Bane of the Living Price
4 printings · 4 sets · first printed 2003
Bane of the Living has been printed 4 times across 4 sets, first in 2003 and most recently in 2019. Right now the cheapest printing is Commander Anthology Volume II #58 at $0.26, while the most expensive is Legions #60 at $4.32 — about 17× more. The median across 4 priced printings is $0.35. Reprint risk: HIGH RISK — Reprinted 4x, including dedicated reprint sets like Commander 2019, Commander Anthology Volume II.
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Every Bane of the Living Printing, Compared
Cheapest first · unpriced last| Printing | Year | Price | Dealer Buys |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commander Anthology Volume II #58 (R) Cheapest | 2018 | $0.26 | $0.32 |
| Commander 2016 #106 (R) | 2016 | $0.34 | $0.32 |
| Commander 2019 #104 (R) | 2019 | $0.36 | — |
| Legions #60 (R) | 2003 | $4.32 | $2.00 |
Prices are the latest nightly market price; a printing with no tracked price shows a dash. Dealer buylist is Card Kingdom's current offer via MTGJSON, shown where one exists.
(You may cast this card face down as a 2/2 creature for 
. Turn it face up any time for its morph cost.)When this creature is turned face up, all creatures get -X/-X until end of turn.
Legality is a property of the card, not the printing, so it is identical for all 4 versions.
Official Judge Precedents
2 PrecedentsThe X in the ability has the same value as the X paid in the Morph ability. This is pretty easy to derive since there is no other source of X.
The trigger occurs when you use the Morph ability to turn the card face up, or when an effect turns it face up. It will not trigger on being revealed or on leaving the battlefield.