Bane of Bala Ged

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Bane of Bala Ged: Creature - Eldrazi, Commander Masters. Whenever this creature attacks, defending player exiles two permanents they control. On Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{7}
Mana value
7
Type
Creature - Eldrazi
Colour identity
Colourless
Power / toughness
7/5
Rarity
Uncommon
Set
Commander Masters (CMM)
Released
2023-08-04
Collector number
802
Artist
Chase Stone
Commander rank
3,310 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)

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About Bane of Bala Ged

Bane of Bala Ged is a Magic: The Gathering card, an uncommon colourless creature from Commander Masters (CMM), a Masters set released in August 2023. It is collector number 802 in that set, with art by Chase Stone. It costs {7} (seven generic mana) to cast, for a mana value of 7. It is a 7/5 creature. It has no colour identity. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless and Gladiator. It has been printed in 3 sets, from Battle for Zendikar (2015) to Pioneer Masters (2024). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $1.33 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

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

The continent of Bala Ged was ravaged by massive Eldrazi of Ulamog's lineage, its lush jungles and cascading rivers reduced to dust.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $1.33 (as of 2026-11-12).

The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.

Format legality

Legality of Bane of Bala Ged by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
GladiatorLegal

Other printings of Bane of Bala Ged

Bane of Bala Ged has been printed in 3 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Pioneer Masters (PIO) #1Uncommon2024
Battle for Zendikar (BFZ) #1Uncommon2015

Official rulings

Three official rulings apply to Bane of Bala Ged, newest first.

  • The permanents are exiled before blockers are chosen.
  • If the defending player controls only one permanent, that permanent will be exiled.
  • 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.

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