---
name: "Malik, Grim Manipulator"
mana_cost: "{2}{R}{W}{B}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Human Rogue"
colors: ["B", "R", "W"]
color_identity: ["B", "R", "W"]
keywords: ["Treasure"]
set: "SLD"
set_name: "Secret Lair Drop"
collector_number: "147"
rarity: "mythic"
artist: "Jake Murray"
oracle_id: "416608a1-89a4-44ce-8fd0-fab6b023d3d4"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/malik-grim-manipulator-sld"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Malik, Grim Manipulator
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{R}{W}{B}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Human Rogue
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/3
- **Keywords:** Treasure

## Oracle Text
When Malik, Grim Manipulator enters, you and target opponent each secretly choose a creature that player controls. Then those choices are revealed, and that player sacrifices those creatures.
Whenever an opponent sacrifices a creature, you create a Treasure token.

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## Printing Details
- **Set:** Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #147
- **Rarity:** Mythic
- **Artist:** Jake Murray
- **Total Printings:** 2 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: `legal`