Bane, Lord of Darkness
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.
How Bane decks play in EDH
Bane, Lord of Darkness is a Esper commander in white, blue and black costing 1WUB, and its legendary creature - god line shapes the whole deck around it. It draws extra cards, so the deck can afford a lower curve and lean on volume. The cards below are the ones Bane, Lord of Darkness decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $103Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (2)
Card draw (3)
Removal (2)
Creatures (12)
Synergy & payoffs (1)
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Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Bane, Lord of Darkness decklist with a written strategy, a full mana base and live prices — from the whole card pool, or only from cards you already own.
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What colours can I use in a Bane, Lord of Darkness deck?
Bane, Lord of Darkness has a Esper colour identity, so every card in the deck must be white, blue and black or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Bane, Lord of Darkness?
The cards played most often in Bane, Lord of Darkness decks include Gleaming Splendor, Bard, King of Dale, Avacyn, Angel of Horror. The full list of staples above is grouped by the job each card does, so you can see the deck's skeleton rather than just a pile of names.
How much does a Bane, Lord of Darkness deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $103 at current market prices. A complete 100-card build costs more, and Grimoire can generate a budget version instead if you set a price ceiling.
Can I build a Bane, Lord of Darkness deck from cards I already own?
Yes. Import your collection into Grimoire and choose "my cards" when you build. The generator will only use cards you actually own, and the Missing Cards page shows what you would need to buy to finish any list.