Lash of the Balrog
The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth 408 • common
- Set
- The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth
- Collector number
- 408
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- black mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Colin Boyer
- Market price
- $0.23
What it does
As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature or pay 4 generic mana.
Destroy target creature.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Lash of the Balrog was released in 2023 as part of the Magic: The Gathering set The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth. This set marked a significant milestone for Wizards of the Coast as the first major crossover within the Universes Beyond line, aiming to integrate J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium into the game's mechanics while staying faithful to the atmospheric dread of the source material.
The card features artwork by Wisnu Tan, who depicts the harrowing confrontation between Gandalf and the Balrog within the mines of Khazad-dûm. The illustration emphasizes the raw, infernal power of the creature’s whip as it drags its victim into the abyss, a design intended to evoke the mechanical utility of forced movement and damage within the game's rules.
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