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Lash of the Balrog

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Lash of the Balrog, The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth printing
The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth LTR · No. 543 2023-11-03

Card text

{B}
Sorcery
As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature or pay {4}. Destroy target creature.
Even 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.
EDHREC rank #7388 Common Not on the Reserved List
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The 3 printings

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Standard ∅ Not legal
Pioneer ∅ Not legal
Modern ✓ Legal
Legacy ✓ Legal
Vintage ✓ Legal
Pauper ✓ Legal
Commander ✓ Legal
Oathbreaker ✓ Legal
Brawl ✓ Legal
Historic ✓ Legal
Timeless ✓ Legal
Alchemy ∅ Not legal
Explorer ∅ Not legal
Gladiator ✓ Legal
Penny ✓ Legal
Duel ✓ Legal

Official rulings

2 rulings · in English, source Scryfall

Players 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.

2023-06-16 · Wizards of the Coast

You 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.

2023-06-16 · Wizards of the Coast

All printings

Lash of the Balrog, The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth printing
The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth
LTR · #543
Common
Tapt's Canadian calculation. How to read these prices
Abyss Game Store
Lash of the Balrog, The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth printing
The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth
LTR · #408
Common
Tapt's Canadian calculation. How to read these prices
A Muse N Games · Condition DMG · Foil
Lash of the Balrog, The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth printing
The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth
LTR · #92
Common
Tapt's Canadian calculation. How to read these prices
Game Breakers · Foil