergy
$1.01
Bojuka Bog-1% Synergy
$0.90
Urza's Saga-1% Synergy
$42.14
Spinerock Knoll-2% Synergy
$0.48
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire-2% Synergy
$7.25
Cabal Coffers-3% Synergy
$25.99
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth-4% Synergy
$49.13
Reliquary Tower-9% Synergy
$2.59
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Commander's Sphere+14% Synergy
$0.17
Glittering Stockpile+10% Synergy
$0.34
Mind Stone+3% Synergy
$0.21
Lotus Petal+3% Synergy
$25.71
Liquimetal Torque+1% Synergy
$1.83
Sol Ring-4% Synergy
$1.39
Fire Diamond-4% Synergy
$0.26
Charcoal Diamond-4% Synergy
$0.23
Arcane Signet-7% Synergy
$0.51
Rakdos Signet-9% Synergy
$0.75
Thought Vessel-12% Synergy
$1.15
Fellwar Stone-18% Synergy
$1.38
Talisman of Indulgence-19% Synergy
$1.66
Lands
The mana base foundation for The Balrog, Durin's Bane decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Evolving Wilds+23% Synergy
$0.07
Terramorphic Expanse+21% Synergy
$0.18
Fabled Passage+12% Synergy
$5.05
Mount Doom+11% Synergy
$4.72
Prismatic Vista+8% Synergy
$30.79
Kazuul's Fury+8% Synergy
$0.48
Myriad Landscape+7% Synergy
$0.21
Maestros Theater+7% Synergy
$0.20
Riveteers Overlook+6% Synergy
$0.20
Shire Terrace+6% Synergy
$0.19
Malakir Rebirth+5% Synergy
$8.42
Rocky Tar Pit+5% Synergy
$0.13
Verdant Catacombs+4% Synergy
$20.57
Bloodstained Mire+3% Synergy
$13.48
Arid Mesa+3% Synergy
$25.94
Marsh Flats+3% Synergy
$23.84
Polluted Delta+3% Synergy
$15.64
Scalding Tarn+3% Synergy
$23.48
Demolition Field+3% Synergy
$0.55
Wooded Foothills+2% Synergy
$13.20
Swamp+1% Synergy
$0.07
Mountain+1% Synergy
$0.06
Rakdos Guildgate0% Synergy
$0.17
Smoldering Marsh-1% Synergy
$0.29
Geothermal Bog-1% Synergy
$0.21
Boggart Trawler-1% Synergy
$1.08
Dragonskull Summit-2% Synergy
$0.69
Bloodsoaked Insight-2% Synergy
$0.18
Valakut Awakening-2% Synergy
$11.43
Command Tower-3% Synergy
$0.26
Foreboding Ruins-3% Synergy
$0.24
Sulfurous Springs-3% Synergy
$0.53
Blightstep Pathway-3% Synergy
$5.09
Fell the Profane-3% Synergy
$4.97
Bloodfell Caves-4% Synergy
$0.08
Blood Crypt-5% Synergy
$22.68
Haunted Ridge-5% Synergy
$4.86
Badlands-5% Synergy
Luxury Suite-6% Synergy
$16.50
Shadowblood Ridge-6% Synergy
$0.25
Canyon Slough-6% Synergy
$0.18
Rakdos Carnarium-7% Synergy
$0.38
Blackcleave Cliffs-7% Synergy
$0.84
Raucous Theater-8% Synergy
$10.11
Path of Ancestry-8% Synergy
$0.15
Temple of Malice-9% Synergy
$0.24
Graven Cairns-9% Synergy
$2.66
Blazemire Verge-10% Synergy
$6.54
Tainted Peak-12% Synergy
$0.27
Exotic Orchard-12% Synergy
$0.27
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