The Balrog, Flame of Udûn
$0.33
$0.33Legendary Creature — Avatar Demon
How it feels to play against
Mildly Annoying
Some frustrating moments but still fun.
Popularity
Niche Pick
Less common, brings surprise factor.
Ranking
#3577
Current Rank
#3696
Last Month
Links & Decks
Rakdos Combos
Debut Set
Decks on Moxfield
Decks on Archidekt
Scryfall
CardmarketHigh Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with The Balrog, Flame of Udûn's abilities and overall game plan.
Grim Tutor+34% Synergy
$21.95
Phyrexian Reclamation+30% Synergy
$3.20
The Balrog of Moria+28% Synergy
$0.41
Fountainport+28% Synergy
$3.33
Aspiring Champion+27% Synergy
$0.24
Chaotic Transformation+27% Synergy
$0.11
Reality Scramble+27% Synergy
$0.44
The Cruelty of Gix+26% Synergy
$1.07
Warstorm Surge+26% Synergy
$3.04
Too Greedily, Too Deep+26% Synergy
$0.13
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful The Balrog, Flame of Udûn decks.
Urabrask's Forge+26% Synergy
$1.47
Fake Your Own Death+24% Synergy
$0.05
Lightning Greaves+15% Synergy
$4.12
Black Market Connections+14% Synergy
$11.69
Untimely Malfunction+13% Synergy
$4.14
Phyrexian Arena+11% Synergy
$2.32
Chaos Warp+5% Synergy
$0.50
Swiftfoot Boots+3% Synergy
$1.14
Feed the Swarm-5% Synergy
$0.22
Blasphemous Act-9% Synergy
$1.83
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Demonic Tutor+20% Synergy
$48.71
Vampiric Tutor+20% Synergy
$54.04
Imperial Seal+18% Synergy
$125.49
Ancient Tomb+2% Synergy
$94.95
Gamble-3% Synergy
$11.61
Jeska's Will-17% Synergy
$28.63
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement The Balrog, Flame of Udûn's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Demon Wall+25% Synergy
$0.11
Summon: G.F. Ifrit+24% Synergy
$0.03
Grenzo, Dungeon Warden+22% Synergy
$0.32
The Balrog, Durin's Bane+21% Synergy
$0.25
Rot-Curse Rakshasa+19% Synergy
$1.34
Sauron, the Lidless Eye+19% Synergy
$4.41
Patron of the Arts+17% Synergy
$0.11
Lizard Blades+16% Synergy
$2.26
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar+15% Synergy
$0.37
Crashing Drawbridge+15% Synergy
$0.48
Gisa, Glorious Resurrector+14% Synergy
$1.96
Rakdos, the Showstopper+13% Synergy
$1.82
Vile Mutilator+12% Synergy
$0.10
Captain Lannery Storm+11% Synergy
$0.17
Misery's Shadow+11% Synergy
$0.11
Basal Thrull+11% Synergy
$0.18
Draugr Necromancer+11% Synergy
$0.22
Rose Room Treasurer+11% Synergy
$0.40
Chaos Terminator Lord+11% Synergy
$0.64
Mauhúr, Uruk-hai Captain+11% Synergy
$0.09
Blood Pet+9% Synergy
$0.48
Herald of Slaanesh+9% Synergy
$5.04
Cunning Coyote+9% Synergy
$0.09
Harvester of Souls+8% Synergy
$0.85
Rune-Scarred Demon+8% Synergy
$0.58
Doom Weaver+8% Synergy
$1.41
Shadowborn Apostle+8% Synergy
$1.49
Su-Chi+8% Synergy
$100.60
Bringer of the Last Gift+7% Synergy
$0.47
Blood Speaker+7% Synergy
$0.47
Gravelighter+7% Synergy
$0.23
Witch-king, Bringer of Ruin+7% Synergy
$7.57
Wily Goblin+7% Synergy
$0.23
Imodane, the Pyrohammer+7% Synergy
$0.17
Burnished Hart+6% Synergy
$0.09
Rakdos, Patron of Chaos+6% Synergy
$3.77
Anje Falkenrath+6% Synergy
$0.63
Reassembling Skeleton+5% Synergy
$0.11
Rakdos, the Muscle+5% Synergy
$0.74
Raphael, Fiendish Savior+5% Synergy
$0.36
Combat Celebrant+5% Synergy
$1.02
Abyssal Harvester+5% Synergy
$0.39
Florian, Voldaren Scion+4% Synergy
$0.22
Xorn+3% Synergy
$7.87
Viscera Seer+2% Synergy
$0.39
Professional Face-Breaker0% Synergy
$3.38
Grim Hireling-2% Synergy
$13.86
Kardur, Doomscourge-6% Synergy
$0.50
Solemn Simulacrum-7% Synergy
$0.26
Mayhem Devil-13% Synergy
$1.04
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping The Balrog, Flame of Udûn safe.
