The Balrog of Moria (Commander)

Kyle Massa
Jun 26, 2023
The Over/Under Part 2- Predicting the Popularity of Lord of the Rings Commanders
Kyle evaluates the popularity of the new commanders from The Lord of The Rings: Tales from Middle-earth commander decks.
Deck Filters
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Moxfield
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MTGStocks
The Balrog, Durin's Bane
60% of 43 decks +57% synergy
Troll of Khazad-dûm
54% of 46 decks +53% synergy
Too Greedily, Too Deep
52% of 42 decks +51% synergy
Command Beacon
53% of 47 decks +47% synergy
Lash of the Balrog
44% of 43 decks +43% synergy
Mines of Moria
48% of 46 decks +42% synergy
Netherborn Altar
40% of 47 decks +40% synergy
Wake the Dragon
40% of 42 decks +39% synergy
Decree of Pain
43% of 47 decks +38% synergy
Oliphaunt
39% of 46 decks +37% synergy
Top Cards
Mind Stone
66% of 47 decks +33% synergy
Bedevil
57% of 47 decks +19% synergy
Terminate
57% of 47 decks +16% synergy
Blasphemous Act
57% of 47 decks +8% synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
49% of 47 decks +30% synergy
Reanimate
49% of 47 decks +29% synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
47% of 47 decks +23% synergy
Faithless Looting
45% of 47 decks +16% synergy
Rakdos Charm
43% of 47 decks +0% synergy
Chaos Warp
43% of 47 decks -8% synergy
Creatures
Kardur, Doomscourge
36% of 47 decks +21% synergy
Mirkwood Bats
33% of 46 decks +15% synergy
Voracious Fell Beast
30% of 46 decks +29% synergy
Ayara, Widow of the Realm
30% of 46 decks +27% synergy
Shelob, Dread Weaver
29% of 42 decks +28% synergy
Cavern-Hoard Dragon
29% of 42 decks +25% synergy
The Balrog, Flame of Udûn
28% of 46 decks +28% synergy
Inferno Titan
28% of 47 decks +27% synergy
Mahadi, Emporium Master
26% of 47 decks +10% synergy
Rampaging War Mammoth
24% of 42 decks +23% synergy
Anger
23% of 47 decks +10% synergy
Decadent Dragon
22% of 32 decks +13% synergy
Moria Scavenger
21% of 42 decks +20% synergy
Merciless Executioner
21% of 47 decks +20% synergy
Scourge of the Throne
19% of 47 decks +17% synergy
Ruthless Technomancer
19% of 47 decks +14% synergy
Mayhem Devil
19% of 47 decks -5% synergy
Marionette Apprentice
19% of 16 decks +5% synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
17% of 46 decks +5% synergy
Port Razer
17% of 47 decks +15% synergy
Sauron, the Necromancer
15% of 46 decks +15% synergy
Dunland Crebain
13% of 46 decks +12% synergy
Witch-king of Angmar
13% of 46 decks +12% synergy
Bloodcrusher of Khorne
13% of 47 decks +12% synergy
Balor
13% of 47 decks +10% synergy
Burnished Hart
13% of 47 decks +4% synergy
Morbid Opportunist
13% of 47 decks +2% synergy
Witch-king, Sky Scourge
11% of 28 decks +11% synergy
Warg Rider
11% of 28 decks +10% synergy
Breeches, Eager Pillager
11% of 28 decks +9% synergy
Filth
11% of 47 decks +9% synergy
Knollspine Dragon
11% of 47 decks +8% synergy
Surly Badgersaur
11% of 47 decks +8% synergy
Doomed Necromancer
11% of 47 decks +8% synergy
Jaxis, the Troublemaker
11% of 47 decks +6% synergy
Goldspan Dragon
11% of 47 decks +1% synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
11% of 47 decks +1% synergy
Dockside Extortionist
11% of 47 decks -3% synergy
Blood Artist
11% of 47 decks -6% synergy
Orcish Siegemaster
10% of 42 decks +9% synergy
Glóin, Dwarf Emissary
9% of 44 decks +8% synergy
