Malik, Grim Manipulator
$5.29
$5.29Legendary Creature — Human Rogue
New Cards
Recent-set cards that Malik, Grim Manipulator players are trying out in Control decks.
Daydream+7% Synergy
$0.33
Ennis, Debate Moderator+4% Synergy
$0.21
Decorum Dissertation+2% Synergy
$6.52
Lorehold Charm+2% Synergy
$0.23
Emeritus of Woe-1% Synergy
$13.12
High Synergy Cards
The highest-synergy picks for Malik, Grim Manipulator's Control builds — cards that lean hardest into the Control theme.
Ephemerate+63% Synergy
$5.07
Teleportation Circle+60% Synergy
$9.48
Vona's Hunger+60% Synergy
$5.83
Mayhem Devil+59% Synergy
$0.29
Plaguecrafter+57% Synergy
$0.40
Soul Shatter+53% Synergy
$4.22
Mythos of Snapdax+53% Synergy
$0.33
Accursed Marauder+51% Synergy
$0.32
Revel in Riches+50% Synergy
$15.22
Sheoldred's Edict+50% Synergy
$1.35
Top Cards
The staple cards most Malik, Grim Manipulator Control decks run as their core.
Mahadi, Emporium Master+48% Synergy
$1.70
Braids, Arisen Nightmare+48% Synergy
$3.37
Crackling Doom+47% Synergy
$0.38
Cloudshift+46% Synergy
$1.15
Conjurer's Closet+45% Synergy
$4.59
Xorn+43% Synergy
$7.55
Mirkwood Bats+40% Synergy
$1.57
Academy Manufactor+37% Synergy
$6.90
Morbid Opportunist+33% Synergy
$0.29
Professional Face-Breaker+32% Synergy
$6.86
Game Changers
High-impact bombs that can take over a Malik, Grim Manipulator Control game on their own.
Tergrid, God of Fright+43% Synergy
$17.78
Smothering Tithe+24% Synergy
$60.01
Braids, Cabal Minion+10% Synergy
$0.97
The One Ring+9% Synergy
$104.30
Vampiric Tutor+5% Synergy
$60.01
Ancient Tomb+5% Synergy
$131.68
Enlightened Tutor+3% Synergy
$39.51
Demonic Tutor+1% Synergy
$76.77
Jeska's Will+1% Synergy
$41.29
Teferi's Protection-2% Synergy
$54.50
Creatures
Creatures that carry the Control plan in Malik, Grim Manipulator decks, from early pressure to payoff.
Demon's Disciple+37% Synergy
$0.19
Fleshbag Marauder+36% Synergy
$0.18
Gadrak, the Crown-Scourge+35% Synergy
$0.34
Marionette Master+34% Synergy
$5.00
Archfiend of Depravity+32% Synergy
$3.85
Goldspan Dragon+26% Synergy
$5.24
Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher+26% Synergy
$0.51
Sheoldred, Whispering One+26% Synergy
$22.59
Sheoldred+25% Synergy
$17.31
Reckless Fireweaver+24% Synergy
$0.54
Merciless Executioner+24% Synergy
$0.33
Marionette Apprentice+23% Synergy
$0.75
Charming Prince+23% Synergy
$0.32
Harvester of Souls+22% Synergy
$2.32
Legate Lanius, Caesar's Ace+22% Synergy
$0.32
Restoration Angel+22% Synergy
$0.36
Gisa, Glorious Resurrector+22% Synergy
$3.18
Vihaan, Goldwaker+21% Synergy
$1.92
Eldrazi Displacer+20% Synergy
$1.31
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff+19% Synergy
$12.20
Nadier's Nightblade+19% Synergy
$0.28
Kambal, Profiteering Mayor+17% Synergy
$4.67
Rakdos, Patron of Chaos+17% Synergy
$3.63
Cataclysmic Gearhulk+17% Synergy
$0.31
Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines+16% Synergy
$22.98
The Jolly Balloon Man+15% Synergy
$0.81
Evin, Waterdeep Opportunist+15% Synergy
$11.37
Felidar Guardian+14% Synergy
$2.40
Mastermind Plum+14% Synergy
$1.75
Disciple of the Vault+14% Synergy
$0.84
Flickerwisp+14% Synergy
$0.29
Mardu Siegebreaker+13% Synergy
$0.50
Hellkite Tyrant+11% Synergy
$4.45
Michiko Konda, Truth Seeker+11% Synergy
$8.71
Gravelighter+11% Synergy
$0.35
Solemn Simulacrum+10% Synergy
$0.34
Kellogg, Dangerous Mind+10% Synergy
$4.21
Esper Sentinel+9% Synergy
$58.07
Witch Enchanter+9% Synergy
$2.95
Crime Novelist+9% Synergy
$0.74
Deadpool, Trading Card+9% Synergy
$18.84
Archon of Cruelty+9% Synergy
$9.87
Blood Artist+6% Synergy
$2.55
Ingenious Artillerist+6% Synergy
$0.69
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer+5% Synergy
$43.84
Grim Hireling+5% Synergy
$11.65
Magda, Brazen Outlaw+5% Synergy
$2.40
Sun Titan+2% Synergy
$0.31
Grand Abolisher+2% Synergy
$17.29
Mondrak, Glory Dominus0% Synergy
$41.77
Instants
Instant-speed interaction and tricks that keep Malik, Grim Manipulator's Control deck ahead.
Kaya's Guile+34% Synergy
$1.54
Eerie Interlude+28% Synergy
$7.99
Flicker of Fate+16% Synergy
$0.36
Malakir Rebirth+14% Synergy
$13.15
Liliana's Triumph+14% Synergy
$0.35
Saw in Half+13% Synergy
$4.89
Flare of Malice+13% Synergy
$1.48
Lae'zel's Acrobatics+12% Synergy
$2.57
Justiciar's Portal+11% Synergy
$0.15
Personify+11% Synergy
$0.24
Deadly Dispute+10% Synergy
$0.32
Dark Ritual+10% Synergy
$11.92
Parting Gust+10% Synergy
$1.21
Slip On the Ring+10% Synergy
$0.18
Unexpected Windfall+8% Synergy
$3.40
Hellish Rebuke+8% Synergy
$4.08
Big Score+7% Synergy
$0.33
Untimely Malfunction+7% Synergy
$7.61
Semester's End+7% Synergy
$0.92
Sudden Edict+7% Synergy
$0.27
Ghostway+7% Synergy
$4.83
Generous Gift+6% Synergy
$0.69
Tibalt's Trickery+6% Synergy
$9.96
Szat's Will+6% Synergy
$1.20
Stinging Study+5% Synergy
$16.70
Not Dead After All+5% Synergy
$1.76
Undying Malice+5% Synergy
$0.32
Scrollshift+5% Synergy
$0.31
Feign Death+5% Synergy
$0.94
Chaos Warp+4% Synergy
$0.37
Withering Torment+4% Synergy
$4.15
Fake Your Own Death+4% Synergy
$0.19
Valakut Awakening+3% Synergy
$17.51
Angel's Grace+3% Synergy
$4.17
Red Elemental Blast+2% Synergy
$11.40
Pyroblast+2% Synergy
$12.56
Deflecting Swat+1% Synergy
$65.21
Fracture+1% Synergy
$0.26
Inkshield0% Synergy
$4.55
Demand Answers0% Synergy
$0.36
Wear // Tear-2% Synergy
$2.55
Rakdos Charm-2% Synergy
$0.37
Stroke of Midnight-4% Synergy
$0.32
Terminate-6% Synergy
$0.29
Flawless Maneuver-8% Synergy
$20.32
Despark-8% Synergy
$0.37
Anguished Unmaking-11% Synergy
$1.06
Boros Charm-19% Synergy
$5.28
Path to Exile-24% Synergy
$1.09
Swords to Plowshares-28% Synergy
$1.19
Sorceries
Sorceries that push the Control game plan forward for Malik, Grim Manipulator.
