Baral and Kari Zev

Mana Value

3

Rarity

rare

Baral and Kari Zev

Legendary Creature — Human

{1}{U}{R}
Color Identity: R U

Card Text

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.

Power/Toughness: 2/4

Keywords

First strike Menace

Set

Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander

(TDC)

EDHREC Rank

#6,505

Commander Legal

✓ Can be your Commander

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.

Wotc — April 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.

Wotc — April 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.

Wotc — April 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.

Wotc — April 14, 2023

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