Hagra Mauling+24% Synergy
$0.94
Divergent Transformations+23% Synergy
$0.23
Fling+18% Synergy
$0.07
Nasty End+18% Synergy
$0.11
Guff Rewrites History+18% Synergy
$3.87
Abnormal Endurance+18% Synergy
$0.08
Feign Death+17% Synergy
$0.86
Psychotic Fury+15% Synergy
$1.45
Flick a Coin+14% Synergy
$0.11
Malakir Rebirth+12% Synergy
$8.78
Wild Magic Surge+12% Synergy
$1.18
Tibalt's Trickery+10% Synergy
$9.52
Corrupted Conviction+9% Synergy
$0.17
Reckoner's Bargain+9% Synergy
$0.59
Smite the Deathless+7% Synergy
$0.05
Goblin Surprise+7% Synergy
$0.09
Altar's Reap+6% Synergy
$0.41
Cast into the Fire+6% Synergy
$0.31
Unleash Fury+6% Synergy
$0.28
Baleful Mastery+5% Synergy
$2.46
Spikefield Hazard+5% Synergy
$0.29
Plumb the Forbidden+5% Synergy
$0.61
Fanatical Offering+5% Synergy
$1.12
Big Score+4% Synergy
$0.69
Fell the Profane+4% Synergy
$4.36
Bitter Triumph+3% Synergy
$2.17
Bolt Bend+2% Synergy
$4.21
Burnt Offering+2% Synergy
$1.28
Valakut Awakening0% Synergy
$11.42
Not Dead After All-2% Synergy
$1.26
Red Elemental Blast-2% Synergy
$9.63
Deadly Dispute-3% Synergy
$0.37
Infernal Grasp-3% Synergy
$0.26
Deflecting Swat-4% Synergy
$52.81
Deadly Rollick-5% Synergy
$19.11
Village Rites-5% Synergy
$0.31
Abrade-6% Synergy
$0.12
Lightning Bolt-10% Synergy
$1.01
Withering Torment-16% Synergy
$2.52
Dark Ritual-18% Synergy
$3.43
Rakdos Charm-20% Synergy
$0.37
Terminate-20% Synergy
$0.59
Bedevil-20% Synergy
$0.34
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance The Balrog, Flame of Udûn's game plan and control the board.
Dark Petition+26% Synergy
$2.26
Call the Mountain Chocobo+25% Synergy
$0.04
Profane Tutor+24% Synergy
$4.20
Bond of Revival+23% Synergy
$0.12
Transmogrify+23% Synergy
$0.22
Beacon of Unrest+22% Synergy
$0.31
Mutinous Massacre+21% Synergy
$0.16
Beseech the Mirror+19% Synergy
$14.87
Collision of Realms+19% Synergy
$0.14
Lively Dirge+16% Synergy
$0.44
Quarrel's End+15% Synergy
$0.06
Insatiable Avarice+14% Synergy
$2.19
Burn Down the House+13% Synergy
$0.39
Agate Assault+11% Synergy
$0.07
Visions of Ruin+11% Synergy
$0.49
Shreds of Sanity+11% Synergy
$0.13
Dreadbore+10% Synergy
$0.50
Yamabushi's Storm+8% Synergy
$0.11
Descent of the Dragons+8% Synergy
$3.15
Phyrexian Purge+7% Synergy
$2.04
Anger of the Gods+7% Synergy
$0.47
Cruel Tutor+7% Synergy
$40.85
Indomitable Creativity+7% Synergy
$0.95
Brotherhood's End+7% Synergy
$0.91
Read the Bones+6% Synergy
$0.21
Sundering Eruption+6% Synergy
$0.93
Thud+6% Synergy
$0.29
Act of Treason+6% Synergy
$0.07
Spectacular Showdown+6% Synergy
$0.23
Blasphemous Edict+5% Synergy
$4.97
Diabolic Tutor+5% Synergy
$1.77
Stargaze+5% Synergy
$0.11
Fanged Flames+5% Synergy
$0.05
Diabolic Intent+3% Synergy
$11.31
Decree of Pain+3% Synergy
$0.59
Glimpse the Impossible+3% Synergy
$0.13
Bloodsoaked Insight+2% Synergy
$0.18
Wheel of Fortune+2% Synergy
$1486.43
Wheel of Misfortune+2% Synergy
$5.19
Demonic Counsel+2% Synergy
$1.38
Disrupt Decorum-1% Synergy
$0.83
Reanimate-3% Synergy
$5.15
Victimize-4% Synergy
$0.49
Faithless Looting-5% Synergy
$0.23
Night's Whisper-7% Synergy
$0.42
Toxic Deluge-11% Synergy
$5.94
Vandalblast-12% Synergy
$4.78
Sign in Blood-15% Synergy
$0.43
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
The Darkness Crystal+21% Synergy
$4.02
Whip of Erebos+20% Synergy
$6.23
Lifeline+19% Synergy
$30.33
