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
#3551
Current Rank
#3350
Last Month
Rakdos Combos
Debut Set
Decks on Moxfield
Decks on Archidekt
Scryfall
CardmarketHigh Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with The Balrog of Moria's abilities and overall game plan.
Too Greedily, Too Deep+54% Synergy
$0.24
Command Beacon+53% Synergy
$5.66
Netherborn Altar+53% Synergy
$0.45
Troll of Khazad-dûm+49% Synergy
$0.55
Mines of Moria+49% Synergy
$1.71
The Balrog, Durin's Bane+47% Synergy
$0.28
Lash of the Balrog+40% Synergy
$0.06
Oliphaunt+39% Synergy
$0.17
Decree of Pain+38% Synergy
$0.24
Grave Upheaval+38% Synergy
$0.46
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful The Balrog of Moria decks.
Wayfarer's Bauble+33% Synergy
$0.23
Reanimate+22% Synergy
$6.67
Solemn Simulacrum+20% Synergy
$0.23
Faithless Looting+19% Synergy
$0.25
Terminate+12% Synergy
$0.25
Bedevil+12% Synergy
$2.26
Blasphemous Act+10% Synergy
$0.93
Vandalblast+10% Synergy
$2.27
Feed the Swarm+9% Synergy
$0.20
Chaos Warp+1% Synergy
$0.47
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
The One Ring+4% Synergy
$99.32
Orcish Bowmasters+2% Synergy
$37.86
Ancient Tomb-4% Synergy
$98.84
Demonic Tutor-6% Synergy
$57.52
Jeska's Will-14% Synergy
$42.23
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement The Balrog of Moria's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Rampaging War Mammoth+28% Synergy
$0.25
Shelob, Dread Weaver+28% Synergy
$2.31
Ayara, Widow of the Realm+26% Synergy
$0.31
Green Goblin, Revenant+26% Synergy
$0.12
The Balrog, Flame of Udûn+26% Synergy
$0.36
Balor+22% Synergy
$3.41
Inferno Titan+22% Synergy
$0.18
Voracious Fell Beast+22% Synergy
$0.05
Moria Scavenger+21% Synergy
$0.21
Merciless Executioner+21% Synergy
$1.03
Cavern-Hoard Dragon+20% Synergy
$19.13
Kardur, Doomscourge+19% Synergy
$0.66
Anger+18% Synergy
$1.99
Street Wraith+17% Synergy
$0.11
Drannith Stinger+16% Synergy
$0.09
Witch-king of Angmar+14% Synergy
$7.20
Decadent Dragon+13% Synergy
$0.57
Scourge of the Throne+12% Synergy
$0.26
Sauron, the Necromancer+12% Synergy
$0.33
Mirkwood Bats+11% Synergy
$0.85
Mahadi, Emporium Master+11% Synergy
$2.28
Port Razer+11% Synergy
$0.28
Glóin, Dwarf Emissary+11% Synergy
$0.40
Ruthless Technomancer+10% Synergy
$3.27
Surly Badgersaur+10% Synergy
$9.28
Rakdos, the Showstopper+10% Synergy
$2.17
Sauron, the Lidless Eye+10% Synergy
$4.93
Mauhúr, Uruk-hai Captain+10% Synergy
$0.13
Dunland Crebain+10% Synergy
$0.07
Bloodcrusher of Khorne+10% Synergy
$1.76
Burnished Hart+9% Synergy
$0.20
Lobelia Sackville-Baggins+9% Synergy
$0.14
Filth+9% Synergy
$10.68
Herald of Slaanesh+8% Synergy
$6.60
Magmakin Artillerist+8% Synergy
$0.18
Ruthless Sniper+8% Synergy
$0.11
Void Beckoner+8% Synergy
$0.13
Geode Golem+8% Synergy
$0.18
Hellkite Tyrant+7% Synergy
$3.21
Knollspine Dragon+7% Synergy
$0.97
Orca, Siege Demon+7% Synergy
$0.30
Rakdos, Lord of Riots+6% Synergy
$0.69
Treasure Nabber+6% Synergy
$3.46
Archfiend of Ifnir+6% Synergy
$0.26
Feldon of the Third Path+5% Synergy
$0.82
Shadowgrange Archfiend+5% Synergy
$6.46
Mayhem Devil0% Synergy
$0.24
Morbid Opportunist-1% Synergy
$0.17
Goldspan Dragon-1% Synergy
$11.18
Pitiless Plunderer-2% Synergy
$1.69
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping The Balrog of Moria safe.