Make an Example+42% Synergy
$10.14
Torment of Hailfire+34% Synergy
$41.44
Blasphemous Edict+28% Synergy
$4.47
Promise of Loyalty+27% Synergy
$0.49
Exsanguinate+19% Synergy
$0.37
Debt to the Deathless+15% Synergy
$0.40
Will of the Abzan+15% Synergy
$5.11
Tragic Arrogance+14% Synergy
$0.28
By Invitation Only+13% Synergy
$0.33
Rise of the Dark Realms+11% Synergy
$6.80
Virtus's Maneuver+10% Synergy
$0.82
Mire in Misery+10% Synergy
$0.73
Night's Whisper+9% Synergy
$0.26
Read the Bones+9% Synergy
$0.29
Single Combat+9% Synergy
$0.48
Slaughter the Strong+9% Synergy
$0.33
Killing Wave+9% Synergy
$0.39
Covetous Elegy+8% Synergy
$0.46
Reanimate+6% Synergy
$8.61
Painful Truths+6% Synergy
$0.29
Seize the Spotlight+6% Synergy
$14.16
Rush of Dread+6% Synergy
$0.38
Innocent Blood+6% Synergy
$0.43
Capital Punishment+6% Synergy
$4.58
Prisoner's Dilemma+6% Synergy
$6.04
Vandalblast+5% Synergy
$1.07
Insatiable Avarice+5% Synergy
$4.48
Seize the Spoils+3% Synergy
$0.28
Wheel of Fortune+2% Synergy
$2107.72
Living Death+2% Synergy
$2.21
Beseech the Mirror+2% Synergy
$17.52
Sign in Blood+1% Synergy
$4.10
Grim Tutor+1% Synergy
$24.65
Vindicate0% Synergy
$0.87
Victimize-1% Synergy
$2.27
Gamble-1% Synergy
$16.74
Diabolic Intent-3% Synergy
$17.57
Faithless Looting-6% Synergy
$0.68
Ruinous Ultimatum-12% Synergy
$2.75
Blasphemous Act-12% Synergy
$3.83
Damn-12% Synergy
$2.44
Utility Artifacts
Artifacts that add consistency and utility to Malik, Grim Manipulator Control decks.
Gisa's Favorite Shovel+40% Synergy
$22.14
Panharmonicon+23% Synergy
$6.82
Portal to Phyrexia+14% Synergy
$34.77
Treasure Map+11% Synergy
$0.42
Tithing Blade+10% Synergy
$0.40
Nazgûl Battle-Mace+9% Synergy
$19.89
Mirrormind Crown+8% Synergy
$0.74
Sword of Hearth and Home+6% Synergy
$16.79
Inspiring Statuary+6% Synergy
$0.39
Jet Medallion+4% Synergy
$10.25
Wayfarer's Bauble+3% Synergy
$0.33
Idol of Oblivion+2% Synergy
$1.25
Helm of the Host+2% Synergy
$5.72
Bolas's Citadel+1% Synergy
$17.54
Wishclaw Talisman+1% Synergy
$1.84
Swiftfoot Boots-17% Synergy
$2.46
Lightning Greaves-28% Synergy
$3.66
Enchantments
Enchantments that reinforce the Control strategy in Malik, Grim Manipulator decks.
