---
name: "Malakir Bloodwitch"
mana_cost: "{3}{B}{B}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Creature — Vampire Shaman"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Flying", "Protection"]
set: "ZEN"
set_name: "Zendikar"
collector_number: "100"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Shelly Wan"
oracle_id: "870e199e-1d54-44ec-8e24-f24af93ae9c5"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/malakir-bloodwitch-zen"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Malakir Bloodwitch
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{B}{B}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Creature — Vampire Shaman
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/4
- **Keywords:** Flying, Protection

## Oracle Text
Flying, protection from white
When this creature enters, each opponent loses life equal to the number of Vampires you control. You gain life equal to the life lost this way.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Defiant Bloodlord](/printing/defiant-bloodlord-pbfz.md) — Creature — Vampire
2. [Rabid Bloodsucker](/printing/rabid-bloodsucker-ori.md) — Creature — Vampire
3. [Bloodthirsty Conqueror](/printing/bloodthirsty-conqueror-fdn.md) — Creature — Vampire Knight
4. [Vampire Sovereign](/printing/vampire-sovereign-2x2.md) — Creature — Vampire Noble
5. [Sneering Shadewriter](/printing/sneering-shadewriter-sos.md) — Creature — Vampire Warlock
6. [Skymarch Bloodletter](/printing/skymarch-bloodletter-xln.md) — Creature — Vampire Soldier

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Zendikar (ZEN) #100
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Shelly Wan
- **Total Printings:** 26 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`