---
name: "The Balrog of Moria"
mana_cost: "{4}{B}{B}{R}"
cmc: 7
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Avatar Demon"
colors: ["B", "R"]
color_identity: ["B", "R"]
keywords: ["Treasure", "Haste", "Trample", "Cycling"]
set: "LTC"
set_name: "Tales of Middle-earth Commander"
collector_number: "46"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Rudy Siswanto"
oracle_id: "d73191d8-6f94-4fba-acd2-2d0490e3ac00"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/the-balrog-of-moria-ltc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# The Balrog of Moria
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{B}{B}{R}` (CMC: 7)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Avatar Demon
- **Power/Toughness:** 8/8
- **Keywords:** Treasure, Haste, Trample, Cycling

## Oracle Text
Trample, haste
When The Balrog of Moria dies, you may exile it. When you do, for each opponent, exile up to one target creature that player controls.
Cycling {3}{R} ({3}{R}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
When you cycle this card, create two Treasure tokens.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [The Balrog, Flame of Udûn](/printing/the-balrog-flame-of-udûn-pltc.md) — Legendary Creature — Avatar Demon
2. [The Balrog, Durin's Bane](/printing/the-balrog-durins-bane-ltr.md) — Legendary Creature — Avatar Demon
3. [Scion of Darkness](/printing/scion-of-darkness-2x2.md) — Creature — Avatar
4. [Grixis Sojourners](/printing/grixis-sojourners-arb.md) — Creature — Zombie Ogre
5. [Rampaging War Mammoth](/printing/rampaging-war-mammoth-ltc.md) — Creature — Elephant
6. [Sauron, the Necromancer](/printing/sauron-the-necromancer-ltr.md) — Legendary Creature — Avatar Horror

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Tales of Middle-earth Commander (LTC) #46
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Rudy Siswanto
- **Total Printings:** 14 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`