Bane Alley Broker
Creature — Human Rogue
: Draw a card, then exile a card from your hand face down.
You may look at cards exiled with this creature.
, : Return a card exiled with this creature to its owner's hand.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BU
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Gatecrash
- Price
- $0.13
- EDHREC rank
- #24417
Bane Alley Broker lets you exile cards from your hand face-down and return them at will, effectively protecting cards from discard and giving you a reusable hand-manipulation tool on a 0/3 body. The cost is three mana for a creature that dies to nearly every removal spell in the format and telegraphs your hand to anyone paying attention.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Bane Alley Broker is a Commander card — full stop. In Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer, a three-mana 0/3 with no immediate board impact doesn't clear the bar when faster, sturdier hand-protection options exist. In Commander, the calculus shifts: the Broker slots into Dimir and Grixis builds that want to dodge discard, protect key combo pieces from hand hate, or set up a specific card for a later turn without telegraphing it in hand. It's a niche role-player rather than a staple, but the 75% crowd running political or grind-oriented shells will find genuine uses for it.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.13 bulk tier
At $0.13, Bane Alley Broker is deep bulk — the kind of card you find in a dollar box or pull from a trade binder as an afterthought. There's no financial upside here; pick it up purely because the effect fits your deck.
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Sources
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.