---
name: "Bhaal, Lord of Murder"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}{R}{G}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Legendary Creature — God"
colors: ["B", "G", "R"]
color_identity: ["B", "G", "R"]
keywords: ["Goad"]
set: "CLB"
set_name: "Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate"
collector_number: "268"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Peter Polach"
oracle_id: "0d2dd78c-103c-4286-a3a1-e471dc77ed91"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/bhaal-lord-of-murder-clb"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Bhaal, Lord of Murder
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}{R}{G}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — God
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/4
- **Keywords:** Goad

## Oracle Text
As long as your life total is less than or equal to half your starting life total, Bhaal has indestructible.
Whenever another nontoken creature you control dies, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature and goad it.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Bane, Lord of Darkness](/printing/bane-lord-of-darkness-clb.md) — Legendary Creature — God
2. [Myrkul, Lord of Bones](/printing/myrkul-lord-of-bones-clb.md) — Legendary Creature — God
3. [Erebos, Bleak-Hearted](/printing/erebos-bleak-hearted-thb.md) — Legendary Enchantment Creature — God
4. [Athreos, God of Passage](/printing/athreos-god-of-passage-sld.md) — Legendary Enchantment Creature — God
5. [Bontu the Glorified](/printing/bontu-the-glorified-pakh.md) — Legendary Creature — God
6. [Yahenni, Undying Partisan](/printing/yahenni-undying-partisan-2x2.md) — Legendary Creature — Aetherborn Vampire

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate (CLB) #268
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Peter Polach
- **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`