MTG · Card

◇ Catalog #1

Bane of Bala Ged

DIGITAL ONLY

pio·#1·uncommon·nonfoil

Illus. Chase Stone

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Dec '24

1 yr ago

Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #3,147 · Niche pick

Variants

Nonfoil

Gameplay

Creature — Eldrazi

Whenever this creature attacks, defending player exiles two permanents they control.

7/5

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennynot legal

PreDHnot legal

Rulings · 3

2015-08-25wotc

The permanents are exiled before blockers are chosen.

2015-08-25wotc

If the defending player controls only one permanent, that permanent will be exiled.

2015-08-25wotc

If Bane of Bala Ged attacks a planeswalker, the defending player may exile that planeswalker. Bane of Bala Ged will still be attacking and may be blocked as normal. If it’s not blocked, it won’t deal combat damage.

Context

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from PIO — the lineup includes Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.

Card #1 of *Pioneer Masters*, the set that shipped alongside the December 2024 Pioneer Masters release.

Card type: Creature — Eldrazi, printed at uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration. Mana cost: {7} (7 converted).

Legal across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play.

EDHrec ranks this card #3,147 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Chase Stone. Rarix catalogs 593 other cards credited to this artist.