---
name: "Malanthrope"
mana_cost: "{1}{G}{U}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Tyranid"
colors: ["G", "U"]
color_identity: ["G", "U"]
keywords: ["Flying", "Scavenge the Dead"]
set: "40K"
set_name: "Warhammer 40,000 Commander"
collector_number: "132"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Ørjan Ruttenborg Svendsen"
oracle_id: "0f99e921-61e7-4fc8-8115-4162712b4737"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/malanthrope-40k"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Malanthrope
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{G}{U}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Tyranid
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/2
- **Keywords:** Flying, Scavenge the Dead

## Oracle Text
Flying
Scavenge the Dead — When this creature enters, exile target player's graveyard. Put a +1/+1 counter on this creature for each creature card exiled this way.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Scavenging Harpy](/printing/scavenging-harpy-thb.md) — Creature — Harpy
2. [Zanikev Locust](/printing/zanikev-locust-rtr.md) — Creature — Insect
3. [Urborg Scavengers](/printing/urborg-scavengers-mat.md) — Creature — Spirit
4. [Deadbridge Goliath](/printing/deadbridge-goliath-j22.md) — Creature — Insect
5. [Carrion Locust](/printing/carrion-locust-bro.md) — Creature — Insect Horror
6. [Deathgorge Scavenger](/printing/deathgorge-scavenger-xln.md) — Creature — Dinosaur

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Warhammer 40,000 Commander (40K) #132
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Ørjan Ruttenborg Svendsen
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

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