Black Market Connections+21% Synergy
$13.42
Meathook Massacre II+20% Synergy
$2.50
Phyrexian Arena+17% Synergy
$4.33
Alchemist's Talent+14% Synergy
$4.51
Rain of Riches+13% Synergy
$1.15
Dictate of Erebos+13% Synergy
$17.33
Grave Pact+9% Synergy
$31.23
Airbender Ascension+9% Synergy
$1.08
Martyr's Bond+9% Synergy
$1.08
Trouble in Pairs+7% Synergy
$26.54
The Eldest Reborn+7% Synergy
$0.38
Grave Betrayal+7% Synergy
$4.15
Monologue Tax+6% Synergy
$3.70
Nahiri's Resolve+6% Synergy
$0.62
Agent of the Iron Throne+6% Synergy
$0.43
Life Insurance+6% Synergy
$0.29
Rite of the Raging Storm+6% Synergy
$0.94
Blind Obedience+5% Synergy
$6.53
Smuggler's Share+5% Synergy
$9.05
Spiteful Banditry+5% Synergy
$5.83
Ghostly Prison+4% Synergy
$4.33
Necropotence+4% Synergy
$37.69
Kaya's Ghostform+4% Synergy
$2.51
Land Tax+3% Synergy
$13.48
Descent into Avernus+3% Synergy
$13.61
Animate Dead0% Synergy
$5.15
Anointed Procession-5% Synergy
$56.88
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that back up Malik, Grim Manipulator's Control game plan.
The Eternal Wanderer+33% Synergy
$1.63
Liliana, Dreadhorde General+15% Synergy
$7.13
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that pull extra weight in Malik, Grim Manipulator Control decks.
Command Beacon+11% Synergy
$7.41
Sanctum of Eternity+11% Synergy
$8.50
Fountainport+10% Synergy
$2.95
Mines of Moria+9% Synergy
$2.11
Treasure Vault+7% Synergy
$1.73
Bojuka Bog+4% Synergy
$0.95
Field of the Dead+4% Synergy
$30.02
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth+3% Synergy
$63.85
Reliquary Tower-1% Synergy
$3.36
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire-2% Synergy
$11.29
Rogue's Passage-12% Synergy
$0.40
Mana Artifacts
Mana rocks and fixing to power out Malik, Grim Manipulator's Control strategy.
Talisman of Hierarchy+16% Synergy
$0.37
Talisman of Indulgence+16% Synergy
$0.61
Talisman of Conviction+9% Synergy
$0.43
Orzhov Signet+6% Synergy
$0.31
Sol Ring+5% Synergy
$1.84
Arcane Signet+5% Synergy
$0.69
Cursed Mirror+5% Synergy
$0.44
The Soul Stone+4% Synergy
$109.41
Rakdos Signet+2% Synergy
$2.81
Fellwar Stone+2% Synergy
$0.70
Mind Stone+2% Synergy
$0.31
Thought Vessel+1% Synergy
$1.92
Mox Opal+1% Synergy
$241.89
Boros Signet-1% Synergy
$0.36
Chromatic Lantern-3% Synergy
$0.82
Commander's Sphere-6% Synergy
$0.26
Lands
The mana base behind Malik, Grim Manipulator's Control decks.