Stinging Study+28% Synergy
$5.91
Fling+22% Synergy
$0.06
Thrill of Possibility+16% Synergy
$0.12
Archenemy's Charm+14% Synergy
$0.80
Isildur's Fateful Strike+14% Synergy
$0.29
Abrade+13% Synergy
$0.17
Unexpected Windfall+13% Synergy
$3.78
Cast into the Fire+13% Synergy
$0.65
Go for the Throat+11% Synergy
$0.53
Bitter Downfall+10% Synergy
$0.08
Goryo's Vengeance+10% Synergy
$12.87
Orcish Medicine+9% Synergy
$0.13
Kolaghan's Command+8% Synergy
$0.49
Cauldron Dance+8% Synergy
$0.29
Bitter Triumph+7% Synergy
$0.76
Shadow of the Grave+7% Synergy
$0.59
Pyretic Rebirth+6% Synergy
$0.09
Live or Die+5% Synergy
$0.05
Infernal Grasp+4% Synergy
$0.15
Darkness+4% Synergy
$22.90
Baleful Mastery+4% Synergy
$4.93
Alesha's Legacy+4% Synergy
$0.07
Big Score+3% Synergy
$0.86
Fire Magic+3% Synergy
$0.50
Wild Magic Surge+3% Synergy
$1.33
Tragic Slip+2% Synergy
$0.15
Murder+1% Synergy
$0.05
Blood for the Blood God!0% Synergy
$8.22
Return the Favor0% Synergy
$2.96
Saw in Half-3% Synergy
$4.06
Village Rites-6% Synergy
$0.25
Rakdos Charm-7% Synergy
$0.32
Dark Ritual-7% Synergy
$4.24
Malakir Rebirth-7% Synergy
$8.50
Demand Answers-7% Synergy
$0.45
Tibalt's Trickery-7% Synergy
$8.67
Deadly Dispute-10% Synergy
$0.29
Lightning Bolt-10% Synergy
$1.76
Withering Torment-11% Synergy
$3.91
Untimely Malfunction-13% Synergy
$6.16
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance The Balrog of Moria's game plan and control the board.
Living Death+28% Synergy
$1.96
Wake the Dragon+28% Synergy
$0.30
Visions of Ruin+22% Synergy
$0.54
Languish+20% Synergy
$0.29
Imposing Grandeur+11% Synergy
$1.55
Thud+11% Synergy
$0.42
Lidless Gaze+10% Synergy
$0.15
Zombify+9% Synergy
$0.11
Seize the Spoils+8% Synergy
$0.46
Rise of the Dark Realms+8% Synergy
$3.62
Foray of Orcs+8% Synergy
$0.09
Swarming of Moria+8% Synergy
$0.07
Devastating Onslaught+6% Synergy
$1.89
Reforge the Soul+6% Synergy
$3.31
Corpse Explosion+6% Synergy
$0.11
Stitch Together+5% Synergy
$2.43
Beseech the Queen+5% Synergy
$3.38
Molten Collapse+4% Synergy
$0.20
Victimize+3% Synergy
$0.48
Grim Tutor+3% Synergy
$25.19
Insatiable Avarice+2% Synergy
$2.41
Fevered Suspicion+2% Synergy
$2.46
Demonic Counsel+2% Synergy
$1.46
Dread Return+1% Synergy
$0.41
Buried Alive+1% Synergy
$0.84
Toxic Deluge0% Synergy
$6.86
Diabolic Tutor0% Synergy
$1.86
Wheel of Misfortune0% Synergy
$5.76
Exsanguinate-2% Synergy
$0.32
Diabolic Intent-2% Synergy
$11.12
Disrupt Decorum-2% Synergy
$2.01
Read the Bones-7% Synergy
$0.23
Night's Whisper-9% Synergy
$0.24
Sign in Blood-15% Synergy
$2.42
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Campfire+34% Synergy
$0.20
Elbrus, the Binding Blade+16% Synergy
$4.00
Fluctuator+12% Synergy
$0.75
Stone of Erech+10% Synergy
$0.24
Blackblade Reforged+9% Synergy
$2.24
Excalibur, Sword of Eden+9% Synergy
$13.35
Expedition Map+8% Synergy
$0.73
Aettir and Priwen+7% Synergy
$4.85
Shadowspear+6% Synergy
$41.18
Elixir+6% Synergy
$0.10
World Map+6% Synergy
$0.11
Abandoned Sarcophagus+6% Synergy
$0.12
Ensnaring Bridge+6% Synergy
$11.09
Altar of Bhaal+6% Synergy
$0.31
Mycosynth Lattice+6% Synergy
$32.93
Nazgûl Battle-Mace+6% Synergy
$11.05
