The Balrog, Flame of Udûn
$0.43
$0.43Legendary 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
#3939
Current Rank
#4127
Last Week
#4037
Past 2 Years
Rakdos Combos
Debut Set
Decks on Moxfield
Decks on Archidekt
Scryfall
CardmarketNew Cards
Fresh cards from recent sets that players are experimenting with in The Balrog, Flame of Udûn decks.
Improvisation Capstone+22% Synergy
$11.03
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with The Balrog, Flame of Udûn's abilities and overall game plan.
Reality Scramble+53% Synergy
$0.51
Aspiring Champion+50% Synergy
$0.48
Warstorm Surge+50% Synergy
$1.02
Lukka, Coppercoat Outcast+43% Synergy
$0.63
Transmogrify+43% Synergy
$0.33
Chaotic Transformation+43% Synergy
$0.19
Divergent Transformations+43% Synergy
$0.37
Guff Rewrites History+42% Synergy
$3.55
Collision of Realms+39% Synergy
$0.27
Too Greedily, Too Deep+39% Synergy
$0.28
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful The Balrog, Flame of Udûn decks.
Profane Tutor+37% Synergy
$4.86
Whip of Erebos+36% Synergy
$7.57
Phyrexian Reclamation+36% Synergy
$2.40
The Cruelty of Gix+35% Synergy
$1.26
Fake Your Own Death+33% Synergy
$0.30
Black Market Connections+32% Synergy
$19.78
Untimely Malfunction+19% Synergy
$7.30
Lightning Greaves+18% Synergy
$4.41
Chaos Warp+17% Synergy
$0.32
Feed the Swarm-2% Synergy
$0.22
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Demonic Tutor+22% Synergy
$71.74
Vampiric Tutor+22% Synergy
$59.89
Imperial Seal+17% Synergy
$159.20
Field of the Dead+6% Synergy
$31.99
Ancient Tomb+5% Synergy
$129.20
The One Ring0% Synergy
$104.98
Jeska's Will-13% Synergy
$43.31
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement The Balrog, Flame of Udûn's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
The Balrog of Moria+27% Synergy
$0.38
The Balrog, Durin's Bane+23% Synergy
$0.45
Rakdos, the Showstopper+19% Synergy
$2.81
Harvester of Souls+18% Synergy
$2.07
Gisa, Glorious Resurrector+17% Synergy
$2.88
Captain Lannery Storm+14% Synergy
$0.30
Misery's Shadow+14% Synergy
$0.27
Grenzo, Dungeon Warden+14% Synergy
$0.38
Draugr Necromancer+14% Synergy
$0.32
Patron of the Arts+13% Synergy
$0.26
Summon: G.F. Ifrit+13% Synergy
$0.20
Demon Wall+13% Synergy
$0.25
Raphael, Fiendish Savior+12% Synergy
$0.48
Rot-Curse Rakshasa+12% Synergy
$1.90
Rune-Scarred Demon+11% Synergy
$0.64
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer+11% Synergy
$1.74
Void Maw+11% Synergy
$0.46
Shadowborn Apostle+11% Synergy
$2.12
Professional Face-Breaker+10% Synergy
$5.54
Abhorrent Overlord+10% Synergy
$0.56
Blood Speaker+10% Synergy
$0.45
Crashing Drawbridge+10% Synergy
$0.67
Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet+10% Synergy
$5.08
Doom Whisperer+9% Synergy
$6.10
Bloodthirster+9% Synergy
$34.13
Prosper, Tome-Bound+8% Synergy
$7.52
The Infamous Cruelclaw+8% Synergy
$1.40
Laelia, the Blade Reforged+7% Synergy
$0.27
Lizard Blades+7% Synergy
$3.35
Vile Mutilator+7% Synergy
$0.29
Sauron, the Lidless Eye+7% Synergy
$10.71
Dread Cacodemon+7% Synergy
$4.14
Sibylline Soothsayer+7% Synergy
$0.22
Blackbloom Rogue+7% Synergy
$0.15
Queen Brahne+6% Synergy
$0.32
Bringer of the Last Gift+6% Synergy
$0.65
Razaketh, the Foulblooded+6% Synergy
$14.02
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar+6% Synergy
$1.12
Ayara, First of Locthwain+6% Synergy
$10.31
Gravelighter+6% Synergy
$0.32
Rakdos, Patron of Chaos+5% Synergy
$3.80
Black Waltz No. 3+4% Synergy
$0.32
Bonehoard Dracosaur+4% Synergy
$14.33
Dauthi Voidwalker+3% Synergy
$5.30
Burnished Hart+2% Synergy
$0.35
Rakdos, Lord of Riots0% Synergy
$0.76
Xorn-1% Synergy
$8.16
Kardur, Doomscourge-3% Synergy
$1.05
Solemn Simulacrum-5% Synergy
$0.30
Mayhem Devil-10% Synergy
$0.28
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping The Balrog, Flame of Udûn safe.
