Bane, Lord of Darkness
$0.24
$0.24
How it feels to play against
Mildly Annoying
Some frustrating moments but still fun.
Popularity
Ranking
#1245
Current Rank
#1364
Last Week
#991
Past 2 Years
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Debut Set
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New Cards
Fresh cards from recent sets that players are experimenting with in Bane, Lord of Darkness decks.
Emrakul, the Exigent Doom+6% Synergy
$99.98
Ghalta the Immovable+4% Synergy
$1.90
Bard the Bowman+1% Synergy
$0.24
Bard, King of Dale+0% Synergy
$4.83
Gleaming Splendor-6% Synergy
$34.19
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with Bane, Lord of Darkness's abilities and overall game plan.
Mulldrifter+51% Synergy
$0.31
Teysa Karlov+44% Synergy
$2.76
Karmic Guide+42% Synergy
$0.31
Shriekmaw+41% Synergy
$0.29
Grim Haruspex+41% Synergy
$2.98
Chasm Skulker+40% Synergy
$0.82
Viscera Seer+39% Synergy
$0.38
Luminous Broodmoth+39% Synergy
$1.78
Solemn Simulacrum+38% Synergy
$0.37
Midnight Reaper+37% Synergy
$0.24
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Bane, Lord of Darkness decks.
Priest of Fell Rites+37% Synergy
$0.37
Plaguecrafter+37% Synergy
$0.41
Zulaport Cutthroat+35% Synergy
$1.23
Athreos, God of Passage+34% Synergy
$15.02
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim+34% Synergy
$1.67
Victimize+34% Synergy
$1.25
Sun Titan+33% Synergy
$0.33
Baleful Strix+21% Synergy
$7.64
Counterspell-6% Synergy
$3.52
Swords to Plowshares-15% Synergy
$1.53
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Bolas's Citadel-1% Synergy
$16.23
Demonic Tutor-7% Synergy
$66.72
Teferi's Protection-8% Synergy
$49.60
Vampiric Tutor-9% Synergy
$54.51
Fierce Guardianship-11% Synergy
$64.38
Cyclonic Rift-12% Synergy
$39.39
Enlightened Tutor-12% Synergy
$36.20
Smothering Tithe-14% Synergy
$59.07
Rhystic Study-14% Synergy
$71.11
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Bane, Lord of Darkness's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Cruel Celebrant+34% Synergy
$2.14
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus+33% Synergy
$7.43
Liesa, Forgotten Archangel+32% Synergy
$1.63
Blood Artist+31% Synergy
$2.97
Bartolomé del Presidio+29% Synergy
$0.34
Accursed Marauder+29% Synergy
$0.30
Reveillark+28% Synergy
$0.75
Pitiless Plunderer+28% Synergy
$4.77
Burnished Hart+25% Synergy
$0.26
Gixian Puppeteer+25% Synergy
$1.36
Braids, Arisen Nightmare+23% Synergy
$4.11
Carrion Feeder+23% Synergy
$4.02
Reassembling Skeleton+21% Synergy
$0.29
Spark Double+19% Synergy
$11.92
Body Launderer+19% Synergy
$1.37
Ruthless Lawbringer+18% Synergy
$0.29
Queza, Augur of Agonies+18% Synergy
$0.31
Stormscape Familiar+18% Synergy
$2.25
Wall of Omens+18% Synergy
$0.33
Morbid Opportunist+18% Synergy
$0.32
Junji, the Midnight Sky+16% Synergy
$0.75
Cathar Commando+15% Synergy
$0.23
High-Society Hunter+15% Synergy
$0.39
Sister Hospitaller+14% Synergy
$13.10
Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher+14% Synergy
$0.59
Clever Impersonator+13% Synergy
$4.14
Fleshbag Marauder+13% Synergy
$0.27
Umbral Collar Zealot+13% Synergy
$0.34
Evil Twin+13% Synergy
$0.49
Warren Soultrader+13% Synergy
$17.79
Body Double+12% Synergy
$0.28
Woe Strider+12% Synergy
$0.30
Siren Stormtamer+12% Synergy
$0.35
Wall of Blood+12% Synergy
$2.19
Platinum Angel+11% Synergy
$9.97
Magus of the Mirror+11% Synergy
$0.71
Psychosis Crawler+11% Synergy
$2.62
Syr Konrad, the Grim+10% Synergy
$1.76
Butcher of Malakir+10% Synergy
$0.35
Cloudsteel Kirin+10% Synergy
$0.35
Nulldrifter+10% Synergy
$1.20
Keen Duelist+9% Synergy
$0.32
Judge's Familiar+9% Synergy
$0.27
Glasspool Mimic+8% Synergy
$6.04
Emptiness+8% Synergy
$0.82
Corpse Augur+8% Synergy
$0.23
Spellskite+8% Synergy
$8.17
Mother of Runes+6% Synergy
$13.75
Phyrexian Metamorph+5% Synergy
$2.09
Esper Sentinel-13% Synergy
$59.59
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Bane, Lord of Darkness safe.
