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Ral Zarek, Guest Lecturer

{1}{B}{B}

Legendary Planeswalker — Ral

SOSSecrets of Strixhaven#97mythic
Finishes
Nonfoil · Foil
Border
black
Security stamp
oval
Frame
2015
Pull rate
about 1 per booster–1 in 1856
Illustrator
Billy Christian
Found in
Secrets of Strixhaven MTGO Redemption Secrets of Strixhaven Redemption · Secrets of Strixhaven Prerelease Pack Silverquill · 6 more
Printings3EDHREC rank#10,192
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardLegal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardLegal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal

Arena

AlchemyLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
BrawlLegal
Standard BrawlLegal
Competitive BrawlLegal
GladiatorLegal

Other

PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulNot legal
Future StandardLegal
+1: Surveil 2. −1: Any number of target players each discard a card. −2: Return target creature card with mana value 3 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield. −7: Flip five coins. Target opponent skips their next X turns, where X is the number of coins that came up heads.
Loyalty 3
Plays as:
ReanimationSelf Mill
Market · per finishspark updated 24h ago · prices as of 2026-08-29
Nonfoil+7.7%
$1.54
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Foil-7.1%
$1.70
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Cheapest playable copy$1.54· across 3 printings· you're viewing it

Rulings

2 · latest Mar 20, 2026
  • WotCMar 20, 2026

    If a card in a graveyard has {X} in its mana cost, X is 0 for the purpose of determining its mana value.

  • WotCMar 20, 2026

    When Ral Zarek's second ability resolves, the next target player in turn order (or, if it's a target player's turn, that player) chooses a card in hand without revealing it, then each other target player in turn order (if any) does the same. All chosen cards are then discarded at the same time.

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