---
name: "Malakir Soothsayer"
mana_cost: "{4}{B}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Creature — Vampire Shaman Ally"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Cohort"]
set: "OGW"
set_name: "Oath of the Gatewatch"
collector_number: "87"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Greg Opalinski"
oracle_id: "6ebfce76-82a2-4168-bd64-99cf16882dee"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/malakir-soothsayer-ogw"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Malakir Soothsayer
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{B}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Creature — Vampire Shaman Ally
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/4
- **Keywords:** Cohort

## Oracle Text
Cohort — {T}, Tap an untapped Ally you control: You draw a card and you lose 1 life.

> *„Dein Blut flüstert mir Geheimnisse zu, die dein Verstand niemals begreifen könnte."*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Drana's Chosen](/printing/dranas-chosen-ogw.md) — Creature — Vampire Shaman Ally
2. [Zulaport Chainmage](/printing/zulaport-chainmage-ogw.md) — Creature — Human Shaman Ally
3. [Akoum Flameseeker](/printing/akoum-flameseeker-ogw.md) — Creature — Human Shaman Ally
4. [Dusk Legion Zealot](/printing/dusk-legion-zealot-plst.md) — Creature — Vampire Soldier
5. [Kalastria Healer](/printing/kalastria-healer-bfz.md) — Creature — Vampire Cleric Ally
6. [Malakir Blood-Priest](/printing/malakir-blood-priest-znr.md) — Creature — Vampire Cleric

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Oath of the Gatewatch (OGW) #87
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Greg Opalinski
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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