Ral Zarek, Guest Lecturer
Secrets of Strixhaven 97 • mythic
- Set
- Secrets of Strixhaven
- Collector number
- 97
- Rarity
- Mythic
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Planeswalker
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Billy Christian
- Market price
- $1.34
What it does
+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.
Where you can play it
- StandardLegal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Ral Zarek, Guest Lecturer was released in the 2021 Secrets of Strixhaven drop, a limited-time print-on-demand set for the Magic: The Gathering card game. The set was designed to tie into the Strixhaven: School of Mages expansion, reimagining prominent planeswalkers as faculty members or students within the university's magical colleges. This specific iteration depicts the Izzet League leader in the context of an academic setting, maintaining his signature affinity for lightning and chronomancy while aligning with the aesthetic identity of the Prismari college.
The card features artwork by illustrator Anna Steinbauer, who has contributed extensively to the Magic: The Gathering visual library. Steinbauer's approach emphasizes the character's dynamic, high-energy personality by blending traditional magical motifs with the refined, scholarly atmosphere of Strixhaven. Upon its release, the card was noted by players for its thematic consistency and the way it successfully translated an existing planeswalker character into the specialized, stylized art direction characteristic of the Secret Lair series.
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