Hagra Mauling+44% Synergy
$1.09
Malakir Rebirth+28% Synergy
$13.64
Abnormal Endurance+24% Synergy
$0.09
Feign Death+19% Synergy
$1.15
Fling+13% Synergy
$0.27
Tibalt's Trickery+12% Synergy
$11.22
Bolt Bend+11% Synergy
$5.21
Feed the Flames+11% Synergy
$0.08
Giantfall+11% Synergy
$0.22
Kazuul's Fury+10% Synergy
$0.61
Price of Fame+10% Synergy
$0.28
Fell the Profane+9% Synergy
$3.44
Reckoner's Bargain+8% Synergy
$1.42
Spikefield Hazard+8% Synergy
$0.38
Psychotic Fury+7% Synergy
$1.16
Smite the Deathless+7% Synergy
$0.21
Hero's Demise+7% Synergy
$1.24
Flame-Blessed Bolt+7% Synergy
$0.13
Ob Nixilis's Cruelty+7% Synergy
$0.08
Magma Spray+7% Synergy
$0.16
Flick a Coin+6% Synergy
$0.32
Corrupted Conviction+5% Synergy
$0.31
Wild Magic Surge+5% Synergy
$1.55
Fanatical Offering+5% Synergy
$2.01
Baleful Mastery+5% Synergy
$3.95
Abrade+4% Synergy
$0.28
Valakut Awakening+3% Synergy
$16.48
Bitter Triumph+3% Synergy
$0.78
Nasty End+3% Synergy
$0.15
Burnt Offering+2% Synergy
$1.82
Big Score+1% Synergy
$0.59
Go for the Throat-1% Synergy
$0.62
Redirect Lightning-2% Synergy
$11.14
Infernal Grasp-4% Synergy
$0.24
Seething Song-4% Synergy
$13.17
Lightning Bolt-8% Synergy
$0.96
Village Rites-8% Synergy
$0.58
Deflecting Swat-10% Synergy
$70.27
Deadly Dispute-13% Synergy
$0.36
Dark Ritual-14% Synergy
$3.96
Withering Torment-14% Synergy
$3.59
Terminate-15% Synergy
$0.45
Deadly Rollick-15% Synergy
$28.26
Bedevil-17% Synergy
$0.25
Rakdos Charm-33% Synergy
$0.39
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance The Balrog, Flame of Udûn's game plan and control the board.
