Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel
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Magic: The Gathering
Mana cost
The Lost Caverns of IxalanLCI · #293
- Card type
- Legendary Creature — Siren Pirate
- Rarity
- Rare
- Indicative price
- 3.03 € · ★ 3.68 € · 1.64 $ · ★ 3.03 $
- Mana value
- 2
- Power
- 2
- Toughness
- 1
- Colour
- Blue
Card text
Flash Flying Whenever Malcolm deals combat damage to a player, put a chorus counter on it. Draw a card, then discard a card. If there are four or more chorus counters on Malcolm, you may cast the discarded card without paying its mana cost.
Format legality
- BrawlLegal
- CommanderLegal
- CompetitivebrawlLegal
- DuelLegal
- FutureLegal
- GladiatorLegal
- HistoricLegal
- LegacyLegal
- ModernLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- PennyLegal
- PioneerLegal
- StandardLegal
- StandardbrawlLegal
- TimelessLegal
- VintageLegal
Legalities follow the imported catalogue; check format rules before a tournament.
Data imported on 2026-10-06 (UTC).
Indicative Scryfall prices, updated daily. ★: foil; ★ E: etched foil. EUR and USD represent different markets.
Printing information
- Illustrator
- Rafal Wechterowicz (Too Many Skulls)
- Card language
- English
- Release date
- 2023-11-17
Rulings
If Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel isn't on the battlefield as its triggered ability resolves, you won't put a chorus counter on it, but you'll still draw a card and discard a card. You may still cast the discarded card without paying its mana cost if Malcolm had four or more chorus counters on it when it was last on the battlefield.
If the spell has in its mana cost, you must choose 0 as the value of X.
If you cast a card "without paying its mana cost", you can't choose to cast it for any alternative costs. You can, however, pay additional costs. If the card has any mandatory additional costs, you must pay those to cast the card.
If you cast a spell using Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel's last ability, you do so as part of the resolution of the ability. You can't wait to cast the spell later in the turn. Timing permissions based on the card's type are ignored.
You may not play land cards discarded with Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel's last ability.