Thaumatic Compass+6% Synergy
$2.20
Urza's Incubator+4% Synergy
$17.45
Jet Medallion+3% Synergy
$9.63
The Darkness Crystal+3% Synergy
$3.49
Mask of Griselbrand+3% Synergy
$0.44
Phyrexian Altar+2% Synergy
$50.76
Brass's Tunnel-Grinder+2% Synergy
$2.50
Swiftfoot Boots+1% Synergy
$1.58
Ashnod's Altar+1% Synergy
$12.30
Ruby Medallion-2% Synergy
$10.32
The Fire Crystal-2% Synergy
$2.88
Skullclamp-4% Synergy
$4.36
Basilisk Collar-4% Synergy
$3.04
Lightning Greaves-18% Synergy
$4.38
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support The Balrog of Moria's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Animate Dead+23% Synergy
$7.94
Warstorm Surge+22% Synergy
$1.17
Phyrexian Reclamation+21% Synergy
$1.25
Revenge of Ravens+18% Synergy
$0.58
Shiny Impetus+16% Synergy
$0.11
Rakdos Joins Up+15% Synergy
$0.40
Sneak Attack+11% Synergy
$9.48
Tortured Existence+11% Synergy
$4.25
Spiteful Banditry+10% Synergy
$6.84
Unpredictable Cyclone+10% Synergy
$0.08
Lightning Rift+10% Synergy
$0.04
Fires of Mount Doom+10% Synergy
$0.85
Faith of the Devoted+9% Synergy
$0.20
Fiery Emancipation+8% Synergy
$23.48
Kaya's Ghostform+7% Synergy
$1.17
Flameshadow Conjuring+7% Synergy
$3.56
Ripples of Undeath+7% Synergy
$6.26
Revel in Riches+6% Synergy
$16.13
Book of Mazarbul+6% Synergy
$0.08
Tectonic Reformation+6% Synergy
$0.26
Heartless Summoning+5% Synergy
$0.61
Call of the Ring+5% Synergy
$2.13
Feast of Sanity+5% Synergy
$0.18
Greed+4% Synergy
$0.36
Oversold Cemetery+4% Synergy
$1.23
Mirror March+4% Synergy
$1.28
Bitter Reunion+4% Synergy
$0.45
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall+4% Synergy
$5.40
Grave Pact+3% Synergy
$26.35
Shared Animosity+3% Synergy
$1.21
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber+3% Synergy
$1.92
Theater of Horrors+2% Synergy
$0.13
Goblin Bombardment-4% Synergy
$2.77
Black Market Connections-11% Synergy
$13.23
Phyrexian Arena-14% Synergy
$3.28
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside The Balrog of Moria to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Karn, the Great Creator+14% Synergy
$5.69
Ob Nixilis, the Adversary+5% Synergy
$0.99
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Rogue's Passage+25% Synergy
$0.27
Barad-dûr+23% Synergy
$1.49
Barren Moor+19% Synergy
$0.09
Forgotten Cave+15% Synergy
$0.13
The Black Gate+15% Synergy
$14.03
Buried Ruin+11% Synergy
$0.28
Bojuka Bog+9% Synergy
$0.85
Witch's Cottage+9% Synergy
$0.64
Desert of the Fervent+9% Synergy
$0.10
Polluted Mire+9% Synergy
$0.09
Smoldering Crater+9% Synergy
$0.09
Desert of the Glorified+9% Synergy
$0.09
Field of Ruin+9% Synergy
$0.22
Sanctum of Eternity+8% Synergy
$7.65
Treasure Vault+7% Synergy
$1.32
Ghost Quarter+7% Synergy
$0.82
Mortuary Mire+6% Synergy
$0.36
High Market+6% Synergy
$1.12
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth+5% Synergy
$53.21
Arcane Lighthouse+5% Synergy
$6.96
Volrath's Stronghold+5% Synergy
$97.93
Volatile Fault+5% Synergy
$0.13
Cabal Coffers+4% Synergy
$27.86
Midgar, City of Mako-1% Synergy
$1.35
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire-3% Synergy
$8.55
Phyrexian Tower-4% Synergy
$22.18
