The Balrog of Moria
$0.55
$0.55Legendary 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
#3790
Current Rank
#3245
Last Week
#3425
Last Month
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 of Moria decks.
Coin of Mastery+33% Synergy
$2.30
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with The Balrog of Moria's abilities and overall game plan.
Too Greedily, Too Deep+53% Synergy
$0.32
Command Beacon+52% Synergy
$5.44
Mines of Moria+52% Synergy
$1.78
Troll of Khazad-dûm+50% Synergy
$0.49
Netherborn Altar+50% Synergy
$0.51
The Balrog, Durin's Bane+44% Synergy
$0.33
Lash of the Balrog+39% Synergy
$0.11
Oliphaunt+39% Synergy
$0.21
Decree of Pain+35% Synergy
$0.32
Grave Upheaval+33% Synergy
$0.50
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful The Balrog of Moria decks.
Wayfarer's Bauble+28% Synergy
$0.28
Reanimate+21% Synergy
$8.55
Solemn Simulacrum+17% Synergy
$0.30
Faithless Looting+16% Synergy
$0.37
Bedevil+11% Synergy
$1.33
Vandalblast+11% Synergy
$2.56
Terminate+10% Synergy
$0.40
Blasphemous Act+9% Synergy
$0.74
Feed the Swarm+4% Synergy
$0.28
Chaos Warp-4% Synergy
$0.51
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
The One Ring+6% Synergy
$106.65
Orcish Bowmasters+1% Synergy
$43.57
Ancient Tomb0% Synergy
$111.70
Demonic Tutor-6% Synergy
$62.01
Jeska's Will-12% Synergy
$43.27
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement The Balrog of Moria's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Rampaging War Mammoth+28% Synergy
$0.30
Shelob, Dread Weaver+28% Synergy
$0.85
The Balrog, Flame of Udûn+24% Synergy
$0.40
Balor+22% Synergy
$3.85
Ayara, Widow of the Realm+22% Synergy
$0.33
Cavern-Hoard Dragon+21% Synergy
$15.17
Moria Scavenger+21% Synergy
$0.28
Green Goblin, Revenant+20% Synergy
$0.21
Inferno Titan+19% Synergy
$0.23
Voracious Fell Beast+19% Synergy
$0.16
Merciless Executioner+19% Synergy
$1.03
Kardur, Doomscourge+17% Synergy
$0.74
Anger+17% Synergy
$1.97
Decadent Dragon+17% Synergy
$0.81
Street Wraith+17% Synergy
$0.24
Drannith Stinger+16% Synergy
$0.15
Witch-king of Angmar+13% Synergy
$8.03
Mirkwood Bats+11% Synergy
$1.25
Glóin, Dwarf Emissary+11% Synergy
$0.61
Surly Badgersaur+10% Synergy
$9.38
Rakdos, the Showstopper+10% Synergy
$2.17
Scourge of the Throne+10% Synergy
$0.40
Dunland Crebain+10% Synergy
$0.19
Sauron, the Necromancer+10% Synergy
$0.38
Mauhúr, Uruk-hai Captain+10% Synergy
$0.18
Sauron, the Lidless Eye+9% Synergy
$5.05
Lobelia Sackville-Baggins+9% Synergy
$0.28
Filth+9% Synergy
$8.26
Pirate Peddlers+9% Synergy
$0.14
Port Razer+8% Synergy
$0.41
Herald of Slaanesh+8% Synergy
$6.79
Ruthless Sniper+8% Synergy
$0.21
Mahadi, Emporium Master+7% Synergy
$1.89
Ruthless Technomancer+7% Synergy
$3.80
Burnished Hart+7% Synergy
$0.24
Hellkite Tyrant+7% Synergy
$3.46
Magmakin Artillerist+7% Synergy
$0.16
Grishnákh, Brash Instigator+7% Synergy
$0.16
Treasure Nabber+6% Synergy
$4.00
Archfiend of Ifnir+6% Synergy
$0.33
Goldlust Triad+6% Synergy
$3.77
Dream Devourer+6% Synergy
$0.85
Rakdos, Lord of Riots+5% Synergy
$0.86
Feldon of the Third Path+5% Synergy
$0.93
Mayhem Devil+2% Synergy
$0.25
Goldspan Dragon+1% Synergy
$10.71
Xorn0% Synergy
$8.61
Morbid Opportunist-1% Synergy
$0.37
Pitiless Plunderer-3% Synergy
$2.14
Professional Face-Breaker-7% Synergy
$8.40
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping The Balrog of Moria safe.
