The Balrog, Durin's Bane 
Legendary Creature — Avatar Demon7/5
Oracle text (EN)
Legendary Creature — Avatar Demon
This spell costs 
less to cast for each permanent sacrificed this turn.
Haste
The Balrog can't be blocked except by legendary creatures.
When The Balrog dies, destroy target artifact or creature an opponent controls.
Printing details
- Set
- LTR · 646
- Rarity
- Rare
- Language
- EN
- Artist
- Kekai Kotaki
- Released
- 2023-11-03
- Prices
- €5.22 · $5.16
Price history
The trend shows with at least 7 days of history.
- Cardmarket, trend
- CardTrader, Near Mint minimum (EN)
The history starts on October 28, 2026 and grows every day.
Show the data
| Date | Cardmarket, trend | CardTrader, Near Mint minimum (EN) |
|---|---|---|
| November 1, 2026 | €5.52 | €5.45 |
| October 31, 2026 | €5.22 | €5.45 |
| October 29, 2026 | €3.95 | €5.45 |
| October 28, 2026 | €4.05 | €5.45 |
Prices
| Source | Non-foil | Foil |
|---|---|---|
| Cardmarket | low €3.90 trend €5.52 30-day avg €4.36 | low – trend €0.00 30-day avg – |
| CardTrader (EN) | NM from €5.45 with Zero from €5.45 | NM from €6.69 with Zero from €6.69 |
| CardTrader (any language) | NM from €5.45 | NM from €6.69 |
Cardmarket updated Nov 1, 2026 · CardTrader updated Nov 1, 2026
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Legality
- standard Not legal
- pioneer Not legal
- modern Legal
- legacy Legal
- vintage Legal
- commander Legal
- pauper Not legal
- alchemy Not legal
- brawl Legal
- competitivebrawl Legal
- duel Legal
- future Not legal
- gladiator Legal
- historic Legal
- oathbreaker Legal
- oldschool Not legal
- paupercommander Not legal
- penny Legal
- predh Not legal
- premodern Not legal
- standardbrawl Not legal
- timeless Legal
- tlr Not legal
Rulings
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The Balrog, Durin's Bane's first ability can't reduce its cost to less than
. -
The Balrog, Durin's Bane's first ability counts every permanent that was sacrificed this turn, by any player.