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Gatekeeper of Malakir

{B}{B}

Creature — Vampire Warrior

DDKDuel Decks: Sorin vs. Tibalt#8uncommon

"You may enter the city—once the toll is paid."

Finishes
Nonfoil
Border
black
Frame
2003
Pull rate
about 1 per booster
Illustrator
Karl Kopinski
Found in
Duel Deck Sorin vs Tibalt Sorin Deck
Printings7EDHREC rank#12,688
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardLegal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardLegal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal

Arena

AlchemyLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
BrawlLegal
Standard BrawlLegal
Competitive BrawlLegal
GladiatorLegal

Other

PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
Future StandardLegal
Kicker {B} (You may pay an additional {B} as you cast this spell.) When this creature enters, if it was kicked, target player sacrifices a creature of their choice.
2/2
Kicker
Plays as:
Sacrifice Removal
Market · per finishspark updated 27m ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
Nonfoil-4.0%
$0.24
$0.13 low$0.12 gapTCGplayer
Cheapest playable copy$0.10· across 7 printings· view the cheapest printing ›

Rulings

6 · latest Nov 8, 2024
  • WotCNov 8, 2024

    If a card or token enters as a copy of a permanent, the new permanent isn't kicked, even if the original was.

  • WotCNov 8, 2024

    If a spell's kicker cost was paid, the spell is "kicked."

  • WotCNov 8, 2024

    If you copy a kicked spell on the stack, the copy is also kicked. If the copied spell is a permanent spell, the token the copy of that spell becomes when it enters is also kicked.

  • WotCNov 8, 2024

    If you put a permanent with a kicker ability onto the battlefield without casting it, you can't kick it.

  • WotCNov 8, 2024

    The kicker ability doesn't let you pay a kicker cost more than once.

  • WotCNov 8, 2024

    To determine a spell's total cost, start with the mana cost (or an alternative cost if another card's effect allows you to pay one instead), add any cost increases (such as kicker), then apply any cost reductions. The spell's mana value remains unchanged, no matter what the total cost to cast it was.