Bane, Lord of Darkness • (Esper Commander deck) • Archidekt

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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.

Legendary Creature - God

$0.49 $0.24 $0.15

Commander

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Artifact

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Demon's Horn

Whenever a player casts a black spell, you may gain 1 life.

Artifact

$0.69 $1.20 $0.51

Elixir of Immortality

: You gain 5 life. Shuffle this artifact and your graveyard into their owner's library.

Artifact

$0.99 $1.06 $0.41

Firemind Vessel

This artifact enters tapped.

: Add two mana of different colors.

Artifact

$0.39 $0.33 $0.15

Ghoulcaller's Bell

: Each player mills a card.

Artifact

$0.35 $0.27 $0.15

Hammer of Ruin

Equipped creature gets +2/+0.
Whenever equipped creature deals combat damage to a player, you may destroy target Equipment that player controls.
Equip

Artifact - Equipment

$0.35 $0.19 $0.15

Library of Leng

You have no maximum hand size.
If an effect causes you to discard a card, discard it, but you may put it on top of your library instead of into your graveyard.

Artifact

$2.29 $5.35 $1.79

Nihil Spellbomb

, Sacrifice this artifact: Exile target player's graveyard.
When this artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, you may pay

. If you do, draw a card.

Artifact

$4.49 $2.66 $2.37

Reckoner Bankbuster

This Vehicle enters with three charge counters on it.

, Remove a charge counter from this Vehicle: Draw a card. Then if there are no charge counters on this Vehicle, create a Treasure token and a 1/1 colorless Pilot creature token with "This token crews Vehicles as though its power were 2 greater."
Crew 3

Artifact - Vehicle

$0.69 $0.75 $0.40

Ring of Thune

Equipped creature has vigilance. (Attacking doesn't cause it to tap.)
At the beginning of your upkeep, put a +1/+1 counter on equipped creature if it's white.
Equip

(

: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)

Artifact - Equipment

$0.35 $0.19 $0.15

Artifact

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Creature

Qty: 27 Price: $13.29

Abattoir Ghoul

First strike
Whenever a creature dealt damage by this creature this turn dies, you gain life equal to that creature's toughness.

Creature - Zombie

$0.39 $0.09 $0.15

Ao, the Dawn Sky

Flying, vigilance
When Ao dies, choose one —
• Look at the top seven cards of your library. Put any number of nonland permanent cards with total mana value 4 or less from among them onto the battlefield. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.
• Put two +1/+1 counters on each permanent you control that's a creature or Vehicle.

Legendary Creature - Dragon Spirit

$0.99 $0.59 $0.34

Archon of the Triumvirate

Flying
Whenever this creature attacks, detain up to two target nonland permanents your opponents control. (Until your next turn, those permanents can't attack or block and their activated abilities can't be activated.)

Creature - Archon

$0.49 $0.22 $0.15

Arvad the Cursed

Deathtouch, lifelink
Other legendary creatures you control get +2/+2.

Legendary Creature - Knight Vampire

$0.39 $0.30 $0.15

Augur of Bolas

When this creature enters, look at the top three cards of your library. You may reveal an instant or sorcery card from among them and put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in any order.

Creature - Wizard Merfolk

$0.49 $0.27 $0.15

Biting-Palm Ninja

Ninjutsu

This creature enters with a menace counter on it.
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, you may remove a menace counter from it. When you do, that player reveals their hand and you choose a nonland card from it. Exile that card.

Creature - Human Ninja

$0.49 $0.33 $0.15

Bloodgift Demon

Flying
At the beginning of your upkeep, target player draws a card and loses 1 life.

Creature - Demon

$1.79 $0.83 $0.28

Coral Merfolk

Creature - Merfolk

$0.35 $0.13 $0.15

Departed Deckhand

When this creature becomes the target of a spell, sacrifice it.
This creature can't be blocked except by Spirits.

: Another target creature you control can't be blocked this turn except by Spirits.

Creature - Spirit Pirate

$0.35 $0.20 $0.15

Feral Abomination

Deathtouch (Any amount of damage this deals to a creature is enough to destroy it.)