Stinging Study+31% Synergy
$6.26
Fling+19% Synergy
$0.05
Thrill of Possibility+16% Synergy
$0.27
Unexpected Windfall+14% Synergy
$3.74
Isildur's Fateful Strike+14% Synergy
$0.33
Abrade+13% Synergy
$0.15
Cast into the Fire+13% Synergy
$0.90
Archenemy's Charm+11% Synergy
$1.06
Go for the Throat+10% Synergy
$0.57
Bitter Downfall+10% Synergy
$0.12
Goryo's Vengeance+10% Synergy
$9.93
Cauldron Dance+10% Synergy
$0.29
Orcish Medicine+9% Synergy
$0.08
Kolaghan's Command+8% Synergy
$0.49
Bitter Triumph+7% Synergy
$1.29
Shadow of the Grave+7% Synergy
$0.58
Pyretic Rebirth+5% Synergy
$0.10
Live or Die+5% Synergy
$0.13
Big Score+4% Synergy
$0.99
Darkness+4% Synergy
$22.78
Baleful Mastery+4% Synergy
$5.21
Tragic Slip+2% Synergy
$0.30
Fire Magic+2% Synergy
$0.83
Infernal Grasp+1% Synergy
$0.32
Blood for the Blood God!+1% Synergy
$9.36
Return the Favor0% Synergy
$2.26
Burnt Offering0% Synergy
$2.45
Saw in Half-1% Synergy
$4.24
Cabal Ritual-2% Synergy
$10.85
Malakir Rebirth-5% Synergy
$12.12
Dark Ritual-6% Synergy
$4.53
Demand Answers-7% Synergy
$0.43
Tibalt's Trickery-7% Synergy
$10.47
Village Rites-8% Synergy
$0.55
Rakdos Charm-9% Synergy
$0.43
Deadly Dispute-9% Synergy
$0.36
Withering Torment-9% Synergy
$4.07
Lightning Bolt-10% Synergy
$2.95
Untimely Malfunction-11% Synergy
$6.43
Deadly Rollick-15% Synergy
$25.03
Deflecting Swat-15% Synergy
$66.45
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance The Balrog of Moria's game plan and control the board.
Living Death+28% Synergy
$2.36
Wake the Dragon+23% Synergy
$0.32
Visions of Ruin+21% Synergy
$0.49
Languish+17% Synergy
$0.32
Imposing Grandeur+11% Synergy
$1.83
Seize the Spoils+10% Synergy
$0.61
Lidless Gaze+10% Synergy
$0.21
Thud+9% Synergy
$0.47
Zombify+9% Synergy
$0.25
Rise of the Dark Realms+8% Synergy
$5.59
Foray of Orcs+8% Synergy
$0.17
Swarming of Moria+8% Synergy
$0.12
Beseech the Queen+7% Synergy
$3.43
Reforge the Soul+6% Synergy
$4.24
Victimize+5% Synergy
$0.55
Grim Tutor+5% Synergy
$26.18
Devastating Onslaught+5% Synergy
$1.53
Stitch Together+5% Synergy
$1.93
Lively Dirge+4% Synergy
$0.78
Molten Collapse+4% Synergy
$0.27
Toxic Deluge+2% Synergy
$7.71
Diabolic Tutor+2% Synergy
$1.97
Electroduplicate+2% Synergy
$0.73
Insatiable Avarice+2% Synergy
$8.23
Fevered Suspicion+2% Synergy
$2.89
Molten Duplication+1% Synergy
$10.66
Dread Return+1% Synergy
$0.39
Buried Alive+1% Synergy
$0.88
Syphon Mind+1% Synergy
$0.39
Wheel of Misfortune0% Synergy
$6.66
Twinflame0% Synergy
$6.93
Exsanguinate-2% Synergy
$0.37
Diabolic Intent-2% Synergy
$13.42
Disrupt Decorum-2% Synergy
$3.97
Night's Whisper-9% Synergy
$0.36
Sign in Blood-17% Synergy
$2.77
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Campfire+32% Synergy
$0.31
Elbrus, the Binding Blade+15% Synergy
$6.09
Fluctuator+12% Synergy
$1.24
Blackblade Reforged+11% Synergy
$3.99
Expedition Map+10% Synergy
$0.61
