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Zurgo Bellstriker

{R}

Legendary Creature — Orc Warrior

DTKDragons of Tarkir#169rare
Finishes
Nonfoil · Foil
Border
black
Security stamp
oval
Frame
2015
Pull rate
about 1 per booster–1 in 1793
Illustrator
Jason Rainville
Found in
Dragons of Tarkir MTGO Redemption Foil · Dragons of Tarkir MTGO Redemption · Dragons of Tarkir Booster Pack
Printings3EDHREC rank#15,515
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
BrawlLegal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlLegal
GladiatorLegal

Other

PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
Future StandardNot legal
Zurgo can't block creatures with power 2 or greater. Dash {1}{R} (You may cast this spell for its dash cost. If you do, it gains haste, and it's returned from the battlefield to its owner's hand at the beginning of the next end step.)
2/2
Dash
Market · per finishspark updated 10h ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
Nonfoil-3.6%
$0.27
$0.20 low$0.12 gapTCGplayer
Foil0.0%
$0.88
$0.46 low-$1.14 gapTCGplayer
Cheapest playable copy$0.27· across 3 printings· you're viewing it

Rulings

6 · latest Feb 25, 2015
  • WotCFeb 25, 2015

    Even though both cards portray the same character, Zurgo Bellstriker and Zurgo Helmsmasher have different names. Controlling both of them won't invoke the "legend rule."

  • WotCFeb 25, 2015

    If a creature enters the battlefield as a copy of or becomes a copy of a creature whose dash cost was paid, the copy won't have haste and won't be returned to its owner's hand.

  • WotCFeb 25, 2015

    If you choose to pay the dash cost rather than the mana cost, you're still casting the spell. It goes on the stack and can be responded to and countered. You can cast a creature spell for its dash cost only when you otherwise could cast that creature spell. Most of the time, this means during your main phase when the stack is empty.

  • WotCFeb 25, 2015

    If you pay the dash cost to cast a creature spell, that card will be returned to its owner's hand only if it's still on the battlefield when its triggered ability resolves. If it dies or goes to another zone before then, it will stay where it is.

  • WotCFeb 25, 2015

    Once Zurgo Bellstriker has legally blocked a creature, raising that creature's power to 2 or greater won't undo the block.

  • WotCFeb 25, 2015

    You don't have to attack with the creature with dash unless another ability says you do.