Sauron, the Lidless Eye
9% of 46 decks +8% synergy
Lobelia Sackville-Baggins
9% of 46 decks +7% synergy
Drannith Stinger
9% of 47 decks +8% synergy
Geode Golem
9% of 47 decks +8% synergy
Street Wraith
9% of 47 decks +7% synergy
Grave Titan
9% of 47 decks +7% synergy
Bloodthirster
9% of 47 decks +6% synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
9% of 47 decks +6% synergy
Delina, Wild Mage
9% of 47 decks +5% synergy
Instants
Abrade
40% of 47 decks +20% synergy
Dark Ritual
38% of 47 decks -1% synergy
Thrill of Possibility
36% of 47 decks +17% synergy
Fling
30% of 47 decks +25% synergy
Stinging Study
28% of 47 decks +26% synergy
Bitter Triumph
27% of 26 decks +19% synergy
Infernal Grasp
23% of 47 decks +10% synergy
Deadly Dispute
21% of 47 decks -3% synergy
Go for the Throat
19% of 47 decks +12% synergy
Big Score
19% of 47 decks +1% synergy
Demand Answers
18% of 22 decks +3% synergy
Unexpected Windfall
17% of 47 decks +5% synergy
Village Rites
17% of 47 decks +0% synergy
Isildur's Fateful Strike
14% of 44 decks +13% synergy
Goryo's Vengeance
13% of 47 decks +13% synergy
Darkness
13% of 47 decks +12% synergy
Murder
13% of 47 decks +8% synergy
Blood for the Blood God!
13% of 47 decks +2% synergy
Lightning Bolt
13% of 47 decks -3% synergy
Orcish Medicine
12% of 43 decks +10% synergy
Cast into the Fire
11% of 46 decks +9% synergy
Starstorm
11% of 47 decks +10% synergy
Kolaghan's Command
11% of 47 decks +5% synergy
Malakir Rebirth
11% of 47 decks -4% synergy
Wild Ricochet
9% of 47 decks +7% synergy
Baleful Mastery
9% of 47 decks +5% synergy
Saw in Half
9% of 47 decks +2% synergy
Seething Song
9% of 47 decks -1% synergy
Bitter Downfall
7% of 46 decks +6% synergy
Smite the Deathless
7% of 46 decks +6% synergy
Nasty End
7% of 46 decks +1% synergy
Psychotic Fury
6% of 47 decks +6% synergy
Shred Memory
6% of 47 decks +6% synergy
Kazuul's Fury
6% of 47 decks +2% synergy
Burnt Offering
6% of 47 decks +1% synergy
Deadly Rollick
6% of 47 decks -9% synergy
Vampiric Tutor
6% of 47 decks -11% synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
40% of 47 decks -7% synergy
Vandalblast
38% of 47 decks +9% synergy
Grave Upheaval
32% of 47 decks +31% synergy
Languish
26% of 47 decks +25% synergy
Living Death
26% of 47 decks +21% synergy
Night's Whisper
21% of 47 decks +3% synergy
Thud
19% of 47 decks +18% synergy
Toxic Deluge
19% of 47 decks +1% synergy
Molten Duplication
19% of 16 decks +12% synergy
Visions of Ruin
17% of 47 decks +16% synergy
Victimize
15% of 47 decks -2% synergy
Sign in Blood
15% of 47 decks -7% synergy
Foray of Orcs
13% of 46 decks +12% synergy
Imposing Grandeur
13% of 47 decks +11% synergy
Seize the Spoils
13% of 47 decks +6% synergy
Read the Bones
13% of 47 decks -3% synergy
Demonic Tutor
13% of 47 decks -7% synergy
Jeska's Will
13% of 47 decks -14% synergy
Lidless Gaze
12% of 42 decks +11% synergy
Molten Collapse
11% of 27 decks +6% synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
11% of 47 decks +8% synergy
Dread Return
11% of 47 decks +5% synergy
Disrupt Decorum
11% of 47 decks +2% synergy
Zombify
9% of 47 decks +8% synergy
Reforge the Soul
9% of 47 decks +7% synergy
Earthquake
9% of 47 decks +6% synergy
Twinflame
9% of 47 decks +3% synergy
Fevered Suspicion
9% of 47 decks +2% synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
9% of 47 decks +1% synergy