Creature - Thrull

$0.35 $0.40 $0.15

Infectious Horror

Whenever this creature attacks, each opponent loses 2 life.

Creature - Horror Zombie

$0.35 $0.23 $0.15

Knight of Glory

Protection from black (This creature can't be blocked, targeted, dealt damage, or enchanted by anything black.)
Exalted (Whenever a creature you control attacks alone, that creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)

Creature - Human Knight

$0.35 $0.28 $0.15

Kwende, Pride of Femeref

Double strike
Creatures you control with first strike have double strike.

Legendary Creature - Human Knight

$0.35 $0.18 $0.15

Lazotep Behemoth

Creature - Zombie Hippo

$0.35 $0.31 $0.15

Mirror Golem

Imprint — When this creature enters, you may exile target card from a graveyard.
This creature has protection from each of the exiled card's card types. (Artifact, battle, creature, enchantment, instant, kindred, land, planeswalker, and sorcery are card types.)

Creature Artifact - Golem

$0.35 $0.14 $0.15

Mirror Image

You may have this creature enter as a copy of a creature you control.

Creature - Shapeshifter

$0.69 $1.08 $0.17

Oculus

When this creature dies, you may draw a card.

Creature - Homunculus Phyrexian

$0.35 $0.14 $0.15

Oji, the Exquisite Blade

When Oji enters, you gain 2 life and scry 2.
Whenever you cast your second spell each turn, exile up to one target creature you control, then return it to the battlefield under its owner's control.

Legendary Creature - Human Monk

$0.35 $0.21 $0.15

Phylactery Lich

Indestructible
As this creature enters, put a phylactery counter on an artifact you control.
When you control no permanents with phylactery counters on them, sacrifice this creature.

Creature - Zombie

$0.49 $0.35 $0.15

Slinn Voda, the Rising Deep

Kicker

(You may pay an additional

as you cast this spell.)
When Slinn Voda enters, if it was kicked, return all creatures to their owners' hands except for Merfolk, Krakens, Leviathans, Octopuses, and Serpents.

Legendary Creature - Leviathan

$0.49 $0.34 $0.15

Soulmender

: You gain 1 life.

Creature - Human Cleric

$0.35 $0.17 $0.15

Traxos, Scourge of Kroog

Trample
Traxos enters tapped and doesn't untap during your untap step.
Whenever you cast a historic spell, untap Traxos. (Artifacts, legendaries, and Sagas are historic.)

Legendary Creature Artifact - Dragon Construct

$0.99 $0.41 $0.17

Unhallowed Phalanx

This creature enters tapped.

Creature - Soldier Zombie

$0.35 $0.24 $0.15

Vampire Slayer

Whenever this creature deals damage to a Vampire, destroy that creature.

Creature - Human Soldier

$0.35 $0.09 $0.15

Wall of Mist

Defender

Creature - Wall

$0.35 $0.13 $0.15

Wall of Runes

Defender (This creature can't attack.)
When this creature enters, scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.)

Creature - Wall

$0.35 $0.24 $0.15

Youthful Knight

First strike

Creature - Human Knight

$0.35 $0.22 $0.15

Creature

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Enchantment

Qty: 16 Price: $12.86

Arcane Flight

Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +1/+1 and has flying.

Enchantment - Aura

$0.35 $0.14 $0.15

Arrest

Enchant creature
Enchanted creature can't attack or block, and its activated abilities can't be activated.

Enchantment - Aura

$0.35 $0.21 $0.15

Candlekeep Sage

Commander creatures you own have "When this creature enters or leaves the battlefield, draw a card."

Legendary Enchantment - Background

$0.35 $0.27 $0.15

Creature Bond

Enchant creature
When enchanted creature dies, this Aura deals damage equal to that creature's toughness to the creature's controller.

Enchantment - Aura

$0.35 $0.07 $0.15

Criminal Past

Commander creatures you own have menace and "This creature gets +X/+0, where X is the number of creature cards in your graveyard." (A creature with menace can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)

Legendary Enchantment - Background

$0.35 $0.25 $0.15

Curse of the Bloody Tome

Enchant player
At the beginning of enchanted player's upkeep, that player mills two cards.

