What are the best cards for The Balrog, Durin's Bane?

Across 1,094 public decks, the most-played cards with The Balrog, Durin's Bane are Sol Ring (79%), Command Tower (78%) and Deadly Dispute (74%).

Which cards have the best synergy with The Balrog, Durin's Bane?

The cards played far more often with The Balrog, Durin's Bane than usual: Crack the Earth (134× its usual rate), Visions of Ruin (61× its usual rate) and Innocent Blood (60× its usual rate).

What colors is The Balrog, Durin's Bane?

The Balrog, Durin's Bane is Rakdos (black-red), so its deck can only run cards within that color identity.

How popular is The Balrog, Durin's Bane?

The Balrog, Durin's Bane leads 1,094 public decks in our corpus, #1,130 of 3,757 commanders.

The Balrog, Durin's Bane

BRRakdos commanders1,094 decks in the corpus

Legendary Creature — Avatar Demon5BR$0.37

The Balrog, Durin's Bane appears in 1,094 public decks. The most-played cards are Sol Ring, Command Tower and Deadly Dispute. The strongest synergies by lift are Crack the Earth, Visions of Ruin and Innocent Blood.

Build a deck with The Balrog, Durin's Bane

Commander Brawl

Top cards

#1Swamp

Basic Land — Swamp

94.3%

1,032 decks-0.03$0.18

#2Mountain

Basic Land — Mountain

94.0%

1,028 decks-0.03$0.16

#3Sol Ring

Artifact

78.9%

863 decks-0.08$1.51

#4Command Tower

Land

78.3%

857 decks-0.09$0.27

#5Deadly Dispute

Instant

1B2

73.7%

806 decks+0.95$0.46

#6Arcane Signet

Artifact

67.7%

741 decks-0.18$0.41

#7Impulsive Pilferer

Creature — Goblin Pirate

63.9%

699 decks+2.14$0.47

#8Mayhem Devil

Creature — Devil

1BR3

62.2%

680 decks+0.91$0.32

#9Dragonskull Summit

Land

60.4%

661 decks-0.04$0.67

#10Mines of Moria

Legendary Land

59.5%

651 decks+2.39$3.42

#11Mahadi, Emporium Master

Legendary Creature — Devil

1BR3

59.1%

647 decks+1.66$1.13

#12Smoldering Marsh

Land — Swamp Mountain

56.5%

618 decks-0.08$0.28

#13Pitiless Plunderer

Creature — Human Pirate

3B4

55.8%

610 decks+1.53$4.74

#14Big Score

Instant

3R4

54.6%

597 decks+0.91$0.79

#15Professional Face-Breaker

Creature — Human Warrior

2R3

53.9%

590 decks+1.08$6.99

#16Innocent Blood

Sorcery

53.0%

580 decks+4.09$0.50

#17Plaguecrafter

Creature — Human Shaman

2B3

51.6%

564 decks+2.46$0.40

#18Visions of Ruin

Sorcery

3R4

51.6%

564 decks+4.11$0.40

#19Mirkwood Bats

Creature — Bat

3B4

51.3%

561 decks+1.30$1.24

#20Xorn

Creature — Elemental

2R3

50.1%

548 decks+1.58$13.66

#21Blood Crypt

Land — Swamp Mountain

48.3%

528 decks-0.09$8.68

#22Sulfurous Springs

Land

48.2%

527 decks-0.04$1.45

#23Accursed Marauder

Creature — Zombie Warrior

1B2

47.9%

524 decks+2.43$0.32

#24Juri, Master of the Revue

Legendary Creature — Human Shaman

BR2

46.3%

507 decks+1.90$0.26

#25Unexpected Windfall

Instant

2RR4

46.3%

506 decks+1.13$2.91

#26Goldspan Dragon

Creature — Dragon

3RR5

45.8%

501 decks+1.32$11.83

#27Kalain, Reclusive Painter

Legendary Creature — Human Elf Bard

BR2

45.1%

493 decks+2.54$0.33

#28Village Rites

Instant

42.4%

464 decks+1.06$0.76

#29Bloodstained Mire

Land

41.0%

449 decks+0.13$18.64

#30Foreboding Ruins

Land

40.7%

445 decks-0.06$0.39

#31Rakdos Signet

Artifact

40.4%

442 decks-0.30$3.94

#32The Reaver Cleaver

Legendary Artifact — Equipment

2R3

40.2%

440 decks+1.90$29.34

#33Greedy Freebooter

Creature — Human Pirate

39.3%

430 decks+2.38$0.85

#34Grim Hireling

Creature — Tiefling Rogue

3B4

39.2%

429 decks+1.30$12.51

#35Feed the Swarm

Sorcery

1B2

39.1%

428 decks-0.03$0.35

#36The Balrog of Moria

Legendary Creature — Avatar Demon

4BBR7

38.7%

423 decks+3.29$0.70

#37Blasphemous Edict

Sorcery

3BB5

38.6%

