Lash of the Balrog

Lash of the Balrog {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.
Details
Legalities
Rulings
  • 2023-06-16 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 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.
Links
Printings
  • The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth 92 408 543 (common)

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Foreign names
  • 炎魔鞭击
  • Peitsche des Balrogs
  • Fouet du Balrog
  • Sferzata del Balrog
  • バルログの鞭打ち
  • Açoite do Balrog
  • Latigazo del balrog