Gatekeeper of Malakir
Duel Decks: Sorin vs. Tibalt 8 • uncommon
- Set
- Duel Decks: Sorin vs. Tibalt
- Collector number
- 8
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- black mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Karl Kopinski
- Market price
- $0.24
What it does
Kicker black mana (You may pay an additional black mana as you cast this spell.)
When this creature enters, if it was kicked, target player sacrifices a creature of their choice.
"You may enter the city—once the toll is paid."
Where you can play it
- StandardLegal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Gatekeeper of Malakir was originally introduced in the 2009 set Zendikar, designed as a powerful vampire creature that utilized the kicker mechanic to force opponents to sacrifice their creatures. This specific printing comes from the 2012 Duel Decks: Sorin vs. Tibalt, a specialized product designed to showcase the thematic rivalry between the black-aligned vampire planeswalker Sorin Markov and the red-aligned chaos mage Tibalt.
The card features artwork by Igor Kieryluk, whose depiction of the Gatekeeper emphasizes the gothic and predatory aesthetic of the vampire faction on the plane of Zendikar. Within the context of the Duel Decks series, the card was included to provide a formidable defensive and control-oriented option for the Sorin deck, solidifying its reputation as a staple of limited and constructed black-mana strategies due to its efficient mana cost and board-altering enter-the-battlefield ability.
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