Bond of Revival+32% Synergy
$0.14
Grim Tutor+31% Synergy
$26.04
Dark Petition+31% Synergy
$3.77
Beseech the Mirror+28% Synergy
$18.61
Quarrel's End+25% Synergy
$0.25
Beacon of Unrest+24% Synergy
$0.41
Dreadbore+20% Synergy
$0.83
Burn Down the House+20% Synergy
$0.39
Lively Dirge+19% Synergy
$1.37
Shreds of Sanity+18% Synergy
$0.17
Bot Bashing Time+17% Synergy
$0.09
Insatiable Avarice+14% Synergy
$5.19
Agadeem's Awakening+11% Synergy
$29.47
Indomitable Creativity+11% Synergy
$0.62
Agate Assault+10% Synergy
$0.13
Sundering Eruption+9% Synergy
$0.97
Shatterskull Smashing+8% Synergy
$8.94
Glimpse of Tomorrow+7% Synergy
$0.18
Anger of the Gods+7% Synergy
$0.41
Yamabushi's Storm+7% Synergy
$0.11
Fanged Flames+7% Synergy
$0.15
Pelakka Predation+7% Synergy
$0.23
Zof Consumption+7% Synergy
$0.16
Lava Coil+7% Synergy
$0.16
Cruel Tutor+7% Synergy
$43.57
Diabolic Intent+6% Synergy
$16.89
Bloodsoaked Insight+6% Synergy
$0.34
Song-Mad Treachery+6% Synergy
$0.23
Call the Mountain Chocobo+6% Synergy
$0.12
Diabolic Tutor+5% Synergy
$2.11
Call Forth the Tempest+5% Synergy
$34.94
Blasphemous Edict+4% Synergy
$4.43
Demonic Counsel+4% Synergy
$1.74
Hit the Mother Lode+4% Synergy
$0.56
Suplex+4% Synergy
$0.20
Decree of Pain+3% Synergy
$0.35
Mutinous Massacre+3% Synergy
$0.33
Read the Bones+2% Synergy
$0.27
Damnation0% Synergy
$20.27
Reanimate-1% Synergy
$8.56
Victimize-4% Synergy
$1.94
Mana Geyser-5% Synergy
$1.21
Faithless Looting-10% Synergy
$0.31
Vandalblast-12% Synergy
$1.52
Night's Whisper-13% Synergy
$0.35
Blasphemous Act-15% Synergy
$0.90
Sign in Blood-16% Synergy
$3.40
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Urabrask's Forge+31% Synergy
$1.13
Cauldron of Souls+28% Synergy
$8.85
Lifeline+28% Synergy
$50.46
Mimic Vat+24% Synergy
$0.62
Vorrac Battlehorns+24% Synergy
$1.20
Whispersilk Cloak+20% Synergy
$2.31
Idol of Oblivion+18% Synergy
$0.90
Manifold Key+17% Synergy
$1.52
The Cauldron of Eternity+17% Synergy
$1.32
Stone of Erech+14% Synergy
$0.36
Brass's Tunnel-Grinder+11% Synergy
$4.66
The Darkness Crystal+10% Synergy
$4.81
Treasure Map+10% Synergy
$0.46
Teferi's Puzzle Box+10% Synergy
$16.49
Goldvein Pick+10% Synergy
$0.27
Goblin Charbelcher+10% Synergy
$0.35
The Reaver Cleaver+9% Synergy
$13.54
Embercleave+9% Synergy
$9.26
Trailblazer's Boots+9% Synergy
$3.36
Shadowspear+7% Synergy
$31.73
Jar of Eyeballs+7% Synergy
$0.24
Horn of the Mark+7% Synergy
$0.92
Thrumming Stone+7% Synergy
$22.34
Dowsing Dagger+7% Synergy
$7.50
Smuggler's Buggy+7% Synergy
$2.30
Sword of Forge and Frontier+7% Synergy
$10.17
Two-Handed Axe+6% Synergy
$1.51
Buster Sword+6% Synergy
$42.99
World Map+6% Synergy
$0.22
Long-Range Sensor+6% Synergy
$0.25
Chimil, the Inner Sun+5% Synergy
$4.65
Helm of the Host+2% Synergy
$11.05
Swiftfoot Boots+1% Synergy
$1.95
Wishclaw Talisman+1% Synergy
$1.84
Basilisk Collar0% Synergy
$4.12
Jet Medallion-1% Synergy
$10.49
Wayfarer's Bauble-2% Synergy
$0.29
