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◇ Catalog #752

Gatekeeper of Malakir

fdn·#752·uncommon·foil

Illus. Karl Kopinski

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EDHrec rank #12,542 · Fringe play

Variants

Foil

Nonfoil

Gameplay

Creature — Vampire Warrior

Kicker {B} (You may pay an additional {B} as you cast this spell.) When this creature enters, if it was kicked, target player sacrifices a creature of their choice.

"You may enter the city—once the toll is paid."

2/2

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 6

2024-11-08wotc

If you copy a kicked spell on the stack, the copy is also kicked. If the copied spell is a permanent spell, the token the copy of that spell becomes when it enters is also kicked.

2024-11-08wotc

The kicker ability doesn't let you pay a kicker cost more than once.

2024-11-08wotc

If a card or token enters as a copy of a permanent, the new permanent isn't kicked, even if the original was.

2024-11-08

Context

This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from FDN — the lineup includes Foil and Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.

Card #752 of *Foundations*, the set that shipped alongside the April 2026 Foundations release.

Card type: Creature — Vampire Warrior, color identity black, printed at uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration. Mana cost: {B}{B} (2 converted). Keyword abilities: Kicker.

Legal across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play.

EDHrec ranks this card #12,542 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Karl Kopinski. Rarix catalogs 804 other cards credited to this artist.