The Balrog of Moria
Legendary Creature — Avatar Demon
Rarity
Rare
Mana Cost
Price · Cardmarket trend
€1.09
Artist
Rudy Siswanto
Power / Toughness
8 / 8
Cardmarket trend via Scryfall, as of 10/28/2026. May differ from the actual price.
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
(, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
When you cycle this card, create two Treasure tokens.
Rules for this card
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A keyword ability that lets a card be discarded and replaced with a new card. See rule 702.29, “Cycling.”
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A keyword ability that lets a creature ignore the “summoning sickness” rule. See rule 702.10, “Haste,” and rule 302.6.
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A keyword ability that modifies how a creature assigns combat damage. See rule 702.19, “Trample.”
Rulings (2)
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Wizards of the CoastTriggered abilities from cycling a card and the cycling ability itself aren't spells. Effects that interact with spells (such as Saruman's Trickery) won't affect them.
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Wizards of the CoastSome cards with cycling have an ability that triggers when you cycle them, and some cards have an ability that triggers whenever you cycle any card. These triggered abilities resolve before you draw from the cycling ability.
Other Printings
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