Swarming of Moria
7% of 46 decks +6% synergy
Gix's Command
7% of 46 decks +5% synergy
Footsteps of the Goryo
6% of 47 decks +6% synergy
Corpse Explosion
6% of 47 decks +5% synergy
Stitch Together
6% of 47 decks +5% synergy
Burn Down the House
6% of 47 decks +4% synergy
Call to the Netherworld
6% of 47 decks +2% synergy
Syphon Mind
6% of 47 decks +1% synergy
Diabolic Intent
6% of 47 decks -3% synergy
Mana Geyser
6% of 47 decks -5% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
36% of 47 decks +4% synergy
Excalibur, Sword of Eden
31% of 13 decks +29% synergy
Campfire
23% of 47 decks +23% synergy
Elbrus, the Binding Blade
17% of 47 decks +16% synergy
Lightning Greaves
17% of 47 decks -17% synergy
Hedron Archive
15% of 47 decks +12% synergy
Shadowspear
15% of 47 decks +11% synergy
Ashnod's Altar
15% of 47 decks +3% synergy
Blackblade Reforged
13% of 47 decks +11% synergy
Stone of Erech
12% of 42 decks +11% synergy
Phyrexian Altar
11% of 47 decks +4% synergy
Fluctuator
9% of 47 decks +8% synergy
Hero's Blade
9% of 47 decks +8% synergy
Altar of Bhaal
9% of 47 decks +8% synergy
Expedition Map
9% of 47 decks +6% synergy
Basilisk Collar
9% of 47 decks +0% synergy
Andúril, Flame of the West
7% of 44 decks +6% synergy
The One Ring
7% of 46 decks -3% synergy
Abandoned Sarcophagus
6% of 47 decks +6% synergy
Mycosynth Lattice
6% of 47 decks +6% synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
6% of 47 decks +6% synergy
Mirage Mirror
6% of 47 decks +6% synergy
Champion's Helm
6% of 47 decks +5% synergy
Jet Medallion
6% of 47 decks +2% synergy
Ruby Medallion
6% of 47 decks +0% synergy
Skullclamp
6% of 47 decks -5% synergy
Enchantments
Warstorm Surge
30% of 47 decks +25% synergy
Animate Dead
30% of 47 decks +19% synergy
Shiny Impetus
26% of 47 decks +20% synergy
Revenge of Ravens
21% of 47 decks +19% synergy
Rakdos Joins Up
18% of 17 decks +11% synergy
Phyrexian Arena
17% of 47 decks -5% synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
15% of 47 decks +10% synergy
Fiery Emancipation
15% of 47 decks +9% synergy
Revel in Riches
15% of 47 decks +7% synergy
Theater of Horrors
15% of 47 decks +5% synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
13% of 47 decks +9% synergy
Spiteful Banditry
11% of 44 decks +7% synergy
Lightning Rift
11% of 47 decks +11% synergy
Tortured Existence
11% of 47 decks +8% synergy
Flameshadow Conjuring
11% of 47 decks +8% synergy
Greed
11% of 47 decks +8% synergy
Fires of Mount Doom
9% of 44 decks +9% synergy
Faith of the Devoted
9% of 47 decks +6% synergy
Sneak Attack
9% of 47 decks +5% synergy
Black Market Connections
9% of 47 decks -7% synergy
Bitter Reunion
7% of 46 decks +3% synergy
Unpredictable Cyclone
6% of 47 decks +6% synergy
Blood Mist
6% of 47 decks +6% synergy
Guild Artisan
6% of 47 decks +5% synergy
Mirror March
6% of 47 decks +5% synergy
Dictate of the Twin Gods
6% of 47 decks +2% synergy
Planeswalkers
Karn, the Great Creator
6% of 47 decks +6% synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
49% of 47 decks +12% synergy
Rogue's Passage
43% of 47 decks +25% synergy
Barad-dûr
30% of 46 decks +28% synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
28% of 47 decks +7% synergy
The Black Gate
21% of 42 decks +17% synergy
Buried Ruin
21% of 47 decks +17% synergy
Forgotten Cave
21% of 47 decks +15% synergy
Barren Moor
19% of 47 decks +13% synergy
