MTG · Card

◇ Catalog #646

The Balrog, Durin's Bane

ltr·#646·rare·showcase

Illus. Kekai Kotaki

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Nov '23

2 yr ago

Value

$4.32+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $4.47 · low $4.07

NM$4.32

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$3.99–$4.56modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $4.84low $0.02range 24100.0%n 99

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #6,354 · Niche pick

Variants

Showcase$4.32

Gameplay

Legendary Creature — Avatar Demon

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.

7/5

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 2

2023-06-16wotc

The Balrog, Durin's Bane's first ability can't reduce its cost to less than {B}{R}.

2023-06-16wotc

The Balrog, Durin's Bane's first ability counts every permanent that was sacrificed this turn, by any player.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $4.32. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.02 and $4.84 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 #646 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: Legendary Creature — Avatar Demon, color identity black/red, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {5}{B}{R} (7 converted). Keyword abilities: Haste.

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

EDHrec ranks this card #6,354 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Kekai Kotaki. Rarix catalogs 313 other cards credited to this artist.