Bane, Lord of Darkness

Global Commander Stats {W} {U} {B} All Esper commanders
Win Rate 23%
73 Wins
235 Losses
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Summary

Bane, Lord of Darkness is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 308 recorded Playgroup games, winning 23% of them (73235) at an Elo of 1,508, ranking #1791 globally.

Wins average 10 turns, with 4 damage dealt and 0.47 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 23% win rate across 308 recorded Playgroup games (73 wins, 235 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?
157 decks list Bane, Lord of Darkness as their commander on Playgroup, of which 87 have played at least one recorded game.
Global Rank
1791
Wins By Turn (on avg.)
10
Elo rating
1508

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Commander Popularity Trend

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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 0.47
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 157
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 87
No. games played with this commander 308
Total hours played 4 days

Top 5 Public Decks

Rank Elo User No. games Wins
1 1503 STJebus 6 2

How does this commander win?

When Bane, Lord of Darkness wins, 36.73% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
36.73%
Non Combat Damage
28.57%
Combo
16.33%
Alternative
16.33%
Poison
2.04%
Avg win turn 9.9 based on 74 wins with recorded turn counts

Does seating order matter?

Bane, Lord of Darkness wins 31.48% of games from position 3 and 0.0% from position 6 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
26.14% n=88
2
Seat 2
16.67% n=90
3
Seat 3
31.48% n=54
4
Seat 4
25.53% n=47
5
Seat 5
7.69% n=13
6
Seat 6
0.0% n=1

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Bane, Lord of Darkness wins 24.31% after 0 mulligans and 50.0% after 3 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
24.31% n=181
1
1 mulligan
25.93% n=27
2
2 mulligans
30.0% n=10
3
3 mulligans
50.0% n=2

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Bane, Lord of Darkness 3.72/5 on average, across 200 self-reports.

3.72 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Bane, Lord of Darkness wins, opponents flag the game as salty 60.8% of the time across 74 tracked wins.

60.8 \%

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%