Bane, Lord of Darkness
$0.28
$0.28
How it feels to play against
Mildly Annoying
Some frustrating moments but still fun.
Popularity
Ranking
#1188
Current Rank
#1270
Last Week
#961
Past 2 Years
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New Cards
Fresh cards from recent sets that players are experimenting with in Bane, Lord of Darkness decks.
Reed Richards, Smartest Man+3% Synergy
$0.85
Gleaming Bastion+2% Synergy
$2.24
Hammerhead, Maggia Boss+2% Synergy
$0.49
H.E.R.B.I.E. Scout Unit+2% Synergy
$0.15
The Mind Stone+1% Synergy
$60.77
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with Bane, Lord of Darkness's abilities and overall game plan.
Mulldrifter+51% Synergy
$0.37
Teysa Karlov+44% Synergy
$2.58
Karmic Guide+43% Synergy
$0.37
Shriekmaw+41% Synergy
$0.57
Grim Haruspex+40% Synergy
$3.25
Chasm Skulker+40% Synergy
$0.69
Viscera Seer+39% Synergy
$0.42
Solemn Simulacrum+39% Synergy
$0.27
Luminous Broodmoth+38% Synergy
$1.78
Midnight Reaper+38% Synergy
$0.17
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Bane, Lord of Darkness decks.
Plaguecrafter+38% Synergy
$0.40
Priest of Fell Rites+38% Synergy
$0.36
Zulaport Cutthroat+36% Synergy
$1.18
Athreos, God of Passage+34% Synergy
$15.10
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim+34% Synergy
$2.86
Sun Titan+33% Synergy
$0.35
Victimize+33% Synergy
$1.60
Baleful Strix+22% Synergy
$3.40
Counterspell-5% Synergy
$3.77
Swords to Plowshares-14% Synergy
$1.27
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Bolas's Citadel0% Synergy
$15.92
Farewell-6% Synergy
$5.82
Demonic Tutor-8% Synergy
$72.36
Teferi's Protection-8% Synergy
$50.96
Vampiric Tutor-9% Synergy
$58.03
Fierce Guardianship-12% Synergy
$55.95
Cyclonic Rift-12% Synergy
$40.33
Enlightened Tutor-13% Synergy
$38.78
Smothering Tithe-14% Synergy
$60.87
Rhystic Study-14% Synergy
$70.04
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Bane, Lord of Darkness's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Cruel Celebrant+34% Synergy
$1.24
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus+33% Synergy
$6.68
Liesa, Forgotten Archangel+32% Synergy
$1.85
Blood Artist+31% Synergy
$2.33
Bartolomé del Presidio+29% Synergy
$0.30
Accursed Marauder+29% Synergy
$0.33
Reveillark+28% Synergy
$0.74
Pitiless Plunderer+28% Synergy
$3.75
Burnished Hart+26% Synergy
$0.24
Gixian Puppeteer+25% Synergy
$1.88
Braids, Arisen Nightmare+23% Synergy
$4.19
Carrion Feeder+23% Synergy
$4.47
Reassembling Skeleton+21% Synergy
$0.33
Spark Double+20% Synergy
$13.92
Body Launderer+19% Synergy
$1.52
Ruthless Lawbringer+19% Synergy
$0.22
Stormscape Familiar+18% Synergy
$2.24
Queza, Augur of Agonies+18% Synergy
$0.30
Wall of Omens+17% Synergy
$0.36
Morbid Opportunist+17% Synergy
$0.34
Junji, the Midnight Sky+16% Synergy
$0.61
Sister Hospitaller+15% Synergy
$11.63
Cathar Commando+15% Synergy
$0.19
High-Society Hunter+15% Synergy
$0.36
Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher+14% Synergy
$0.52
Clever Impersonator+14% Synergy
$3.52
Fleshbag Marauder+13% Synergy
$0.23
Evil Twin+13% Synergy
$0.48
Umbral Collar Zealot+13% Synergy
$0.28
Warren Soultrader+13% Synergy
$14.80
Siren Stormtamer+13% Synergy
$0.36
Body Double+12% Synergy
$0.31
Woe Strider+12% Synergy
$0.31
Wall of Blood+12% Synergy
$2.19
Platinum Angel+12% Synergy
$9.48
Magus of the Mirror+12% Synergy
$0.62
Psychosis Crawler+11% Synergy
$1.63
Cloudsteel Kirin+10% Synergy
$0.36
Butcher of Malakir+10% Synergy
$0.35
Syr Konrad, the Grim+10% Synergy
$1.18
Keen Duelist+10% Synergy
$0.30
Judge's Familiar+10% Synergy
$0.23
Nulldrifter+10% Synergy
$1.25
Defiler of Flesh+9% Synergy
$0.44
Corpse Augur+9% Synergy
$0.27
Spellskite+9% Synergy
$7.60
Glasspool Mimic+8% Synergy
$6.60
Mother of Runes+7% Synergy
$12.99
Phyrexian Metamorph+4% Synergy
$2.42
Esper Sentinel-13% Synergy
$60.45
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Bane, Lord of Darkness safe.
