Bane, Lord of Darkness
- Mana cost
- {1}{W}{U}{B}
- Type
- Legendary Creature — God
- Power / toughness
- 5 / 2
- Set
- Battle for Baldur's Gate Promos #267s (rare)
As long as your life total is less than or equal to half your starting life total, Bane has indestructible.
Whenever another nontoken creature you control dies, target opponent may have you draw a card. If they don't, you may put a creature card with equal or lesser toughness from your hand onto the battlefield.
Bane, Lord of Darkness has 4 printings, first in Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate (2022). EDHREC ranks it #14,427 among Commander cards. It appears most in The Ever-Changing 'Dane decks (463 on EDHREC). It has 2 official rulings.
Legality
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- vintage: legal
- pauper: not legal
- modern: not legal
- pioneer: not legal
- standard: not legal
- brawl: not legal
Commanders that run Bane, Lord of Darkness most
Deck counts from EDHREC.
- The Ever-Changing 'Dane: 463 decks
Often played with Bane, Lord of Darkness
Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.
- Bhaal, Lord of Murder
- Myrkul, Lord of Bones
- Cemetery Puca
- Chamber of Manipulation
- Asmodeus the Archfiend
- Egon, God of Death
- Alrund, God of the Cosmos
- The Scorpion God
- Ilharg, the Raze-Boar
- Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
Rulings
- : Bane's last ability looks at the toughness of the creature that died, not Bane's toughness.
- : If Bane, Lord of Darkness is dealt lethal damage at the same time that its controller's life total is reduced to less than or equal to half their starting life total, Bane will have indestructible at the time state-based actions are performed and survive.