The Balrog, Flame of Udûn
Legendary Creature — Avatar Demon
LTRThe Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth#395rare
Extended Art
An evil of the Ancient World, both a shadow and a flame.
- Border
- black
- Security stamp
- triangle
- Frame
- 2015
- Pull rate
- ~1 in 86–278
- Illustrator
- John Tedrick
- Found in
- The Lord of the Rings Tales of Middle earth Collector Booster Pack · The Lord of the Rings Tales of Middle earth Collector Booster Sample Pack
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlLegal
CommanderLegal
Competitive BrawlLegal
DuelLegal
Future StandardNot legal
GladiatorLegal
HistoricLegal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperNot legal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
PennyLegal
PioneerNot legal
PreDHNot legal
PremodernNot legal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessLegal
Tiny LeadersNot legal
VintageLegal
Trample
When a legendary creature an opponent controls dies, put The Balrog on the bottom of its owner's library.
7/7Trample
Plays as: Tuck
Market · per finishspark updated 1h ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil+0.0%
$1.93
$1.00 low$0.50 gap
Finish
Market
Δ 7D · Trend
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Buy / Sell Gap
Nonfoil
$1.93as of 2026-07-12
+0.0%
H $3.06L $1.34since Feb 2024$1.00
$0.50
$0.50+50% · normal spread
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Cheapest playable copy$0.39· across 3 printings
Rulings
1 · latest Jun 16, 2023 · one tap opens all
- WotCJun 16, 2023
The Balrog, Flame of Udûn will be put on the bottom of its owner's library only if it's still on the battlefield when the ability resolves. If it leaves the battlefield before that point, it will stay in whatever zone it's in, even if it's returned to the battlefield before the ability resolves.