The Balrog, Flame of Udûn
$0.40
$0.40Legendary 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
#4167
Current Rank
#4196
Last Week
#4134
Past 2 Years
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.
Reality Scramble+38% Synergy
$0.52
Aspiring Champion+38% Synergy
$0.44
Too Greedily, Too Deep+35% Synergy
$0.30
Warstorm Surge+35% Synergy
$1.39
Profane Tutor+34% Synergy
$4.40
Chaotic Transformation+33% Synergy
$0.24
Guff Rewrites History+32% Synergy
$3.18
Collision of Realms+30% Synergy
$0.26
Lukka, Coppercoat Outcast+30% Synergy
$0.60
Divergent Transformations+30% Synergy
$0.34
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful The Balrog, Flame of Udûn decks.
Phyrexian Reclamation+29% Synergy
$3.00
Whip of Erebos+26% Synergy
$8.57
Black Market Connections+20% Synergy
$8.84
Untimely Malfunction+14% Synergy
$9.43
Lightning Greaves+9% Synergy
$4.69
Chaos Warp+5% Synergy
$0.34
Swiftfoot Boots+2% Synergy
$2.41
Dark Ritual-7% Synergy
$6.03
Feed the Swarm-10% Synergy
$0.20
Blasphemous Act-18% Synergy
$0.97
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Vampiric Tutor+25% Synergy
$54.34
Demonic Tutor+23% Synergy
$66.24
Imperial Seal+17% Synergy
$169.62
Ancient Tomb+12% Synergy
$135.19
Panoptic Mirror+5% Synergy
$25.49
Field of the Dead+4% Synergy
$28.23
Opposition Agent+0% Synergy
$20.45
The One Ring+0% Synergy
$121.53
Gamble-4% Synergy
$17.23
Jeska's Will-6% Synergy
$38.26
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement The Balrog, Flame of Udûn's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
The Balrog of Moria+23% Synergy
$0.44
The Balrog, Durin's Bane+17% Synergy
$0.46
Rakdos, the Showstopper+17% Synergy
$3.28
Harvester of Souls+13% Synergy
$2.67
Grenzo, Dungeon Warden+13% Synergy
$0.42
Gisa, Glorious Resurrector+12% Synergy
$2.69
Misery's Shadow+11% Synergy
$0.27
Shadowborn Apostle+11% Synergy
$2.32
Draugr Necromancer+10% Synergy
$0.35
Rune-Scarred Demon+10% Synergy
$0.84
Crashing Drawbridge+10% Synergy
$0.88
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer+10% Synergy
$1.54
Captain Lannery Storm+9% Synergy
$0.32
Patron of the Arts+9% Synergy
$0.29
Bloodthirster+9% Synergy
$30.89
Typhoid Mary, Fractured+9% Synergy
$0.28
Raphael, Fiendish Savior+8% Synergy
$0.51
The Infamous Cruelclaw+8% Synergy
$1.30
Lizard Blades+8% Synergy
$3.01
Void Maw+8% Synergy
$0.41
Demon Wall+8% Synergy
$0.23
Stirring Bard+8% Synergy
$0.26
Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet+7% Synergy
$4.73
Summon: G.F. Ifrit+7% Synergy
$0.18
Abhorrent Overlord+7% Synergy
$0.44
Sauron, the Lidless Eye+7% Synergy
$9.70
Blood Speaker+7% Synergy
$0.40
Bringer of the Last Gift+7% Synergy
$0.75
Rot-Curse Rakshasa+7% Synergy
$2.02
Razaketh, the Foulblooded+6% Synergy
$15.01
Doom Whisperer+6% Synergy
$6.14
Herald of Slaanesh+6% Synergy
$5.96
Rakdos, Patron of Chaos+5% Synergy
$5.44
Garland, Knight of Cornelia+5% Synergy
$0.21
Professional Face-Breaker+5% Synergy
$7.74
Rakdos, the Muscle+5% Synergy
$2.21
Laelia, the Blade Reforged+4% Synergy
$0.28
Kardur, Doomscourge+4% Synergy
$2.79
Kefka, Dancing Mad+4% Synergy
$0.30
Prosper, Tome-Bound+4% Synergy
$6.63
Dauthi Voidwalker+4% Synergy
$5.98
Black Waltz No. 3+3% Synergy
$0.28
Bloodletter of Aclazotz+3% Synergy
$37.29
Queen Brahne+2% Synergy
$0.30
Florian, Voldaren Scion+1% Synergy
$0.72
Alesha, Who Laughs at Fate+1% Synergy
$1.66
Rakdos, Lord of Riots+1% Synergy
$1.48
Xorn-3% Synergy
$10.57
Solemn Simulacrum-7% Synergy
$0.29
Mayhem Devil-10% Synergy
$0.32
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping The Balrog, Flame of Udûn safe.