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support The Balrog, Flame of Udûn's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Where Ancients Tread+32% Synergy
$0.79
Stensia Uprising+32% Synergy
$0.20
Curse of Disturbance+31% Synergy
$1.94
Gimli's Reckless Might+28% Synergy
$4.12
Virtue of Persistence+27% Synergy
$7.90
Dawn of the Dead+25% Synergy
$2.14
Endless Whispers+25% Synergy
$5.56
Ghoulish Procession+24% Synergy
$0.28
Palace Siege+24% Synergy
$1.07
Splinter Twin+22% Synergy
$7.82
Daring Piracy+21% Synergy
$0.40
Rain of Gore+21% Synergy
$8.94
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber+16% Synergy
$2.89
Shifting Shadow+14% Synergy
$0.27
Possibility Storm+13% Synergy
$2.61
Fable of the Mirror-Breaker+11% Synergy
$6.63
Leyline of the Void+10% Synergy
$0.54
Uncivil Unrest+9% Synergy
$18.48
Phyrexian Arena+8% Synergy
$3.96
Demonic Covenant+7% Synergy
$0.32
Mindmoil+7% Synergy
$0.82
Kumano Faces Kakkazan+7% Synergy
$0.26
Visions of Phyrexia+7% Synergy
$0.33
Vance's Blasting Cannons+7% Synergy
$0.32
Industrial Advancement+7% Synergy
$5.41
Cemetery Tampering+7% Synergy
$0.35
Dreadhorde Invasion+6% Synergy
$1.05
Sunbird's Invocation+6% Synergy
$0.38
The Eldest Reborn+6% Synergy
$0.34
Mana Flare+6% Synergy
$1.25
Liliana's Contract+6% Synergy
$4.92
Outpost Siege+6% Synergy
$0.30
Oversold Cemetery+5% Synergy
$2.67
Triple Triad+5% Synergy
$0.34
Alchemist's Talent+4% Synergy
$3.55
Rising of the Day+3% Synergy
$0.69
Descent into Avernus+1% Synergy
$13.13
Animate Dead+1% Synergy
$4.84
Impact Tremors-1% Synergy
$2.42
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside The Balrog, Flame of Udûn to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Liliana, Dreadhorde General+26% Synergy
$8.11
Chandra, Flameshaper+7% Synergy
$0.63
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools+6% Synergy
$7.96
Chandra, Acolyte of Flame+6% Synergy
$0.51
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth+35% Synergy
$62.39
Den of the Bugbear+30% Synergy
$2.08
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance+28% Synergy
$2.61
Kher Keep+26% Synergy
$0.35
Access Tunnel+25% Synergy
$0.36
Springjack Pasture+25% Synergy
$0.87
Volrath's Stronghold+24% Synergy
$113.17
Fountainport+24% Synergy
$3.41
Castle Locthwain+16% Synergy
$3.64
Mines of Moria+14% Synergy
$2.26
Westvale Abbey+9% Synergy
$3.29
The Black Gate+8% Synergy
$9.46
War Room+8% Synergy
$2.33
Susur Secundi, Void Altar+5% Synergy
$4.61
Witch's Cottage+4% Synergy
$0.87
Witch's Clinic+3% Synergy
$13.44
Rogue's Passage+2% Synergy
$0.34
Arena of Glory+2% Synergy
$8.11
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire+2% Synergy
$10.69
Shizo, Death's Storehouse+2% Synergy
$39.91
Mortuary Mire+1% Synergy
$0.47
Command Beacon+1% Synergy
$7.65
Bojuka Bog0% Synergy
$0.68
Spinerock Knoll-2% Synergy
$1.36
Cabal Coffers-2% Synergy
$32.82
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Gilded Lotus+19% Synergy
$1.13
The Soul Stone+9% Synergy
