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. — 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.

Flavor text

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.

Card details

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Identity & printing

Card ID: LTR-543--foil
Name: Lash of the Balrog (Foil)
Number: 543
Rarity: Common
Variant: Foil

Type line & Magic stats

Types: Sorcery
Mana cost: {B}
Mana value: 1

Set, artist & references

Artist: Antonio José Manzanedo
Language: English
Set name: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth
Game name: Magic: The Gathering

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Lash of the Balrog (Foil)

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