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The Balrog, Flame of Udûn: Polymorph
Price tag $0.43

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Rakdos

Playstyle & Strategy

Card Draw 17% Chaos 17% Polymorph 17% Shadowborn Apostles 17% Treasure 17%
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Game Changers

High-impact bombs that can take over a The Balrog, Flame of Udûn Polymorph game on their own.

Imperial Seal Imperial Seal
+95% Synergy $156.62
Ancient Tomb Ancient Tomb
+91% Synergy $125.34
Vampiric Tutor Vampiric Tutor
+86% Synergy $62.01
Demonic Tutor Demonic Tutor
+82% Synergy $70.03

Creatures

Creatures that carry the Polymorph plan in The Balrog, Flame of Udûn decks, from early pressure to payoff.

Aspiring Champion Aspiring Champion
+100% Synergy $0.42

Instants

Instant-speed interaction and tricks that keep The Balrog, Flame of Udûn's Polymorph deck ahead.

Guff Rewrites History Guff Rewrites History
+99% Synergy $3.48
Abnormal Endurance Abnormal Endurance
+99% Synergy $0.12
Hagra Mauling Hagra Broodpit Hagra Mauling
+98% Synergy $1.09
Feign Death Feign Death
+94% Synergy $1.03
Fake Your Own Death Fake Your Own Death
+93% Synergy $0.28
Bolt Bend Bolt Bend
+89% Synergy $2.31
Tibalt's Trickery Tibalt's Trickery
+87% Synergy $9.90
Malakir Rebirth Malakir Mire Malakir Rebirth
+85% Synergy $12.67
Untimely Malfunction Untimely Malfunction
+82% Synergy $5.88
Chaos Warp Chaos Warp
+53% Synergy $0.38
Divergent Transformations Divergent Transformations
+100% Synergy $0.37

Sorceries

Sorceries that push the Polymorph game plan forward for The Balrog, Flame of Udûn.

Beacon of Unrest Beacon of Unrest
+99% Synergy $0.40
Too Greedily, Too Deep Too Greedily, Too Deep
+99% Synergy $0.29
Cruel Tutor Cruel Tutor
+99% Synergy $42.67
Profane Tutor Profane Tutor
+98% Synergy $3.68
Beseech the Mirror Beseech the Mirror
+96% Synergy $20.04
Grim Tutor Grim Tutor
+96% Synergy $23.87
Dreadbore Dreadbore
+95% Synergy $0.78
Feed the Swarm Feed the Swarm
+59% Synergy $0.33
Collision of Realms Collision of Realms
+100% Synergy $0.29
Transmogrify Transmogrify
+100% Synergy $0.35
Bond of Revival Bond of Revival
+100% Synergy $0.14
Shreds of Sanity Shreds of Sanity
+100% Synergy $0.17
Chaotic Transformation Chaotic Transformation
+100% Synergy $0.15
Reality Scramble Reality Scramble
+100% Synergy $0.49
Quarrel's End Quarrel's End
+100% Synergy $0.21

Utility Artifacts

Artifacts that add consistency and utility to The Balrog, Flame of Udûn Polymorph decks.

Manifold Key Manifold Key
+99% Synergy $1.65
Cauldron of Souls Cauldron of Souls
+99% Synergy $8.27
Mimic Vat Mimic Vat
+99% Synergy $0.56
Vorrac Battlehorns Vorrac Battlehorns
+99% Synergy $1.60
The Cauldron of Eternity The Cauldron of Eternity
+99% Synergy $1.41
Idol of Oblivion Idol of Oblivion
+97% Synergy $0.92
Urabrask's Forge Urabrask's Forge
+95% Synergy $1.17
Whispersilk Cloak Whispersilk Cloak
+95% Synergy $3.27
Whip of Erebos Whip of Erebos
+93% Synergy $6.79
Lightning Greaves Lightning Greaves
+65% Synergy $3.93
Lifeline Lifeline
+100% Synergy $49.04

Enchantments

Enchantments that reinforce the Polymorph strategy in The Balrog, Flame of Udûn decks.

