The Balrog of Moria
$0.44
$0.44Legendary 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
#3900
Current Rank
#3535
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.
Too Evil to Stay Dead+11% Synergy
$0.21
Ares, God of War+10% Synergy
$0.33
Thorin, Mountain-king+9% Synergy
$34.59
My Precious+8% Synergy
$30.08
Smaug the Magnificent+7% Synergy
$75.45
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
$0.33
Troll of Khazad-dûm+46% Synergy
$0.79
Mines of Moria+45% Synergy
$2.35
Command Beacon+43% Synergy
$9.05
The Balrog, Durin's Bane+41% Synergy
$0.42
Netherborn Altar+40% Synergy
$0.61
Oliphaunt+37% Synergy
$0.34
Lash of the Balrog+33% Synergy
$0.17
Decree of Pain+32% Synergy
$0.34
Grave Upheaval+30% Synergy
$0.59
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful The Balrog of Moria decks.
Wayfarer's Bauble+22% Synergy
$0.33
Faithless Looting+17% Synergy
$0.39
Reanimate+15% Synergy
$9.12
Vandalblast+10% Synergy
$1.05
Bedevil+7% Synergy
$0.26
Blasphemous Act+5% Synergy
$0.67
Feed the Swarm+2% Synergy
$0.20
Terminate+2% Synergy
$0.26
Chaos Warp-5% Synergy
$0.35
Rakdos Charm-8% Synergy
$0.39
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
The One Ring+7% Synergy
$105.64
Ancient Tomb+0% Synergy
$134.69
Orcish Bowmasters-2% Synergy
$45.67
Demonic Tutor-4% Synergy
$73.42
Jeska's Will-10% Synergy
$41.52
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement The Balrog of Moria's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
The Balrog, Flame of Udûn+25% Synergy
$0.41
Shelob, Dread Weaver+25% Synergy
$0.42
Cavern-Hoard Dragon+24% Synergy
$49.99
Rampaging War Mammoth+23% Synergy
$0.30
Balor+18% Synergy
$4.92
Merciless Executioner+18% Synergy
$0.38
Anger+17% Synergy
$0.51
Glóin, Dwarf Emissary+17% Synergy
$1.00
Moria Scavenger+16% Synergy
$0.36
Decadent Dragon+16% Synergy
$1.54
Inferno Titan+15% Synergy
$0.28
Voracious Fell Beast+15% Synergy
$0.23
Drannith Stinger+14% Synergy
$0.22
Witch-king of Angmar+13% Synergy
$7.45
Street Wraith+13% Synergy
$0.22
Lobelia Sackville-Baggins+13% Synergy
$0.35
Solemn Simulacrum+12% Synergy
$0.29
Ayara, Widow of the Realm+12% Synergy
$0.39
Kardur, Doomscourge+11% Synergy
$2.26
Mauhúr, Uruk-hai Captain+10% Synergy
$0.26
Sauron, the Lidless Eye+10% Synergy
$40.00
Mirkwood Bats+9% Synergy
$1.64
Yidaro, Wandering Monster+9% Synergy
$0.38
Rakdos, Lord of Riots+9% Synergy
$1.41
Kulrath Zealot+9% Synergy
$0.16
Green Goblin, Revenant+8% Synergy
$0.31
Feldon of the Third Path+8% Synergy
$1.70
Knollspine Dragon+8% Synergy
$1.13
Bloodthirster+7% Synergy
$31.50
Scourge of the Throne+7% Synergy
$0.43
Viashino Sandsprinter+7% Synergy
$0.16
Elder Auntie+7% Synergy
$0.20
Rakdos, the Showstopper+7% Synergy
$3.62
Moria Marauder+7% Synergy
$0.50
Treasure Nabber+7% Synergy
$2.65
Filth+6% Synergy
$6.92
Port Razer+6% Synergy
$1.08
Mahadi, Emporium Master+6% Synergy
$2.00
Hellkite Tyrant+6% Synergy
$4.12
Goldspan Dragon+5% Synergy
$6.33
Rakdos, Patron of Chaos+4% Synergy
$4.45
Ancient Copper Dragon+4% Synergy
$110.66
Delina, Wild Mage+3% Synergy
$6.33
Chainer, Nightmare Adept+1% Synergy
$0.94
Prosper, Tome-Bound+1% Synergy
$5.84
Xorn+1% Synergy
$7.70
Mayhem Devil+0% Synergy
$0.36
Professional Face-Breaker-1% Synergy
$6.30
Pitiless Plunderer-1% Synergy
$3.60
Morbid Opportunist-5% Synergy
$0.34
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping The Balrog of Moria safe.
