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
- Finish
- Surge
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 in 2022 as part of the Warhammer 40,000 Commander deck series, a high-profile collaboration between Wizards of the Coast and Games Workshop. This set was designed to integrate the grimdark lore of the Tyranid hive fleets into the mechanics of Magic: The Gathering, with the Malanthrope serving as a key representative of the Tyranid's biological manipulation capabilities. The card reflects the creature's tabletop role as a synaptic node that extracts genetic material from its prey to enhance the swarm.
The card's illustration was created by artist Daarken, known for a signature dark and visceral style that suits the aesthetic of the Tyranid faction. The design emphasizes the creature's alien, serpentine physiology and its role as a parasite of the battlefield, visually distinguishing it from the larger, armored behemoths of the same deck. It was well-received by players for its efficiency and its thematic accuracy to its Warhammer 40,000 source material.
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