Baral, Chief of Compliance
Aether Revolt 28 • rare
- Set
- Aether Revolt
- Collector number
- 28
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Wesley Burt
- Market price
- $3.26
What it does
Instant and sorcery spells you cast cost 1 generic mana less to cast.
Whenever a spell or ability you control counters a spell, you may draw a card. If you do, discard a card.
"The echo of silence is music to my ears."
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, Chief of Compliance was released in early 2017 as part of the Aether Revolt set for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Set on the industrial plane of Kaladesh, the card represents the central antagonist of the storyline, a cruel bureaucrat tasked with enforcing the suppression of unauthorized invention. Its introduction marked a significant moment in the game's narrative as it depicted the primary driver of the conflict facing the protagonist, Chandra Nalaar.
The card was illustrated by Victor Adame Ming, who leaned into a cold, authoritarian aesthetic to reflect the character's rigid role within the Consulate. Mechanically, the card was designed to support control-oriented strategies by reducing the cost of spells and providing card filtering. Upon its release, it was highly received by competitive players for its efficiency, quickly becoming a staple in various formats and cementing its status as one of the most recognizable figures from the Kaladesh block.
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