---
name: "Bane of the Living"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}{B}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Insect"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Morph"]
set: "C16"
set_name: "Commander 2016"
collector_number: "106"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Justin Sweet"
oracle_id: "c99e4768-192c-49bf-8f51-c204a2248326"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/bane-of-the-living-c16"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Bane of the Living
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}{B}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Insect
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/3
- **Keywords:** Morph

## Oracle Text
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.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Aphetto Exterminator](/printing/aphetto-exterminator-lgn.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
2. [Shaper Parasite](/printing/shaper-parasite-plst.md) — Creature — Illusion
3. [Spined Basher](/printing/spined-basher-ons.md) — Creature — Zombie Beast
4. [Skinthinner](/printing/skinthinner-lgn.md) — Creature — Zombie
5. [Zombie Cutthroat](/printing/zombie-cutthroat-plst.md) — Creature — Zombie
6. [Weaver of Lies](/printing/weaver-of-lies-lgn.md) — Creature — Beast

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Commander 2016 (C16) #106
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Justin Sweet
- **Total Printings:** 26 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`