Stone of Erech+10% Synergy
$0.30
Shadowspear+8% Synergy
$39.36
Excalibur, Sword of Eden+8% Synergy
$14.19
Abandoned Sarcophagus+6% Synergy
$0.22
Ensnaring Bridge+6% Synergy
$11.05
Thaumatic Compass+6% Synergy
$2.18
Jet Medallion+5% Synergy
$10.94
Altar of Bhaal+5% Synergy
$0.31
Nazgûl Battle-Mace+5% Synergy
$15.46
Mycosynth Lattice+5% Synergy
$38.22
Aettir and Priwen+5% Synergy
$5.96
Elixir+5% Synergy
$0.28
World Map+5% Synergy
$0.14
Brass's Tunnel-Grinder+4% Synergy
$2.85
Urza's Incubator+4% Synergy
$22.37
Phyrexian Altar+2% Synergy
$49.29
Mask of Griselbrand+2% Synergy
$0.60
The Darkness Crystal+2% Synergy
$3.97
Ashnod's Altar+1% Synergy
$14.35
Ruby Medallion-1% Synergy
$11.96
Swiftfoot Boots-2% Synergy
$1.85
Basilisk Collar-2% Synergy
$3.50
The Fire Crystal-3% Synergy
$5.71
Skullclamp-4% Synergy
$4.97
Lightning Greaves-19% Synergy
$4.56
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support The Balrog of Moria's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Animate Dead+26% Synergy
$8.60
Phyrexian Reclamation+22% Synergy
$1.91
Warstorm Surge+20% Synergy
$0.88
Revenge of Ravens+16% Synergy
$0.64
Rakdos Joins Up+14% Synergy
$0.42
Shiny Impetus+13% Synergy
$0.23
Sneak Attack+13% Synergy
$10.72
Fiery Emancipation+10% Synergy
$21.82
Spiteful Banditry+10% Synergy
$8.17
Tortured Existence+10% Synergy
$5.43
Unpredictable Cyclone+10% Synergy
$0.12
Lightning Rift+10% Synergy
$0.09
Fires of Mount Doom+10% Synergy
$0.84
Kaya's Ghostform+9% Synergy
$1.75
Faith of the Devoted+9% Synergy
$0.20
Ripples of Undeath+8% Synergy
$5.79
Heartless Summoning+7% Synergy
$2.10
Revel in Riches+6% Synergy
$16.67
Tectonic Reformation+6% Synergy
$0.37
Book of Mazarbul+6% Synergy
$0.14
Flameshadow Conjuring+5% Synergy
$3.23
Call of the Ring+5% Synergy
$3.11
Feast of Sanity+5% Synergy
$0.25
Dance of the Dead+4% Synergy
$15.51
Greed+4% Synergy
$0.31
Mirror March+4% Synergy
$1.40
Oversold Cemetery+4% Synergy
$1.63
Grave Pact+3% Synergy
$28.13
Shared Animosity+3% Synergy
$3.13
Necromancy+3% Synergy
$13.43
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber+3% Synergy
$1.60
Theater of Horrors0% Synergy
$0.29
Goblin Bombardment-4% Synergy
$3.39
Black Market Connections-7% Synergy
$16.46
Phyrexian Arena-10% Synergy
$3.69
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside The Balrog of Moria to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Karn, the Great Creator+14% Synergy
$4.98
Ob Nixilis, the Adversary+5% Synergy
$1.12
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Rogue's Passage+24% Synergy
$0.39
Barad-dûr+20% Synergy
$1.80
Barren Moor+19% Synergy
$0.32
The Black Gate+15% Synergy
$11.51
Forgotten Cave+13% Synergy
$0.21
Buried Ruin+10% Synergy
$0.36
Witch's Cottage+9% Synergy
$0.93
Desert of the Fervent+9% Synergy
$0.14
Desert of the Glorified+9% Synergy
$0.16
Polluted Mire+9% Synergy
$0.17
Smoldering Crater+9% Synergy
