Baral and Kari Zev

Baral and Kari Zev {1}{U}{R}

Legendary Creature - Human
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.
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Legalities
Rulings
  • 2023-04-14 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.
  • 2023-04-14 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.
  • 2023-04-14 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.
  • 2023-04-14 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.
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Printings
  • March of the Machine Promos — 218p 218s (rare)
  • March of the Machine 218 302 (rare)

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Foreign names
  • 巴罗与卡丽泽夫
  • Baral und Kari Zev
  • Baral et Kari Zev
  • Baral e Kari Zev
  • バラルとカーリ・ゼヴ
  • Baral e Kari Zev
  • Baral y Kari Zev