Banewasp Affliction
Enchantment — Aura
Enchant creature
When enchanted creature dies, that creature's controller loses life equal to its toughness.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Salvat 2011
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #21680
Banewasp Affliction is a three-mana Aura that kills the enchanted creature whenever it has toughness 1 or less — a conditional removal spell stapled to a permanent. Outside of dedicated -1/-1 counter shells, the condition is too narrow to justify a deck slot.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Banewasp Affliction is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pauper, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but seeing play in almost none of them. In Commander, the card earns a niche in -1/-1 counter decks — commanders like Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons or Yawgmoth, Thran Physician can shrink creatures reliably enough to make the death trigger relevant. In Pauper, where cheap removal is king and commons matter, Banewasp Affliction still loses to direct answers like Chainer's Edict or even Nameless Inversion that don't require setup. Legacy and Vintage have no interest in a three-mana conditional enchantment when Fatal Push and Swords to Plowshares exist.
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Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data for Banewasp Affliction isn't currently available, but as a narrow common with minimal competitive demand it almost certainly sits under $0.50. Pick it up as a bulk inclusion if you're building a -1/-1 counter Commander deck — there's no financial case for stocking up beyond that.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.