Baral and Kari Zev

Baral and Kari Zev

Legendary Creature — Human

Mana cost: {1}{U}{R}

How we read this card

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.

triggered —

triggered — makes a token

triggered — grants haste

What we read on this card

Causes: cast a spell, create a Monkey creature token, create a Pirate creature token, put a Monkey creature token onto the battlefield, put a Pirate creature token onto the battlefield.

Cares about: nothing.

Works well with

a spell is cast — 63 cards in Baral and Kari Zev's colors can cause this (Baral and Kari Zev is one).

  1. Glaring Fleshraker — When a spell is cast thanks to Baral and Kari Zev, Glaring Fleshraker makes a token
  2. Vaan, Street Thief — When a spell is cast thanks to Baral and Kari Zev, Vaan, Street Thief puts a counter on a Scout, Pirate or Rogue
  3. Iron Man, Tony Stark — When Baral and Kari Zev is cast, Iron Man, Tony Stark makes a token
  4. Mishra's Self-Replicator — When Baral and Kari Zev is cast, Mishra's Self-Replicator makes a token
  5. Birgi, God of Storytelling // Harnfel, Horn of Bounty — When a spell is cast thanks to Baral and Kari Zev, Birgi, God of Storytelling // Harnfel, Horn of Bounty adds 1 mana
  6. Glóin, Dwarf Emissary — When Baral and Kari Zev is cast, Glóin, Dwarf Emissary makes a token
  7. Diamond Mare — When a spell is cast thanks to Baral and Kari Zev, Diamond Mare gains you 1 life
  8. Norin the Wary — When a spell is cast thanks to Baral and Kari Zev, Norin the Wary flickers itself
  9. Inventive Iteration // Living Breakthrough — When a spell is cast thanks to Baral and Kari Zev, Inventive Iteration // Living Breakthrough triggers
  10. Moonveil Regent — When a spell is cast thanks to Baral and Kari Zev, Moonveil Regent draws and discards

206 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a Pirate enters the battlefield — 149 cards in Baral and Kari Zev's colors can cause this (Baral and Kari Zev is one).

When a Pirate enters thanks to Baral and Kari Zev:

  1. Gemcutter Buccaneer — makes a token
  2. Merchant Raiders — taps a creature
  3. Coercive Recruiter — untaps a creature

provide a creature to sacrifice — 790 cards in Baral and Kari Zev's colors can cause this.

  1. Jalira, Master Polymorphist — Baral and Kari Zev makes fodder for Jalira, Master Polymorphist
  2. Polymorph — Baral and Kari Zev makes fodder for Polymorph
  3. Industrial Advancement — Baral and Kari Zev makes fodder for Industrial Advancement
  4. Proteus Staff — Baral and Kari Zev makes fodder for Proteus Staff
  5. Synthetic Destiny — Baral and Kari Zev makes fodder for Synthetic Destiny
  6. Divergent Transformations — Baral and Kari Zev makes fodder for Divergent Transformations
  7. Mass Polymorph — Baral and Kari Zev makes fodder for Mass Polymorph
  8. Transmogrify — Baral and Kari Zev makes fodder for Transmogrify
  9. Chaos Mutation — Baral and Kari Zev makes fodder for Chaos Mutation

781 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a token enters the battlefield — 1,188 cards in Baral and Kari Zev's colors can cause this (Baral and Kari Zev is one).

When a Monkey or Pirate enters thanks to Baral and Kari Zev:

  1. Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards — draws you 1 card
  2. Junk Winder — taps a creature, artifact, enchantment, planeswalker or battle an opponent controls

a token is created — 1,189 cards in Baral and Kari Zev's colors can cause this (Baral and Kari Zev is one).

  1. Idol of Oblivion — When Baral and Kari Zev makes a Monkey or Pirate token, Idol of Oblivion draws you 1 card

1 other card cares about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a Human enters the battlefield — 1,353 cards in Baral and Kari Zev's colors can cause this (Baral and Kari Zev is one).

When Baral and Kari Zev enters:

  1. Captain of the Mists — untaps itself
  2. Erkenbrand, Lord of Westfold — gives +1/+0
  3. Vigilante Justice — deals 1 damage

a creature attacks — 6,189 cards in Baral and Kari Zev's colors can cause this (Baral and Kari Zev is one).

When Baral and Kari Zev attacks:

  1. Adaptive Omnitool — searches a library
  2. Kindred Discovery — draws you 1 card
  3. Screaming Swarm — mills a card
  4. Imperious Mindbreaker — mills a card
  5. Staff of Titania — makes a token
  6. J. Jonah Jameson — makes a token
  7. Saw — sacrifices a creature
  8. Ultima Weapon — kills a creature an opponent controls
  9. Total War — kills a creature
  10. The Spear of Leonidas — triggers

82 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature blocks — 6,189 cards in Baral and Kari Zev's colors can cause this (Baral and Kari Zev is one).

When Baral and Kari Zev blocks:

  1. Barrow-Blade — strips abilities
  2. Heat of Battle — deals 1 damage
  3. Battle Strain — deals 1 damage
  4. Tide of War — sacrifices a creature
  5. Dead-Iron Sledge — kills a creature
  6. Dwindle — kills a creature

3 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything attacks — 6,189 cards in Baral and Kari Zev's colors can cause this (Baral and Kari Zev is one).

When Baral and Kari Zev attacks:

  1. ED-E, Lonesome Eyebot — puts a quest counter on itself
  2. Madame Web, Clairvoyant — mills a card
  3. Shaun, Father of Synths — makes a token
  4. Misty Mountains Raider — puts 2 counters on a Goblin or Army
  5. Razorkin Hordecaller — makes a token
  6. Gossip's Talent — triggers
  7. Inti, Seneschal of the Sun — triggers
  8. Gut, True Soul Zealot — sacrifices a creature or artifact
  9. Cool but Rude — draws and discards
  10. Swashbuckler Extraordinaire — sacrifices a Treasure

28 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature is cast — 6,218 cards in Baral and Kari Zev's colors can cause this (Baral and Kari Zev is one).

When a spell is cast thanks to Baral and Kari Zev:

  1. Summon: Brynhildr — grants haste
  2. Oketra's Monument — makes a token
  3. The Clone Saga — copies a spell
  4. Customs Depot — draws you 1 card
  5. Case of the Shifting Visage — copies a spell
  6. Bontu's Monument — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  7. Vanquisher's Banner — draws you 1 card
  8. Hazoret's Monument — draws and discards
  9. Aether Barrier — makes a player sacrifice a permanent
  10. Kefnet's Monument — triggers

20 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature enters the battlefield — 6,749 cards in Baral and Kari Zev's colors can cause this (Baral and Kari Zev is one).

  1. Slash, Reptile Rampager — When a Monkey or Pirate enters thanks to Baral and Kari Zev, Slash, Reptile Rampager deals 2 damage
  2. Gimli of the Glittering Caves — When a Monkey or Pirate enters thanks to Baral and Kari Zev, Gimli of the Glittering Caves puts counters on a permanent
  3. Ray Fillet, Wave Warrior — When Baral and Kari Zev enters, Ray Fillet, Wave Warrior puts a counter on itself
  4. Wingnut, Bat on the Belfry — When a Monkey or Pirate enters thanks to Baral and Kari Zev, Wingnut, Bat on the Belfry grants flying, haste and menace
  5. Raphael, Most Attitude — When a Monkey or Pirate enters thanks to Baral and Kari Zev, Raphael, Most Attitude exiles a card from your library

103 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.