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Lash of the Balrog

{B}

Sorcery

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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.

Border
black
Security stamp
triangle
Frame
2015
Pull rate
~1 in 51
Illustrator
Antonio José Manzanedo
Found in
The Lord of the Rings Tales of Middle earth Special Edition Collector Booster Pack
Printings3
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlLegal
CommanderLegal
Competitive BrawlLegal
DuelLegal
Future StandardNot legal
GladiatorLegal
HistoricLegal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperLegal
Pauper CommanderLegal
PennyLegal
PioneerNot legal
PreDHNot legal
PremodernNot legal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal
VintageLegal
As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature or pay {4}. Destroy target creature.

Plays as: Spot Removal

Market · per finishspark updated 18h ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil+4.0%
$0.26
$0.08 low-$0.01 gap
Foil+0.0%
$0.32
$0.15 low$0.05 gap
Cheapest playable copy$0.16· across 3 printings

Rulings

2 · latest Jun 16, 2023 · one tap opens all
  • WotCJun 16, 2023

    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.

  • WotCJun 16, 2023

    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.

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