Whispersilk Cloak+18% Synergy
$2.19
Two-Handed Axe+18% Synergy
$0.84
Cauldron of Souls+18% Synergy
$4.90
Vorrac Battlehorns+18% Synergy
$0.85
Mimic Vat+17% Synergy
$0.47
Goldvein Pick+14% Synergy
$0.09
Idol of Oblivion+12% Synergy
$0.58
Cellar Door+12% Synergy
$0.07
Manifold Key+11% Synergy
$1.15
Stone of Erech+11% Synergy
$0.16
The Cauldron of Eternity+10% Synergy
$1.05
Beamtown Beatstick+10% Synergy
$0.37
Bontu's Monument+8% Synergy
$5.69
Meteoric Mace+8% Synergy
$0.04
The Reaver Cleaver+7% Synergy
$8.46
Prying Blade+7% Synergy
$0.23
Goblin Charbelcher+7% Synergy
$0.45
Soul-Guide Lantern+7% Synergy
$0.15
Cloud Key+7% Synergy
$1.97
Trailblazer's Boots+6% Synergy
$2.20
Treasure Map+6% Synergy
$0.26
Chimil, the Inner Sun+6% Synergy
$13.99
Embercleave+6% Synergy
$7.91
Brass's Tunnel-Grinder+4% Synergy
$2.20
Shadowspear+4% Synergy
$36.97
Mask of Griselbrand+4% Synergy
$0.35
Helm of the Host+3% Synergy
$9.98
Herald's Horn+3% Synergy
$3.52
Wishclaw Talisman+1% Synergy
$3.66
Jet Medallion+1% Synergy
$7.91
Wayfarer's Bauble-4% Synergy
$0.21
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support The Balrog, Flame of Udûn's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Where Ancients Tread+23% Synergy
$0.63
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber+22% Synergy
$1.47
Ghoulish Procession+19% Synergy
$0.16
Endless Whispers+19% Synergy
$5.10
Stensia Uprising+19% Synergy
$0.13
Dawn of the Dead+19% Synergy
$1.91
Gimli's Reckless Might+19% Synergy
$2.88
Curse of Disturbance+18% Synergy
$1.57
Palace Siege+18% Synergy
$1.17
Virtue of Persistence+17% Synergy
$6.76
Splinter Twin+16% Synergy
$12.50
Demonic Covenant+12% Synergy
$0.15
Daring Piracy+11% Synergy
$0.23
Leyline of the Void+11% Synergy
$0.37
Blood Mist+11% Synergy
$0.16
Rain of Gore+11% Synergy
$10.52
Uncivil Unrest+10% Synergy
$23.13
Guild Artisan+10% Synergy
$0.13
Necromancy+8% Synergy
$8.21
Fable of the Mirror-Breaker+8% Synergy
$6.82
Mana Flare+7% Synergy
$0.86
Dreadhorde Invasion+6% Synergy
$0.87
Liliana's Contract+6% Synergy
$3.35
Call of the Ring+6% Synergy
$2.28
Animate Dead+5% Synergy
$7.45
The Creation of Avacyn+5% Synergy
$0.12
Impact Tremors+4% Synergy
$1.76
Bitterblossom+4% Synergy
$22.45
Alchemist's Talent+3% Synergy
$3.54
Descent into Avernus+2% Synergy
$9.50
Rising of the Day+2% Synergy
$0.43
City on Fire+1% Synergy
$8.08
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside The Balrog, Flame of Udûn to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Lukka, Coppercoat Outcast+23% Synergy
$0.44
Liliana, Dreadhorde General+17% Synergy
$6.42
Chandra, Flameshaper+14% Synergy
$1.29
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools+14% Synergy
$7.36
Ob Nixilis, the Adversary+12% Synergy
$1.35
Liliana of the Veil+11% Synergy
$4.70
Jeska, Thrice Reborn+11% Synergy
$5.63
Chandra, Acolyte of Flame+6% Synergy
$0.55
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth+23% Synergy
$48.20
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance+22% Synergy
$1.00
Den of the Bugbear+21% Synergy
$0.84
Access Tunnel+20% Synergy
$0.35
Kher Keep+20% Synergy
$0.17
Springjack Pasture+19% Synergy
$0.68
Volrath's Stronghold+18% Synergy
$94.10
Rogue's Passage+12% Synergy
$0.31
Witch's Clinic+9% Synergy
$6.15
Castle Locthwain+9% Synergy
$3.60
The Black Gate+8% Synergy
$9.02
