Bane of the Living
Tracked across real Commander games played through TurnZero HQ.
What it does
Morph X (You may cast this card face down as a 2/2 creature for {3}. Turn it face up any time for its morph cost.)
When this creature is turned face up, all creatures get -X/-X until end of turn.
Rulings
2 official rulings, in the order Wizards published them.
- 2004-10-04
The X in the ability has the same value as the X paid in the Morph ability. This is pretty easy to derive since there is no other source of X.
- 2004-10-04
The trigger occurs when you use the Morph ability to turn the card face up, or when an effect turns it face up. It will not trigger on being revealed or on leaving the battlefield.
Rulings are Wizards of the Coast's own, mirrored from Scryfall and refreshed nightly.
In the 99
Every deck whose current list includes Bane of the Living, whatever its commander.
Most played under
| Commander | Decks | Games | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kadena, Slinking Sorcerer | 1 | 0 | — |
Colors it shows up in
- Sultai 1 deck
Bane of the Living price history
The Commander 2019 #104 printing, as Scryfall reports the TCGplayer market. Updated nightly. Click any version below to chart its price.
Every recorded price change
| Date | Non-foil |
|---|---|
| Nov 11, 2026 | $0.37 |
| Nov 10, 2026 | $0.37 |
| Oct 29, 2026 | $0.36 |
| Oct 23, 2026 | $0.38 |
| Oct 19, 2026 | $0.37 |
| Oct 4, 2026 | $0.36 |
| Sep 29, 2026 | $0.37 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | $0.36 |
A row is recorded only on nights the price moved, so each price held until the row above it.
Every version of Bane of the Living
4 printings, newest first. Prices are the market figures Scryfall publishes, refreshed nightly. A printing with no figure shows a dash rather than a zero, because Scryfall publishes none for some of them. Click a card's art to chart that version's price above.
- Normal
- $0.37
- Normal
- $0.26
- Normal
- $0.33
- Normal
- $4.29
- Foil
- $49.99
Prices from Scryfall, which tracks the TCGplayer and Cardmarket markets. They move daily and are a guide rather than a quote. Search TCGplayer for Bane of the Living. It runs a name search across every version, which covers the printings TCGplayer publishes no direct link to.
Aggregated from Commander games tracked in TurnZero HQ. Every figure counts decks and games only. No individual deck list, player or playgroup is identified. Win rates are withheld below 5 completed games, where the sample is too small to mean anything.
