---
name: "Bane of Progress"
mana_cost: "{4}{G}{G}"
cmc: 6
type_line: "Creature — Elemental"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: []
set: "C13"
set_name: "Commander 2013"
collector_number: "137"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Lars Grant-West"
oracle_id: "51f9a6cc-8eb2-44ed-a2d9-913ac514ad67"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/bane-of-progress-c13"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Bane of Progress
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{G}{G}` (CMC: 6)
- **Type:** Creature — Elemental
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/2

## Oracle Text
When this creature enters, destroy all artifacts and enchantments. Put a +1/+1 counter on this creature for each permanent destroyed this way.

> *Gemeißelter Stein und geschnitztes Holz sind in seinen Augen Verschandelungen.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Fracturing Gust](/printing/fracturing-gust-v14.md) — Instant
2. [Rampage of the Clans](/printing/rampage-of-the-clans-rna.md) — Instant
3. [Builder's Bane](/printing/builders-bane-mir.md) — Sorcery
4. [Foundation Breaker](/printing/foundation-breaker-mh2.md) — Creature — Elemental
5. [Creeping Corrosion](/printing/creeping-corrosion-mbs.md) — Sorcery
6. [Ruinous Intrusion](/printing/ruinous-intrusion-lcc.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Commander 2013 (C13) #137
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Lars Grant-West
- **Total Printings:** 28 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`