Fog Bank
Creature — Wall
Defender (This creature can't attack.)
Flying
Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt to and dealt by this creature.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Commander Masters
- Price
- $0.23
- EDHREC rank
- #2692
Fog Bank puts a 0/2 flying, reach wall on the board for two mana that stops nearly every combat attack cold — it absorbs unlimited damage without dying because it prevents all damage dealt to it. It's a niche card in most shells, but in dedicated stax and politics builds like Pramikon, Sky Rampart, it's a genuine cornerstone.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Pramikon, Sky Rampart
Pramikon, Sky Rampart restricts attack directions, and Fog Bank is exactly the blocker that makes that restriction stick — opponents forced to attack into it find a wall that never dies to combat damage. Nearly half of all Pramikon lists run it for exactly that reason.
Commodore Guff
Commodore Guff decks want to protect a planeswalker board from early aggression, and Fog Bank trades no life and no mana sinks to do it. A free-standing blocker that survives repeated attacks buys the turns Guff needs to tick up.
Arcades, the Strategist
Arcades, the Strategist turns every wall into a draw trigger and an offensive threat, and Fog Bank contributes to that engine the moment it enters. A 0/2 that can never be killed by combat damage is also a reliable attacker for zero power, which matters in a deck that wants its walls to survive.
Lynde, Cheerful Tormentor
Lynde, Cheerful Tormentor runs a slow curse-based game plan that needs cheap blockers to survive early boards, and Fog Bank fills that role for two mana without demanding further investment. It keeps aggressive opponents from freely connecting while Lynde's curses accumulate.
Kami of the Crescent Moon
Kami of the Crescent Moon gives everyone extra draws, which accelerates opponents' threats as much as your own, so a near-indestructible blocker like Fog Bank is insurance against the chaos that engine creates. It's a consistent defensive piece in a shell that otherwise has no interest in attacking.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Fog Bank is legal in every major format but barely registers outside Commander, where multiplayer combat and political deterrence give a perpetually-surviving blocker real utility. In Legacy and Vintage the card is simply too slow and too narrow — those formats kill you through means Fog Bank doesn't answer. Modern and Pioneer have enough efficient creatures and noncombat win conditions that a 0/2 wall contributes almost nothing competitively. Commander is the correct home: a two-mana blocker that absorbs infinite damage without dying is a real political tool in a format where people are choosing whom to attack every turn.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.23 bulk tier
At $0.23, Fog Bank is pure bulk — you'll find it in any common box or bulk bin without hunting. It's a stable bulk rare that has never commanded a premium and won't; pick up as many as you need without a second thought.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Pramikon, Sky Rampart
- Commodore Guff
- Arcades, the Strategist
- Lynde, Cheerful Tormentor
- Kami of the Crescent Moon
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.