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Lash of the Balrog LTR

Other printings of "Lash of the Balrog": LTR #92 LTR #408 LTR #543

Card

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artistAntonio José Manzanedo
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asciiName
attractionLights
availabilitymtgo, paper
boosterTypes
borderColorblack
colorIdentityB
colorIndicator
colorsB
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duelDeck
edhrecRank6314
edhrecSaltiness
faceConvertedManaCost
faceFlavorName
faceManaValue
faceName
finishesnonfoil, foil
flavorName
flavorTextEven as the Balrog fell, it swung its whip, and the thongs lashed and curled about Gandalf's knees, dragging him to the brink of the abyss. "Fly, you fools!" he cried, and was gone.
frameEffectsshowcase
frameVersion2015
hand
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hasNonFoil1
isAlternative
isFullArt
isFunny
isGameChanger
isOnlineOnly
isOversized
isPromo
isRebalanced
isReprint1
isReserved
isStarter
isStorySpotlight
isTextless
isTimeshifted
keywords
languageEnglish
layoutnormal
leadershipSkills
life
loyalty
manaCost{B}
manaValue1
nameLash of the Balrog
number543
originalPrintings
originalReleaseDate2023-11-03
originalTextAs an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature or pay {4}.
Destroy target creature.
otherFaceIds
power
printingsLTR
promoTypessilverfoil, scroll, boosterfun
raritycommon
rebalancedPrintings
relatedCards
securityStamptriangle
setCodeLTR
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subsets
subtypes
supertypes
textAs an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature or pay {4}.
Destroy target creature.
toughness
typeSorcery
typesSorcery
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watermark
setNameThe Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth

Identifiers

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Legalities

id47825
alchemy
brawlLegal
commanderLegal
duelLegal
future
gladiatorLegal
historicLegal
legacyLegal
modernLegal
oathbreakerLegal
oldschool
pauperLegal
paupercommanderLegal
pennyLegal
pioneer
predh
premodern
standard
standardbrawl
timelessLegal
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vintageLegal

Purchase URLs

id47825
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cardKingdomEtched
cardKingdomFoilhttps://mtgjson.com/links/633816c9db5de05e
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Foreign Data (per language)

No foreign data.

Rulings

datetext
2023-06-16Players can respond to Lash of the Balrog only after it's been cast and all its costs have been paid. No one can try to destroy the creature you sacrificed to stop you from casting this spell or to make it cost more mana.
2023-06-16You must sacrifice exactly one creature or pay an extra {4} to cast this spell; you can't cast it without paying one of those costs, and you can't pay either multiple times.

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