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Gatekeeper of Malakir
Oracle Text
Kicker {B} (You may pay an additional {B} as you cast this spell.)
When this creature enters, if it was kicked, target player sacrifices a creature of their choice.
Card Details
Mana CostCharacter Background
Gatekeeper of Malakir is a compact, two-black two-drop that slots cleanly into an attrition or midrange game plan: cast it for B B as an early body and pay the kicker B when you need a one-time tempo swing to strip an opponent’s blocker or disruptive creature. The kicker is conditional—opponents choose what to sacrifice—so treat it as forced pruning rather than targeted removal; it shines best when paired with “whenever a creature dies” payoffs like Blood Artist or Zulaport Cutthroat to turn the opponent’s sacrifice into incremental card- and life-advantage. Deckbuilding note: because it demands double-black, play it in mono-black or heavily black decks and prioritize reliable black sources rather than splashing; 2–3 copies are a solid inclusion in limited or lower-curve foil mono-black builds. Use the kicker as a reactive tempo tool (pay when you can afford to deny a key blocker), and don’t overcommit to kicker against token-heavy decks where they’ll simply sac the weakest piece.
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Character Background
Gatekeeper of Malakir is a compact, two-black two-drop that slots cleanly into an attrition or midrange game plan: cast it for B B as an early body and pay the kicker B when you need a one-time tempo swing to strip an opponent’s blocker or disruptive creature. The kicker is conditional—opponents choose what to sacrifice—so treat it as forced pruning rather than targeted removal; it shines best when paired with “whenever a creature dies” payoffs like Blood Artist or Zulaport Cutthroat to turn the opponent’s sacrifice into incremental card- and life-advantage. Deckbuilding note: because it demands double-black, play it in mono-black or heavily black decks and prioritize reliable black sources rather than splashing; 2–3 copies are a solid inclusion in limited or lower-curve foil mono-black builds. Use the kicker as a reactive tempo tool (pay when you can afford to deny a key blocker), and don’t overcommit to kicker against token-heavy decks where they’ll simply sac the weakest piece.
Generated using gpt-5-mini · Updated at 2026-05-16 21:20:45 UTC