The Balrog of Moria
$0.37
$0.37Legendary 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
#3550
Current Rank
#3240
Last Week
#3419
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.
Cost of Brilliance+33% Synergy
$0.06
Decorum Dissertation+31% Synergy
$6.71
Coin of Mastery+21% Synergy
$2.19
Zog, Triceraton Castaway+11% Synergy
$0.10
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with The Balrog of Moria's abilities and overall game plan.
Mines of Moria+49% Synergy
$1.52
Command Beacon+49% Synergy
$5.65
Too Greedily, Too Deep+49% Synergy
$0.28
Troll of Khazad-dûm+47% Synergy
$0.57
Netherborn Altar+44% Synergy
$0.62
The Balrog, Durin's Bane+42% Synergy
$0.33
Oliphaunt+37% Synergy
$0.24
Lash of the Balrog+36% Synergy
$0.09
Decree of Pain+36% Synergy
$0.23
Grave Upheaval+31% Synergy
$0.53
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful The Balrog of Moria decks.
Wayfarer's Bauble+24% Synergy
$0.32
Reanimate+16% Synergy
$9.19
Faithless Looting+13% Synergy
$0.27
Vandalblast+10% Synergy
$2.39
Blasphemous Act+9% Synergy
$0.64
Bedevil+8% Synergy
$0.28
Terminate+7% Synergy
$0.38
Feed the Swarm+3% Synergy
$0.38
Chaos Warp-7% Synergy
$0.32
Rakdos Charm-8% Synergy
$0.40
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
The One Ring+5% Synergy
$102.57
Ancient Tomb+2% Synergy
$122.46
Demonic Tutor-3% Synergy
$68.04
Orcish Bowmasters-3% Synergy
$45.78
Vampiric Tutor-8% Synergy
$64.85
Jeska's Will-10% Synergy
$41.76
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement The Balrog of Moria's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Rampaging War Mammoth+26% Synergy
$0.29
Shelob, Dread Weaver+26% Synergy
$0.47
The Balrog, Flame of Udûn+24% Synergy
$0.36
Balor+22% Synergy
$5.00
Cavern-Hoard Dragon+21% Synergy
$12.80
Inferno Titan+18% Synergy
$0.37
Voracious Fell Beast+18% Synergy
$0.16
Anger+17% Synergy
$0.49
Decadent Dragon+17% Synergy
$1.73
Street Wraith+17% Synergy
$0.19
Merciless Executioner+17% Synergy
$0.67
Ayara, Widow of the Realm+16% Synergy
$0.31
Moria Scavenger+16% Synergy
$0.28
Drannith Stinger+16% Synergy
$0.19
Kardur, Doomscourge+14% Synergy
$0.77
Green Goblin, Revenant+14% Synergy
$0.24
Solemn Simulacrum+13% Synergy
$0.32
Glóin, Dwarf Emissary+12% Synergy
$0.71
Witch-king of Angmar+12% Synergy
$9.90
Knollspine Dragon+10% Synergy
$1.05
Mirkwood Bats+9% Synergy
$0.78
Rakdos, the Showstopper+9% Synergy
$2.92
Scourge of the Throne+9% Synergy
$0.41
Magmakin Artillerist+9% Synergy
$0.22
Sauron, the Lidless Eye+9% Synergy
$11.25
Viashino Sandsprinter+9% Synergy
$0.11
Desert Cerodon+9% Synergy
$0.07
Mauhúr, Uruk-hai Captain+9% Synergy
$0.31
Yidaro, Wandering Monster+9% Synergy
$0.36
Kulrath Zealot+9% Synergy
$0.10
Soulbright Seeker+9% Synergy
$0.12
Lobelia Sackville-Baggins+8% Synergy
$0.26
Filth+8% Synergy
$8.45
Archfiend of Ifnir+7% Synergy
$0.31
Surly Badgersaur+7% Synergy
$9.59
Herald of Slaanesh+7% Synergy
$5.59
Ruthless Sniper+7% Synergy
$0.27
Rakdos, Lord of Riots+6% Synergy
$0.67
Burnished Hart+6% Synergy
$0.32
Hellkite Tyrant+6% Synergy
$4.00
Mahadi, Emporium Master+5% Synergy
$1.71
Treasure Nabber+5% Synergy
$2.79
Ruthless Technomancer+5% Synergy
$3.53
Feldon of the Third Path+5% Synergy
$1.22
Rakdos, Patron of Chaos+3% Synergy
$4.18
Mayhem Devil+2% Synergy
$0.24
Goldspan Dragon+2% Synergy
$5.81
Pitiless Plunderer-3% Synergy
$3.18
Professional Face-Breaker-6% Synergy
$6.21
Morbid Opportunist-6% Synergy
$0.35
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping The Balrog of Moria safe.