Hagra Mauling+33% Synergy
$1.02
Fake Your Own Death+23% Synergy
$0.24
Abnormal Endurance+18% Synergy
$0.15
Malakir Rebirth+17% Synergy
$13.11
Tibalt's Trickery+17% Synergy
$11.89
Feign Death+13% Synergy
$1.74
Flashback+9% Synergy
$3.87
Fling+9% Synergy
$0.31
Ob Nixilis's Cruelty+8% Synergy
$0.07
Magma Spray+8% Synergy
$0.14
Flame-Blessed Bolt+8% Synergy
$0.13
Smite the Deathless+7% Synergy
$0.30
Price of Fame+7% Synergy
$0.30
Kazuul's Fury+7% Synergy
$0.85
Bulk Up+6% Synergy
$0.33
Spikefield Hazard+5% Synergy
$0.38
Scorching Lava+5% Synergy
$0.22
Carbonize+5% Synergy
$0.08
Scorchmark+5% Synergy
$0.07
Blitz of the Thunder-Raptor+5% Synergy
$0.19
Hero's Demise+5% Synergy
$1.44
Torch the Tower+5% Synergy
$0.33
Scorching Dragonfire+5% Synergy
$0.19
Bolt Bend+5% Synergy
$4.71
Increasing Vengeance+4% Synergy
$0.99
Blood for the Blood God!+4% Synergy
$8.92
Fell the Profane+3% Synergy
$4.26
Baleful Mastery+3% Synergy
$2.91
Reckoner's Bargain+3% Synergy
$1.01
Reverberate+3% Synergy
$2.98
Wild Magic Surge+3% Synergy
$2.12
Cabal Ritual+2% Synergy
$14.34
Corrupted Conviction+1% Synergy
$0.35
Nasty End+1% Synergy
$0.20
Abrade+0% Synergy
$0.34
Valakut Awakening+0% Synergy
$16.64
Burnt Offering+0% Synergy
$1.49
Culling the Weak0% Synergy
$7.19
Redirect Lightning-1% Synergy
$12.33
Go for the Throat-1% Synergy
$0.56
Lightning Bolt-4% Synergy
$0.77
Big Score-7% Synergy
$0.47
Infernal Grasp-9% Synergy
$0.34
Village Rites-9% Synergy
$0.70
Deflecting Swat-13% Synergy
$70.39
Deadly Rollick-13% Synergy
$28.44
Bedevil-16% Synergy
$0.30
Deadly Dispute-17% Synergy
$0.29
Terminate-17% Synergy
$0.33
Rakdos Charm-29% Synergy
$0.42
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance The Balrog, Flame of Udûn's game plan and control the board.
Transmogrify+27% Synergy
$0.31
Beseech the Mirror+26% Synergy
$20.55
Grim Tutor+26% Synergy
$23.42
Bond of Revival+24% Synergy
$0.11
Dark Petition+20% Synergy
$3.58
Beacon of Unrest+18% Synergy
$0.36
Dreadbore+17% Synergy
$0.89
Quarrel's End+16% Synergy
$0.12
Burn Down the House+15% Synergy
$0.43
Lively Dirge+14% Synergy
$3.90
Shreds of Sanity+13% Synergy
$0.14
Demonic Counsel+10% Synergy
$2.65
Diabolic Intent+8% Synergy
$17.21
Yamabushi's Storm+8% Synergy
$0.09
Lava Coil+8% Synergy
$0.22
Fanged Flames+8% Synergy
$0.15
Indomitable Creativity+8% Synergy
$0.68
Agate Assault+7% Synergy
$0.15
Agadeem's Awakening+7% Synergy
$28.04
Furygale Flocking+7% Synergy
$0.19
Insatiable Avarice+7% Synergy
$5.55
Blasphemous Edict+7% Synergy
$4.32
Sorceress's Schemes+6% Synergy
$0.29
Bot Bashing Time+6% Synergy
$0.06
Sundering Eruption+6% Synergy
$1.46
Call Forth the Tempest+6% Synergy
$28.64
Will of the Jeskai+5% Synergy
$5.36
Fast Forward+5% Synergy
$0.32
Suplex+5% Synergy
$0.16
Past in Flames+5% Synergy
$4.00
Visions of Dread+5% Synergy
$0.31
Glimpse of Tomorrow+5% Synergy
$0.29
Shatterskull Smashing+5% Synergy
$8.79
Breach the Multiverse+5% Synergy
$11.02
Improvisation Capstone+4% Synergy
$11.55
Seize the Day+4% Synergy
$2.05
Rise of the Dark Realms+4% Synergy
$7.00
Wheel of Misfortune+3% Synergy
$8.53
Infernal Plunge+3% Synergy
$0.46
Disrupt Decorum+2% Synergy
$4.83
Bloodsoaked Insight+2% Synergy
$0.31