Stinging Study+26% Synergy
$15.28
Thrill of Possibility+15% Synergy
$0.33
Unexpected Windfall+13% Synergy
$3.72
Cast into the Fire+13% Synergy
$0.74
Fling+12% Synergy
$0.26
Isildur's Fateful Strike+12% Synergy
$0.27
Cauldron Dance+10% Synergy
$0.35
Bitter Downfall+9% Synergy
$0.18
Goryo's Vengeance+9% Synergy
$11.68
Pyretic Rebirth+8% Synergy
$0.17
Go for the Throat+8% Synergy
$0.59
Abrade+7% Synergy
$0.30
Blood for the Blood God!+7% Synergy
$10.36
Orcish Medicine+5% Synergy
$0.27
Shadow of the Grave+5% Synergy
$0.48
Bitter Triumph+5% Synergy
$0.30
Archenemy's Charm+4% Synergy
$0.67
Kolaghan's Command+4% Synergy
$0.38
Tragic Slip+2% Synergy
$0.23
Burnt Offering+1% Synergy
$1.49
Big Score+0% Synergy
$0.43
Infernal Grasp0% Synergy
$0.34
Cabal Ritual-1% Synergy
$13.75
Saw in Half-1% Synergy
$4.97
Deadly Dispute-3% Synergy
$0.26
Tibalt's Trickery-4% Synergy
$9.59
Seething Song-5% Synergy
$12.55
Malakir Rebirth-5% Synergy
$12.86
Village Rites-9% Synergy
$0.62
Dark Ritual-10% Synergy
$8.75
Withering Torment-10% Synergy
$0.74
Untimely Malfunction-11% Synergy
$7.99
Lightning Bolt-12% Synergy
$0.76
Deflecting Swat-13% Synergy
$66.94
Deadly Rollick-15% Synergy
$25.98
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance The Balrog of Moria's game plan and control the board.
Living Death+26% Synergy
$3.01
Wake the Dragon+19% Synergy
$0.35
Visions of Ruin+15% Synergy
$0.48
Languish+14% Synergy
$0.37
Imposing Grandeur+10% Synergy
$1.50
Seize the Spoils+9% Synergy
$0.24
Rise of the Dark Realms+8% Synergy
$6.43
Stitch Together+8% Synergy
$1.85
Zombify+6% Synergy
$0.28
Cost of Brilliance+6% Synergy
$0.19
Lidless Gaze+6% Synergy
$0.26
Reforge the Soul+6% Synergy
$6.98
Foray of Orcs+6% Synergy
$0.22
Beseech the Queen+5% Synergy
$6.41
Pirate's Pillage+4% Synergy
$0.70
Grim Tutor+3% Synergy
$26.09
Decorum Dissertation+2% Synergy
$6.51
Dread Return+2% Synergy
$0.42
Toxic Deluge+1% Synergy
$3.54
Victimize+1% Synergy
$1.61
Wheel of Misfortune+1% Synergy
$7.30
Molten Duplication+1% Synergy
$13.91
Diabolic Tutor+0% Synergy
$2.27
Chandra's Ignition+0% Synergy
$6.63
Diabolic Intent-1% Synergy
$17.31
Read the Bones-5% Synergy
$0.28
Night's Whisper-10% Synergy
$0.24
Sign in Blood-16% Synergy
$4.19
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Campfire+25% Synergy
$0.71
Coin of Mastery+13% Synergy
$2.13
Elbrus, the Binding Blade+12% Synergy
$9.28
Blackblade Reforged+8% Synergy
$2.05
Expedition Map+8% Synergy
$0.86
Fluctuator+7% Synergy
$0.89
Stone of Erech+7% Synergy
$0.33
Hero's Blade+5% Synergy
$0.28
Excalibur, Sword of Eden+5% Synergy
$16.34
Shadowspear+5% Synergy
$32.49
The Ooze+4% Synergy
$3.25
Mask of Griselbrand+4% Synergy
$0.72
Brass's Tunnel-Grinder+3% Synergy
$3.54
Phyrexian Altar+2% Synergy
$56.10
The Darkness Crystal+2% Synergy
$5.33
Mithril Coat+2% Synergy
$31.44
Jet Medallion+1% Synergy
$11.78
The Reaver Cleaver+1% Synergy
$20.02
Ashnod's Altar0% Synergy
$14.98
The Fire Crystal-2% Synergy
$5.46
Swiftfoot Boots-2% Synergy
$1.89
Basilisk Collar-2% Synergy
$4.79
Ruby Medallion-3% Synergy
$13.44
Lightning Greaves-14% Synergy
$3.99
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support The Balrog of Moria's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Animate Dead+21% Synergy
$5.82
Shiny Impetus+16% Synergy
$0.27
Rakdos Joins Up+16% Synergy
$0.40
Phyrexian Reclamation+15% Synergy
$2.78
Warstorm Surge+13% Synergy
$0.97
Revenge of Ravens+13% Synergy
$0.52
Sneak Attack+11% Synergy
$11.22
Revel in Riches+11% Synergy
$16.23
Fiery Emancipation+10% Synergy
$13.92
Unpredictable Cyclone+9% Synergy
$0.19
Spiteful Banditry+8% Synergy
$5.65
Lightning Rift+8% Synergy
$0.10
Fires of Mount Doom+7% Synergy
$2.20
Heartless Summoning+7% Synergy
$1.64
Call of the Ring+7% Synergy
$3.98
Faith of the Devoted+6% Synergy