Stinging Study+30% Synergy
$12.59
Fling+14% Synergy
$0.26
Thrill of Possibility+13% Synergy
$0.27
Isildur's Fateful Strike+13% Synergy
$0.31
Unexpected Windfall+12% Synergy
$3.15
Cast into the Fire+12% Synergy
$0.50
Bitter Downfall+11% Synergy
$0.15
Go for the Throat+9% Synergy
$0.59
Goryo's Vengeance+9% Synergy
$9.17
Cauldron Dance+9% Synergy
$0.33
Abrade+8% Synergy
$0.35
Archenemy's Charm+8% Synergy
$1.31
Kolaghan's Command+7% Synergy
$0.44
Bitter Triumph+7% Synergy
$1.62
Orcish Medicine+7% Synergy
$0.23
Shadow of the Grave+6% Synergy
$0.54
Pyretic Rebirth+5% Synergy
$0.13
Scarab Feast+5% Synergy
$0.14
Blood for the Blood God!+4% Synergy
$9.82
Darkness+4% Synergy
$22.81
Baleful Mastery+3% Synergy
$3.63
Big Score+2% Synergy
$0.69
Tragic Slip+1% Synergy
$0.34
Infernal Grasp0% Synergy
$0.31
Burnt Offering0% Synergy
$2.55
Return the Favor-1% Synergy
$1.90
Saw in Half-2% Synergy
$3.75
Cabal Ritual-3% Synergy
$14.03
Malakir Rebirth-6% Synergy
$14.13
Tibalt's Trickery-6% Synergy
$9.67
Demand Answers-7% Synergy
$0.45
Village Rites-8% Synergy
$0.82
Dark Ritual-9% Synergy
$6.64
Deadly Dispute-10% Synergy
$0.35
Withering Torment-11% Synergy
$3.35
Lightning Bolt-11% Synergy
$2.85
Untimely Malfunction-12% Synergy
$5.48
Deflecting Swat-13% Synergy
$68.21
Deadly Rollick-16% Synergy
$26.00
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance The Balrog of Moria's game plan and control the board.
Living Death+26% Synergy
$1.92
Wake the Dragon+21% Synergy
$0.32
Visions of Ruin+18% Synergy
$0.44
Languish+16% Synergy
$0.33
Imposing Grandeur+10% Synergy
$2.19
Rise of the Dark Realms+9% Synergy
$5.16
Lidless Gaze+9% Synergy
$0.18
Seize the Spoils+8% Synergy
$0.20
Zombify+8% Synergy
$0.28
Beseech the Queen+6% Synergy
$4.86
Grim Tutor+5% Synergy
$26.21
Reforge the Soul+5% Synergy
$4.70
Foray of Orcs+5% Synergy
$0.24
Swarming of Moria+5% Synergy
$0.12
Thud+4% Synergy
$0.45
Stitch Together+4% Synergy
$1.76
Risky Research+4% Synergy
$0.08
Toxic Deluge+3% Synergy
$4.63
Lively Dirge+3% Synergy
$1.12
Victimize+2% Synergy
$1.27
Breach the Multiverse+2% Synergy
$8.41
Diabolic Tutor+1% Synergy
$2.07
Electroduplicate+1% Synergy
$0.39
Dread Return+1% Synergy
$0.47
Buried Alive+1% Synergy
$0.76
Unearth+1% Synergy
$0.60
Syphon Mind+1% Synergy
$0.37
Fevered Suspicion+1% Synergy
$3.08
Insatiable Avarice+1% Synergy
$5.50
Wheel of Misfortune0% Synergy
$7.33
Twinflame0% Synergy
$1.19
Chandra's Ignition0% Synergy
$5.03
Molten Duplication0% Synergy
$12.63
Diabolic Intent-1% Synergy
$16.12
Disrupt Decorum-1% Synergy
$3.98
Exsanguinate-3% Synergy
$0.40
Read the Bones-7% Synergy
$0.27
Night's Whisper-8% Synergy
$0.28
Sign in Blood-16% Synergy
$2.79
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Campfire+28% Synergy
$0.44
Blackblade Reforged+12% Synergy
$3.17
Elbrus, the Binding Blade+12% Synergy
$6.72
Fluctuator+11% Synergy
$1.03
Expedition Map+9% Synergy
$0.65
Stone of Erech+9% Synergy
$0.27