Ghoulish Procession Ghoulish Procession
+99% Synergy $0.32
Palace Siege Palace Siege
+99% Synergy $1.03
Curse of Disturbance Curse of Disturbance
+99% Synergy $1.72
Virtue of Persistence Virtue of Persistence
+98% Synergy $7.23
Splinter Twin Splinter Twin
+97% Synergy $8.00
Warstorm Surge Warstorm Surge
+96% Synergy $1.05
Phyrexian Reclamation Phyrexian Reclamation
+96% Synergy $2.52
Black Market Connections Black Market Connections
+82% Synergy $18.31
The Cruelty of Gix The Cruelty of Gix
+100% Synergy $1.35
Dawn of the Dead Dawn of the Dead
+100% Synergy $2.12
Endless Whispers Endless Whispers
+100% Synergy $5.72
Gimli's Reckless Might Gimli's Reckless Might
+100% Synergy $3.90
Stensia Uprising Stensia Uprising
+100% Synergy $0.22
Daring Piracy Daring Piracy
+100% Synergy $0.51
Rain of Gore Rain of Gore
+100% Synergy $9.31
Where Ancients Tread Where Ancients Tread
+100% Synergy $0.78

Planeswalkers

Planeswalkers that back up The Balrog, Flame of Udûn's Polymorph game plan.

Liliana, Dreadhorde General Liliana, Dreadhorde General
+98% Synergy $7.05

Utility Lands

Non-basic lands that pull extra weight in The Balrog, Flame of Udûn Polymorph decks.

Volrath's Stronghold Volrath's Stronghold
+99% Synergy $106.22
Fountainport Fountainport
+99% Synergy $2.76
Den of the Bugbear Den of the Bugbear
+98% Synergy $1.97
Kher Keep Kher Keep
+97% Synergy $0.33
Access Tunnel Access Tunnel
+97% Synergy $0.38
Mines of Moria Mines of Moria
+96% Synergy $2.49
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
+96% Synergy $2.56
Castle Locthwain Castle Locthwain
+94% Synergy $4.00
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
+81% Synergy $57.13
Springjack Pasture Springjack Pasture
+100% Synergy $0.86

Mana Artifacts

Mana rocks and fixing to power out The Balrog, Flame of Udûn's Polymorph strategy.

Gilded Lotus Gilded Lotus
+98% Synergy $0.54
Talisman of Indulgence Talisman of Indulgence
+45% Synergy $2.99
Rakdos Signet Rakdos Signet
+42% Synergy $2.19
Arcane Signet Arcane Signet
+18% Synergy $0.46
Sol Ring Sol Ring
+14% Synergy $1.40

Lands

The mana base behind The Balrog, Flame of Udûn's Polymorph decks.

Hagra Mauling Hagra Broodpit Hagra Mauling
+98% Synergy $1.09
Reflecting Pool Reflecting Pool
+97% Synergy $17.20
Prismatic Vista Prismatic Vista
+95% Synergy $39.06
Cavern of Souls Cavern of Souls
+95% Synergy $49.78
Fabled Passage Fabled Passage
+91% Synergy $1.02
Malakir Rebirth Malakir Mire Malakir Rebirth
+85% Synergy $12.67
Path of Ancestry Path of Ancestry
+84% Synergy $0.32
Canyon Slough Canyon Slough
+80% Synergy $0.23
Raucous Theater Raucous Theater
+78% Synergy $11.68
Rakdos Carnarium Rakdos Carnarium
+69% Synergy $0.34
Exotic Orchard Exotic Orchard
+69% Synergy $0.36
Graven Cairns Graven Cairns
+69% Synergy $2.90
Blazemire Verge Blazemire Verge
+69% Synergy $8.94
Haunted Ridge Haunted Ridge
+64% Synergy $8.45
Luxury Suite Luxury Suite
+62% Synergy $26.54
Foreboding Ruins Foreboding Ruins
+54% Synergy $0.32
Blood Crypt Blood Crypt
+53% Synergy $10.10
Sulfurous Springs Sulfurous Springs
+53% Synergy $1.09
Smoldering Marsh Smoldering Marsh
+37% Synergy $0.35
Dragonskull Summit Dragonskull Summit
+37% Synergy $0.52
Command Tower Command Tower
+14% Synergy $0.25
Mountain Mountain
+3% Synergy $0.08
Swamp Swamp
+2% Synergy $0.07
Mirrex Mirrex
+100% Synergy $0.72

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