Temple of the False God-4% Synergy
$0.11
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Thran Dynamo+28% Synergy
$3.55
Mind Stone+26% Synergy
$0.23
Worn Powerstone+19% Synergy
$0.29
Commander's Sphere+15% Synergy
$0.17
Fire Diamond+14% Synergy
$0.28
Charcoal Diamond+12% Synergy
$0.28
Everflowing Chalice+11% Synergy
$0.23
Thought Vessel+10% Synergy
$1.71
Basalt Monolith+9% Synergy
$4.08
Hedron Archive+6% Synergy
$0.20
Fellwar Stone+5% Synergy
$0.72
Liquimetal Torque+5% Synergy
$4.51
Prismatic Lens+5% Synergy
$0.69
Sol Ring+3% Synergy
$1.04
Cursed Mirror+1% Synergy
$1.94
Rakdos Signet0% Synergy
$1.40
Arcane Signet-1% Synergy
$0.32
Talisman of Indulgence-3% Synergy
$2.21
Lands
The mana base foundation for The Balrog of Moria decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Canyon Slough+23% Synergy
$0.24
Terramorphic Expanse+17% Synergy
$0.09
Rakdos Carnarium+16% Synergy
$0.16
Mount Doom+16% Synergy
$6.52
Foreboding Ruins+15% Synergy
$0.23
Shire Terrace+12% Synergy
$0.11
Smoldering Marsh+10% Synergy
$0.19
Ash Barrens+9% Synergy
$0.09
Command Bridge+7% Synergy
$0.09
Rocky Tar Pit+6% Synergy
$0.15
Evolving Wilds+5% Synergy
$0.17
Urza's Cave+5% Synergy
$1.49
Fabled Passage+4% Synergy
$4.93
Dragonskull Summit+3% Synergy
$0.52
Swamp+2% Synergy
$0.14
Mountain+1% Synergy
$0.16
Rakdos Guildgate-1% Synergy
$0.16
Path of Ancestry-2% Synergy
$0.13
Myriad Landscape-5% Synergy
$0.21
Exotic Orchard-7% Synergy
$0.12
Malakir Rebirth-7% Synergy
$8.50
Badlands-7% Synergy
Temple of Malice-9% Synergy
$0.24
Tainted Peak-10% Synergy
$0.35
Sulfurous Springs-12% Synergy
$0.86
Blood Crypt-12% Synergy
$8.70
Blightstep Pathway-13% Synergy
$4.97
Bloodfell Caves-13% Synergy
$0.06
Raucous Theater-14% Synergy
$10.27
Blackcleave Cliffs-14% Synergy
$1.19
Bloodstained Mire-16% Synergy
$15.26
Command Tower-19% Synergy
$0.23
Graven Cairns-20% Synergy
$2.38
Haunted Ridge-21% Synergy
$5.56
Luxury Suite-22% Synergy
$22.01
Shadowblood Ridge-23% Synergy
$0.23
Blazemire Verge-23% Synergy
$9.02
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Armix, Filigree Thrasher // Dargo, the Shipwrecker
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Breeches, Brazen Plunderer // Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
Dargo, the Shipwrecker // Nadier, Agent of the Duskenel
Monoxa, Midway Manager
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Dargo, the Shipwrecker // Keskit, the Flesh Sculptor
Francisco, Fowl Marauder // Jeska, Thrice Reborn
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Ganax, Astral Hunter // Agent of the Iron Throne
Armix, Filigree Thrasher // Breeches, Brazen Plunderer
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Fain, the Broker
Rankle and Torbran
Dargo, the Shipwrecker // Falthis, Shadowcat Familiar
Dargo, the Shipwrecker // Francisco, Fowl Marauder
Dargo, the Shipwrecker // Vial Smasher the Fierce
Sarevok, Deathbringer // Guild Artisan
Sarevok, Deathbringer // Tavern Brawler
Sivriss, Nightmare Speaker // Street Urchin
Duchess, Wayward Tavernkeep
Viconia, Drow Apostate // Street Urchin
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Breeches, Eager Pillager