Deadly Dispute+28% Synergy
$0.34
Village Rites+27% Synergy
$0.76
Corrupted Conviction+22% Synergy
$0.38
Bane's Contingency+12% Synergy
$0.20
Necrologia+8% Synergy
$0.72
Lim-Dûl's Vault+7% Synergy
$5.96
Wash Away+6% Synergy
$0.60
Forceful Denial+6% Synergy
$0.21
Obscura Charm+6% Synergy
$0.24
Flare of Malice+5% Synergy
$2.30
Malakir Rebirth+4% Synergy
$15.04
Negate+2% Synergy
$0.27
Fracture+2% Synergy
$0.31
Erode+1% Synergy
$6.41
Anguished Unmaking+0% Synergy
$1.42
Despark+0% Synergy
$0.36
Void Rend0% Synergy
$0.86
Mortify-1% Synergy
$0.20
Generous Gift-1% Synergy
$0.90
Fell the Profane-2% Synergy
$4.61
Arcane Denial-4% Synergy
$2.10
Dovin's Veto-4% Synergy
$3.61
Sink into Stupor-8% Synergy
$7.81
Dark Ritual-8% Synergy
$6.31
Mana Drain-8% Synergy
$56.80
Path to Exile-9% Synergy
$1.40
An Offer You Can't Refuse-10% Synergy
$3.36
Brainstorm-10% Synergy
$1.34
Swan Song-14% Synergy
$10.21
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Bane, Lord of Darkness's game plan and control the board.
Rite of Oblivion+15% Synergy
$0.35
Repay in Kind+13% Synergy
$3.76
Dread Return+12% Synergy
$0.45
Profane Transfusion+10% Synergy
$1.31
Austere Command+9% Synergy
$0.37
Fix What's Broken+8% Synergy
$0.37
Reanimate+8% Synergy
$9.23
Peer into the Abyss+7% Synergy
$3.59
Damn+7% Synergy
$1.98
Cleansing Nova+7% Synergy
$0.30
River's Rebuke+6% Synergy
$0.29
Supreme Verdict+6% Synergy
$2.30
Blood for Bones+6% Synergy
$0.54
Diabolic Tutor+6% Synergy
$2.30
Diabolic Intent+6% Synergy
$17.27
Ascend from Avernus+4% Synergy
$2.43
Unearth+3% Synergy
$0.51
Feed the Swarm+3% Synergy
$0.21
Living Death+3% Synergy
$5.69
Toxic Deluge+2% Synergy
$4.26
Wrath of God+2% Synergy
$3.85
Time Wipe0% Synergy
$0.24
Windfall-7% Synergy
$5.18
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Ashnod's Altar+25% Synergy
$16.79
Pact Weapon+15% Synergy
$4.53
Phyrexian Altar+14% Synergy
$58.53
Soul Conduit+10% Synergy
$0.50
Skullclamp+9% Synergy
$5.84
Wayfarer's Bauble+9% Synergy
$5.04
The Book of Exalted Deeds+8% Synergy
$8.52
The Endstone+7% Synergy
$3.21
Altar of Dementia+6% Synergy
$17.64
The Masamune+6% Synergy
$1.21
The Golden Throne+6% Synergy
$10.93
Mirror Universe+4% Synergy
$369.90
Swiftfoot Boots-1% Synergy
$2.30
Lightning Greaves-8% Synergy
$4.55
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Bane, Lord of Darkness's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Bastion of Remembrance+19% Synergy
$0.39
Phyrexian Reclamation+17% Synergy
$3.01
Teferi's Ageless Insight+15% Synergy
$6.49
Life Insurance+12% Synergy
$0.28
Axis of Mortality+12% Synergy
$1.57
Valkyrie's Call+11% Synergy
$1.03
Vampiric Rites+10% Synergy
$0.11
Greed+9% Synergy
$0.34
Wizard Class+9% Synergy
$3.28
Grave Pact+6% Synergy
$33.45
Oversold Cemetery+6% Synergy
$2.76
Black Market+6% Synergy
$6.25
Dictate of Erebos+6% Synergy
$15.39
Ominous Seas+5% Synergy
$1.43
The Meathook Massacre+3% Synergy
$25.10
Phyrexian Arena+0% Synergy
$4.56
Animate Dead0% Synergy
$8.10
Black Market Connections-3% Synergy
$9.09
Mystic Remora-14% Synergy
$13.06
Ghostly Prison-17% Synergy
$6.25
Propaganda-21% Synergy
$2.85
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Bane, Lord of Darkness to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Gideon of the Trials+9% Synergy
$1.53
Liliana, Dreadhorde General+5% Synergy
$8.45
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
High Market+18% Synergy
$0.50
Phyrexian Tower+17% Synergy
$27.88
Reliquary Tower+11% Synergy
$3.85
Mutavault+6% Synergy
$4.13
Susur Secundi, Void Altar+6% Synergy
$4.90
Spymaster's Vault+3% Synergy
$2.19
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire+3% Synergy
$11.21
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth+1% Synergy
$58.36
Bojuka Bog+0% Synergy
$1.46
Otawara, Soaring City-9% Synergy
$28.81
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Dimir Signet+8% Synergy