Shadowspear+7% Synergy
$36.51
Excalibur, Sword of Eden+7% Synergy
$12.09
Abandoned Sarcophagus+6% Synergy
$0.24
Altar of Bhaal+5% Synergy
$0.35
Nazgûl Battle-Mace+5% Synergy
$19.09
Crucible of Worlds+5% Synergy
$30.86
Mycosynth Lattice+5% Synergy
$38.66
Hero's Blade+5% Synergy
$0.28
Thaumatic Compass+5% Synergy
$2.26
Ensnaring Bridge+5% Synergy
$11.20
Doc Ock's Tentacles+5% Synergy
$0.36
Brass's Tunnel-Grinder+4% Synergy
$3.74
Mask of Griselbrand+4% Synergy
$0.48
Urza's Incubator+4% Synergy
$15.92
Jet Medallion+3% Synergy
$10.93
Phyrexian Altar+2% Synergy
$54.80
Bontu's Monument+2% Synergy
$5.97
Ashnod's Altar-1% Synergy
$14.97
Basilisk Collar-1% Synergy
$3.77
Swiftfoot Boots-2% Synergy
$1.92
Ruby Medallion-2% Synergy
$11.27
Skullclamp-4% Synergy
$5.71
Lightning Greaves-16% Synergy
$3.43
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support The Balrog of Moria's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Animate Dead+22% Synergy
$3.82
Phyrexian Reclamation+20% Synergy
$2.01
Warstorm Surge+18% Synergy
$1.05
Revenge of Ravens+14% Synergy
$0.49
Fiery Emancipation+12% Synergy
$16.71
Rakdos Joins Up+12% Synergy
$0.40
Shiny Impetus+12% Synergy
$0.28
Sneak Attack+12% Synergy
$10.79
Unpredictable Cyclone+11% Synergy
$0.16
Tortured Existence+9% Synergy
$5.42
Spiteful Banditry+9% Synergy
$7.86
Lightning Rift+9% Synergy
$0.08
Fires of Mount Doom+9% Synergy
$1.00
Kaya's Ghostform+8% Synergy
$2.31
Faith of the Devoted+8% Synergy
$0.20
Revel in Riches+7% Synergy
$17.10
Ripples of Undeath+7% Synergy
$5.77
Tectonic Reformation+7% Synergy
$0.33
Heartless Summoning+7% Synergy
$2.11
Call of the Ring+6% Synergy
$3.47
Flameshadow Conjuring+5% Synergy
$4.63
Grave Pact+4% Synergy
$29.84
Dance of the Dead+4% Synergy
$16.70
Greed+4% Synergy
$0.36
Feast of Sanity+4% Synergy
$0.28
Oversold Cemetery+4% Synergy
$1.97
Mirror March+3% Synergy
$1.81
Necromancy+2% Synergy
$16.19
Shared Animosity+2% Synergy
$3.18
No Mercy+2% Synergy
$25.54
Black Market Connections-8% Synergy
$17.76
Phyrexian Arena-9% Synergy
$3.44
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside The Balrog of Moria to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Karn, the Great Creator+12% Synergy
$5.71
Ob Nixilis, the Adversary+5% Synergy
$1.65
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Rogue's Passage+21% Synergy
$0.31
Barren Moor+19% Synergy
$0.33
The Black Gate+17% Synergy
$7.00
Barad-dûr+17% Synergy
$1.32
Forgotten Cave+13% Synergy
$0.29
Desert of the Glorified+10% Synergy
$0.22
Desert of the Fervent+10% Synergy
$0.18
Polluted Mire+10% Synergy
$0.13
Smoldering Crater+10% Synergy
$0.16
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth+9% Synergy
$58.79
Buried Ruin+9% Synergy
$0.35
Witch's Cottage+8% Synergy
$0.79
Field of Ruin+8% Synergy
$0.33
Sanctum of Eternity+7% Synergy
$7.82
Arcane Lighthouse+6% Synergy
$2.10
Bojuka Bog+5% Synergy
$0.52
Cabal Coffers+5% Synergy
$30.06
Treasure Vault+5% Synergy
