Card name

Ral Zarek, Guest Lecturer

Mana cost

{1}{B}{B}

Mana value

3

Type

Legendary Planeswalker — Ral

Rarity

mythic

Set

Secrets of Strixhaven (SOS)

Collector number

97

Artist

Billy Christian

Official rulings

2026-03-20 If a card in a graveyard has {X} in its mana cost, X is 0 for the purpose of determining its mana value.

2026-03-20 When Ral Zarek's second ability resolves, the next target player in turn order (or, if it's a target player's turn, that player) chooses a card in hand without revealing it, then each other target player in turn order (if any) does the same. All chosen cards are then discarded at the same time.