Peer into the Abyss+2% Synergy
$3.41
Diabolic Tutor0% Synergy
$2.30
Read the Bones0% Synergy
$0.31
Mana Geyser-1% Synergy
$1.48
Reanimate-3% Synergy
$10.10
Victimize-6% Synergy
$1.25
Faithless Looting-7% Synergy
$0.39
Sign in Blood-14% Synergy
$4.12
Vandalblast-18% Synergy
$1.41
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Lifeline+24% Synergy
$43.21
Urabrask's Forge+23% Synergy
$1.16
Vorrac Battlehorns+21% Synergy
$2.45
Cauldron of Souls+21% Synergy
$9.31
Mimic Vat+20% Synergy
$0.99
Whispersilk Cloak+17% Synergy
$2.31
Manifold Key+15% Synergy
$1.56
Idol of Oblivion+13% Synergy
$2.41
Two-Handed Axe+13% Synergy
$1.91
The Cauldron of Eternity+12% Synergy
$1.65
Stone of Erech+10% Synergy
$0.36
The Darkness Crystal+9% Synergy
$4.95
Trailblazer's Boots+9% Synergy
$3.70
Goblin Charbelcher+8% Synergy
$0.33
Thrumming Stone+8% Synergy
$22.52
Brass's Tunnel-Grinder+7% Synergy
$3.52
Mesmeric Orb+7% Synergy
$17.56
Wishclaw Talisman+7% Synergy
$1.87
Teferi's Puzzle Box+7% Synergy
$17.81
Helm of Awakening+7% Synergy
$2.99
Goldvein Pick+7% Synergy
$0.30
Treasure Map+7% Synergy
$0.49
Embercleave+7% Synergy
$10.56
Catalyst Stone+5% Synergy
$8.86
Citanul Flute+5% Synergy
$4.21
Ring of Three Wishes+5% Synergy
$7.54
Smuggler's Buggy+5% Synergy
$2.15
Jar of Eyeballs+5% Synergy
$0.27
Junk Jet+5% Synergy
$0.54
River Song's Diary+5% Synergy
$0.51
Horn of the Mark+5% Synergy
$0.48
Netherborn Altar+5% Synergy
$0.41
Dowsing Dagger+5% Synergy
$5.81
The Reaver Cleaver+5% Synergy
$35.21
Isochron Scepter+5% Synergy
$13.35
Sword of Forge and Frontier+5% Synergy
$10.00
Excalibur, Sword of Eden+4% Synergy
$19.24
Cloud Key+4% Synergy
$2.04
Howling Mine+4% Synergy
$5.62
Shadowspear+4% Synergy
$36.43
Portal to Phyrexia+4% Synergy
$50.86
Chimil, the Inner Sun+3% Synergy
$9.58
Helm of the Host+0% Synergy
$5.83
Basilisk Collar+0% Synergy
$6.14
Jet Medallion+0% Synergy
$12.64
Wayfarer's Bauble-3% Synergy
$4.85
Ruby Medallion-6% Synergy
$14.60
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support The Balrog, Flame of Udûn's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Stensia Uprising+24% Synergy
$0.27
Where Ancients Tread+24% Synergy
$0.77
Gimli's Reckless Might+24% Synergy
$6.71
The Cruelty of Gix+24% Synergy
$1.59
Curse of Disturbance+23% Synergy
$3.31
Palace Siege+21% Synergy
$1.03
Virtue of Persistence+20% Synergy
$6.53
Dawn of the Dead+19% Synergy
$2.01
Endless Whispers+19% Synergy
$5.99
Ghoulish Procession+18% Synergy
$0.28
Splinter Twin+16% Synergy
$8.75
Daring Piracy+16% Synergy
$0.39
Rain of Gore+16% Synergy
$7.49
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber+11% Synergy
$2.47
Shifting Shadow+11% Synergy
$0.33
Possibility Storm+10% Synergy
$3.52
Mana Flare+10% Synergy
$1.53
Uncivil Unrest+9% Synergy
$19.08
Leyline of the Void+7% Synergy
$0.82
Liliana's Contract+6% Synergy
$4.71
Black Market+6% Synergy
$6.33
Vance's Blasting Cannons+5% Synergy
$0.38
Kumano Faces Kakkazan+5% Synergy
$0.26
Mindmoil+5% Synergy
$0.84
Industrial Advancement+5% Synergy
$5.68
Out of the Tombs+5% Synergy
$13.32
Fable of the Mirror-Breaker+5% Synergy
$6.75
Necrosynthesis+5% Synergy
$0.23
Demonic Covenant+5% Synergy
$0.24
Visions of Phyrexia+5% Synergy
