Average Deck for The Balrog, Durin's Bane - Optimized Aristocrats

The Balrog, Durin's Bane
Rank #981
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Average Decklist

Anax, Hardened in the Forge
Anax, Hardened in the Forge
Blood Artist
Blood Artist
Captain Lannery Storm
Captain Lannery Storm
Greedy Freebooter
Greedy Freebooter
Impulsive Pilferer
Impulsive Pilferer
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
Juri, Master of the Revue
Juri, Master of the Revue
Kalain, Reclusive Painter
Kalain, Reclusive Painter
Lobelia Sackville-Baggins
Lobelia Sackville-Baggins
Magda, Brazen Outlaw
Magda, Brazen Outlaw
Mayhem Devil
Mayhem Devil
Mirkwood Bats
Mirkwood Bats
Morbid Opportunist
Morbid Opportunist
Orcish Bowmasters
Orcish Bowmasters
Pawn of Ulamog
Pawn of Ulamog
Pitiless Plunderer
Pitiless Plunderer
Plaguecrafter
Plaguecrafter
Reassembling Skeleton
Reassembling Skeleton
Reckless Barbarian
Reckless Barbarian
Shambling Ghast
Shambling Ghast
Sifter of Skulls
Sifter of Skulls
Viscera Seer
Viscera Seer
Warren Soultrader
Warren Soultrader
Xorn
Xorn
Instants (9)
Big Score
Big Score
Burnt Offering
Burnt Offering
Corrupted Conviction
Corrupted Conviction
Culling the Weak
Culling the Weak
Dark Ritual
Dark Ritual
Deadly Dispute
Deadly Dispute
Malakir Rebirth
Malakir Rebirth
Nasty End
Nasty End
Village Rites
Village Rites
Sorceries (13)
Blasphemous Act
Blasphemous Act
Blasphemous Edict
Blasphemous Edict
Chandra's Ignition
Chandra's Ignition
Crack the Earth
Crack the Earth
Innocent Blood
Innocent Blood
Mire in Misery
Mire in Misery
Pox
Pox
Reanimate
Reanimate
Smallpox
Smallpox
Torment of Hailfire
Torment of Hailfire
Victimize
Victimize
Visions of Ruin
Visions of Ruin
Wildfire
Wildfire
Artifacts (10)
Arcane Signet
Arcane Signet
Ashnod's Altar
Ashnod's Altar
Cursed Mirror
Cursed Mirror
Phyrexian Altar
Phyrexian Altar
Rakdos Signet
Rakdos Signet
Skullclamp
Skullclamp
Sol Ring
Sol Ring
Talisman of Indulgence
Talisman of Indulgence
The One Ring
The One Ring
The Reaver Cleaver
The Reaver Cleaver
Enchantments (7)
Bastion of Remembrance
Bastion of Remembrance
Black Market Connections
Black Market Connections
Curse of Opulence
Curse of Opulence
Descent into Avernus
Descent into Avernus
Grave Pact
Grave Pact
Sarkhan's Unsealing
Sarkhan's Unsealing
Spiteful Banditry
Spiteful Banditry
Planeswalkers (1)
Ob Nixilis, the Adversary
Ob Nixilis, the Adversary
Lands (21)
Blightstep Pathway
Blightstep Pathway
Blood Crypt
Blood Crypt
Bloodstained Mire
Bloodstained Mire
Canyon Slough
Canyon Slough
Command Tower
Command Tower
Crystal Vein
Crystal Vein
Dragonskull Summit
Dragonskull Summit
Fabled Passage
Fabled Passage
Graven Cairns
Graven Cairns
Haunted Ridge
Haunted Ridge
Luxury Suite
Luxury Suite
Mines of Moria
Mines of Moria
Mount Doom
Mount Doom
Phyrexian Tower
Phyrexian Tower
Polluted Delta
Polluted Delta
Raucous Theater
Raucous Theater
Rogue's Passage
Rogue's Passage
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
Smoldering Marsh
Smoldering Marsh
Sulfurous Springs
Sulfurous Springs
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
Basics (2)
Mountain
7 Mountains
Swamp
7 Swamps