Bane, Lord of Darkness

Global Commander Stats {W} {U} {B} All Esper commanders
Win Rate 22%
68 Wins
229 Losses

Summary

Bane, Lord of Darkness is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 297 recorded Playgroup games, winning 22% of them (68229) at an Elo of 1,443, ranking #3838 globally.

Wins average 10 turns, with 4 damage dealt and 0.46 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Bane, Lord of Darkness's win rate?
Bane, Lord of Darkness has a 22% win rate across 297 recorded Playgroup games (68 wins, 229 losses).
How long do winning games with Bane, Lord of Darkness take?
Wins with Bane, Lord of Darkness take on average 10 turns. Total tracked play time: 4 days.
How many decks use Bane, Lord of Darkness?
149 decks list Bane, Lord of Darkness as their commander on Playgroup, of which 81 have played at least one recorded game.
Global Rank
3838
Wins By Turn (on avg.)
10
Elo rating
1443

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Misc. Stats

Average damage per game 4
Average commander damage per game 5
Average poison counters given per game 1
Average kills per game 0.46
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 149
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 81
No. games played with this commander 297
Total hours played 4 days

Top 5 Public Decks

Rank Elo User No. games Wins
1 1478 STJebus 5 1

How does this commander win?

When Bane, Lord of Darkness wins, 38.64% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
38.64%
Non Combat Damage
25.0%
Alternative
18.18%
Combo
15.91%
Poison
2.27%
Avg win turn 9.9 based on 69 wins with recorded turn counts

Does seating order matter?

Bane, Lord of Darkness wins 30.77% of games from position 3 and 0.0% from position 6 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
24.71% n=85
2
Seat 2
17.78% n=90
3
Seat 3
30.77% n=52
4
Seat 4
25.53% n=47
5
Seat 5
8.33% n=12
6
Seat 6
0.0% n=1

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Bane, Lord of Darkness wins 24.02% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 3 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
24.02% n=179
1
1 mulligan
17.39% n=23
2
2 mulligans
30.0% n=10
3
3 mulligans
0.0% n=1

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Bane, Lord of Darkness 3.7/5 on average, across 189 self-reports.

3.7 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Bane, Lord of Darkness wins, opponents flag the game as salty 56.5% of the time across 69 tracked wins.

56.5 \%

Best and worst matchups

Opposing commanders with at least ten tracked games against Bane, Lord of Darkness. Pairs with fewer than 25 games are shown in italics; treat those as suggestive, not statistical.

Top 5 best matchups

Alela, Artful Provocateur commander art
23.53%
Sidar Jabari of Zhalfir commander art
0.0%

Top 5 worst matchups

Sidar Jabari of Zhalfir commander art
0.0%
Alela, Artful Provocateur commander art
23.53%