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Banon, the Returners' Leader
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Banon, the Returners' Leader

{R}{W}

Legendary Creature — Human Cleric Rebel

Pray — Once during each of your turns, you may cast a creature spell from among cards in your graveyard that were put there from anywhere other than the battlefield this turn.

Whenever you attack, you may pay {1} and discard a card. If you do, draw a card.

"You are this world's last ray of light... our final hope."

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Pray
Set
Final Fantasy Commander (FIC #78)
Rarity
Rare
Mana value
2
Released
2025-06-13
Artist
Daniel Landerman
EDHREC rank
#6,513
Colour identity
{R}{W}
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 0.10
How much players resent seeing this card. The scale tops out around 3.1.
Can be your commander
DrawRecursion

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. Monument to Endurance 57 %+51.8 %
  2. Hardened Academic 55 %+51.3 %
  3. Faithless Looting 68 %+50.7 %
  4. Magmakin Artillerist 50 %+48.6 %
  5. Gau, Feral Youth 48 %+48.0 %
  6. Inti, Seneschal of the Sun 51 %+47.8 %
  7. Conspiracy Theorist 49 %+46.0 %
  8. Ark of Hunger 52 %+44.7 %
  9. Sevinne's Reclamation 58 %+43.9 %
  10. Enterprising Scallywag 43 %+42.6 %
  11. Joshua, Phoenix's Dominant 46 %+42.5 %
  12. Anger 48 %+41.8 %
  13. Thrill of Possibility 52 %+40.6 %
  14. Demand Answers 49 %+40.5 %
  15. Ivora, Insatiable Heir 41 %+40.4 %
  16. Marauding Mako 40 %+39.7 %
  17. Surly Badgersaur 41 %+39.5 %
  18. Thrilling Discovery 45 %+38.7 %
  19. Sun Titan 51 %+36.9 %
  20. Tersa Lightshatter 38 %+36.3 %
  21. Glint-Horn Buccaneer 37 %+36.2 %
  22. Advanced Reconstruction 42 %+35.9 %
  23. Brass's Tunnel-Grinder 39 %+35.1 %
  24. Quintorius, History Chaser 35 %+33.8 %
  25. Venerable Warsinger 37 %+33.0 %
  26. Quintorius, Field Historian 36 %+32.9 %
  27. Cyan, Vengeful Samurai 33 %+32.8 %
  28. Millikin 35 %+32.5 %
  29. Veronica, Dissident Scribe 32 %+31.8 %
  30. Plargg, Dean of Chaos 32 %+31.4 %
  31. Relic Retriever 37 %+30.8 %
  32. Shadow of the Goblin 31 %+30.4 %
  33. Brallin, Skyshark Rider 30 %+30.0 %
  34. Containment Construct 34 %+29.9 %
  35. Big Score 43 %+28.5 %
  36. Currency Converter 32 %+28.0 %
  37. Geier Reach Sanitarium 28 %+26.2 %
  38. Primary Research 31 %+26.1 %
  39. Fear of Missing Out 29 %+26.1 %
  40. Call a Surprise Witness 27 %+26.0 %
  41. Unexpected Windfall 35 %+25.7 %
  42. Kirol, History Buff 28 %+25.0 %
  43. Collector's Vault 26 %+24.9 %
  44. Desecrated Tomb 25 %+24.6 %
  45. Hazoret's Monument 25 %+24.0 %
  46. Ascend from Avernus 25 %+23.8 %
  47. Sunscorched Divide 46 %+23.3 %
  48. Redemption Choir 23 %+22.6 %
  49. Phlage, Titan of Fire's Fury 25 %+22.4 %
  50. Charming Scoundrel 24 %+22.2 %

Most included 50

Highest share of decks running them, distinctive or not.

  1. Plains 100 %+1.9 %
  2. Mountain 99 %+1.6 %
  3. Command Tower 84 %-1.2 %
  4. Clifftop Retreat 72 %+4.6 %
  5. Faithless Looting 68 %+50.7 %
  6. Arcane Signet 66 %-13.5 %
  7. Battlefield Forge 65 %+7.3 %
  8. Sol Ring 65 %-20.1 %
  9. Swords to Plowshares 58 %-7.7 %
  10. Sevinne's Reclamation 58 %+43.9 %
  11. Rugged Prairie 58 %+12.3 %
  12. Monument to Endurance 57 %+51.8 %
  13. Hardened Academic 55 %+51.3 %
  14. Path to Exile 55 %-2.5 %
  15. Talisman of Conviction 53 %+1.8 %
  16. Sundown Pass 52 %+11.7 %
  17. Ark of Hunger 52 %+44.7 %
  18. Thrill of Possibility 52 %+40.6 %
  19. Sacred Foundry 52 %+3.6 %
  20. Sun Titan 51 %+36.9 %
  21. Inti, Seneschal of the Sun 51 %+47.8 %
  22. Magmakin Artillerist 50 %+48.6 %
  23. Conspiracy Theorist 49 %+46.0 %
  24. Demand Answers 49 %+40.5 %
  25. Gau, Feral Youth 48 %+48.0 %
  26. Anger 48 %+41.8 %
  27. Joshua, Phoenix's Dominant 46 %+42.5 %
  28. Sunscorched Divide 46 %+23.3 %
  29. Boros Signet 45 %-2.0 %
  30. Thrilling Discovery 45 %+38.7 %
  31. Enterprising Scallywag 43 %+42.6 %
  32. Big Score 43 %+28.5 %
  33. Advanced Reconstruction 42 %+35.9 %
  34. Surly Badgersaur 41 %+39.5 %
  35. Ivora, Insatiable Heir 41 %+40.4 %
  36. Boros Garrison 41 %+7.2 %
  37. Marauding Mako 40 %+39.7 %
  38. Sunbillow Verge 40 %+15.0 %
  39. Brass's Tunnel-Grinder 39 %+35.1 %
  40. Furycalm Snarl 39 %-5.8 %
  41. Tersa Lightshatter 38 %+36.3 %
  42. Elegant Parlor 37 %+17.2 %
  43. Spectator Seating 37 %-1.8 %
  44. Glint-Horn Buccaneer 37 %+36.2 %
  45. Relic Retriever 37 %+30.8 %
  46. Venerable Warsinger 37 %+33.0 %
  47. Quintorius, Field Historian 36 %+32.9 %
  48. Unexpected Windfall 35 %+25.7 %
  49. Quintorius, History Chaser 35 %+33.8 %
  50. Millikin 35 %+32.5 %

Format legality

Standard Not legal
Pioneer Not legal
Modern Not legal
Legacy Legal
Vintage Legal
Pauper Not legal
Commander Legal
Oathbreaker Legal
Duel Commander 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
All printingsScryfall ↗Edhrec ↗

Rulings

  • 2025-06-06

    You pay all costs and follow all timing rules for cards played with the permission granted by Banon's first ability.

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