Deadly Dispute+28% Synergy
$0.25
Village Rites+27% Synergy
$0.56
Corrupted Conviction+22% Synergy
$0.22
Bane's Contingency+12% Synergy
$0.21
Necrologia+8% Synergy
$0.68
Lim-Dûl's Vault+7% Synergy
$6.66
Wash Away+7% Synergy
$0.58
Forceful Denial+6% Synergy
$0.27
Obscura Charm+6% Synergy
$0.21
Flare of Malice+5% Synergy
$2.17
Malakir Rebirth+4% Synergy
$12.73
Negate+2% Synergy
$0.16
Fracture+2% Synergy
$0.33
Erode+2% Synergy
$5.99
Anguished Unmaking+0% Synergy
$1.28
Void Rend0% Synergy
$0.72
Despark0% Synergy
$0.37
Generous Gift-1% Synergy
$0.71
Mortify-1% Synergy
$0.21
Fell the Profane-2% Synergy
$3.28
Dovin's Veto-4% Synergy
$3.47
Arcane Denial-4% Synergy
$1.31
Sink into Stupor-7% Synergy
$5.47
Dark Ritual-8% Synergy
$8.66
Mana Drain-8% Synergy
$57.36
Path to Exile-9% Synergy
$1.04
An Offer You Can't Refuse-10% Synergy
$3.14
Brainstorm-10% Synergy
$1.50
Swan Song-14% Synergy
$9.63
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Bane, Lord of Darkness's game plan and control the board.
Rite of Oblivion+16% Synergy
$0.40
Repay in Kind+13% Synergy
$4.10
Dread Return+12% Synergy
$0.42
Profane Transfusion+11% Synergy
$1.34
Austere Command+9% Synergy
$0.32
Peer into the Abyss+8% Synergy
$3.53
Cleansing Nova+7% Synergy
$0.33
Reanimate+7% Synergy
$9.04
River's Rebuke+7% Synergy
$0.27
Fix What's Broken+7% Synergy
$0.30
Diabolic Tutor+6% Synergy
$2.27
Damn+6% Synergy
$1.82
Blood for Bones+5% Synergy
$0.56
Diabolic Intent+5% Synergy
$17.29
Supreme Verdict+5% Synergy
$2.27
Ascend from Avernus+5% Synergy
$2.38
Unearth+3% Synergy
$0.62
Toxic Deluge+3% Synergy
$3.44
Feed the Swarm+3% Synergy
$0.19
Living Death+3% Synergy
$2.74
Wrath of God+2% Synergy
$4.03
Time Wipe0% Synergy
$0.33
Windfall-7% Synergy
$4.91
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Ashnod's Altar+25% Synergy
$15.15
Pact Weapon+15% Synergy
$2.55
Phyrexian Altar+13% Synergy
$56.10
Soul Conduit+11% Synergy
$0.47
Wayfarer's Bauble+10% Synergy
$0.35
Skullclamp+9% Synergy
$5.30
The Book of Exalted Deeds+9% Synergy
$8.67
Altar of Dementia+7% Synergy
$17.01
The Endstone+6% Synergy
$2.24
The Masamune+6% Synergy
$1.08
The Golden Throne+6% Synergy
$9.81
Mirror Universe+5% Synergy
$360.23
Swiftfoot Boots0% Synergy
$1.93
Lightning Greaves-8% Synergy
$4.15
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Bane, Lord of Darkness's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Bastion of Remembrance+19% Synergy
$0.28
Phyrexian Reclamation+17% Synergy
$2.76
Teferi's Ageless Insight+14% Synergy
$5.05
Axis of Mortality+12% Synergy
$1.07
Life Insurance+11% Synergy
$0.32
Valkyrie's Call+11% Synergy
$1.20
Vampiric Rites+10% Synergy
$0.13
Greed+10% Synergy
$0.29
Wizard Class+9% Synergy
$2.70
Grave Pact+7% Synergy
$32.94
Dictate of Erebos+6% Synergy
$18.09
Black Market+6% Synergy
$6.05
Oversold Cemetery+5% Synergy
$2.82
Ominous Seas+5% Synergy
$1.18
The Meathook Massacre+3% Synergy
$26.77
Phyrexian Arena+0% Synergy
$3.96
Animate Dead-1% Synergy
$5.86
Black Market Connections-3% Synergy
$9.70
Mystic Remora-14% Synergy
$12.59
Ghostly Prison-17% Synergy
$5.62
