---
name: "Balefang the Unslayable"
mana_cost: "{3}{R}{R}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Demon Dragon"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: ["Flying", "Goad", "Protection", "Trample"]
set: "MBC"
set_name: "Mystery Booster Commander Edition"
collector_number: "20"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Even Amundsen"
oracle_id: "195d1f2a-0d71-475b-9dd1-0c8efe64ad8f"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/balefang-the-unslayable-mbc"
legalities:
  commander: "not_legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "not_legal"
  vintage: "not_legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Balefang the Unslayable
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{R}{R}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Demon Dragon
- **Power/Toughness:** 5/5
- **Keywords:** Flying, Goad, Protection, Trample

## Oracle Text
Flying, trample, protection from Angels and from Archons
Players can't gain life.
When Balefang enters, target opponent creates a tapped Baneslayer Angel token. The token is goaded for the rest of the game. (It's a {3}{W}{W} 5/5 Angel creature with flying, first strike, lifelink, and protection from Demons and from Dragons.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Baneslayer Angel](/printing/baneslayer-angel-m21.md) — Creature — Angel
2. [Eradicator Valkyrie](/printing/eradicator-valkyrie-pkhm.md) — Creature — Angel Berserker
3. [Bhaal, Lord of Murder](/printing/bhaal-lord-of-murder-clb.md) — Legendary Creature — God
4. [Halo Hunter](/printing/halo-hunter-zen.md) — Creature — Demon
5. [Aegis Angel](/printing/aegis-angel-ori.md) — Creature — Angel
6. [Guardian of the Gateless](/printing/guardian-of-the-gateless-gtc.md) — Creature — Angel

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Mystery Booster Commander Edition (MBC) #20
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Even Amundsen

## Format Legalities
Commander: `not_legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `not_legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `not_legal` | Vintage: `not_legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `not_legal`