Enchantment - Aura Curse

$0.35 $0.24 $0.15

Divine Favor

Enchant creature
When this Aura enters, you gain 3 life.
Enchanted creature gets +1/+3.

Enchantment - Aura

$0.35 $0.19 $0.15

Gift of Orzhova

Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +1/+1 and has flying and lifelink.

Enchantment - Aura

$0.35 $0.42 $0.20

Levitation

Creatures you control have flying.

Enchantment

$0.69 $0.33 $0.15

Mind Control

Enchant creature
You control enchanted creature.

Enchantment - Aura

$0.35 $0.26 $0.15

Psychic Corrosion

Whenever you draw a card, each opponent mills two cards.

Enchantment

$6.99 $4.95 $3.43

Righteous Authority

Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +1/+1 for each card in its controller's hand.
At the beginning of the draw step of enchanted creature's controller, that player draws an additional card.

Enchantment - Aura

$0.49 $0.36 $0.15

Sanctum of Calm Waters

At the beginning of your first main phase, you may draw X cards, where X is the number of Shrines you control. If you do, discard a card.

Legendary Enchantment - Shrine

$0.49 $0.39 $0.15

Sensory Deprivation

Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets -3/-0.

Enchantment - Aura

$0.35 $0.10 $0.15

Serra's Embrace

Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +2/+2 and has flying and vigilance. (Attacking doesn't cause it to tap.)

Enchantment - Aura

$0.35 $0.25 $0.15

Skywise Teachings

Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, you may pay

. If you do, create a 2/2 blue Djinn Monk creature token with flying.

Enchantment

$0.35 $0.03 $0.15

Enchantment

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Instant

Qty: 18 Price: $6.92

Agony Warp

Target creature gets -3/-0 until end of turn.
Target creature gets -0/-3 until end of turn.

Instant

$0.35 $0.24 $0.15

Angel's Mercy

You gain 7 life.

Instant

$0.35 $0.18 $0.15

Azorius Charm

Choose one —
• Creatures you control gain lifelink until end of turn.
• Draw a card.
• Put target attacking or blocking creature on top of its owner's library.

Instant

$0.39 $0.35 $0.25

Bake into a Pie

Destroy target creature. Create a Food token. (It's an artifact with "

, Sacrifice this token: You gain 3 life.")

Instant

$0.35 $0.22 $0.15

Beckon Apparition

Exile target card from a graveyard. Create a 1/1 white and black Spirit creature token with flying.

Instant

$0.35 $0.08 $0.15

Bleed Dry

Target creature gets -13/-13 until end of turn. If that creature would die this turn, exile it instead.

Instant

$0.35 $0.20 $0.15

Devouring Light

Convoke (Your creatures can help cast this spell. Each creature you tap while casting this spell pays for

or one mana of that creature's color.)
Exile target attacking or blocking creature.

Instant

$0.35 $0.21 $0.15

Disorient

Target creature gets -7/-0 until end of turn.

Instant

$0.35 $0.04 $0.15

Fall of the Gavel

Counter target spell. You gain 5 life.

Instant

$0.35 $0.12 $0.15

Gleam of Resistance

Creatures you control get +1/+2 until end of turn. Untap those creatures.
Basic landcycling

(

, Discard this card: Search your library for a basic land card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.)

Instant

$0.35 $0.40 $0.15

Holy Day

Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt this turn.

Instant

$0.79 $0.55 $0.15

Hour of Need

Strive — This spell costs

more to cast for each target beyond the first.
Exile any number of target creatures. For each creature exiled this way, its controller creates a 4/4 blue Sphinx creature token with flying.

Instant

$0.49 $0.12 $0.15

Offering to Asha

Counter target spell unless its controller pays

. You gain 4 life.

Instant

$0.35 $0.07 $0.15

Opt

Scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.)
Draw a card.

Instant

$0.35 $0.30 $0.15

Reach Through Mists

Draw a card.