$85.56
Dungeoneer's Pack+7% Synergy
$0.22
Talisman of Indulgence+5% Synergy
$2.01
Rakdos Signet-1% Synergy
$2.66
Fellwar Stone-1% Synergy
$2.24
Charcoal Diamond-1% Synergy
$0.34
Fire Diamond-1% Synergy
$0.35
Commander's Sphere-5% Synergy
$0.32
Arcane Signet-10% Synergy
$0.35
Sol Ring-14% Synergy
$1.06
Mind Stone-14% Synergy
$0.28
Lands
The mana base foundation for The Balrog, Flame of Udûn decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Hagra Mauling+44% Synergy
$1.09
Malakir Rebirth+28% Synergy
$13.64
Mirrex+28% Synergy
$0.89
Luxury Suite+23% Synergy
$31.85
Canyon Slough+23% Synergy
$0.28
Reflecting Pool+22% Synergy
$16.52
Blood Crypt+21% Synergy
$10.02
Raucous Theater+21% Synergy
$11.09
Cavern of Souls+20% Synergy
$49.50
Prismatic Vista+16% Synergy
$37.35
Rakdos Carnarium+15% Synergy
$0.33
Exotic Orchard+15% Synergy
$0.25
Haunted Ridge+14% Synergy
$8.61
Fabled Passage+13% Synergy
$1.06
Blazemire Verge+12% Synergy
$9.12
Path of Ancestry+12% Synergy
$0.25
Badlands+12% Synergy
Evolving Wilds+11% Synergy
$0.13
Agadeem's Awakening+11% Synergy
$29.47
Kazuul's Fury+10% Synergy
$0.61
Cabaretti Courtyard+10% Synergy
$0.32
Fell the Profane+9% Synergy
$3.44
Sundering Eruption+9% Synergy
$0.97
Urza's Cave+9% Synergy
$0.87
Riveteers Overlook+9% Synergy
$0.32
Shatterskull Smashing+8% Synergy
$8.94
Spikefield Hazard+8% Synergy
$0.38
Scalding Tarn+7% Synergy
$38.12
Terramorphic Expanse+6% Synergy
$0.16
Bloodsoaked Insight+6% Synergy
$0.34
Polluted Delta+6% Synergy
$20.30
Dragonskull Summit+4% Synergy
$0.52
Graven Cairns+4% Synergy
$3.49
Wooded Foothills+4% Synergy
$18.53
Verdant Catacombs+4% Synergy
$32.70
Arid Mesa+3% Synergy
$28.43
Bloodstained Mire+2% Synergy
$18.04
Swamp-1% Synergy
$2.00
Myriad Landscape-3% Synergy
$0.34
Sulfurous Springs-5% Synergy
$0.95
Blightstep Pathway-5% Synergy
$5.34
Command Tower-7% Synergy
$0.25
Mountain-8% Synergy
$2.00
Bloodfell Caves-8% Synergy
$0.21
Blackcleave Cliffs-10% Synergy
$1.76
Temple of Malice-12% Synergy
$0.25
Tainted Peak-18% Synergy
$0.51
Smoldering Marsh-21% Synergy
$0.30
Shadowblood Ridge-21% Synergy
$0.67
Foreboding Ruins-28% Synergy
$0.36
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Ludevic, Necro-Alchemist // Vial Smasher the Fierce
Wyll, Blade of Frontiers // Faceless One
Wyll, Blade of Frontiers // Popular Entertainer
Sol'Kanar the Tainted
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Wyll, Blade of Frontiers // Tavern Brawler
Starke of Rath
Breeches, Brazen Plunderer // Krark, the Thumbless
Plargg and Nassari
Alena, Kessig Trapper // Vial Smasher the Fierce
The Tenth Doctor // Vislor Turlough
Krark, the Thumbless // Vial Smasher the Fierce
Wyll, Blade of Frontiers // Passionate Archaeologist
Cait Sith, Fortune Teller
Dargo, the Shipwrecker // Krark, the Thumbless
Tersa Lightshatter
Miara, Thorn of the Glade // Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh
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