Baral and Kari Zev
TDC · rare · Released 2025-04-11
Power
brawl
tier-1Game-defining
commander
tier-1Game-defining
Tier shown as baseline → best-case (in its ideal shell).
Derived from the 7 atoms below.
over
above rate
standalone
meaningful alone
synergy
wants support
takes over
can take over a game
rigid
one mode
broad
broadly useful
fragile
easily answered
Commander Bracket
Not yet bracketed (or genuinely unplaceable).
Archetypes
positive:
spellslingerinstant-sorcery-matterstempo
negative:
ramp-big-manacontrol
Roles
etb-payoffspellslinger-payoffrepeatable-token-generatorcost-reducer-type
Risks
requires-instant-sorcery-densityconditional-triggeronce-per-turn-restrictedslow-setup
Mechanics
—
Typal
synergy:
—
anti:
—
Structural
triggered-ability
Rationale
3cmc legendary 2/4 first strike menace. Triggers once per turn when you cast your first instant/sorcery: cascade a cheaper instant/sorcery of same type, or else create a hasted 2/1 Monkey Pirate token. Signature in spellslinger and instant-sorcery-matters shells where it chains cheap cantrips or generates value tokens. Requires high instant/sorcery density to consistently cascade; once-per-turn gating limits raw value.
Popularity
- EDHREC rank: #6,681