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

The Balrog, Durin's Bane
Rank #933
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Average Decklist

Atsushi, the Blazing Sky
Atsushi, the Blazing Sky
Blood Artist
Blood Artist
Blood Pet
Blood Pet
Bloodsoaked Champion
Bloodsoaked Champion
Captain Lannery Storm
Captain Lannery Storm
Greedy Freebooter
Greedy Freebooter
Impulsive Pilferer
Impulsive Pilferer
Juri, Master of the Revue
Juri, Master of the Revue
Kalain, Reclusive Painter
Kalain, Reclusive Painter
Magda, Brazen Outlaw
Magda, Brazen Outlaw
Mayhem Devil
Mayhem Devil
Mirkwood Bats
Mirkwood Bats
Morbid Opportunist
Morbid Opportunist
Pawn of Ulamog
Pawn of Ulamog
Pitiless Plunderer
Pitiless Plunderer
Professional Face-Breaker
Professional Face-Breaker
Rankle and Torbran
Rankle and Torbran
Reassembling Skeleton
Reassembling Skeleton
Reckless Barbarian
Reckless Barbarian
Rottenmouth Viper
Rottenmouth Viper
Ruthless Technomancer
Ruthless Technomancer
Shambling Ghast
Shambling Ghast
Sifter of Skulls
Sifter of Skulls
Xorn
Xorn
Instants (10)
Big Score
Big Score
Burnt Offering
Burnt Offering
Culling the Weak
Culling the Weak
Dark Ritual
Dark Ritual
Deadly Dispute
Deadly Dispute
Malakir Rebirth
Malakir Rebirth
Soul Shatter
Soul Shatter
Stinging Study
Stinging Study
Unexpected Windfall
Unexpected Windfall
Village Rites
Village Rites
Sorceries (13)
Blasphemous Act
Blasphemous Act
Blasphemous Edict
Blasphemous Edict
Diabolic Intent
Diabolic Intent
Innocent Blood
Innocent Blood
Mire in Misery
Mire in Misery
Pox
Pox
Reanimate
Reanimate
Seize the Spoils
Seize the Spoils
Smallpox
Smallpox
Torment of Hailfire
Torment of Hailfire
Unmarked Grave
Unmarked Grave
Victimize
Victimize
Visions of Ruin
Visions of Ruin
Artifacts (10)
Arcane Signet
Arcane Signet
Ashnod's Altar
Ashnod's Altar
Commander's Sphere
Commander's Sphere
Cursed Mirror
Cursed Mirror
Nim Deathmantle
Nim Deathmantle
Rakdos Signet
Rakdos Signet
Skullclamp
Skullclamp
Sol Ring
Sol Ring
Talisman of Indulgence
Talisman of Indulgence
The Reaver Cleaver
The Reaver Cleaver
Enchantments (6)
Agent of the Iron Throne
Agent of the Iron Throne
Bastion of Remembrance
Bastion of Remembrance
City on Fire
City on Fire
Descent into Avernus
Descent into Avernus
Goblin Bombardment
Goblin Bombardment
Spiteful Banditry
Spiteful Banditry
Planeswalkers (1)
Jeska, Thrice Reborn
Jeska, Thrice Reborn
Lands (19)
Blightstep Pathway
Blightstep Pathway
Blood Crypt
Blood Crypt
Bloodstained Mire
Bloodstained Mire
Cabal Coffers
Cabal Coffers
Command Tower
Command Tower
Dragonskull Summit
Dragonskull Summit
Dwarven Ruins
Dwarven Ruins
Fabled Passage
Fabled Passage
Graven Cairns
Graven Cairns
Haunted Ridge
Haunted Ridge
Luxury Suite
Luxury Suite
Mines of Moria
Mines of Moria
Phyrexian Tower
Phyrexian Tower
Prismatic Vista
Prismatic Vista
Smoldering Marsh
Smoldering Marsh
Sulfurous Springs
Sulfurous Springs
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
Volatile Fault
Volatile Fault
Wooded Foothills
Wooded Foothills
Basics (2)
Mountain
8 Mountains
Swamp
8 Swamps