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Balefang the Unslayable

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
2026-11-09
Artist
Even Amundsen
EDHREC rank
#26,850
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

Salt Score 0.00
How much players resent seeing this card. The scale tops out around 3.1.
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 %+80.1 %
  2. Orthion, Hero of Lavabrink 79 %+76.6 %
  3. Electroduplicate 77 %+73.1 %
  4. Hot Pursuit 71 %+70.2 %
  5. Blade of Selves 71 %+68.4 %
  6. Jaxis, the Troublemaker 72 %+68.1 %
  7. Mob Rule 65 %+63.6 %
  8. Twinflame 69 %+62.4 %
  9. Vengeful Ancestor 65 %+61.9 %
  10. Delina, Wild Mage 63 %+61.3 %
  11. Puppet Master, String Puller 61 %+59.7 %
  12. Helm of the Host 63 %+56.9 %
  13. Insurrection 59 %+55.8 %
  14. Death Kiss 56 %+53.5 %
  15. Molten Duplication 58 %+53.5 %
  16. Cursed Mirror 75 %+52.1 %
  17. Bothersome Quasit 53 %+50.7 %
  18. Devastating Onslaught 54 %+50.2 %
  19. Heat Shimmer 51 %+48.5 %
  20. The Fire Crystal 71 %+48.0 %
  21. Mirage Phalanx 48 %+47.4 %
  22. Splinter Twin 47 %+46.3 %
  23. Panharmonicon 52 %+45.8 %
  24. Return the Favor 63 %+41.7 %
  25. Curse of Opulence 52 %+41.7 %
  26. Echoing Assault 43 %+41.5 %
  27. Sword of Hearth and Home 42 %+39.1 %
  28. Shiny Impetus 45 %+38.5 %
  29. Flamerush Rider 37 %+35.8 %
  30. Agitator Ant 37 %+32.9 %
  31. Big Score 64 %+32.3 %
  32. Seize the Spoils 46 %+32.1 %
  33. Life of the Party 33 %+31.8 %
  34. Dragon's Hoard 35 %+31.6 %
  35. Fiendish Duo 36 %+31.1 %
  36. War Room 60 %+30.7 %
  37. Frontier Warmonger 33 %+29.2 %
  38. Disrupt Decorum 38 %+29.1 %
  39. Chandra, Flameshaper 31 %+28.9 %
  40. Mirrorpool 29 %+28.9 %
  41. Mirror Box 29 %+28.9 %
  42. Choreographed Sparks 30 %+28.2 %
  43. Rionya, Fire Dancer 29 %+27.6 %
  44. Seize the Spotlight 33 %+27.6 %
  45. Heart-Shaped Herb 28 %+27.4 %
  46. Flameshadow Conjuring 29 %+26.1 %
  47. Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos 31 %+26.1 %
  48. Arena of Glory 45 %+24.0 %
  49. Throne of Eldraine 35 %+23.9 %
  50. Spectacular Showdown 26 %+23.3 %

Most included 50

Highest share of decks running them, distinctive or not.

  1. Sol Ring 89 %+5.0 %
  2. Mountain 89 %-5.6 %
  3. Conjurer's Closet 84 %+80.1 %
  4. Orthion, Hero of Lavabrink 79 %+76.6 %
  5. Ruby Medallion 78 %+20.9 %
  6. Electroduplicate 77 %+73.1 %
  7. Chaos Warp 75 %+14.6 %
  8. Cursed Mirror 75 %+52.1 %
  9. Blasphemous Act 73 %+19.6 %
  10. Jaxis, the Troublemaker 72 %+68.1 %
  11. The Fire Crystal 71 %+48.0 %
  12. Blade of Selves 71 %+68.4 %
  13. Hot Pursuit 71 %+70.2 %
  14. Arcane Signet 70 %+9.5 %
  15. Twinflame 69 %+62.4 %
  16. Mob Rule 65 %+63.6 %
  17. Vengeful Ancestor 65 %+61.9 %
  18. Big Score 64 %+32.3 %
  19. Helm of the Host 63 %+56.9 %
  20. Return the Favor 63 %+41.7 %
  21. Delina, Wild Mage 63 %+61.3 %
  22. Puppet Master, String Puller 61 %+59.7 %
  23. War Room 60 %+30.7 %
  24. Insurrection 59 %+55.8 %
  25. Molten Duplication 58 %+53.5 %
  26. Death Kiss 56 %+53.5 %
  27. Devastating Onslaught 54 %+50.2 %
  28. Bothersome Quasit 53 %+50.7 %
  29. Curse of Opulence 52 %+41.7 %
  30. Panharmonicon 52 %+45.8 %
  31. Heat Shimmer 51 %+48.5 %
  32. Abrade 48 %+5.7 %
  33. Unexpected Windfall 48 %+23.1 %
  34. Mirage Phalanx 48 %+47.4 %
  35. Vandalblast 47 %+6.2 %
  36. Splinter Twin 47 %+46.3 %
  37. Seize the Spoils 46 %+32.1 %
  38. Arena of Glory 45 %+24.0 %
  39. Shiny Impetus 45 %+38.5 %
  40. Untimely Malfunction 44 %+15.7 %
  41. Seething Song 43 %+11.1 %
  42. Echoing Assault 43 %+41.5 %
  43. Sword of Hearth and Home 42 %+39.1 %
  44. Deflecting Swat 40 %+11.2 %
  45. Faithless Looting 40 %-0.3 %
  46. Solemn Simulacrum 40 %+19.3 %
  47. Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle 38 %+14.0 %
  48. Bolt Bend 38 %+18.4 %
  49. Valakut Awakening 38 %+19.0 %
  50. Disrupt Decorum 38 %+29.1 %

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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