Disciple of Malice
Creature — Human Cleric
Protection from white
Cycling 
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- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Onslaught
- Price
- $0.13
- EDHREC rank
- #24535
Disciple of Malice enters with a +1/+1 counter and grants protection from white to a target creature — relevant disruption stapled onto a 2/2 body for three mana. It's a fringe role-player at best, outclassed by cheaper protection options in any format where speed matters.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Disciple of Malice is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but its competitive window is narrow. In Commander it sees occasional play in black-based decks that want to push a key attacker through white blockers or dodge Swords to Plowshares, though three mana for a one-shot protection effect rarely clears the bar for a 99-card slot. Pauper is its most honest home — the common card pool makes a 2/2 with an enters-the-battlefield counter more respectable, and protecting a threat from white removal is a real line. Legacy and Vintage have far more efficient tools, so Disciple of Malice doesn't register there.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.13 bulk tier
At $0.13, Disciple of Malice is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard, not power. There's no scarcity pressure or competitive demand driving the price up, so it stays in penny-bin territory indefinitely.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.