Balor

Balor

Creature — Demon

Mana cost: {3}{R}{R}

How we read this card

Flying
Whenever this creature attacks or dies, choose one or more. Each mode must target a different player.

triggered —

triggered —

Target opponent draws three cards, then discards three cards at random.

triggered — draws you 3 cards

triggered —

triggered — draws you 3 cards

triggered —

Target opponent sacrifices a nontoken artifact of their choice.

triggered —

triggered —

This creature deals damage to target opponent equal to the number of cards in their hand.

triggered — deals damage

triggered — deals damage

Causes: you face a dilemma, draw a card, discard a card, sacrifice a nontoken artifact, a nontoken artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, anything deals noncombat damage.

Cares about: nothing.

Works well with

a Demon enters the battlefield — 284 cards in the game can cause this (Balor is one).

  1. Blood Speaker — When Balor enters, Blood Speaker returns itself from the graveyard
  2. Be'lakor, the Dark Master — When Balor enters, Be'lakor, the Dark Master deals its power damage

you face a dilemma — 739 cards in the game can cause this (Balor is one).

When Balor poses a dilemma:

  1. Seven of Nine — draws you 1 card
  2. Elim Garak, Simple Tailor — makes each opponent lose 2 life
  3. Obsidian Order Operative — makes each opponent lose 1 life

an artifact is sacrificed — 761 cards in the game can cause this (Balor is one).

When an artifact is sacrificed thanks to Balor:

  1. Jaws, Relentless Predator — deals 1 damage
  2. Vengeful Tracker — deals 2 damage

12 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

an artifact in a graveyard — 1,226 cards in the game can cause this (Balor is one).

Balor puts cards into the graveyard that:

  1. Dredger's Insight — can bring back
  2. Bilbo, Unexpected Adventurer — can bring back
  3. Queen Kayla bin-Kroog — can bring back
  4. Beacon of Unrest — can bring back
  5. Narset, Enlightened Exile — can bring back
  6. Fallaji Archaeologist — can bring back
  7. T'Chaka, Venerable King — can bring back
  8. Goblin Welder — can bring back
  9. Lara Croft, Tomb Raider — can bring back
  10. Saprazzan Bailiff — can bring back

179 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

an artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 1,254 cards in the game can cause this (Balor is one).

When an artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield thanks to Balor:

  1. Party Dude — draws you 1 card
  2. Tezzeret's Touch — brings a card back
  3. Krenko, Baron of Tin Street — makes a token
  4. Shard of the Void Dragon — puts 2 +1/+1 counters on itself
  5. Kibo, Uktabi Prince — puts a counter on an Ape or Monkey
  6. Ich-Tekik, Salvage Splicer — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  7. Gremlin Infestation — makes a token
  8. Summoning Station — untaps itself
  9. Pain Distributor — deals 1 damage
  10. Fangren Marauder — gains you 5 life

32 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a card is discarded — 2,042 cards in the game can cause this (Balor is one).

When a permanent makes a player discard a card thanks to Balor:

  1. Sangromancer — gains you 3 life
  2. Lo and Li, Royal Advisors — puts a counter on an Advisor
  3. Nath of the Gilt-Leaf — makes a token
  4. Tourach, Dread Cantor — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  5. Tinybones, Pocket Nuisance — deals 1 damage
  6. Tinybones, Bauble Burglar — hits a graveyard
  7. Fell Specter — makes each opponent lose 2 life
  8. Spirit Cairn — makes a token
  9. Confessor — gains you 1 life
  10. Hostile Investigator — triggers

51 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything deals noncombat damage — 3,068 cards in the game can cause this (Balor is one).

When Balor deals noncombat damage:

  1. Quest for Pure Flame — puts a quest counter on itself
  2. Fear of Burning Alive — deals that amount damage
  3. Niv-Mizzet, Visionary — draws you that many cards
  4. Chandra's Incinerator — deals that much damage
  5. Chandra's Pyreling — gets +1/+0
  6. Talon of Pain — puts a charge counter on itself
  7. Asgardian Inspiration — returns itself from the graveyard
  8. Thor, Guardian of Midgard — exiles a card from your library
  9. Virtue of Courage // Embereth Blaze — exiles a card from your library

37 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

life is lost — 3,160 cards in the game can cause this (Balor is one).

When Balor makes a player lose life:

  1. Far Fortune, End Boss — raises your speed
  2. Zahur, Glory's Past — raises your speed
  3. Mendicant Core, Guidelight — raises your speed
  4. Aether Syphon — raises your speed
  5. Vnwxt, Verbose Host — raises your speed
  6. Embalmed Ascendant — raises your speed
  7. Slick Imitator — raises your speed
  8. Nesting Bot — raises your speed
  9. Howlsquad Heavy — raises your speed

47 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything attacks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Balor is one).

  1. Shaun, Father of Synths — When Balor attacks, Shaun, Father of Synths makes a token
  2. Inti, Seneschal of the Sun — When Balor attacks, Inti, Seneschal of the Sun triggers
  3. Cool but Rude — When Balor attacks, Cool but Rude draws and discards

140 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature attacks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Balor is one).

  1. Invasion of New Capenna // Holy Frazzle-Cannon — When Balor attacks, Invasion of New Capenna // Holy Frazzle-Cannon puts counters on a permanent
  2. Anthem of Rakdos — When Balor attacks, Anthem of Rakdos gives +2/+0

204 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.