The Balrog, Durin's Bane
- Mana cost
- {5}{B}{R}
- Type
- Legendary Creature — Avatar Demon
- Power / toughness
- 7 / 5
- Set
- The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth #195 (rare)
- Price
- $0.36 USD
This spell costs {1} less to cast for each permanent sacrificed this turn.
Haste
The Balrog can't be blocked except by legendary creatures.
When The Balrog dies, destroy target artifact or creature an opponent controls.
The Balrog, Durin's Bane has 4 printings, first in The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (2023). EDHREC ranks it #6,781 among Commander cards. It appears most in Sauron, the Dark Lord decks (4,427 on EDHREC). It has 2 official rulings.
Legality
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- vintage: legal
- pauper: not legal
- modern: legal
- pioneer: not legal
- standard: not legal
- brawl: legal
Commanders that run The Balrog, Durin's Bane most
Deck counts from EDHREC.
- Sauron, the Dark Lord: 4,427 decks
- Ognis, the Dragon's Lash: 2,056 decks
- Raphael, Fiendish Savior: 1,695 decks
- Sauron, Lord of the Rings: 857 decks
- Akul the Unrepentant: 574 decks
- Korvold, Gleeful Glutton: 229 decks
- Witch-king, Sky Scourge: 208 decks
- Rakdos, the Showstopper: 158 decks
Often played with The Balrog, Durin's Bane
Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.
Rulings
- : The Balrog, Durin's Bane's first ability can't reduce its cost to less than {B}{R}.
- : The Balrog, Durin's Bane's first ability counts every permanent that was sacrificed this turn, by any player.