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◇ Catalog #543

Lash of the Balrog

ltr·#543·common·showcase

Illus. Antonio José Manzanedo

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Nov '23

2 yr ago

Value

$0.34+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.35 · low $0.32

NM$0.34

LP—

MP—

HP—

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$0.31–$0.36modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.34low $0.03range 1033.3%n 99

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #7,184 · Niche pick

Variants

Showcase$0.34

Gameplay

Sorcery

As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature or pay {4}. Destroy target creature.

Even as the Balrog fell, it swung its whip, and the thongs lashed and curled about Gandalf's knees, dragging him to the brink of the abyss. "Fly, you fools!" he cried, and was gone.

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 2

2023-06-16wotc

Players can respond to Lash of the Balrog only after it's been cast and all its costs have been paid. No one can try to destroy the creature you sacrificed to stop you from casting this spell or to make it cost more mana.

2023-06-16wotc

You must sacrifice exactly one creature or pay an extra {4} to cast this spell; you can't cast it without paying one of those costs, and you can't pay either multiple times.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.34. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.03 and $0.34 across 99 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from LTR — 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 #543 of *The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth*, the set that shipped alongside the November 2023 The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth release.

Card type: Sorcery, color identity black, printed at common. Commons fill the bulk of a booster pack's volume. Mana cost: {B} (1 converted).

Legal across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play.

EDHrec ranks this card #7,184 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Antonio José Manzanedo. Rarix catalogs 308 other cards credited to this artist.