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Bhaal, Lord of Murder
Oracle Text
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.
Card Details
Mana CostCharacter Background
Bhaal, Lord of Murder fits best in a sacrifice-driven value and tempo deck, especially one built to turn creature death into board disruption. In Magic: The Gathering, his trigger rewards you every time another nontoken creature you control dies by spreading a +1/+1 counter and goading a target, which means your trades quickly snowball into pressure while forcing enemy creatures to attack elsewhere. The indestructible clause is easiest to unlock in a deck that can safely dip below half life with fetches, pain lands, or incidental self-inflicted damage, making Bhaal much harder to remove once the game becomes chaotic. He pairs especially well with recursive creatures, cheap sacrifice outlets, and cards that make multiple expendable bodies, since each death advances your board while unbalancing opponents. In lore terms, he feels like a deity who thrives on murder and disorder, and mechanically he translates that theme into ruthless table control.
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Character Background
Bhaal, Lord of Murder fits best in a sacrifice-driven value and tempo deck, especially one built to turn creature death into board disruption. In Magic: The Gathering, his trigger rewards you every time another nontoken creature you control dies by spreading a +1/+1 counter and goading a target, which means your trades quickly snowball into pressure while forcing enemy creatures to attack elsewhere. The indestructible clause is easiest to unlock in a deck that can safely dip below half life with fetches, pain lands, or incidental self-inflicted damage, making Bhaal much harder to remove once the game becomes chaotic. He pairs especially well with recursive creatures, cheap sacrifice outlets, and cards that make multiple expendable bodies, since each death advances your board while unbalancing opponents. In lore terms, he feels like a deity who thrives on murder and disorder, and mechanically he translates that theme into ruthless table control.
Generated using gpt-5.4-mini · Updated at 2026-08-21 18:20:45 UTC