The Balrog, Durin's Bane

The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth · #405 · rare · EN

$0.22 · Foil $0.85

cheapest of 26 store offers · see all

market $0.97 · Foil $1.87

Mana cost: {5}{B}{R}

Type: Legendary Creature — Avatar Demon

Commonly played as: Removal

This spell costs {1} 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.

Artist: Colin Boyer

Released: 2023-06-23

Finishes: Nonfoil, Foil

Market price

  • TCGplayer: $0.97
  • TCGplayer foil: $1.87
  • Cardmarket: €1.13
  • Cardmarket foil: €2.06
  • MTGO tix: 0.02
$2.05$0.70
234 days of daily prices for The Balrog, Durin's Bane: $0.87 to $0.97
2026-01-252026-11-12
regular foil · 234 days tracked · $0.87 → $0.97 (+11%) · low $0.70 · high $2.05
Daily USD snapshots; a flat stretch is a day with no new price recorded.

Other languages

The same printing (The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth #405) in 7 other languages.

Store prices

The 3 cheapest per condition and finish, in stock at the last check. Offers not re-confirmed within 60 days are not shown. Prices in different currencies are compared at the current exchange rate.

StoreConditionFinishPriceChecked
ManaPoolSP · todaySPregular$0.22today
ManaPoolNM · todayNMregular$0.25today
ManaPoolSP · foil · todaySPfoil$0.85today
Hydra CollectNM · 3 days agoNMregular16.25 MXN3 days ago
MTG MexicoSP · 3 days agoSPregular17.42 MXN3 days ago
ManaPoolNM · foil · todayNMfoil$0.99today
First PlayerNM · 2 days agoNMregularCA$1.442 days ago
Card KingdomSP · 3 days agoSPregular$1.033 days ago
ManaPoolMP · todayMPregular$1.10today
ManaPoolDM · foil · todayDMfoil$1.34today
First PlayerNM · foil · 2 days agoNMfoilCA$2.622 days ago
Mana MarketNM · foil · 3 days agoNMfoil2.75 AUD3 days ago

Truncated: 14 further offers are available at a higher price in the same conditions, out of 26 in total.

Format legality

  • standard: not legal
  • pioneer: not legal
  • modern: legal
  • legacy: legal
  • vintage: legal
  • commander: legal
  • pauper: not legal
  • brawl: legal

In Gestic collections

  • Held in 22 lists
  • 26 copies tracked

All printings of The Balrog, Durin's Bane

USD · low $0.39 · high $5.52

Set#RarityUSD
The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth#646 · rare646rare$5.52
Tales of Middle-earth Promos#195s · rare195srare$4.57 foil
The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth#195 · rare195rare$0.39
The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth#405 · rare405rare$0.97