Malevolent Witchkite
Creature — Dragon Warlock
Flying
When this creature enters, sacrifice any number of artifacts, enchantments, and/or tokens, then draw that many cards.
- CMC
- 6
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Wilds of Eldraine
- Price
- $0.28
- EDHREC rank
- #14064
Malevolent Witchkite lands as a flying threat that generates tokens or value on entry and on attack, giving black creature strategies a resilient top-end body that pressures the table while feeding sacrifice outlets. The cost is real — you're paying five or six mana for an effect that competes with cheaper engines — but in the right shell, Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder being the clearest example, the redundancy it provides is worth the slot.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder
Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder floods the board with Thrull tokens on every creature cast, and Malevolent Witchkite gives the deck a high-cost spell that both triggers that engine and benefits from the resulting sacrifice fodder — exactly the kind of payoff the archetype wants at the top of the curve.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Malevolent Witchkite is legal across every major format but sees essentially no play outside Commander — the rate simply doesn't compete in the faster non-rotating formats where five-plus mana creatures need to end the game immediately. In Pioneer and Standard it's outclassed by threats that close out games on their own rather than enabling a secondary strategy. Commander is where Malevolent Witchkite earns its keep: the 99-card format rewards engines over raw power, multiplayer boards make flying relevant, and token-generation synergies scale up naturally when there are three opponents to pressure.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.28 bulk tier
At $0.28, Malevolent Witchkite sits firmly in bulk territory, so picking up copies carries essentially no financial risk. Bulk rares rarely appreciate unless a format breakout happens, so treat it as a pure gameplay decision rather than a pickup with upside.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.