$0.31
Tortured Existence+6% Synergy
$3.92
Dance of the Dead+6% Synergy
$16.04
Kaya's Ghostform+6% Synergy
$2.12
Tectonic Reformation+5% Synergy
$0.33
Ripples of Undeath+5% Synergy
$6.12
The Cloning of Shredder+4% Synergy
$1.28
Flameshadow Conjuring+3% Synergy
$3.78
Grave Pact+3% Synergy
$32.35
Descent into Avernus-3% Synergy
$13.05
Black Market Connections-8% Synergy
$9.51
Phyrexian Arena-9% Synergy
$3.90
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside The Balrog of Moria to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Karn, the Great Creator+10% Synergy
$4.84
Ob Nixilis, the Adversary+3% Synergy
$1.72
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Rogue's Passage+26% Synergy
$0.40
Barad-dûr+17% Synergy
$1.95
The Black Gate+16% Synergy
$9.37
Barren Moor+14% Synergy
$0.34
Forgotten Cave+12% Synergy
$0.36
Witch's Cottage+11% Synergy
$0.95
Polluted Mire+11% Synergy
$0.23
Smoldering Crater+11% Synergy
$0.30
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth+10% Synergy
$63.16
Field of Ruin+9% Synergy
$0.35
Bojuka Bog+9% Synergy
$1.09
Desert of the Glorified+8% Synergy
$0.21
Desert of the Fervent+8% Synergy
$0.30
Cabal Coffers+8% Synergy
$28.96
Buried Ruin+7% Synergy
$0.38
Mortuary Mire+7% Synergy
$0.41
Ghost Quarter+6% Synergy
$0.94
Sanctum of Eternity+6% Synergy
$8.39
Volatile Fault+5% Synergy
$0.31
Arcane Lighthouse+5% Synergy
$1.72
High Market+5% Synergy
$0.40
Treasure Vault+2% Synergy
$1.67
Phyrexian Tower0% Synergy
$28.23
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire-2% Synergy
$11.91
Spinerock Knoll-2% Synergy
$1.47
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Thran Dynamo+26% Synergy
$4.81
Mind Stone+22% Synergy
$0.32
Worn Powerstone+15% Synergy
$0.37
Thought Vessel+12% Synergy
$2.52
Everflowing Chalice+11% Synergy
$0.36
Fire Diamond+9% Synergy
$0.32
Basalt Monolith+8% Synergy
$4.58
Commander's Sphere+8% Synergy
$0.29
Charcoal Diamond+8% Synergy
$0.36
Phial of Galadriel+5% Synergy
$0.67
The Eternity Elevator+5% Synergy
$2.47
The Soul Stone+4% Synergy
$118.63
Hedron Archive+4% Synergy
$0.23
Fellwar Stone+3% Synergy
$0.96
Liquimetal Torque+3% Synergy
$3.42
Cursed Mirror+1% Synergy
$0.43
Rakdos Signet0% Synergy
$2.64
Sol Ring-3% Synergy
$1.36
Arcane Signet-4% Synergy
$0.44
Talisman of Indulgence-5% Synergy
$0.87
Lands
The mana base foundation for The Balrog of Moria decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Canyon Slough+15% Synergy
$0.29
Shire Terrace+13% Synergy
$0.28
Mount Doom+13% Synergy
$39.99
Rakdos Carnarium+10% Synergy
$0.37
Terramorphic Expanse+10% Synergy
$1.11
Ash Barrens+10% Synergy
$0.32
Foreboding Ruins+9% Synergy
$0.23
Rocky Tar Pit+5% Synergy
$0.26
Fabled Passage+5% Synergy
$1.00
Swamp+2% Synergy
$0.09
Evolving Wilds+1% Synergy
$0.27
Mountain+0% Synergy
$0.09
Drossforge Bridge+0% Synergy
$1.10
Verdant Catacombs0% Synergy
$27.74
Badlands0% Synergy
Scalding Tarn0% Synergy
$39.22
Wooded Foothills0% Synergy
$17.14
Myriad Landscape-1% Synergy
$0.30
Dragonskull Summit-1% Synergy
$0.33
Marsh Flats-1% Synergy
$32.37
Polluted Delta-1% Synergy
$20.39
Arid Mesa-1% Synergy
$28.93
Smoldering Marsh-2% Synergy
$0.25
Exotic Orchard-3% Synergy
$0.28
Path of Ancestry-4% Synergy
$0.32
Blood Crypt-5% Synergy
$9.01
Malakir Rebirth-5% Synergy
$12.86
Temple of Malice-7% Synergy
$0.22
Sulfurous Springs-7% Synergy
$1.14
Tainted Peak-7% Synergy
$1.43
Luxury Suite-9% Synergy
$8.41
Bloodstained Mire-10% Synergy
$17.80
Blightstep Pathway-11% Synergy
$5.75
Raucous Theater-12% Synergy
$9.09
Bloodfell Caves-12% Synergy
$0.17
Graven Cairns-14% Synergy
$5.22
Haunted Ridge-15% Synergy
$8.42
Command Tower-18% Synergy
$0.31
Shadowblood Ridge-20% Synergy
$0.35
Blazemire Verge-22% Synergy
$8.60
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