Malik, Grim Manipulator

Malik, Grim Manipulator

Legendary Creature — Human Rogue

Mana cost: {2}{R}{W}{B}

How we read this card

When Malik, Grim Manipulator enters, you and target opponent each secretly choose a creature that player controls. Then those choices are revealed, and that player sacrifices those creatures.

triggered — forced sacrifice

Whenever an opponent sacrifices a creature, you create a Treasure token.

triggered — makes a token

What a deck led by this card wants

Causes: sacrifice a creature, a creature dies, create a Treasure artifact token, put a Treasure artifact token onto the battlefield.

Cares about: a creature is sacrificed.

Works well with

a Rogue attacks — 636 cards in the game can cause this (Malik is one).

  1. Soaring Thought-Thief — When Malik, Grim Manipulator attacks, Soaring Thought-Thief mills a card

a Rogue deals combat damage — 636 cards in the game can cause this (Malik is one).

  1. Anowon, the Ruin Thief — When Malik, Grim Manipulator deals combat damage, Anowon, the Ruin Thief mills a card

2 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a Rogue creature enters the battlefield — 657 cards in the game can cause this (Malik is one).

  1. Cloak and Dagger — When Malik, Grim Manipulator enters, Cloak and Dagger triggers

a Rogue enters the battlefield — 659 cards in the game can cause this (Malik is one).

  1. Thieves' Guild Enforcer — When Malik, Grim Manipulator enters, Thieves' Guild Enforcer mills a card

a nontoken creature is sacrificed — 1,714 cards in the game can cause this (Malik is one).

  1. Fumulus, the Infestation — When a creature is sacrificed thanks to Malik, Grim Manipulator, Fumulus, the Infestation makes a token

1 other card cares about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature is sacrificed — 1,741 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Caesar, Legion's Emperor — When a creature is sacrificed thanks to Malik, Grim Manipulator, Caesar, Legion's Emperor makes 2 tokens
  2. Thraximundar — When a creature is sacrificed thanks to Malik, Grim Manipulator, Thraximundar puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  3. Legate Lanius, Caesar's Ace — When a creature is sacrificed thanks to Malik, Grim Manipulator, Legate Lanius, Caesar's Ace puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  4. Zodiark, Umbral God — When a creature is sacrificed thanks to Malik, Grim Manipulator, Zodiark, Umbral God puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  5. Evin, Waterdeep Opportunist — When a creature is sacrificed thanks to Malik, Grim Manipulator, Evin, Waterdeep Opportunist makes a token
  6. Mortician Beetle — When a creature is sacrificed thanks to Malik, Grim Manipulator, Mortician Beetle puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  7. Rankle and Torbran — When a creature is sacrificed thanks to Rankle and Torbran, Malik, Grim Manipulator makes a token
  8. War Elemental — When you sacrifice War Elemental, Malik, Grim Manipulator makes a token
  9. Mogg Bombers — When you sacrifice Mogg Bombers, Malik, Grim Manipulator makes a token
  10. Tainted Aether — When a creature is sacrificed thanks to Tainted Aether, Malik, Grim Manipulator makes a token
  11. Sporogenic Infection — When a creature is sacrificed thanks to Sporogenic Infection, Malik, Grim Manipulator makes a token
  12. Gisa's Favorite Shovel — When a creature is sacrificed thanks to Gisa's Favorite Shovel, Malik, Grim Manipulator makes a token
  13. Breath of Fury — When a creature is sacrificed thanks to Breath of Fury, Malik, Grim Manipulator makes a token
  14. Papalymo Totolymo — When a creature is sacrificed thanks to Papalymo Totolymo, Malik, Grim Manipulator makes a token
  15. Extus, Oriq Overlord // Awaken the Blood Avatar — When a creature is sacrificed thanks to Extus, Oriq Overlord // Awaken the Blood Avatar, Malik, Grim Manipulator makes a token
  16. Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian — When a creature is sacrificed thanks to Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian, Malik, Grim Manipulator makes a token

230 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature in a graveyard — 2,769 cards in the game can cause this (Malik is one).

Malik, Grim Manipulator puts cards into the graveyard that:

  1. Chainer, Dementia Master — can bring back
  2. The Deck of Many Things — can bring back
  3. Afterlife from the Loam — can bring back
  4. Crypt Champion — can bring back
  5. Victor, Valgavoth's Seneschal — can bring back
  6. Push // Pull — can bring back
  7. Vivien on the Hunt — can bring back
  8. Virtus's Maneuver — can bring back
  9. Dredger's Insight — can bring back
  10. Bramble Familiar // Fetch Quest — can bring back

799 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a nontoken creature dies — 2,769 cards in the game can cause this (Malik is one).

When a creature dies thanks to Malik, Grim Manipulator:

  1. Vraska, the Silencer — brings a card back
  2. High-Society Hunter — draws you 1 card
  3. Overseer of the Damned — makes a token
  4. Shelob, Dread Weaver — hits a graveyard
  5. Ghoulish Procession — makes a token
  6. Ogre Slumlord — makes a token
  7. Minotaur, Roxxon CEO — makes a token
  8. Harvester of Souls — draws you 1 card
  9. Magus of the Bridge — exiles itself
  10. Koh, the Face Stealer — exiles it

60 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature dies — 2,830 cards in the game can cause this (Malik is one).

When a creature dies thanks to Malik, Grim Manipulator:

  1. Journey to Eternity // Atzal, Cave of Eternity — brings a card back
  2. Avatar Destiny — mills a card
  3. Blood Spatter Analysis — mills a card

459 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

an artifact enters the battlefield — 4,643 cards in the game can cause this (Malik is one).

  1. Golbez, Crystal Collector — When a Treasure enters thanks to Malik, Grim Manipulator, Golbez, Crystal Collector surveils

71 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything attacks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Malik is one).

When Malik, Grim Manipulator attacks:

  1. Shaun, Father of Synths — makes a token
  2. Surgical Suite // Hospital Room — puts a counter on a creature
  3. Banon, the Returners' Leader — draws and discards

157 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature attacks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Malik is one).

When Malik, Grim Manipulator attacks:

  1. Invasion of New Capenna // Holy Frazzle-Cannon — puts counters on a permanent
  2. Chorale of the Void — brings a card back

225 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature enters the battlefield — 19,800 cards in the game can cause this (Malik is one).

  1. Liliana the Repentant — When Malik, Grim Manipulator enters, Liliana the Repentant mills a card

477 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

put anything onto the battlefield — 26,499 cards in the game can cause this.

When Malik, Grim Manipulator enters thanks to:

  1. Rescue from the Underworld — it triggers
  2. Come Back Wrong — it triggers
  3. Victimize — it triggers
  4. Seraph — it triggers
  5. Scrounge for Eternity — it triggers
  6. Grim Reaper's Scythe — it triggers
  7. Whisper, Blood Liturgist — it triggers
  8. Champion of Stray Souls — it triggers
  9. Sidisi, Regent of the Mire — it triggers
  10. Hell's Caretaker — it triggers

26,489 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.