Instant - Arcane

$0.35 $0.20 $0.15

Serpentine Ambush

Until end of turn, target creature becomes a blue Serpent with base power and toughness 5/5.

Instant

$0.35 $0.12 $0.15

Smite the Monstrous

Destroy target creature with power 4 or greater.

Instant

$0.35 $0.15 $0.15

Sungold Barrage

Destroy target creature with toughness 4 or greater.

Instant

$0.35 $0.11 $0.15

Instant

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Land

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Gateway Plaza

This land enters tapped.
When this land enters, sacrifice it unless you pay

: Add one mana of any color.

Land - Gate

$0.35 $0.26 $0.15

Island

(

: Add

Basic Land - Island

$0.49 $0.21 $0.15

Meandering River

This land enters tapped.

: Add

Land

$0.35 $0.11 $0.15

Memorial to Genius

This land enters tapped.

: Add

, Sacrifice this land: Draw two cards.

Land

$0.35 $0.27 $0.15

Orzhov Guildgate

This land enters tapped.

: Add

Land - Gate

$0.35 $0.16 $0.15

Plains

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: Add

Basic Land - Plains

$0.49 $0.25 $0.15

Reliquary Tower

You have no maximum hand size.

: Add

Land

$5.99 $5.25 $4.54

Rogue's Passage

: Add

: Target creature can't be blocked this turn.

Land

$0.79 $0.78 $0.52

Sejiri Refuge

This land enters tapped.
When this land enters, you gain 1 life.

: Add

Land

$0.35 $0.36 $0.15

Seraph Sanctuary

When this land enters, you gain 1 life.
Whenever an Angel you control enters, you gain 1 life.

: Add

Land

$1.99 $1.31 $0.48

Soaring Seacliff

This land enters tapped.
When this land enters, target creature gains flying until end of turn.

: Add

Land

$0.35 $0.30 $0.15

Swamp

(

: Add

Basic Land - Swamp

$0.49 $0.25 $0.15

Land

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Sorcery

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Aid the Fallen

Choose one or both —
• Return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand.
• Return target planeswalker card from your graveyard to your hand.

Sorcery

$0.35 $0.20 $0.15

Death Cloud

Each player loses X life, discards X cards, sacrifices X creatures of their choice, then sacrifices X lands of their choice.

Sorcery

$4.49 $5.90 $2.34

Disentomb

Return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand.

Sorcery

$0.35 $0.18 $0.15

Endless Obedience

Convoke (Your creatures can help cast this spell. Each creature you tap while casting this spell pays for

or one mana of that creature's color.)
Put target creature card from a graveyard onto the battlefield under your control.

Sorcery

$0.35 $0.18 $0.15

Ghoulcaller's Chant

Choose one —
• Return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand.
• Return two target Zombie cards from your graveyard to your hand.

Sorcery

$0.35 $0.25 $0.15

Hour of Reckoning

Convoke (Your creatures can help cast this spell. Each creature you tap while casting this spell pays for

or one mana of that creature's color.)
Destroy all nontoken creatures.

Sorcery

$0.59 $0.31 $0.15

Macabre Waltz

Return up to two target creature cards from your graveyard to your hand, then discard a card.

Sorcery

$0.35 $0.17 $0.15

Rise of the Dark Realms

Put all creature cards from all graveyards onto the battlefield under your control.

Sorcery

$7.49 $6.70 $4.08

Self-Inflicted Wound

Target opponent sacrifices a green or white creature of their choice. If that player does, they lose 2 life.

Sorcery

$0.35 $0.08 $0.15

Time Wipe

Return a creature you control to its owner's hand, then destroy all creatures.

Sorcery

$0.49 $0.24 $0.15

Wake the Reflections

Populate. (Create a token that's a copy of a creature token you control.)

Sorcery

$0.35 $0.34 $0.15

Sorcery

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Deck Info

Deck size: 100Est cost: $74.94

Color Cost & Production

Avg Mana Value: 3.18Total Mana Value: 261.00

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Avg Mana Value: 3.18Total Mana Value: 261.00

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