Polluted Mire
13% of 47 decks +11% synergy
Smoldering Crater
13% of 47 decks +11% synergy
Cabal Coffers
13% of 47 decks +2% synergy
Volatile Fault
12% of 26 decks +10% synergy
Desert of the Glorified
11% of 47 decks +9% synergy
Desert of the Fervent
11% of 47 decks +9% synergy
Sanctum of Eternity
11% of 47 decks +9% synergy
Field of Ruin
11% of 47 decks +9% synergy
Treasure Vault
11% of 47 decks +6% synergy
High Market
11% of 47 decks +5% synergy
Mortuary Mire
11% of 47 decks +2% synergy
Temple of the False God
11% of 47 decks +1% synergy
Phyrexian Tower
11% of 47 decks +1% synergy
Witch's Cottage
9% of 47 decks +5% synergy
The Dross Pits
7% of 46 decks +6% synergy
The Autonomous Furnace
7% of 46 decks +5% synergy
Ghost Quarter
6% of 47 decks +4% synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
6% of 47 decks -5% synergy
Reliquary Tower
6% of 47 decks -9% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
89% of 47 decks +6% synergy
Sol Ring
87% of 47 decks -0% synergy
Rakdos Signet
72% of 47 decks +8% synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
55% of 47 decks +0% synergy
Fellwar Stone
43% of 47 decks +9% synergy
Commander's Sphere
38% of 47 decks +16% synergy
Thran Dynamo
34% of 47 decks +29% synergy
Thought Vessel
30% of 47 decks +15% synergy
Worn Powerstone
28% of 47 decks +24% synergy
Fire Diamond
23% of 47 decks +13% synergy
Charcoal Diamond
21% of 47 decks +11% synergy
Liquimetal Torque
17% of 47 decks +10% synergy
Cursed Mirror
15% of 47 decks +7% synergy
Everflowing Chalice
11% of 47 decks +7% synergy
Rakdos Locket
11% of 47 decks +6% synergy
Basalt Monolith
9% of 47 decks +8% synergy
Prismatic Lens
6% of 47 decks +4% synergy
Rakdos Cluestone
6% of 47 decks +4% synergy
Lands
Command Tower
74% of 47 decks -12% synergy
Dragonskull Summit
72% of 47 decks +15% synergy
Smoldering Marsh
70% of 47 decks +6% synergy
Foreboding Ruins
62% of 47 decks +16% synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
53% of 47 decks +16% synergy
Mount Doom
41% of 46 decks +21% synergy
Sulfurous Springs
40% of 47 decks -2% synergy
Canyon Slough
38% of 47 decks +22% synergy
Blood Crypt
34% of 47 decks -11% synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
30% of 47 decks +13% synergy
Exotic Orchard
30% of 47 decks -2% synergy
Evolving Wilds
28% of 47 decks +6% synergy
Tainted Peak
28% of 47 decks -10% synergy
Path of Ancestry
26% of 47 decks +10% synergy
Luxury Suite
26% of 47 decks -15% synergy
Temple of Malice
21% of 47 decks -14% synergy
Graven Cairns
19% of 47 decks -6% synergy
Haunted Ridge
19% of 47 decks -14% synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
19% of 47 decks -14% synergy
Ash Barrens
17% of 47 decks +10% synergy
Myriad Landscape
17% of 47 decks -7% synergy
Blightstep Pathway
17% of 47 decks -9% synergy
Bloodstained Mire
17% of 47 decks -12% synergy
Raucous Theater
16% of 19 decks -11% synergy
Shire Terrace
13% of 46 decks +12% synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
13% of 47 decks +5% synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
13% of 47 decks -3% synergy
Fabled Passage
11% of 47 decks +2% synergy
Badlands
11% of 47 decks -3% synergy
Bloodfell Caves
9% of 47 decks -10% synergy
Rocky Tar Pit
6% of 47 decks +3% synergy
Arid Mesa
6% of 47 decks -3% synergy
Geothermal Bog
6% of 47 decks -4% synergy