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Noyan Dar, Roil Shaper

{3}{W}{U}

Legendary Creature — Merfolk Ally

BFZBattle for Zendikar#216rare
Foil

After many years as a lullmage, Noyan Dar turned his talents from allaying Zendikar's fury to the considerably easier task of rousing it.

Border
black
Security stamp
oval
Frame
2015
Pull rate
about 1 per booster–1 in 1826
Illustrator
Karl Kopinski
Found in
Battle for Zendikar MTGO Redemption Foil · Battle for Zendikar MTGO Redemption · 2 more
Printings2CombosIn 11
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlNot legal
CommanderLegal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
DuelLegal
Future StandardNot legal
GladiatorNot legal
HistoricNot legal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperNot legal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
PennyLegal
PioneerLegal
PreDHNot legal
PremodernNot legal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Tiny LeadersNot legal
VintageLegal
Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, you may put three +1/+1 counters on target land you control. If you do, that land becomes a 0/0 Elemental creature with haste that's still a land.
4/4

Plays as: Counter Placer · Spell Payoff

Market · per finishspark updated 15h ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil+6.7%
$0.16
$0.05 low$0.02 gap
Foil+0.0%
$0.58
$0.26 low$0.18 gap
Cheapest playable copy$0.58· across 2 printings

Rulings

2 · latest Aug 25, 2015 · one tap opens all
  • WotCAug 25, 2015

    Although Noyan Dar’s ability is very similar to awaken, it is not the same ability. Any card that refers to a “card with awaken” doesn’t include Noyan Dar.

  • WotCAug 25, 2015

    The ability will resolve before the instant or sorcery spell that caused it to trigger.