Caves of Koilos+16% Synergy
$0.52
Sulfurous Springs+16% Synergy
$1.12
Exotic Orchard+14% Synergy
$0.24
Malakir Rebirth+14% Synergy
$13.15
Blood Crypt+13% Synergy
$8.83
Battlefield Forge+12% Synergy
$0.24
Sacred Foundry+11% Synergy
$9.80
Marsh Flats+10% Synergy
$31.12
Godless Shrine+9% Synergy
$8.86
Vault of Champions+9% Synergy
$16.26
Bloodstained Mire+9% Synergy
$17.35
Luxury Suite+9% Synergy
$11.27
Foreboding Ruins+9% Synergy
$0.40
Witch Enchanter+9% Synergy
$2.95
Graven Cairns+8% Synergy
$4.85
Blightstep Pathway+8% Synergy
$5.89
Arid Mesa+7% Synergy
$29.61
Fetid Heath+7% Synergy
$0.34
Haunted Ridge+7% Synergy
$8.32
Furycalm Snarl+7% Synergy
$0.27
Sundown Pass+6% Synergy
$2.01
Command Tower+5% Synergy
$0.34
Spectator Seating+5% Synergy
$6.87
Rugged Prairie+5% Synergy
$0.28
Fabled Passage+5% Synergy
$1.05
Plateau+4% Synergy
$360.85
Scrubland+4% Synergy
Blazemire Verge+4% Synergy
$8.54
Shadowy Backstreet+4% Synergy
$9.65
Terramorphic Expanse+3% Synergy
$0.29
Temple of Malice+3% Synergy
$0.24
Badlands+3% Synergy
Smoldering Marsh+2% Synergy
$0.57
Shattered Landscape+2% Synergy
$0.26
Shadowblood Ridge+2% Synergy
$0.32
Rakdos Carnarium+2% Synergy
$0.35
Savai Triome+1% Synergy
$20.48
Orzhov Basilica+1% Synergy
$0.31
Shattered Sanctum0% Synergy
$1.37
Temple of Silence0% Synergy
$0.25
Temple of Triumph0% Synergy
$0.26
Swamp-1% Synergy
$0.14
Plains-1% Synergy
$0.13
Mountain-1% Synergy
$0.16
Isolated Chapel-1% Synergy
$0.34
Evolving Wilds-1% Synergy
$0.33
Dragonskull Summit-5% Synergy
$0.39
Clifftop Retreat-8% Synergy
$0.28
Path of Ancestry-8% Synergy
$0.31
Nomad Outpost-9% Synergy
$0.32
Similar Commanders
The following Commanders share a similar playing style, strategy, or theme like Malik, Grim Manipulator: Control.
The Balrog, Durin's Bane
Bruse Tarl, Boorish Herder // Francisco, Fowl Marauder
Bruse Tarl, Boorish Herder // Keskit, the Flesh Sculptor
Dargo, the Shipwrecker // Francisco, Fowl Marauder
Dargo, the Shipwrecker // Keskit, the Flesh Sculptor
Sarevok, Deathbringer // Tavern Brawler
Akiri, Line-Slinger // Keskit, the Flesh Sculptor
Akiri, Line-Slinger // Nadier, Agent of the Duskenel
Dargo, the Shipwrecker // Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar
Kellogg, Dangerous Mind
Baeloth Barrityl, Entertainer // Agent of the Iron Throne
Baeloth Barrityl, Entertainer // Cultist of the Absolute
Baeloth Barrityl, Entertainer // Far Traveler
Baeloth Barrityl, Entertainer // Guild Artisan
Baeloth Barrityl, Entertainer // Passionate Archaeologist
Baeloth Barrityl, Entertainer // Scion of Halaster
Baeloth Barrityl, Entertainer // Tavern Brawler
Karlach, Fury of Avernus // Guild Artisan
Evin, Waterdeep Opportunist
Karlach, Fury of Avernus // Agent of the Iron Throne
Karlach, Fury of Avernus // Far Traveler
Karlach, Fury of Avernus // Street Urchin
Armix, Filigree Thrasher // Dargo, the Shipwrecker
Evereth, Viceroy of Plunder
Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar // Krark, the Thumbless
Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar // Nadier, Agent of the Duskenel
Olivia, Opulent Outlaw
Breeches, Brazen Plunderer // Ravos, Soultender
Rev, Tithe Extractor
Sophina, Spearsage Deserter // Wernog, Rider's Chaplain
Laughing Jasper Flint
Lulu, Loyal Hollyphant // Guild Artisan
Akiri, Line-Slinger // Alena, Kessig Trapper
Akiri, Line-Slinger // Krark, the Thumbless
Baeloth Barrityl, Entertainer // Agent of the Shadow Thieves
Baeloth Barrityl, Entertainer // Dragon Cultist
Baeloth Barrityl, Entertainer // Popular Entertainer
Burakos, Party Leader // Guild Artisan
Burakos, Party Leader // Passionate Archaeologist
Burakos, Party Leader // Street Urchin