The Balrog of Moria
$0.38
$0.38Legendary 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
#3711
Current Rank
#4204
Last Week
#3482
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 of Moria decks.
Molten-Core Maestro+14% Synergy
$0.79
Cost of Brilliance+14% Synergy
$0.13
Decorum Dissertation+10% Synergy
$8.03
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with The Balrog of Moria's abilities and overall game plan.
Too Greedily, Too Deep+52% Synergy
$0.30
Mines of Moria+48% Synergy
$2.09
Troll of Khazad-dûm+48% Synergy
$0.98
Command Beacon+46% Synergy
$7.67
The Balrog, Durin's Bane+44% Synergy
$0.43
Netherborn Altar+42% Synergy
$0.64
Oliphaunt+39% Synergy
$0.30
Lash of the Balrog+36% Synergy
$0.11
Decree of Pain+34% Synergy
$0.36
Grave Upheaval+28% Synergy
$0.54
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful The Balrog of Moria decks.
Wayfarer's Bauble+24% Synergy
$0.30
Faithless Looting+14% Synergy
$0.29
Reanimate+14% Synergy
$8.31
Vandalblast+12% Synergy
$1.54
Blasphemous Act+11% Synergy
$0.87
Bedevil+9% Synergy
$0.29
Terminate+6% Synergy
$0.45
Feed the Swarm+3% Synergy
$0.21
Chaos Warp-5% Synergy
$0.33
Rakdos Charm-7% Synergy
$0.39
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
The One Ring+5% Synergy
$104.71
Ancient Tomb+1% Synergy
$129.20
Orcish Bowmasters-3% Synergy
$48.84
Demonic Tutor-4% Synergy
$72.39
Gamble-5% Synergy
$15.70
Vampiric Tutor-8% Synergy
$60.63
Jeska's Will-11% Synergy
$43.06
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement The Balrog of Moria's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Rampaging War Mammoth+26% Synergy
$0.33
The Balrog, Flame of Udûn+26% Synergy
$0.44
Cavern-Hoard Dragon+24% Synergy
$13.94
Shelob, Dread Weaver+24% Synergy
$0.61
Balor+21% Synergy
$5.38
Decadent Dragon+20% Synergy
$1.57
Voracious Fell Beast+19% Synergy
$0.15
Merciless Executioner+18% Synergy
$0.66
Anger+17% Synergy
$0.45
Inferno Titan+17% Synergy
$0.39
Street Wraith+16% Synergy
$0.24
Drannith Stinger+16% Synergy
$0.25
Solemn Simulacrum+15% Synergy
$0.31
Moria Scavenger+15% Synergy
$0.35
Kardur, Doomscourge+14% Synergy
$1.08
Ayara, Widow of the Realm+14% Synergy
$0.37
Glóin, Dwarf Emissary+13% Synergy
$0.77
Green Goblin, Revenant+12% Synergy
$0.20
Witch-king of Angmar+12% Synergy
$8.28
Mirkwood Bats+10% Synergy
$1.50
Sauron, the Lidless Eye+10% Synergy
$10.50
Yidaro, Wandering Monster+10% Synergy
$0.39
Mauhúr, Uruk-hai Captain+10% Synergy
$0.24
Scourge of the Throne+9% Synergy
$0.36
Lobelia Sackville-Baggins+9% Synergy
$0.30
Knollspine Dragon+9% Synergy
$1.11
Viashino Sandsprinter+9% Synergy
$0.18
Desert Cerodon+9% Synergy
$0.13
Rakdos, the Showstopper+8% Synergy
$3.39
Filth+8% Synergy
$7.79
The Ghoul, Gunslinger+8% Synergy
$10.22
Hellkite Tyrant+7% Synergy
$4.82
Magmakin Artillerist+7% Synergy
$0.28
Port Razer+7% Synergy
$0.66
Herald of Slaanesh+7% Synergy
$6.34
Rakdos, Lord of Riots+6% Synergy
$0.90
Treasure Nabber+6% Synergy
$2.32
Burnished Hart+6% Synergy
$0.33
Mahadi, Emporium Master+5% Synergy
$2.04
Archfiend of Ifnir+5% Synergy
$0.31
Ruthless Technomancer+4% Synergy
$3.73
Delina, Wild Mage+4% Synergy
$6.97
Feldon of the Third Path+4% Synergy
$1.50
Rakdos, Patron of Chaos+3% Synergy
$3.79
Mayhem Devil+1% Synergy
$0.31
Goldspan Dragon+1% Synergy
$5.71
Xorn+1% Synergy
$8.14
Pitiless Plunderer-4% Synergy
$6.68
Professional Face-Breaker-5% Synergy
$5.79
Morbid Opportunist-5% Synergy
$0.23
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping The Balrog of Moria safe.
