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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.
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“Evasive tempo flyer that draws into free spellcasting after dealing damage.”
Aggro
Intermediate
Combat damage, Combo
Spellslinger, Evasion, Card Draw, Tempo
Strategy
Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel is a sneaky evasive threat that turns combat damage into card advantage. Every time Malcolm hits a player, you draw and discard, building toward a payoff where you can cast discarded cards for free once you hit four chorus counters. The deck leans into cheap evasion and combat tricks to ensure Malcolm connects reliably, while filling your hand with high-impact spells that you'll happily discard and cast later.
Your gameplan is straightforward: get Malcolm through early and often, accumulate counters, then leverage the free spellcasting to generate massive tempo swings. You'll pack efficient flyers, card draw, and a healthy dose of mill effects to stock your graveyard with payoff spells—think high-cmc bombs that become "free" once Malcolm has four counters. Unblockable creatures and evasion are your best friends, letting you trigger Malcolm without risk while building toward the inevitable combo of drawing-discarding into casting something huge.
Strategy generated by Tapped Decks AI. Not affiliated with Wizards of the Coast.
Key Synergies
Budget Build
Skip expensive blue dual lands—basics and budget fixers like Fabled Passage and Evolving Wilds work fine. Replace pricey blue draw spells with Divination, Catalog, and Consider.
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Omniscience
Flux Channeler
Ripples of Potential
Dreamtide Whale
Steady Progress
Time Stretch
Slip Out the Back
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