Commander

Bane, Lord of Darkness

Global commander stats {W} {U} {B} All Esper commanders
Win Rate 23%
77 Wins
244 Losses
Playtest a community deck
Overview

Summary

Bane, Lord of Darkness is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 321 recorded Playgroup games, winning 23% of them (77244) at an Elo of 1,493, ranking #3222 globally.

Wins average 10 turns, with 4 damage dealt and 0.47 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh
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 321 recorded Playgroup games (77 wins, 244 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?
168 decks list Bane, Lord of Darkness as their commander on Playgroup, of which 90 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
3222
Wins by turn (avg.)
10
Elo rating
1493
Trend

Global Elo trend

Loading...
Trend

Commander popularity trend

Loading...
Averages

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 168
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 90
No. games played with this commander 321
Total hours played 4 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1521 GreyRavyn15 3 1
2 1503 STJebus 6 2
3 1500 natteyice 1 0
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Bane, Lord of Darkness wins, 35.85% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
35.85%
Non Combat Damage
26.42%
Alternative
16.98%
Combo
15.09%
Poison
3.77%
Commander Damage
1.89%
Avg win turn 9.8 based on 78 wins with recorded turn counts
Table position

Does seating order matter?

Bane, Lord of Darkness wins 30.91% of games from position 3 and 0.0% from position 6 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
26.97% n=89
2
Seat 2
17.71% n=96
3
Seat 3
30.91% n=55
4
Seat 4
24.49% n=49
5
Seat 5
7.14% n=14
6
Seat 6
0.0% n=1
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Bane, Lord of Darkness wins 24.32% after 0 mulligans and 50.0% after 3 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
24.32% n=185
1
1 mulligan
27.27% n=33
2
2 mulligans
30.0% n=10
3
3 mulligans
50.0% n=2
Player reports

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 210 self-reports.

3.7 / 5
🧂

Opponent salt

When Bane, Lord of Darkness wins, opponents flag the game as salty 62.8% of the time across 78 tracked wins.

62.8 \%
Head to head

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%