War Room+8% Synergy
$3.03
Mines of Moria+7% Synergy
$1.07
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire+6% Synergy
$7.03
Westvale Abbey+6% Synergy
$1.77
Command Beacon+5% Synergy
$5.95
Shizo, Death's Storehouse+2% Synergy
$25.21
Geier Reach Sanitarium+2% Synergy
$0.68
Bojuka Bog-1% Synergy
$0.93
Arena of Glory-3% Synergy
$8.42
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Gilded Lotus+13% Synergy
$1.06
Dungeoneer's Pack+8% Synergy
$0.08
Solar Transformer+5% Synergy
$0.13
Commander's Sphere+4% Synergy
$0.17
Charcoal Diamond-1% Synergy
$0.21
Fire Diamond-2% Synergy
$0.23
Mind Stone-8% Synergy
$0.13
Talisman of Indulgence-10% Synergy
$1.30
Fellwar Stone-11% Synergy
$1.05
Arcane Signet-14% Synergy
$0.49
Rakdos Signet-15% Synergy
$0.73
Sol Ring-17% Synergy
$1.46
Lands
The mana base foundation for The Balrog, Flame of Udûn decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Reflecting Pool+24% Synergy
$7.94
Hagra Mauling+24% Synergy
$0.94
Mirrex+23% Synergy
$0.45
Blood Crypt+21% Synergy
$17.58
Luxury Suite+18% Synergy
$19.55
Rakdos Carnarium+16% Synergy
$0.33
Canyon Slough+16% Synergy
$0.18
Haunted Ridge+15% Synergy
$4.64
Raucous Theater+15% Synergy
$9.48
Cavern of Souls+15% Synergy
$35.29
Evolving Wilds+13% Synergy
$0.12
Malakir Rebirth+12% Synergy
$8.78
Path of Ancestry+11% Synergy
$0.16
Fabled Passage+11% Synergy
$4.81
Graven Cairns+10% Synergy
$2.30
Arid Mesa+10% Synergy
$22.31
Prismatic Vista+10% Synergy
$32.18
Dragonskull Summit+8% Synergy
$0.71
Verdant Catacombs+8% Synergy
$19.30
Scalding Tarn+8% Synergy
$23.54
Escape Tunnel+8% Synergy
$0.28
Mountain Valley+8% Synergy
$0.15
Blightstep Pathway+7% Synergy
$4.67
Terramorphic Expanse+7% Synergy
$0.16
Polluted Delta+7% Synergy
$15.26
Cabaretti Courtyard+7% Synergy
$0.28
Badlands+6% Synergy
Sundering Eruption+6% Synergy
$0.93
Blazemire Verge+5% Synergy
$6.92
Rocky Tar Pit+5% Synergy
$0.99
Temple of Malice+4% Synergy
$0.30
Fell the Profane+4% Synergy
$4.36
Wooded Foothills+4% Synergy
$12.77
Exotic Orchard+3% Synergy
$0.21
Myriad Landscape+3% Synergy
$0.16
Marsh Flats+3% Synergy
$21.48
Bloodstained Mire+2% Synergy
$12.90
Geothermal Bog+2% Synergy
$0.14
Bloodsoaked Insight+2% Synergy
$0.18
Sulfurous Springs+1% Synergy
$0.57
Akoum Refuge+1% Synergy
$0.41
Swamp-5% Synergy
$0.06
Tainted Peak-7% Synergy
$0.24
Bloodfell Caves-8% Synergy
$0.07
Blackcleave Cliffs-8% Synergy
$0.83
Mountain-9% Synergy
$0.05
Command Tower-10% Synergy
$0.27
Foreboding Ruins-11% Synergy
$0.19
Shadowblood Ridge-12% Synergy
$0.18
Smoldering Marsh-14% Synergy
$0.20
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Sivriss, Nightmare Speaker // Popular Entertainer
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Francisco, Fowl Marauder // Jeska, Thrice Reborn
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Sarevok, Deathbringer // Guild Artisan
Sarevok, Deathbringer // Tavern Brawler
Breeches, Brazen Plunderer // Francisco, Fowl Marauder
Breeches, Brazen Plunderer // Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
Safana, Calimport Cutthroat // Guild Artisan
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Atsushi, the Blazing Sky
Goddric, Cloaked Reveler
Olivia, Opulent Outlaw
Captain Lannery Storm
Gimli, Counter of Kills
Mastermind Plum
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