Stinging Study+28% Synergy
$18.45
Thrill of Possibility+15% Synergy
$0.28
Cast into the Fire+13% Synergy
$0.74
Isildur's Fateful Strike+12% Synergy
$0.30
Unexpected Windfall+11% Synergy
$3.10
Fling+11% Synergy
$0.27
Bitter Downfall+10% Synergy
$0.18
Goryo's Vengeance+10% Synergy
$9.51
Cauldron Dance+10% Synergy
$0.36
Go for the Throat+8% Synergy
$0.63
Abrade+7% Synergy
$0.31
Kolaghan's Command+7% Synergy
$0.42
Bitter Triumph+6% Synergy
$0.61
Archenemy's Charm+6% Synergy
$0.77
Orcish Medicine+6% Synergy
$0.20
Shadow of the Grave+6% Synergy
$0.63
Scarab Feast+5% Synergy
$0.15
Through the Breach+5% Synergy
$0.41
Pyretic Rebirth+4% Synergy
$0.21
Blood for the Blood God!+3% Synergy
$10.38
Tragic Slip+3% Synergy
$0.22
Darkness+3% Synergy
$23.75
Baleful Mastery+3% Synergy
$4.01
Big Score+1% Synergy
$0.50
Nasty End+1% Synergy
$0.13
Burnt Offering0% Synergy
$1.70
The Last Agni Kai0% Synergy
$1.35
Infernal Grasp-1% Synergy
$0.28
Return the Favor-2% Synergy
$0.72
Saw in Half-3% Synergy
$4.97
Cabal Ritual-3% Synergy
$14.52
Tibalt's Trickery-6% Synergy
$11.27
Seething Song-6% Synergy
$13.22
Malakir Rebirth-7% Synergy
$13.86
Demand Answers-7% Synergy
$0.45
Village Rites-8% Synergy
$0.54
Deadly Dispute-9% Synergy
$0.35
Dark Ritual-11% Synergy
$3.90
Lightning Bolt-11% Synergy
$0.96
Withering Torment-12% Synergy
$3.45
Untimely Malfunction-13% Synergy
$7.10
Deflecting Swat-14% Synergy
$70.06
Deadly Rollick-16% Synergy
$28.12
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance The Balrog of Moria's game plan and control the board.
Living Death+24% Synergy
$2.19
Wake the Dragon+22% Synergy
$0.36
Visions of Ruin+17% Synergy
$0.47
Languish+15% Synergy
$0.37
Rise of the Dark Realms+10% Synergy
$6.82
Imposing Grandeur+10% Synergy
$1.74
Lidless Gaze+8% Synergy
$0.20
Zombify+8% Synergy
$0.26
Seize the Spoils+6% Synergy
$0.26
Stitch Together+6% Synergy
$1.99
Beseech the Queen+6% Synergy
$6.19
Reforge the Soul+5% Synergy
$6.82
World at War+5% Synergy
$10.86
Fear, Fire, Foes!+5% Synergy
$0.21
Foray of Orcs+5% Synergy
$0.21
Swarming of Moria+5% Synergy
$0.16
Grim Tutor+4% Synergy
$26.04
Thud+4% Synergy
$0.47
Earthquake+4% Synergy
$0.64
Dread Return+3% Synergy
$0.44
Lively Dirge+3% Synergy
$1.34
Profane Tutor+3% Synergy
$4.53
Molten Collapse+3% Synergy
$0.31
Toxic Deluge+2% Synergy
$5.18
Breach the Multiverse+2% Synergy
$9.63
Pirate's Pillage+2% Synergy
$0.58
Victimize+1% Synergy
$1.66
Diabolic Tutor+1% Synergy
$2.11
Syphon Mind+1% Synergy
$0.33
Fevered Suspicion+1% Synergy
$2.73
Insatiable Avarice+1% Synergy
$5.16
Wheel of Misfortune0% Synergy
$7.76
Unearth0% Synergy
$0.56
Buried Alive0% Synergy
$0.84
Molten Duplication0% Synergy
$15.44
Electroduplicate0% Synergy
$0.59
Diabolic Intent-1% Synergy
$16.86
Disrupt Decorum-1% Synergy
$4.20
Twinflame-1% Synergy
$0.89
Chandra's Ignition-1% Synergy
$6.18
Exsanguinate-4% Synergy
$0.42
Read the Bones-5% Synergy
$0.29
Night's Whisper-7% Synergy
$0.35
Sign in Blood-14% Synergy
$3.40
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Campfire+28% Synergy
$0.46
Coin of Mastery+14% Synergy
$1.45
Elbrus, the Binding Blade+12% Synergy
$9.73