Propaganda-21% Synergy
$2.26
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Bane, Lord of Darkness to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Gideon of the Trials+10% Synergy
$1.68
Liliana, Dreadhorde General+4% Synergy
$7.58
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
High Market+17% Synergy
$0.41
Phyrexian Tower+16% Synergy
$28.61
Reliquary Tower+11% Synergy
$4.25
Mutavault+7% Synergy
$3.84
Susur Secundi, Void Altar+6% Synergy
$3.80
Spymaster's Vault+3% Synergy
$1.27
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire+3% Synergy
$11.88
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth+1% Synergy
$63.16
Bojuka Bog+0% Synergy
$1.21
Otawara, Soaring City-9% Synergy
$28.63
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Dimir Signet+8% Synergy
$1.20
Orzhov Signet+8% Synergy
$0.34
Decanter of Endless Water+7% Synergy
$4.45
Commander's Sphere+5% Synergy
$0.29
Azorius Signet+5% Synergy
$0.32
Thought Vessel+2% Synergy
$2.45
Talisman of Hierarchy+0% Synergy
$0.43
Fellwar Stone-1% Synergy
$0.86
Chromatic Lantern-3% Synergy
$0.81
Mind Stone-3% Synergy
$0.35
Talisman of Dominance-5% Synergy
$0.79
Arcane Signet-5% Synergy
$0.43
Talisman of Progress-6% Synergy
$0.30
Sol Ring-10% Synergy
$1.42
Lands
The mana base foundation for Bane, Lord of Darkness decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Obscura Storefront+15% Synergy
$0.31
Dimir Aqueduct+11% Synergy
$0.39
Myriad Landscape+11% Synergy
$0.30
Tainted Field+10% Synergy
$0.37
Orzhov Basilica+9% Synergy
$0.32
Temple of Silence+9% Synergy
$0.35
Azorius Chancery+9% Synergy
$0.36
Glasspool Mimic+8% Synergy
$6.60
Esper Panorama+8% Synergy
$0.38
Evolving Wilds+8% Synergy
$0.28
Terramorphic Expanse+8% Synergy
$0.31
Temple of Enlightenment+7% Synergy
$0.23
Caves of Koilos+7% Synergy
$0.57
Sunken Hollow+6% Synergy
$0.28
Contaminated Landscape+6% Synergy
$0.17
Arcane Sanctum+5% Synergy
$0.40
Swamp+5% Synergy
$0.09
Plains+4% Synergy
$0.28
Malakir Rebirth+4% Synergy
$12.73
Prairie Stream+4% Synergy
$0.23
Darkwater Catacombs+3% Synergy
$0.37
Island+2% Synergy
$0.08
Port Town+2% Synergy
$0.24
Skycloud Expanse+2% Synergy
$0.25
Shattered Sanctum+1% Synergy
$1.44
Shadowy Backstreet+1% Synergy
$10.51
Shipwreck Marsh+0% Synergy
$7.22
Raffine's Tower0% Synergy
$12.14
Temple of Deceit0% Synergy
$0.20
Meticulous Archive-1% Synergy
$10.45
Undercity Sewers-1% Synergy
$14.06
Deserted Beach-2% Synergy
$5.64
Exotic Orchard-2% Synergy
$0.27
Isolated Chapel-2% Synergy
$0.40
Vault of Champions-2% Synergy
$16.79
Morphic Pool-3% Synergy
$29.26
Choked Estuary-4% Synergy
$0.24
Command Tower-4% Synergy
$0.34
Sea of Clouds-4% Synergy
$19.63
Drowned Catacomb-7% Synergy
$0.84
Adarkar Wastes-9% Synergy
$0.36
Glacial Fortress-9% Synergy
$0.27
Godless Shrine-10% Synergy
$8.29
Watery Grave-11% Synergy
$9.39
Marsh Flats-11% Synergy
$32.35
Hallowed Fountain-12% Synergy
$7.35
Underground River-12% Synergy
$1.89
Polluted Delta-14% Synergy
$19.73
Flooded Strand-14% Synergy
$16.42
Path of Ancestry-14% Synergy
$0.29
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