Ral Zarek, Guest Lecturer {1}{B}{B}

Legendary Planeswalker — Ral

+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.

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Secrets of Strixhaven

English · 2026-04-24

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standardLEGALpioneerLEGALmodernLEGALlegacyLEGALvintageLEGALcommanderLEGAL

💡 Standard legal because this card is from Secrets of Strixhaven, released 2026-04-24, and the set is Standard legal.

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Oracle source: Scryfall / Wizards
Oracle updated: July 6, 2026
Legality source: Scryfall
Legality checked: July 6, 2026
Price source: tcgcsv / TCGplayer
Price synced: Jul 14, 2026
Scryfall ID: 8fbad757-4081-42f7-a460-68ac03e77510
Oracle ID: 0dc76b7f-6405-44a1-8c55-31fa480ff70b
TCGplayer ID: 686538

📈 Standard Metagame Intelligence

Standard Decks20%
Avg. Copies2.1
Sideboard Share55%
Top Archetypes:
Mono-Black Midrange (60%)Dimir Midrange (40%)
Recent Tournament Finishes:
Top 4 at Magic Online Premier Event (A. Mengucci)June 20, 2026
12th Place at Regional Championship Showcase (R. Duke)June 27, 2026
Top 4 at Pro Tour Barcelona (G. Nassif)July 2, 2026
12th Place at Standard Open (K. Budde)July 4, 2026

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