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Balefang the Unslayable
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Balefang the Unslayable

{3}{R}{R}

Legendary Creature — Demon Dragon

Flying, trample, protection from Angels and from Archons

Players can't gain life.

When Balefang enters, target opponent creates a tapped Baneslayer Angel token. The token is goaded for the rest of the game. (It's a {3}{W}{W} 5/5 Angel creature with flying, first strike, lifelink, and protection from Demons and from Dragons.)

5 / 5

FlyingGoadProtectionTrample
Set
Mystery Booster Commander Edition (MBC #20)
Rarity
Rare
Mana value
5
Released
2026-10-19
Artist
Even Amundsen
EDHREC rank
#24,479
Colour identity
{R}
Finishes
Nonfoil, Foil
Served from
Local database

Commander bracket

1 +
Fits any bracket
No Game Changer, land denial, extra turns or two-card combos.

Derived from card traits, not a ruling — bracket rules turn on how a deck intends to use a card. Bracket rules

EDHREC

Can be your commander

Combos

Not part of any combo on Commander Spellbook.

Commander recommendations

Top synergy 50

Played far more in this commander's decks than elsewhere.

  1. Conjurer's Closet 84 %+79.6 %
  2. Orthion, Hero of Lavabrink 80 %+77.3 %
  3. Blade of Selves 72 %+70.1 %
  4. Electroduplicate 74 %+69.5 %
  5. Jaxis, the Troublemaker 73 %+69.5 %
  6. Hot Pursuit 70 %+69.3 %
  7. Delina, Wild Mage 67 %+65.0 %
  8. Mob Rule 66 %+64.8 %
  9. Vengeful Ancestor 66 %+63.5 %
  10. Puppet Master, String Puller 63 %+61.1 %
  11. Twinflame 67 %+60.3 %
  12. Insurrection 63 %+59.4 %
  13. Helm of the Host 66 %+59.4 %
  14. Death Kiss 59 %+57.4 %
  15. Bothersome Quasit 58 %+55.7 %
  16. Devastating Onslaught 57 %+53.6 %
  17. Cursed Mirror 75 %+52.4 %
  18. Molten Duplication 57 %+52.3 %
  19. Splinter Twin 50 %+49.4 %
  20. The Fire Crystal 72 %+49.1 %
  21. Mirage Phalanx 49 %+48.2 %
  22. Panharmonicon 54 %+47.6 %
  23. Heat Shimmer 48 %+44.9 %
  24. Echoing Assault 44 %+42.6 %
  25. Curse of Opulence 52 %+41.7 %
  26. Sword of Hearth and Home 44 %+41.1 %
  27. Return the Favor 63 %+41.0 %
  28. Shiny Impetus 44 %+37.2 %
  29. Flamerush Rider 38 %+36.6 %
  30. Agitator Ant 39 %+35.7 %
  31. Life of the Party 37 %+35.5 %
  32. Mirror Box 36 %+35.3 %
  33. Disrupt Decorum 43 %+34.0 %
  34. Fiendish Duo 38 %+33.5 %
  35. Dragon's Hoard 36 %+32.2 %
  36. Big Score 63 %+30.6 %
  37. Flameshadow Conjuring 34 %+30.4 %
  38. Frontier Warmonger 32 %+28.1 %
  39. Chandra, Flameshaper 30 %+28.1 %
  40. Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos 33 %+28.1 %
  41. Spectacular Showdown 30 %+27.2 %
  42. Seize the Spoils 41 %+27.0 %
  43. War Room 56 %+25.9 %
  44. Seize the Spotlight 31 %+25.7 %
  45. Choreographed Sparks 27 %+25.5 %
  46. Throne of Eldraine 36 %+24.4 %
  47. Heart-Shaped Herb 24 %+24.0 %
  48. Rionya, Fire Dancer 25 %+23.8 %
  49. Mirrorpool 24 %+23.3 %
  50. Unexpected Windfall 48 %+22.5 %

Most included 50

Highest share of decks running them, distinctive or not.

  1. Sol Ring 90 %+5.9 %
  2. Mountain 89 %-5.7 %
  3. Conjurer's Closet 84 %+79.6 %
  4. Orthion, Hero of Lavabrink 80 %+77.3 %
  5. Ruby Medallion 79 %+22.0 %
  6. Chaos Warp 76 %+15.4 %
  7. Cursed Mirror 75 %+52.4 %
  8. Electroduplicate 74 %+69.5 %
  9. Jaxis, the Troublemaker 73 %+69.5 %
  10. Arcane Signet 73 %+12.2 %
  11. The Fire Crystal 72 %+49.1 %
  12. Blasphemous Act 72 %+18.7 %
  13. Blade of Selves 72 %+70.1 %
  14. Hot Pursuit 70 %+69.3 %
  15. Delina, Wild Mage 67 %+65.0 %
  16. Twinflame 67 %+60.3 %
  17. Mob Rule 66 %+64.8 %
  18. Vengeful Ancestor 66 %+63.5 %
  19. Helm of the Host 66 %+59.4 %
  20. Return the Favor 63 %+41.0 %
  21. Insurrection 63 %+59.4 %
  22. Big Score 63 %+30.6 %
  23. Puppet Master, String Puller 63 %+61.1 %
  24. Death Kiss 59 %+57.4 %
  25. Bothersome Quasit 58 %+55.7 %
  26. Devastating Onslaught 57 %+53.6 %
  27. Molten Duplication 57 %+52.3 %
  28. War Room 56 %+25.9 %
  29. Panharmonicon 54 %+47.6 %
  30. Curse of Opulence 52 %+41.7 %
  31. Splinter Twin 50 %+49.4 %
  32. Vandalblast 50 %+9.3 %
  33. Abrade 50 %+7.6 %
  34. Mirage Phalanx 49 %+48.2 %
  35. Untimely Malfunction 48 %+19.1 %
  36. Unexpected Windfall 48 %+22.5 %
  37. Heat Shimmer 48 %+44.9 %
  38. Seething Song 47 %+14.8 %
  39. Sword of Hearth and Home 44 %+41.1 %
  40. Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle 44 %+18.9 %
  41. Echoing Assault 44 %+42.6 %
  42. Shiny Impetus 44 %+37.2 %
  43. Disrupt Decorum 43 %+34.0 %
  44. Arena of Glory 43 %+21.6 %
  45. Deflecting Swat 42 %+13.3 %
  46. Seize the Spoils 41 %+27.0 %
  47. Agitator Ant 39 %+35.7 %
  48. Solemn Simulacrum 39 %+19.4 %
  49. Valakut Awakening 39 %+20.0 %
  50. Valakut Awakening 39 %+20.0 %

Format legality

Standard Not legal
Pioneer Not legal
Modern Not legal
Legacy Not legal
Vintage Not legal
Pauper Not legal
Commander Not legal
Oathbreaker Not legal
Duel Commander Not legal
Brawl Not legal
Standard Brawl Not legal
Historic Not legal
Timeless Not legal
Alchemy Not legal
Penny Not legal
Premodern Not legal
PreDH Not legal
Pauper EDH Not legal
Old School Not legal
Future Not legal
Gladiator Not legal
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