Blackblade Reforged+11% Synergy
$3.53
Fluctuator+10% Synergy
$1.31
Expedition Map+9% Synergy
$0.76
Stone of Erech+8% Synergy
$0.31
The Ooze+7% Synergy
$4.49
Shadowspear+6% Synergy
$31.18
Excalibur, Sword of Eden+6% Synergy
$12.08
Dawn-Blessed Pennant+5% Synergy
$0.28
Altar of Bhaal+5% Synergy
$0.36
Nazgûl Battle-Mace+5% Synergy
$19.86
Crucible of Worlds+5% Synergy
$33.97
Abandoned Sarcophagus+5% Synergy
$0.30
Ensnaring Bridge+5% Synergy
$11.25
Thaumatic Compass+5% Synergy
$2.09
Mycosynth Lattice+5% Synergy
$34.51
Hero's Blade+5% Synergy
$0.27
Brass's Tunnel-Grinder+4% Synergy
$3.95
The Darkness Crystal+4% Synergy
$5.23
The Fire Nation Drill+4% Synergy
$0.29
Jet Medallion+3% Synergy
$11.37
Mask of Griselbrand+3% Synergy
$0.63
Urza's Incubator+3% Synergy
$16.01
Bontu's Monument+2% Synergy
$5.27
Phyrexian Altar+1% Synergy
$54.49
The Fire Crystal-1% Synergy
$5.47
Swiftfoot Boots-2% Synergy
$1.95
Ruby Medallion-2% Synergy
$12.67
Ashnod's Altar-2% Synergy
$15.76
Basilisk Collar-2% Synergy
$4.16
Skullclamp-5% Synergy
$6.30
Lightning Greaves-16% Synergy
$4.39
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support The Balrog of Moria's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Animate Dead+22% Synergy
$5.01
Phyrexian Reclamation+19% Synergy
$2.53
Warstorm Surge+15% Synergy
$0.99
Revenge of Ravens+15% Synergy
$0.71
Rakdos Joins Up+13% Synergy
$0.36
Shiny Impetus+13% Synergy
$0.29
Sneak Attack+13% Synergy
$11.39
Fiery Emancipation+11% Synergy
$16.92
Spiteful Banditry+10% Synergy
$7.83
Unpredictable Cyclone+10% Synergy
$0.18
Tortured Existence+9% Synergy
$4.92
Lightning Rift+9% Synergy
$0.09
Fires of Mount Doom+9% Synergy
$1.02
Revel in Riches+8% Synergy
$17.98
The Cloning of Shredder+8% Synergy
$2.11
Kaya's Ghostform+7% Synergy
$2.84
Faith of the Devoted+7% Synergy
$0.27
Tectonic Reformation+7% Synergy
$0.35
Ripples of Undeath+6% Synergy
$6.49
Heartless Summoning+6% Synergy
$1.78
Call of the Ring+6% Synergy
$4.81
Flameshadow Conjuring+4% Synergy
$3.58
Grave Pact+4% Synergy
$30.39
Greed+4% Synergy
$0.37
Dance of the Dead+4% Synergy
$17.06
Mass Hysteria+4% Synergy
$3.38
Feast of Sanity+4% Synergy
$0.24
Oversold Cemetery+3% Synergy
$2.64
Mirror March+3% Synergy
$1.89
Necromancy+2% Synergy
$19.25
Shared Animosity+2% Synergy
$2.63
No Mercy+2% Synergy
$26.10
The Legend of Roku+2% Synergy
$11.14
Black Market Connections-9% Synergy
$19.36
Phyrexian Arena-10% Synergy
$4.16
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside The Balrog of Moria to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Karn, the Great Creator+12% Synergy
$5.08
Jeska, Thrice Reborn+5% Synergy
$6.39
Ob Nixilis, the Adversary+4% Synergy
$1.91
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Rogue's Passage+24% Synergy
$0.40
Barren Moor+16% Synergy
$0.31
The Black Gate+16% Synergy
$9.29
Barad-dûr+16% Synergy
$1.66
Forgotten Cave+11% Synergy
$0.25
Buried Ruin+9% Synergy
$0.38
Desert of the Glorified+9% Synergy
$0.21
Desert of the Fervent+9% Synergy
$0.26
Polluted Mire+9% Synergy
$0.26
Smoldering Crater+9% Synergy
$0.24
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth+8% Synergy
$62.93
