---
name: "Butcher of Malakir"
mana_cost: "{5}{B}{B}"
cmc: 7
type_line: "Creature — Vampire Warrior"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Flying"]
set: "SLD"
set_name: "Secret Lair Drop"
collector_number: "7071"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Kevin Eastman"
oracle_id: "a85197ab-dc94-4b72-9716-8dbdbbe90ff8"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/butcher-of-malakir-sld"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Butcher of Malakir
- **Mana Cost:** `{5}{B}{B}` (CMC: 7)
- **Type:** Creature — Vampire Warrior
- **Power/Toughness:** 5/4
- **Keywords:** Flying

## Oracle Text
Flying
Whenever this creature or another creature you control dies, each opponent sacrifices a creature of their choice.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Malakir Bloodwitch](/printing/malakir-bloodwitch-zen.md) — Creature — Vampire Shaman
2. [Gatekeeper of Malakir](/printing/gatekeeper-of-malakir-plst.md) — Creature — Vampire Warrior
3. [High-Society Hunter](/printing/high-society-hunter-fdn.md) — Creature — Vampire Noble
4. [Falkenrath Torturer](/printing/falkenrath-torturer-dka.md) — Creature — Vampire
5. [Malakir Cullblade](/printing/malakir-cullblade-anb.md) — Creature — Vampire Warrior
6. [Vein Ripper](/printing/vein-ripper-mkm.md) — Creature — Vampire Assassin

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #7071
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Kevin Eastman
- **Total Printings:** 82 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `legal`