---
name: "Bane, Lord of Darkness"
mana_cost: "{1}{W}{U}{B}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Legendary Creature — God"
colors: ["B", "U", "W"]
color_identity: ["B", "U", "W"]
keywords: []
set: "PCLB"
set_name: "Battle for Baldur's Gate Promos"
collector_number: "267s"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Billy Christian"
oracle_id: "ca507eea-1b04-4488-813e-ca970640e227"
printings_count: 24
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/bane-lord-of-darkness-pclb"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Bane, Lord of Darkness
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{W}{U}{B}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — God
- **Power/Toughness:** 5/2

## Oracle Text
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.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Bhaal, Lord of Murder](/printing/bhaal-lord-of-murder-clb.md) — Legendary Creature — God
2. [Myrkul, Lord of Bones](/printing/myrkul-lord-of-bones-clb.md) — Legendary Creature — God
3. [Bontu the Glorified](/printing/bontu-the-glorified-pakh.md) — Legendary Creature — God
4. [Erebos, Bleak-Hearted](/printing/erebos-bleak-hearted-thb.md) — Legendary Enchantment Creature — God
5. [Athreos, God of Passage](/printing/athreos-god-of-passage-sld.md) — Legendary Enchantment Creature — God
6. [Erebos, God of the Dead](/printing/erebos-god-of-the-dead-pio.md) — Legendary Enchantment Creature — God

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Battle for Baldur's Gate Promos (PCLB) #267s
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Billy Christian
- **Total Printings:** 24 across all historical editions

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