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Malakir Familiar

{2}{B}

Creature — Bat

BFZBattle for Zendikar#116uncommon
Foil

"They are deadly, and they are loyal. We can spare them a little blood." —Harak, Malakir bloodwitch

Border
black
Frame
2015
Pull rate
about 2 per booster–1 in 1449
Illustrator
Alejandro Mirabal
Found in
Battle for Zendikar Intro Pack Call of Blood · Battle for Zendikar MTGO Redemption Foil · 3 more
Printings2
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlLegal
CommanderLegal
Competitive BrawlLegal
DuelLegal
Future StandardNot legal
GladiatorLegal
HistoricLegal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperNot legal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
PennyNot legal
PioneerLegal
PreDHNot legal
PremodernNot legal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal
VintageLegal
Flying, deathtouch Whenever you gain life, this creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.
2/1
FlyingDeathtouch
Market · per finishspark updated 2h ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil+0.0%
$0.13
$0.05 low$0.04 gap
Foil+2.4%
$0.42
$0.26 low$0.16 gap
Cheapest playable copy$0.13· across 2 printings

Rulings

3 · latest Aug 25, 2015 · one tap opens all
  • WotCAug 25, 2015

    A creature with lifelink dealing combat damage is a single life-gaining event. For example, if two creatures you control with lifelink deal combat damage at the same time, the ability will trigger twice. However, if a single creature with lifelink deals combat damage to multiple creatures, players, and/or planeswalkers at the same time (perhaps because it has trample or was blocked by more than one creature), the ability will trigger only once.

  • WotCAug 25, 2015

    In a Two-Headed Giant game, life gained by your teammate won’t cause the ability to trigger, even though it causes your team’s life total to increase.

  • WotCAug 25, 2015

    The ability triggers just once for each life-gaining event, whether it’s 1 life from Drana’s Emissary or 7 life from Nissa’s Renewal.