$1.19
Orzhov Signet+7% Synergy
$0.37
Decanter of Endless Water+6% Synergy
$4.17
Commander's Sphere+5% Synergy
$0.26
Azorius Signet+4% Synergy
$0.34
Thought Vessel+2% Synergy
$2.38
Talisman of Hierarchy0% Synergy
$0.47
Fellwar Stone-1% Synergy
$0.90
Chromatic Lantern-3% Synergy
$1.03
Mind Stone-3% Synergy
$0.25
Talisman of Dominance-5% Synergy
$1.20
Arcane Signet-6% Synergy
$0.64
Talisman of Progress-6% Synergy
$0.36
Sol Ring-11% Synergy
$1.56
Lands
The mana base foundation for Bane, Lord of Darkness decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Obscura Storefront+14% Synergy
$0.31
Dimir Aqueduct+10% Synergy
$0.35
Myriad Landscape+10% Synergy
$0.22
Tainted Field+10% Synergy
$0.39
Orzhov Basilica+9% Synergy
$0.23
Glasspool Mimic+8% Synergy
$6.04
Temple of Silence+8% Synergy
$0.32
Azorius Chancery+8% Synergy
$0.36
Terramorphic Expanse+7% Synergy
$0.26
Esper Panorama+7% Synergy
$0.41
Evolving Wilds+7% Synergy
$0.25
Temple of Enlightenment+6% Synergy
$0.24
Contaminated Landscape+6% Synergy
$0.26
Caves of Koilos+6% Synergy
$0.83
Sunken Hollow+6% Synergy
$0.37
Arcane Sanctum+5% Synergy
$0.44
Swamp+5% Synergy
$0.09
Malakir Rebirth+4% Synergy
$15.04
Plains+4% Synergy
$0.09
Prairie Stream+3% Synergy
$0.30
Darkwater Catacombs+3% Synergy
$0.34
Island+2% Synergy
$0.06
Shattered Sanctum+1% Synergy
$1.90
Port Town+1% Synergy
$0.28
Skycloud Expanse+1% Synergy
$0.25
Shipwreck Marsh+0% Synergy
$7.04
Shadowy Backstreet+0% Synergy
$10.39
Raffine's Tower+0% Synergy
$12.43
Temple of Deceit0% Synergy
$0.16
Meticulous Archive-1% Synergy
$13.17
Undercity Sewers-1% Synergy
$14.58
Deserted Beach-1% Synergy
$5.88
Isolated Chapel-2% Synergy
$0.37
Vault of Champions-2% Synergy
$16.36
Morphic Pool-2% Synergy
$29.68
Exotic Orchard-3% Synergy
$0.20
Sea of Clouds-4% Synergy
$20.18
Choked Estuary-4% Synergy
$0.34
Command Tower-5% Synergy
$0.30
Drowned Catacomb-7% Synergy
$1.23
Adarkar Wastes-8% Synergy
$0.33
Glacial Fortress-9% Synergy
$0.37
Godless Shrine-9% Synergy
$7.92
Watery Grave-10% Synergy
$10.58
Marsh Flats-11% Synergy
$32.77
Hallowed Fountain-11% Synergy
$7.26
Underground River-12% Synergy
$2.23
Polluted Delta-14% Synergy
$20.56
Flooded Strand-14% Synergy
$15.86
Path of Ancestry-15% Synergy
$0.26
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The following Commanders share a similar playing style, strategy, or theme like Bane, Lord of Darkness.
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Alharu, Solemn Ritualist // Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
Sivriss, Nightmare Speaker // Agent of the Iron Throne
Sivriss, Nightmare Speaker // Criminal Past
Sivriss, Nightmare Speaker // Veteran Soldier
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy // Cultist of the Absolute
Radiant, Serra Archangel // Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
Anafenza, Unyielding Lineage
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
Tobias, Doomed Conqueror
Fumulus, the Infestation
God-Eternal Bontu
Zahur, Glory's Past
Livio, Oathsworn Sentinel // Miara, Thorn of the Glade
Livio, Oathsworn Sentinel // Nadier, Agent of the Duskenel
Livio, Oathsworn Sentinel // Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
Miara, Thorn of the Glade // Ravos, Soultender
Miara, Thorn of the Glade // Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
Erebos, Bleak-Hearted
Sarevok, Deathbringer // Agent of the Iron Throne
Sarevok, Deathbringer // Criminal Past
Sarevok, Deathbringer // Cultist of the Absolute
Torgaar, Famine Incarnate
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar // Agent of the Iron Throne
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar // Cultist of the Absolute
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar // Far Traveler
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar // Haunted One