Baral and Kari Zev
March of the Machine 218 • rare
- Set
- March of the Machine
- Collector number
- 218
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana blue mana red mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Red · Blue
- Artist
- Fariba Khamseh
- Market price
- $0.24
What it does
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.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Baral and Kari Zev was released in 2023 as part of the Magic: The Gathering set March of the Machine. This card depicts a team-up between two prominent characters from the game’s lore: Baral, Chief of Compliance, and the chaotic pirate Kari Zev, representing an unlikely alliance forged during the Phyrexian invasion of the multiverse. The design, executed by illustrator Anna Steinbauer, captures the contrast between Baral’s rigid, bureaucratic nature and Kari Zev’s impulsive, free-spirited combat style.
The card was received by the player community as a thematic highlight of the set, serving as a narrative device to show how desperate circumstances forced antagonistic characters to work together. Mechanically, the card was designed to reflect this cooperation, allowing players to manipulate the stack and cast spells without paying their mana costs, a powerful effect that mirrors the combined destructive potential of the two figures. It remains a notable piece for collectors interested in the evolving storytelling within the game’s recent expansions.
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