$0.34
Cemetery Tampering+5% Synergy
$0.36
Tavern Brawler+5% Synergy
$0.24
Blood Mist+5% Synergy
$0.35
The Eldest Reborn+4% Synergy
$0.34
Eternal Thirst+4% Synergy
$0.36
Descendants' Fury+4% Synergy
$0.21
Phyrexian Arena+4% Synergy
$4.63
Sunbird's Invocation+4% Synergy
$0.38
Outpost Siege+4% Synergy
$0.27
Guild Artisan+4% Synergy
$0.24
Rakdos Joins Up+3% Synergy
$0.52
Oversold Cemetery+3% Synergy
$2.79
Grave Pact+2% Synergy
$33.70
Alchemist's Talent+1% Synergy
$12.28
Rising of the Day+1% Synergy
$0.72
Descent into Avernus+1% Synergy
$13.43
Animate Dead0% Synergy
$8.08
City on Fire0% Synergy
$10.91
Curse of Opulence-1% Synergy
$4.34
Impact Tremors-2% Synergy
$2.23
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside The Balrog, Flame of Udûn to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Liliana, Dreadhorde General+22% Synergy
$7.94
Chandra, Flameshaper+4% Synergy
$0.81
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools+4% Synergy
$6.67
Chandra, Acolyte of Flame+4% Synergy
$0.48
Ob Nixilis, the Adversary+2% Synergy
$1.49
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth+25% Synergy
$57.38
Den of the Bugbear+20% Synergy
$1.78
Springjack Pasture+19% Synergy
$0.93
Access Tunnel+19% Synergy
$0.39
Volrath's Stronghold+18% Synergy
$126.06
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance+18% Synergy
$2.83
Fountainport+18% Synergy
$2.92
Kher Keep+16% Synergy
$0.32
Mines of Moria+9% Synergy
$4.31
Castle Locthwain+8% Synergy
$4.31
Emergence Zone+7% Synergy
$3.68
Westvale Abbey+6% Synergy
$3.70
Buried Ruin+4% Synergy
$0.44
Inventors' Fair+3% Synergy
$18.61
Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep+3% Synergy
$17.79
Witch's Cottage+3% Synergy
$1.13
Arena of Glory+2% Synergy
$8.70
War Room+2% Synergy
$5.49
The Black Gate+2% Synergy
$9.35
Witch's Clinic+0% Synergy
$14.59
Mortuary Mire+0% Synergy
$0.40
Shizo, Death's Storehouse+0% Synergy
$33.71
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire0% Synergy
$11.56
Command Beacon0% Synergy
$9.82
Cabal Coffers0% Synergy
$33.43
Rogue's Passage-2% Synergy
$0.36
Spinerock Knoll-3% Synergy
$1.65
Bojuka Bog-5% Synergy
$1.60
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Gilded Lotus+14% Synergy
$0.49
Séance Board+5% Synergy
$3.46
Altar of the Lost+5% Synergy
$0.05
Dungeoneer's Pack+5% Synergy
$0.29
The Soul Stone+3% Synergy
$99.83
Charcoal Diamond-1% Synergy
$0.37
Fire Diamond-2% Synergy
$0.38
Talisman of Indulgence-2% Synergy
$1.91
Fellwar Stone-2% Synergy
$0.87
Commander's Sphere-6% Synergy
$0.24
Rakdos Signet-9% Synergy
$4.29
Mind Stone-16% Synergy
$0.33
Sol Ring-19% Synergy
$1.53
Arcane Signet-20% Synergy
$0.57
Lands
The mana base foundation for The Balrog, Flame of Udûn decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Hagra Mauling+33% Synergy
$1.02
Reflecting Pool+21% Synergy
$15.50
Raucous Theater+19% Synergy
$11.78
Mirrex+19% Synergy
$0.84
Malakir Rebirth+17% Synergy
$13.11
Luxury Suite+17% Synergy
$9.54
Canyon Slough+16% Synergy
$0.21
Cavern of Souls+14% Synergy
$49.06
Fabled Passage+13% Synergy
$1.11
Blood Crypt+13% Synergy
$9.41
Rakdos Carnarium+11% Synergy
$0.33
Prismatic Vista+11% Synergy
$33.27
Blazemire Verge+10% Synergy
