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Ral Zarek, Guest Lecturer
+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.
Rulings (2)
Mar 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.
Mar 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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Inclusion by archetype
| Archetype | Format | Inclusion | Copies | Decks (n) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mono Black Midrange | Modern | 100% | 1–2× | 2 |
| Golgari Cub | Standard | 66.7% | 3× | 9 |
| Golgari Midrange | Standard | 50% | 1–2× | 8 |
| Sultai Control | Standard | 25% | 1× | 4 |
| Mardu Discard | Standard | 11.1% | 1–2× | 45 |