Witch's Cottage+8% Synergy
$0.88
Bojuka Bog+7% Synergy
$0.73
Field of Ruin+7% Synergy
$0.36
Sanctum of Eternity+7% Synergy
$7.19
Arcane Lighthouse+6% Synergy
$1.17
Volatile Fault+6% Synergy
$0.29
Cabal Coffers+5% Synergy
$32.50
Treasure Vault+5% Synergy
$1.68
High Market+5% Synergy
$0.41
Blasted Landscape+5% Synergy
$1.46
Ghost Quarter+4% Synergy
$0.94
Mortuary Mire+3% Synergy
$0.47
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress+3% Synergy
$19.12
Vault of Whispers-1% Synergy
$5.08
Great Furnace-1% Synergy
$2.27
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire-2% Synergy
$10.91
Spinerock Knoll-4% Synergy
$1.36
Temple of the False God-5% Synergy
$0.33
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Thran Dynamo+27% Synergy
$4.55
Mind Stone+26% Synergy
$0.31
Worn Powerstone+18% Synergy
$0.36
Everflowing Chalice+15% Synergy
$0.36
Thought Vessel+13% Synergy
$2.48
Commander's Sphere+12% Synergy
$0.33
Fire Diamond+11% Synergy
$0.37
Charcoal Diamond+10% Synergy
$0.35
Basalt Monolith+10% Synergy
$3.65
The Soul Stone+8% Synergy
$85.54
Fellwar Stone+7% Synergy
$2.20
Hedron Archive+5% Synergy
$0.23
Firdoch Core+5% Synergy
$0.30
The Aetherspark+5% Synergy
$18.38
Phial of Galadriel+5% Synergy
$0.59
Pristine Talisman+5% Synergy
$0.38
Liquimetal Torque+4% Synergy
$3.06
Chromatic Lantern+4% Synergy
$1.04
Prismatic Lens+4% Synergy
$0.44
Cursed Mirror+1% Synergy
$0.44
Sol Ring0% Synergy
$0.98
Rakdos Signet0% Synergy
$2.66
Arcane Signet-3% Synergy
$0.36
Talisman of Indulgence-3% Synergy
$2.05
Lands
The mana base foundation for The Balrog of Moria decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Canyon Slough+21% Synergy
$0.30
Foreboding Ruins+14% Synergy
$0.35
Terramorphic Expanse+13% Synergy
$0.16
Rakdos Carnarium+12% Synergy
$0.30
Mount Doom+12% Synergy
$8.10
Shire Terrace+12% Synergy
$0.27
Ash Barrens+8% Synergy
$0.34
Fabled Passage+7% Synergy
$3.30
Rocky Tar Pit+7% Synergy
$0.27
Smoldering Marsh+5% Synergy
$0.34
Abstergo Entertainment+5% Synergy
$2.35
Evolving Wilds+4% Synergy
$0.13
Urza's Cave+4% Synergy
$0.87
Swamp+2% Synergy
$2.00
Mountain+1% Synergy
$2.00
Drossforge Bridge+1% Synergy
$1.26
Dragonskull Summit0% Synergy
$0.54
Wooded Foothills0% Synergy
$17.79
Verdant Catacombs0% Synergy
$31.69
Scalding Tarn0% Synergy
$36.05
Badlands-1% Synergy
Polluted Delta-1% Synergy
$19.38
Arid Mesa-1% Synergy
$31.35
Marsh Flats-1% Synergy
$31.25
Akoum Refuge-1% Synergy
$0.35
Path of Ancestry-2% Synergy
$0.22
Myriad Landscape-4% Synergy
$0.34
Temple of Malice-5% Synergy
$0.25
Exotic Orchard-5% Synergy
$0.82
Tainted Peak-6% Synergy
$0.55
Malakir Rebirth-7% Synergy
$13.86
Blood Crypt-8% Synergy
$9.86
Bloodstained Mire-10% Synergy
$18.32
Blightstep Pathway-10% Synergy
$5.25
Sulfurous Springs-11% Synergy
$0.99
Raucous Theater-11% Synergy
$11.12
Graven Cairns-12% Synergy
$3.35
Bloodfell Caves-12% Synergy
$0.20
Luxury Suite-13% Synergy
$31.33
Blackcleave Cliffs-13% Synergy
$1.79
Haunted Ridge-17% Synergy
$8.59
Command Tower-18% Synergy
$0.28
Shadowblood Ridge-18% Synergy
$0.67
Blazemire Verge-25% Synergy
$8.45
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