---
name: "Lash of the Balrog"
mana_cost: "{B}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "LTR"
set_name: "The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth"
collector_number: "92"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Antonio José Manzanedo"
oracle_id: "66499407-3ad2-464b-bbfe-95d860f53616"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/lash-of-the-balrog-ltr"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Lash of the Balrog
- **Mana Cost:** `{B}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature or pay {4}.
Destroy target creature.

> *Tandis que le Balrog tombait, il fit tournoyer son fouet et les lanières claquèrent et s'enroulèrent autour des genoux de Gandalf, l'entraînant avec lui au bord de l'abysse. « Fuyez, pauvres fous ! » cria-t-il, avant de disparaître.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [The Balrog, Durin's Bane](/printing/the-balrog-durins-bane-ltr.md) — Legendary Creature — Avatar Demon
2. [Annihilating Glare](/printing/annihilating-glare-one.md) — Sorcery
3. [Sacrifice](/printing/sacrifice-lea.md) — Instant
4. [Spark Harvest](/printing/spark-harvest-war.md) — Sorcery
5. [Culling the Weak](/printing/culling-the-weak-sld.md) — Instant
6. [Bone Splinters](/printing/bone-splinters-plst.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) #92
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Antonio José Manzanedo
- **Total Printings:** 17 across all historical editions

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