$0.11
Bojuka Bog+8% Synergy
$1.06
Field of Ruin+8% Synergy
$0.29
Sanctum of Eternity+8% Synergy
$7.79
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth+7% Synergy
$52.21
Arcane Lighthouse+7% Synergy
$8.35
Cabal Coffers+6% Synergy
$31.12
Treasure Vault+6% Synergy
$1.50
High Market+6% Synergy
$1.31
Ghost Quarter+5% Synergy
$0.89
Volatile Fault+5% Synergy
$0.29
Mortuary Mire+4% Synergy
$0.42
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire-1% Synergy
$10.61
Midgar, City of Mako-1% Synergy
$1.37
Temple of the False God-4% Synergy
$0.30
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Thran Dynamo+28% Synergy
$3.80
Mind Stone+25% Synergy
$0.30
Worn Powerstone+19% Synergy
$0.33
Fire Diamond+15% Synergy
$0.32
Charcoal Diamond+14% Synergy
$0.32
Commander's Sphere+13% Synergy
$0.31
Everflowing Chalice+11% Synergy
$0.30
Basalt Monolith+11% Synergy
$4.39
Thought Vessel+10% Synergy
$2.55
The Soul Stone+10% Synergy
$63.52
Fellwar Stone+6% Synergy
$1.06
Liquimetal Torque+5% Synergy
$3.98
Sol Ring+4% Synergy
$1.01
Hedron Archive+4% Synergy
$0.25
Prismatic Lens+4% Synergy
$0.40
Rakdos Signet+1% Synergy
$2.74
Talisman of Indulgence+1% Synergy
$3.03
Cursed Mirror+1% Synergy
$1.64
Arcane Signet0% Synergy
$0.37
Lands
The mana base foundation for The Balrog of Moria decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Canyon Slough+20% Synergy
$0.25
Mount Doom+18% Synergy
$6.38
Foreboding Ruins+14% Synergy
$0.28
Rakdos Carnarium+14% Synergy
$0.35
Terramorphic Expanse+14% Synergy
$0.30
Shire Terrace+11% Synergy
$0.28
Smoldering Marsh+9% Synergy
$0.34
Ash Barrens+9% Synergy
$1.00
Abstergo Entertainment+6% Synergy
$2.81
Command Bridge+6% Synergy
$0.23
Urza's Cave+5% Synergy
$1.60
Fabled Passage+4% Synergy
$2.56
Rocky Tar Pit+4% Synergy
$0.27
Dragonskull Summit+3% Synergy
$0.36
Evolving Wilds+3% Synergy
$0.22
Starting Town+3% Synergy
$11.32
Swamp+2% Synergy
$0.22
Mountain+1% Synergy
$0.25
Wooded Foothills+1% Synergy
$19.28
Verdant Catacombs+1% Synergy
$28.76
Scalding Tarn+1% Synergy
$30.46
Arid Mesa0% Synergy
$29.10
Marsh Flats0% Synergy
$26.47
Polluted Delta0% Synergy
$19.48
Rakdos Guildgate-1% Synergy
$0.13
Path of Ancestry-2% Synergy
$0.19
Badlands-3% Synergy
Exotic Orchard-5% Synergy
$0.29
Myriad Landscape-5% Synergy
$0.28
Malakir Rebirth-5% Synergy
$12.12
Temple of Malice-8% Synergy
$0.24
Sulfurous Springs-9% Synergy
$2.04
Tainted Peak-9% Synergy
$0.37
Blightstep Pathway-11% Synergy
$5.13
Blood Crypt-12% Synergy
$9.82
Raucous Theater-12% Synergy
$10.70
Blackcleave Cliffs-12% Synergy
$1.43
Bloodstained Mire-13% Synergy
$17.28
Bloodfell Caves-13% Synergy
$0.20
Graven Cairns-14% Synergy
$3.83
Command Tower-18% Synergy
$0.23
Luxury Suite-18% Synergy
$29.08
Shadowblood Ridge-19% Synergy
$0.30
Haunted Ridge-20% Synergy
$7.47
Blazemire Verge-23% Synergy
$11.77
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