$1.70
High Market+5% Synergy
$0.47
Blasted Landscape+5% Synergy
$1.42
Volatile Fault+5% Synergy
$0.24
Ghost Quarter+4% Synergy
$0.95
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress+4% Synergy
$17.63
Mortuary Mire+3% Synergy
$0.41
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire-1% Synergy
$11.01
Temple of the False God-4% Synergy
$0.40
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Thran Dynamo+28% Synergy
$4.35
Mind Stone+25% Synergy
$0.34
Worn Powerstone+19% Synergy
$0.31
Everflowing Chalice+14% Synergy
$0.39
Thought Vessel+13% Synergy
$2.92
Fire Diamond+10% Synergy
$0.35
Basalt Monolith+10% Synergy
$4.73
Commander's Sphere+9% Synergy
$0.34
Charcoal Diamond+8% Synergy
$0.33
Fellwar Stone+7% Synergy
$0.63
The Soul Stone+5% Synergy
$69.10
Hedron Archive+5% Synergy
$0.19
Phial of Galadriel+5% Synergy
$0.51
Liquimetal Torque+4% Synergy
$3.46
Prismatic Lens+4% Synergy
$0.39
Sol Ring+3% Synergy
$1.19
Rakdos Signet+3% Synergy
$2.32
Cursed Mirror0% Synergy
$0.52
Arcane Signet-2% Synergy
$0.39
Talisman of Indulgence-2% Synergy
$3.52
Lands
The mana base foundation for The Balrog of Moria decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Canyon Slough+19% Synergy
$0.33
Mount Doom+13% Synergy
$7.54
Foreboding Ruins+12% Synergy
$0.35
Terramorphic Expanse+12% Synergy
$0.33
Shire Terrace+12% Synergy
$0.25
Rakdos Carnarium+11% Synergy
$0.34
Ash Barrens+9% Synergy
$0.29
Abstergo Entertainment+6% Synergy
$1.68
Smoldering Marsh+5% Synergy
$0.35
Fabled Passage+4% Synergy
$0.97
Urza's Cave+4% Synergy
$1.10
Evolving Wilds+3% Synergy
$0.23
Rocky Tar Pit+3% Synergy
$0.28
Swamp+2% Synergy
$0.13
Mountain+1% Synergy
$0.18
Verdant Catacombs+1% Synergy
$28.90
Dragonskull Summit0% Synergy
$0.51
Scalding Tarn0% Synergy
$35.66
Wooded Foothills0% Synergy
$16.13
Marsh Flats-1% Synergy
$29.07
Polluted Delta-1% Synergy
$18.59
Arid Mesa-1% Synergy
$32.49
Drossforge Bridge-1% Synergy
$1.16
Badlands-2% Synergy
Path of Ancestry-3% Synergy
$0.32
Exotic Orchard-5% Synergy
$0.29
Myriad Landscape-5% Synergy
$0.28
Malakir Rebirth-6% Synergy
$14.13
Temple of Malice-8% Synergy
$0.21
Tainted Peak-9% Synergy
$0.50
Blood Crypt-11% Synergy
$9.37
Blightstep Pathway-11% Synergy
$5.45
Sulfurous Springs-12% Synergy
$1.10
Bloodstained Mire-13% Synergy
$16.12
Raucous Theater-13% Synergy
$10.81
Blackcleave Cliffs-13% Synergy
$1.58
Bloodfell Caves-13% Synergy
$0.20
Graven Cairns-14% Synergy
$3.28
Luxury Suite-16% Synergy
$30.09
Haunted Ridge-17% Synergy
$7.59
Command Tower-18% Synergy
$0.26
Shadowblood Ridge-18% Synergy
$0.36
Blazemire Verge-24% Synergy
$9.04
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Armix, Filigree Thrasher // Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh
Sarevok, Deathbringer // Street Urchin
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Dargo, the Shipwrecker // Falthis, Shadowcat Familiar
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