Malanthrope
Warhammer 40,000 Commander 132 • rare
- Set
- Warhammer 40,000 Commander
- Collector number
- 132
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana green mana blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Green · Blue
- Artist
- Ørjan Ruttenborg Svendsen
- Market price
- $0.41
What it does
Flying
Scavenge the Dead — When this creature enters, exile target player's graveyard. Put a +1/+1 counter on this creature for each creature card exiled this way.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Malanthrope card was released as part of the Warhammer 40,000 Commander set for Magic: The Gathering in 2022. This collaboration brought the lore and aesthetic of Games Workshop’s tabletop universe into the mechanical framework of Wizards of the Coast’s trading card game. As a Tyranid creature, the card draws heavily from the faction's design philosophy of biological assimilation and apex predation, specifically representing a synapse creature tasked with processing biomass.
The art was commissioned to reflect the distinct, insectoid horror of the Tyranids, emphasizing the Malanthrope’s role as a support organism. The design intentionally mirrors its tabletop counterpart's ability to manipulate the battlefield through toxicity and hive-mind coordination. Upon release, it was well-received by players for its thematic accuracy and effectiveness in graveyard-focused strategies, serving as a centerpiece for the Swarmlord-led Tyranid Swarm deck.
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