MTG · Card

◇ Catalog #449

The Balrog of Moria

ltc·#449·rare·showcase

Illus. Rudy Siswanto

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Nov '23

2 yr ago

Value

$6.80+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $6.00 · low $5.47

NM$5.80

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$5.36–$6.12modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $11low $1.54range 593.5%n 91

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TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #4,748 · Niche pick

Variants

Showcase$5.80

Gameplay

Legendary Creature — Avatar Demon

Trample, haste When The Balrog of Moria dies, you may exile it. When you do, for each opponent, exile up to one target creature that player controls. Cycling {3}{R} ({3}{R}, Discard this card: Draw a card.) When you cycle this card, create two Treasure tokens.

8/8

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennynot legal

PreDHnot legal

Rulings · 2

2023-06-16wotc

Triggered abilities from cycling a card and the cycling ability itself aren't spells. Effects that interact with spells (such as Saruman's Trickery) won't affect them.

2023-06-16wotc

Some cards with cycling have an ability that triggers when you cycle them, and some cards have an ability that triggers whenever you cycle any card. These triggered abilities resolve before you draw from the cycling ability.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $5.80. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $1.54 and $10.68 across 91 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from LTC — the lineup includes Showcase alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.

Card #449 of *Tales of Middle-earth Commander*, the set that shipped alongside the November 2023 Tales of Middle-earth Commander release.

Card type: Legendary Creature — Avatar Demon, color identity black/red, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {4}{B}{B}{R} (7 converted). Keyword abilities: Treasure, Haste, Trample, and Cycling.

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #4,748 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Rudy Siswanto. Rarix catalogs 141 other cards credited to this artist.