$10.91
Dark Fortress+9% Synergy
$2.60
Badlands+8% Synergy
Path of Ancestry+8% Synergy
$0.25
Hell's Kitchen+8% Synergy
$0.23
Haunted Ridge+8% Synergy
$7.61
Exotic Orchard+7% Synergy
$0.31
Agadeem's Awakening+7% Synergy
$28.04
Evolving Wilds+7% Synergy
$0.24
Kazuul's Fury+7% Synergy
$0.85
Verdant Catacombs+7% Synergy
$29.85
Urza's Cave+6% Synergy
$2.11
Scalding Tarn+6% Synergy
$39.32
Wooded Foothills+6% Synergy
$20.13
Riveteers Overlook+6% Synergy
$0.24
Sundering Eruption+6% Synergy
$1.46
Polluted Delta+5% Synergy
$20.47
Arid Mesa+5% Synergy
$30.10
Fell the Profane+3% Synergy
$4.26
Marsh Flats+3% Synergy
$31.14
Bloodsoaked Insight+2% Synergy
$0.31
Bloodstained Mire+2% Synergy
$19.54
Geothermal Bog+2% Synergy
$0.30
Terramorphic Expanse+1% Synergy
$0.26
Graven Cairns+0% Synergy
$5.37
Dragonskull Summit-3% Synergy
$0.38
Blightstep Pathway-5% Synergy
$5.36
Swamp-6% Synergy
$0.09
Myriad Landscape-8% Synergy
$0.31
Mountain-8% Synergy
$0.09
Sulfurous Springs-9% Synergy
$1.10
Command Tower-11% Synergy
$0.27
Blackcleave Cliffs-12% Synergy
$2.68
Temple of Malice-12% Synergy
$0.20
Tainted Peak-15% Synergy
$1.62
Shadowblood Ridge-20% Synergy
$0.38
Smoldering Marsh-21% Synergy
$0.31
Foreboding Ruins-28% Synergy
$0.29
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The following Commanders share a similar playing style, strategy, or theme like The Balrog, Flame of Udûn.
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Ludevic, Necro-Alchemist // Vial Smasher the Fierce
Wyll, Blade of Frontiers // Faceless One
Wyll, Blade of Frontiers // Popular Entertainer
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh // Vial Smasher the Fierce
Breeches, Brazen Plunderer // Krark, the Thumbless
Wyll, Blade of Frontiers // Tavern Brawler
Plargg and Nassari
Sol'Kanar the Tainted
Krark, the Thumbless // Vial Smasher the Fierce
Rohgahh of Kher Keep
The Tenth Doctor // Vislor Turlough
Miara, Thorn of the Glade // Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh
Cait Sith, Fortune Teller
Wyll, Blade of Frontiers // Passionate Archaeologist
Starke of Rath
Wilson, Refined Grizzly // Passionate Archaeologist
Brinelin, the Moon Kraken // Krark, the Thumbless
Dargo, the Shipwrecker // Krark, the Thumbless
Monoxa, Midway Manager
Imskir Iron-Eater
Juri, Master of the Revue
Blim, Comedic Genius
Lady Orca
Armix, Filigree Thrasher // Breeches, Brazen Plunderer
Armix, Filigree Thrasher // Dargo, the Shipwrecker
Armix, Filigree Thrasher // Ignacio of Myra's Marvels
Armix, Filigree Thrasher // Jeska, Thrice Reborn
Armix, Filigree Thrasher // Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar
Armix, Filigree Thrasher // Krark, the Thumbless
Armix, Filigree Thrasher // Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh
Armix, Filigree Thrasher // Toggo, Goblin Weaponsmith
Armix, Filigree Thrasher // Vial Smasher the Fierce
Francisco, Fowl Marauder // Ignacio of Myra's Marvels
Francisco, Fowl Marauder // Jeska, Thrice Reborn
Francisco, Fowl Marauder // Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar
Francisco, Fowl Marauder // Krark, the Thumbless
Francisco, Fowl Marauder // Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh