Undying Malice

Foundations #528

Undying Malice - Foundations

Type: Instant

Mana cost: {B}

Card text: Until end of turn, target creature gains "When this creature dies, return it to the battlefield tapped under its owner's control with a +1/+1 counter on it."

Rarity: common

Artist: Igor Kieryluk

"Lazlo was going to find the jerks who stabbed him in the back and stab them in their fronts."

Released: November 15, 2024

Prices

$0.39 USD · €0.61 EUR

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Format Legality

FormatLegality
Standard✓ Legal
Pioneer✓ Legal
Modern✓ Legal
Legacy✓ Legal
Commander✓ Legal
Vintage✓ Legal
Pauper✓ Legal
Oathbreaker✓ Legal

Draft & Sealed Synergies

Best cards to pair with Undying Malice in Foundations limited

common

Hungry Ghoul
Hungry Ghoul
Creature — Zombie

Undying Malice lets you sacrifice Hungry Ghoul for value, then return it with a +1/+1 counter, effectively getting a free sacrifice activation.

 Infestation Sage
Infestation Sage
Creature — Elf Warlock

Undying Malice returns Infestation Sage with a counter after it dies and creates a flying token, doubling the death trigger value.

 Suspicious Shambler
Suspicious Shambler
Creature — Zombie

Returns Suspicious Shambler with a counter after it dies, and you can still activate its graveyard ability later for even more Zombie tokens.

uncommon

Arbiter of Woe
Arbiter of Woe
Creature — Demon

Can return the creature you sacrifice to cast Arbiter of Woe, effectively negating the sacrifice cost while still getting the ETB trigger.

rare

High-Society Hunter
High-Society Hunter
Creature — Vampire Noble

Undying Malice lets you sacrifice creatures to High-Society Hunter for counters, then return them with additional counters while drawing cards from the death triggers.

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