Baral and Kari Zev

Rules for this card

• First strike Rule 702.7 Glossary

  A keyword ability that lets a creature deal its combat damage before other creatures. See rule 702.7, “First Strike.”

• Menace Rule 702.111 Glossary

  An evasion ability that makes creatures unblockable by a single creature. See rule 702.111, “Menace.”

Rulings (4)

• April 14, 2023 · Wizards of the Coast
  The spell you cast from your hand without paying its mana cost is cast during the resolution of the triggered ability. Timing restrictions of that spell based on card type are ignored. It will resolve before the spell that caused the ability to trigger.
• April 14, 2023 · Wizards of the Coast
  If you cast a spell without paying its mana cost, you can’t choose to cast it for any alternative costs. You can, however, pay any additional costs. If the spell has any mandatory additional costs, you must pay those.
• April 14, 2023 · Wizards of the Coast
  If the spell has in its mana cost, you must choose 0 as the value of X when casting it without paying its mana cost.
• April 14, 2023 · Wizards of the Coast
  Baral and Kari Zev will count any instant or sorcery spell you cast during a turn, even if it wasn’t on the battlefield at the time. This means if you cast an instant or sorcery spell, then Baral and Kari Zev comes under your control, its triggered ability won’t trigger that turn.

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