---
target_card: The Balrog of Moria
mana_cost: "{4}{B}{B}{R}"
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Avatar Demon"
algorithm: "4096-dimensional Qwen 8B Cosine Similarity over 38,000 Oracle embeddings"
canonical_url: https://avascry.com/similar/the-balrog-of-moria
json_api: https://avascry.com/similar/the-balrog-of-moria.json
---

# Cards Similar & Synergistic to The Balrog of Moria

- **Target Card:** [The Balrog of Moria](https://avascry.com/printing/the-balrog-of-moria-ltc) (Legendary Creature — Avatar Demon) `{4}{B}{B}{R}`
- **Algorithm:** 4096-dimensional Qwen 8B Cosine Similarity over 38,000 Oracle embeddings
- **JSON API:** https://avascry.com/similar/the-balrog-of-moria.json

## Top 31 Synergistic Matches

1. [**The Balrog, Flame of Udûn**](https://avascry.com/printing/the-balrog-flame-of-udûn-pltc) `{3}{B}{R}` — *Legendary Creature — Avatar Demon*
2. [**The Balrog, Durin's Bane**](https://avascry.com/printing/the-balrog-durins-bane-ltr) `{5}{B}{R}` — *Legendary Creature — Avatar Demon*
3. [**Scion of Darkness**](https://avascry.com/printing/scion-of-darkness-2x2) `{5}{B}{B}{B}` — *Creature — Avatar*
4. [**Grixis Sojourners**](https://avascry.com/printing/grixis-sojourners-arb) `{1}{U}{B}{R}` — *Creature — Zombie Ogre*
5. [**Rampaging War Mammoth**](https://avascry.com/printing/rampaging-war-mammoth-ltc) `{5}{R}{R}` — *Creature — Elephant*
6. [**Sauron, the Necromancer**](https://avascry.com/printing/sauron-the-necromancer-ltr) `{3}{B}{B}` — *Legendary Creature — Avatar Horror*
7. [**Rooting Moloch**](https://avascry.com/printing/rooting-moloch-iko) `{4}{R}` — *Creature — Lizard*
8. [**Balor**](https://avascry.com/printing/balor-clb) `{3}{R}{R}` — *Creature — Demon*
9. [**Deadshot Minotaur**](https://avascry.com/printing/deadshot-minotaur-arb) `{3}{R}{G}` — *Creature — Minotaur*
10. [**Lash of the Balrog**](https://avascry.com/printing/lash-of-the-balrog-ltr) `{B}` — *Sorcery*
11. [**Chaos Balor**](https://avascry.com/printing/chaos-balor-hbg) `{3}{R}{R}` — *Creature — Demon*
12. [**Horror of the Broken Lands**](https://avascry.com/printing/horror-of-the-broken-lands-akh) `{4}{B}` — *Creature — Horror*
13. [**Mines of Moria**](https://avascry.com/printing/mines-of-moria-ltr) `N/A` — *Legendary Land*
14. [**Demonlord Belzenlok**](https://avascry.com/printing/demonlord-belzenlok-sld) `{4}{B}{B}` — *Legendary Creature — Elder Demon*
15. [**Sauron, Lord of the Rings**](https://avascry.com/printing/sauron-lord-of-the-rings-ltc) `{5}{U}{B}{R}` — *Legendary Creature — Avatar Horror*
16. [**Barkhide Mauler**](https://avascry.com/printing/barkhide-mauler-ons) `{4}{G}` — *Creature — Beast*
17. [**Lobelia Sackville-Baggins**](https://avascry.com/printing/lobelia-sackville-baggins-ltr) `{2}{B}` — *Legendary Creature — Halfling Citizen*
18. [**Vile Manifestation**](https://avascry.com/printing/vile-manifestation-akr) `{1}{B}` — *Creature — Horror*
19. [**Grisly Survivor**](https://avascry.com/printing/grisly-survivor-hou) `{2}{B}` — *Creature — Minotaur Warrior*
20. [**Bane of Bala Ged**](https://avascry.com/printing/bane-of-bala-ged-pio) `{7}` — *Creature — Eldrazi*
21. [**Shelob, Dread Weaver**](https://avascry.com/printing/shelob-dread-weaver-ltc) `{3}{B}` — *Legendary Creature — Spider Demon*
22. [**Titanoth Rex**](https://avascry.com/printing/titanoth-rex-plst) `{7}{G}{G}` — *Creature — Dinosaur Beast*
23. [**Pep, Raucous Raider**](https://avascry.com/printing/pep-raucous-raider-yecl) `{2}{R}{G}` — *Legendary Creature — Noggle Rogue*
24. [**Void Maw**](https://avascry.com/printing/void-maw-csp) `{4}{B}{B}` — *Creature — Horror*
25. [**Balamb T-Rexaur**](https://avascry.com/printing/balamb-t-rexaur-fin) `{4}{G}{G}` — *Creature — Dinosaur*
26. [**Lurching Rotbeast**](https://avascry.com/printing/lurching-rotbeast-hou) `{3}{B}` — *Creature — Zombie Beast*
27. [**Bolg, Erebor's Reckoning**](https://avascry.com/printing/bolg-erebors-reckoning-hoc) `{4}{B}{R}` — *Legendary Creature — Goblin Soldier*
28. [**Gloomfang Mauler**](https://avascry.com/printing/gloomfang-mauler-mom) `{5}{B}{B}` — *Creature — Nightmare*
29. [**Bolg of the North**](https://avascry.com/printing/bolg-of-the-north-hob) `{3}{B}{R}` — *Legendary Creature — Goblin Soldier*
30. [**Jund Sojourners**](https://avascry.com/printing/jund-sojourners-arb) `{B}{R}{G}` — *Creature — Lizard Shaman*
31. [**Liege of the Pit**](https://avascry.com/printing/liege-of-the-pit-tsp) `{5}{B}{B}{B}` — *Creature — Demon*