---
name: "The Balrog, Flame of Udûn"
mana_cost: "{3}{B}{R}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Avatar Demon"
colors: ["B", "R"]
color_identity: ["B", "R"]
keywords: ["Trample"]
set: "PLTC"
set_name: "Tales of Middle-earth Deluxe Commander Kit"
collector_number: "4"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "John Tedrick"
oracle_id: "de12ca82-4824-4975-9a31-309a6d9101a7"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/the-balrog-flame-of-udûn-pltc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# The Balrog, Flame of Udûn
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{B}{R}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Avatar Demon
- **Power/Toughness:** 7/7
- **Keywords:** Trample

## Oracle Text
Trample
When a legendary creature an opponent controls dies, put The Balrog on the bottom of its owner's library.

> *An evil of the Ancient World, both a shadow and a flame.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [The Balrog, Durin's Bane](/printing/the-balrog-durins-bane-ltr.md) — Legendary Creature — Avatar Demon
2. [The Balrog of Moria](/printing/the-balrog-of-moria-ltc.md) — Legendary Creature — Avatar Demon
3. [Lord of the Pit](/printing/lord-of-the-pit-dvd.md) — Creature — Demon
4. [Orca, Siege Demon](/printing/orca-siege-demon-dmc.md) — Legendary Creature — Demon
5. [Lash of the Balrog](/printing/lash-of-the-balrog-ltr.md) — Sorcery
6. [Gimli, Counter of Kills](/printing/gimli-counter-of-kills-ltr.md) — Legendary Creature — Dwarf Warrior

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Tales of Middle-earth Deluxe Commander Kit (PLTC) #4
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** John Tedrick
- **Total Printings:** 14 across all historical editions

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