Bane of the Living
Mana cost {2}{B}{B}. Power/toughness 4/3.
Morph {X}{B}{B} (You may cast this card face down as a 2/2 creature for {3}. Turn it face up any time for its morph cost.)
When this creature is turned face up, all creatures get -X/-X until end of turn.
Bane of the Living is a black card, legal in Premodern, shown in its old-frame Legions printing.
Price and printings: Cardmarket (€6.96) · TCGplayer ($4.07) · Scryfall
Tracked daily since 1 August 2026: on Cardmarket between €5.26 and €11.05 in that time.
How often Bane of the Living is played
Bane of the Living is maindecked in 4 of 142 tournament decks in this archive (3%), averaging 2.5 copies; kept in 1 sideboard (1%).
Counting only the 81 decks that can cast black cards, 5 of them play it (6%).
See how it compares on the Premodern staples list.
Tournament decks with Bane of the Living
- Moneyball Black: Top 8 at Expert Level Games (1× sideboard)
- Mono Black Death Pit Offering: 10th Place at Bogardan War II (3× mainboard)
- Basic Mono Black: 4th Place at Andre's League 10 Tappa (2× mainboard)
- BRG Midrange: 7th Place at PM Burro Singles @SPMCR (2× mainboard)
- Mono Black Aggro: 1st Place at Mogg Monthly: Sligh July (3× mainboard)
