---
name: "Balor"
mana_cost: "{3}{R}{R}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Creature — Demon"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: ["Flying"]
set: "CLB"
set_name: "Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate"
collector_number: "162"
rarity: "mythic"
artist: "Uriah Voth"
oracle_id: "6f931c1e-f1d2-4dc7-a653-c29adfc8fb2c"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/balor-clb"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Balor
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{R}{R}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Creature — Demon
- **Power/Toughness:** 5/5
- **Keywords:** Flying

## Oracle Text
Flying
Whenever this creature attacks or dies, choose one or more. Each mode must target a different player.
• Target opponent draws three cards, then discards three cards at random.
• Target opponent sacrifices a nontoken artifact of their choice.
• This creature deals damage to target opponent equal to the number of cards in their hand.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Chaos Balor](/printing/chaos-balor-hbg.md) — Creature — Demon
2. [Malfegor](/printing/malfegor-ima.md) — Legendary Creature — Demon Dragon
3. [Nicol Bolas](/printing/nicol-bolas-chr.md) — Legendary Creature — Elder Dragon
4. [Indulgent Tormentor](/printing/indulgent-tormentor-m15.md) — Creature — Demon
5. [Be'lakor, the Dark Master](/printing/belakor-the-dark-master-40k.md) — Legendary Creature — Demon Noble
6. [Archfiend of Depravity](/printing/archfiend-of-depravity-scd.md) — Creature — Demon

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate (CLB) #162
- **Rarity:** Mythic
- **Artist:** Uriah Voth
- **Total Printings:** 17 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `not_legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `not_legal`