422 decks+1.94$4.21

#38Ruthless Technomancer

Creature — Human Wizard

3B4

38.5%

421 decks+2.26$2.78

#39Chaos Warp

Instant

2R3

38.4%

420 decks-0.16$0.32

#40Lobelia Sackville-Baggins

Legendary Creature — Halfling Citizen

2B3

38.1%

417 decks+3.33$0.32

#41Crime Novelist

Creature — Goblin Bard

2R3

38.1%

417 decks+1.67$2.62

#42Black Market Connections

Enchantment

2B3

37.8%

413 decks+0.71$13.90

#43There and Back Again

Enchantment — Saga

3RR5

37.1%

406 decks+2.72$5.58

#44Evolving Wilds

Land

36.7%

402 decks+0.72$0.23

#45Fleshbag Marauder

Creature — Zombie Warrior

2B3

36.5%

399 decks+2.60$0.27

#46Blasphemous Act

Sorcery

8R9

36.0%

394 decks-0.32$1.01

#47Talisman of Indulgence

Artifact

35.1%

384 decks-0.46$3.25

#48Merciless Executioner

Creature — Orc Warrior

2B3

34.9%

382 decks+3.09$0.41

#49Lash of the Balrog

Sorcery

34.6%

378 decks+3.56$0.28

#50Luxury Suite

Land

34.4%

376 decks-0.16$11.54

#51Gadrak, the Crown-Scourge

Legendary Creature — Dragon

2R3

34.2%

374 decks+2.69$0.35

#52Nasty End

Instant

1B2

33.9%

371 decks+2.10$0.23

#53Dark Ritual

Instant

33.8%

370 decks-0.28$5.41

#54Bojuka Bog

Land

33.6%

368 decks-0.02$1.64

#55Sheoldred's Edict

Instant

1B2

33.3%

364 decks+2.40$1.35

#56Warren Soultrader

Creature — Zombie Goblin Wizard

2B3

32.9%

360 decks+1.42$21.31

#57Blood Money

Sorcery

5BB7

32.9%

360 decks+1.95$2.57

#58Tainted Peak

Land

32.7%

358 decks-0.21$1.62

#59Haunted Ridge

Land

32.3%

353 decks-0.10$9.32

#60Ashnod's Altar

Artifact

32.3%

353 decks+1.18$15.59

Highest synergy

#1Crack the Earth

Sorcery — Arcane

318 decks+4.90

In 29% of these decks, 134× its usual rate.

#2Visions of Ruin

Sorcery

3R4

564 decks+4.11

In 52% of these decks, 61× its usual rate.

#3Innocent Blood

Sorcery

580 decks+4.09

In 53% of these decks, 60× its usual rate.

#4Too Greedily, Too Deep

Sorcery

5BR7

277 decks+3.67

In 25% of these decks, 39× its usual rate.

#5Lash of the Balrog

Sorcery

378 decks+3.56

In 35% of these decks, 35× its usual rate.

#6Smallpox

Sorcery

BB2

180 decks+3.50

In 16% of these decks, 33× its usual rate.

#7Jeska, Thrice Reborn

Legendary Planeswalker — Jeska

2R3

210 decks+3.41

In 19% of these decks, 30× its usual rate.

#8Lobelia Sackville-Baggins

Legendary Creature — Halfling Citizen

2B3

417 decks+3.33

In 38% of these decks, 28× its usual rate.

#9The Balrog of Moria

Legendary Creature — Avatar Demon

4BBR7

423 decks+3.29

In 39% of these decks, 27× its usual rate.

#10Merciless Executioner

Creature — Orc Warrior

2B3

382 decks+3.09

In 35% of these decks, 22× its usual rate.

#11Fatal Grudge

Sorcery

BR2

307 decks+3.07

In 28% of these decks, 21× its usual rate.

#12Rankle and Torbran

Legendary Creature — Faerie Dwarf

1BBRR5

274 decks+2.87

In 25% of these decks, 18× its usual rate.

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Questions about The Balrog, Durin's Bane

What are the best cards for The Balrog, Durin's Bane?: Across 1,094 public decks, the most-played cards with The Balrog, Durin's Bane are Sol Ring (79%), Command Tower (78%) and Deadly Dispute (74%).
Which cards have the best synergy with The Balrog, Durin's Bane?: The cards played far more often with The Balrog, Durin's Bane than usual: Crack the Earth (134× its usual rate), Visions of Ruin (61× its usual rate) and Innocent Blood (60× its usual rate).
What colors is The Balrog, Durin's Bane?: The Balrog, Durin's Bane is Rakdos (black-red), so its deck can only run cards within that color identity.
How popular is The Balrog, Durin's Bane?: The Balrog, Durin's Bane leads 1,094 public decks in our corpus, #1,130 of 3,757 commanders.