Bane of the Living

Creature — Insect

Morph {X}{B}{B} (You may cast this card face down as a 2/2 creature for {3}. Turn it face up at any time for its morph cost.)

When Bane of the Living is turned face up, all creatures get -X/-X until end of turn.

Tokens

• Morph 2/2 C

Legality

Format	Legality
1v1 Commander	Legal
Archenemy	Legal
Canadian Highlander	Legal
Casual	Legal
Commander / EDH	Legal
Commander: Rule 0	Legal
Custom	Legal
Duel Commander	Legal
Highlander	Legal
Legacy	Legal
Leviathan	Legal
Limited	Legal
Oathbreaker	Legal
Planar Constructed	Legal
Planechase	Legal
Premodern	Legal
Quest Magic	Legal
Vanguard	Legal
Vintage	Legal

Discussion (33)

Flarhoon13 on Atraxa's Dicebag of Holding (Need all the dice)

1 month ago

Oct 11 Atraxa's Dicebag of Holding lost to Evan's Doctor Who... Infinite damage via the shitty Aetherflux Reservoir... Well, it is great when I use it. I should have used Bane of the Living

MountainMan817 on Pile O' Bugs

2 years ago

elyria Thanks for the suggestions; There isn't much space away from the Insect theme to get into pests, so Beledros and Tend the Pests are out. Titan for the same reason. I have Bane of the Living as my "board wipe" and I don't have much to ramp into with the mana. Massacre is a good alternate wincon; but pricey.

MagicMarc on MTG terms for the virus

4 years ago

Umm....Bane of the Living...

Aliensibob on Jarad and the Lhurgoyf

4 years ago

My suggestions using only cards in your maybeboard.

Creatures

Out: Bane of the Living, Glissa, the Traitor, Glowspore Shaman, Magus of the Will In: Butcher of Malakir, Kokusho, the Evening Star, Savra, Queen of the Golgari, The Gitrog Monster

Land

Out: 2x Swamp In: Bojuka Bog, Crypt of Agadeem

Instant

Out: Gnaw to the Bone In: Krosan GripHarrow

Planeswalker

Out: Garruk Relentless  ^Flip He's difficult to flip and most games you won't see his ult.

Sorcery

Out: Living Death(the chance that this backfires is too high), Treasured Find In: Casualties of War, Finale of Eternity, Splendid Reclamation

Artifact

Out: Loxodon Warhammer- too clunky here, Talisman of Resilience

If Ob Nixilis Reignited's only purpose is card draw, out for Guardian Project

That's 1 more out than in so you should be down to 99.

Ugrades using cards not in maybeboard.

Make you ramp safer ie. lands, not artifacts.

Kodama's Reach in for Golgari Signet, Circuitous Route in for Fellwar Stone, Far Wanderings in for Wayfarer's Bauble - net same mana without threshold, but with it a lot better.

Value

Solemn Simulacrum in for Artisan of Kozilek- Artisan is nice but so expensive, while the sad robot is ramp, card draw, and sac fodder.

Death's Presence in for Nyx Weaver - You don't lose any power for sacking your creatures.

Crucible of Worlds in for Whispersilk Cloak

Make Jarad - Lethal

Illusionist's Bracers in for Elbrus, the Binding Blade  ^Flip, Archfiend of Despair in for Boneyard Wurm- have to cut one of this effect at this point, Wound Reflection in for Liliana, Death's Majesty - could take out the other Lily, but her best case scenario is better.

These three cards together with Jarad allow you to sac a 5 power creature to deal 40 damage. Activate Jarac(sac creature is a cost)+Bracers double = 10 to each opponent. Archfiend and Reflection trigger, first deals 10, second 20 for 40 total damage.

Tips and Tricks

Be careful about putting the Cauldron out too early, since it prevents Death Triggers.

Underrealm Lich + Gitrog = draw almost entire deck, since they trigger off each other.

Underrealm Lich will prevent you from decking as it replaces the card draw.

Database82 on It's Morph Fun For Everyone!

5 years ago

Thanks for the feedback,

While Ghastly Conscription is a more expensive card to play, I've never run into an issue with mana to play it. From the several games I played with an incomplete version of the deck I've still managed to ramp enough where it isn't an issue. So sure they can try to RIP, but the deck has enough answers to either counter or remove RIP.

I agree that Vesuvan Shapeshifter isn't stax Brine Elemental is and he's in the deck to interact together locking down the board preventing players from untapping.

I do agree card draw could maybe be potentially better and am entertaining the idea of cutting Aphetto Runecaster for a Rhystic Study or Mystic Remora

As for instant interaction my commander doesn't necessarily need to be on the board for me to make use of the the morph abilities. She simply allows me to cast one more spell for free. I'd still be able to morph at instant speed to counter spells, but perhaps you can elaborate further on what you mean?

There's a reason I don't run board wipes in the deck. It generally causes more harm to my field than good, while the deck can recover quick enough in the instances of a board wipe I opt not to run it as I have more than enough responses to counter what may potentially be a threat. Other than the rift, I run Bane of the Living .

Not sure how in depth you looked it over, but there is definitely a method to my madness. :D Most of the deck has a lot of interaction, but if you could provide some card suggestions of what you would constitute as generically good cards I'd certainly appreciate it. Thanks

Database82 on nursejason

5 years ago

Thanks for the feedback,

While Ghastly Conscription is a more expensive card to play, I've never run into an issue with mana to play it. From the several games I played with an incomplete version of the deck I've still managed to ramp enough where it isn't an issue. So sure they can try to RIP, but the deck has enough answers to either counter or remove RIP.

I agree that Vesuvan Shapeshifter isn't stax Brine Elemental is and he's in the deck to interact together locking down the board preventing players from untapping.

I do agree card draw could maybe be potentially better and am entertaining the idea of cutting Aphetto Runecaster for a Rhystic Study or Mystic Remora

As for instant interaction my commander doesn't necessarily need to be on the board for me to make use of the the morph abilities. She simply allows me to cast one more spell for free. I'd still be able to morph at instant speed to counter spells, but perhaps you can elaborate further on what you mean?

There's a reason I don't run board wipes in the deck. It generally causes more harm to my field than good, while the deck can recover quick enough in the instances of a board wipe I opt not to run it as I have more than enough responses to counter what may potentially be a threat. Other than the rift, I run Bane of the Living .

Not sure how in depth you looked it over, but there is definitely a method to my madness. :D Most of the deck has a lot of interaction, but if you could provide some card suggestions of what you would constitute as generically good cards I'd certainly appreciate it. Thanks again!

Madcookie on Commander 2019...

5 years ago

I looked at the Sultai decklist and here are my two cents:

Pros:

• solid land base

• good artifact reprints

• good ramp reprints

• some of the new cards look interesting

Cons:

• no Ixidor, Reality Sculptor

• no Dream Chisel (as I predicted)

• unimpressive morph package

• no boardwipes (only Bane of the Living which is not Toxic Deluge )

• vraska inclusion is both flavour and value fail

• relatively low value with reptint price adjustment maybe you could brake even at best.

Solid B-

Hissp on Commanders by Power Level [EDH Tier List]

5 years ago

Bazzul can you convert your Demonlord Belzenlok deck to tappedout?

Love the deck idea!!

Is there any reason not to run all the man-lands (so you can block 1/1s) as well as utility cards such as Massacre and Shriekmaw (which are in your Maybeboard) as well as Contagion , Nemesis Trap , Outbreak , Ravenous Trap , Price of Fame , Damnation , Bane of the Living , Haunted Cadaver , or Boompile ?