Bane's Contingency
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Magic: The Gathering
Mana cost
Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's GateCLB · #57
- Card type
- Instant
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Indicative price
- 0.24 € · ★ 0.27 € · 0.22 $ · ★ 0.47 $
- Mana value
- 3
- Colour
- Blue
Card text
Counter target spell. If that spell targets a commander you control, instead counter that spell, scry 2, then draw a card.
Format legality
- CommanderLegal
- DuelLegal
- LegacyLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- VintageLegal
Legalities follow the imported catalogue; check format rules before a tournament.
Data imported on 2026-10-06 (UTC).
Indicative Scryfall prices, updated daily. ★: foil; ★ E: etched foil. EUR and USD represent different markets.
Printing information
- Illustrator
- Hector Ortiz
- Card language
- English
- Release date
- 2022-06-10
Flavour text
"My whims dictate the fate of nations. Your pitiful mortal magic is no more significant than a gnat buzzing in my ear."
Rulings
A "commander you control" means a permanent on the battlefield that is a commander and is under your control. It can be your commander or one owned by another player. It doesn't refer to your commander in any other zone. Notably, if a player uses Bane's Contingency to counter a spell that would counter their commander, they do not scry or draw a card.