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Baral and Kari Zev

{1}{U}{R}

Legendary Creature — Human

TDCTarkir: Dragonstorm Commander#282rare
Border
black
Security stamp
oval
Frame
2015
Pull rate
about 1 per booster
Illustrator
Fariba Khamseh
Found in
Tarkir Dragonstorm Commander Deck Jeskai Striker
Printings5
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlLegal
CommanderLegal
Competitive BrawlLegal
DuelLegal
Future StandardNot legal
GladiatorLegal
HistoricLegal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperNot legal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
PennyLegal
PioneerLegal
PreDHNot legal
PremodernNot legal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal
VintageLegal
First strike, menace Whenever you cast your first instant or sorcery spell each turn, you may cast a spell with lesser mana value that shares a card type with it from your hand without paying its mana cost. If you don't, create First Mate Ragavan, a legendary 2/1 red Monkey Pirate creature token. It gains haste until end of turn.
2/4
First strikeMenace

Plays as: Spell Payoff

Market · per finishspark updated 16h ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil-4.0%
$0.24
$0.01 low-$0.02 gap
Cheapest playable copy$0.24· across 5 printings

Rulings

4 · latest Apr 14, 2023 · one tap opens all
  • WotCApr 14, 2023

    Baral and Kari Zev will count any instant or sorcery spell you cast during a turn, even if it wasn’t on the battlefield at the time. This means if you cast an instant or sorcery spell, then Baral and Kari Zev comes under your control, its triggered ability won’t trigger that turn.

  • WotCApr 14, 2023

    If the spell has {X} in its mana cost, you must choose 0 as the value of X when casting it without paying its mana cost.

  • WotCApr 14, 2023

    If you cast a spell without paying its mana cost, you can’t choose to cast it for any alternative costs. You can, however, pay any additional costs. If the spell has any mandatory additional costs, you must pay those.

  • WotCApr 14, 2023

    The spell you cast from your hand without paying its mana cost is cast during the resolution of the triggered ability. Timing restrictions of that spell based on card type are ignored. It will resolve before the spell that caused the ability to trigger.