Card
Bhaal, Lord of Murder
Mana cost {2}{B}{R}{G}
As long as your life total is less than or equal to half your starting life total, Bhaal has indestructible. Whenever another nontoken creature you control dies, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature and goad it.
No bracket restriction: playable from bracket 1. Part of 47 known combos. 1 official ruling.
- Commander
- Legal
- Printing
- Rare · CLB · #268
- Cheapest printing
- €0.14
- EDHREC salt
- 0.40
- Color identity
- Black, Green, Red
- Keywords
- Goad
Bracket
- B1 Exhibition — allowed: No restriction at this bracket
- B2 Core — allowed: No restriction at this bracket
- B3 Upgraded — allowed: No restriction at this bracket
- B4 Optimized — allowed: No restriction beyond the banned list
- B5 cEDH — allowed: No restriction beyond the banned list
Why
- No Game Changer, mass land denial, extra turn, tutor or two-card combo
How Lotus Vault estimates a bracket
Bracket: Lotus Vault analysis, with Commander Spellbook flags
Combos
47 known combos.
- Bhaal, Lord of Murder + Viscera Seer
Produces: Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers
View on Commander Spellbook - Bhaal, Lord of Murder + Goblin Bombardment
Produces: Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
View on Commander Spellbook - Bhaal, Lord of Murder + Ashnod's Altar
Produces: Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
View on Commander Spellbook
Combos: Commander Spellbook
Rulings
- 2022-06-10 · Wizards of the Coast
If Bhaal, Lord of Murder is dealt lethal damage at the same time that its controller's life total is reduced to less than or equal to half their starting life total, Bhaal will have indestructible at the time state-based actions are performed and survive.
Rulings: Scryfall · Wizards of the Coast