Bane of the Living

66Strong in 2HG

Creature — Insect {2} {B} {B} Commander 2019

2HG Rating

66/100

Gains value in 2HG: board sweeper.

Weak in 2HGNeutralFormat staple

+16
Board sweeper
A wrath answers two developed boards at once. Sweepers are premium removal in 2HG.

Ratings start at a neutral 50 and are adjusted by rules derived from 2HG's structure — shared 60 life, shared turns, two opponents. They'll be recalibrated against real play rates once teams start submitting decklists.

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.

Legality

standardpioneermodernlegacyvintagecommander

Plays well beside it

Shares the "board sweeper" axis — good candidates for your teammate's deck.

Suggestions are characteristic-based for now. Once teams submit pairings, this becomes a real co-occurrence score: played in X% of teams whose partner deck runs Bane of the Living.

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