Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel

Mana cost

Mana value2TypeLegendary Creature — Siren Pirate Color identity

Blue RarityRare SetThe Lost Caverns of Ixalan (LCI) ArtistFesbra Price€3.17 · foil €3.58 · $2.59

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About this card

Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel is a creature card in Magic: The Gathering with mana value 2 (color identity: blue). First printed in The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Promos (2023); 4 paper printings in total. Role in Commander: card draw. It is one of the 5,000 most played cards in Commander (EDHREC rank 1,585). It can be used as a commander. Legal in Commander, Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy and Vintage. Cheapest printing: €2.60 (The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Promos); most expensive: €3.22 (The Lost Caverns of Ixalan).

Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel

Legendary Creature — Siren Pirate

Flash
Flying
Whenever Malcolm deals combat damage to a player, put a chorus counter on it. Draw a card, then discard a card. If there are four or more chorus counters on Malcolm, you may cast the discarded card without paying its mana cost.

2/1

Name in each language

FrançaisMalcolm, vaurien attirantEnglishMalcolm, Alluring ScoundrelEspañolMalcolm, truhan seductorDeutschMalcolm, betörender HalunkeItalianoMalcolm, Canaglia AffascinantePortuguêsMalcolm, Canalha Fascinante日本語魅惑の悪漢、マルコム

Flying Flash Siren Pirate

Legality

CommanderLegalStandardLegalPioneerLegalModernLegalLegacyLegalVintageLegalPauperNot legalBrawlLegalOathbreakerLegalHistoricLegalTimelessLegalPenny DreadfulLegal

Rulings

2023-11-10
If you cast a spell using Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel's last ability, you do so as part of the resolution of the ability. You can't wait to cast the spell later in the turn. Timing permissions based on the card's type are ignored.

2023-11-10
You may not play land cards discarded with Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel's last ability.

2023-11-10
If you cast a card "without paying its mana cost", you can't choose to cast it for any alternative costs. You can, however, pay additional costs. If the card has any mandatory additional costs, you must pay those to cast the card.

2023-11-10
If the spell has in its mana cost, you must choose 0 as the value of X.

2023-11-10
If Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel isn't on the battlefield as its triggered ability resolves, you won't put a chorus counter on it, but you'll still draw a card and discard a card. You may still cast the discarded card without paying its mana cost if Malcolm had four or more chorus counters on it when it was last on the battlefield.