Printings
Zaffai and the Tempests
Card Information
Type: Legendary Creature — Human Bard Sorcerer
Mana Cost: 5
CMC: 7
Part of the Reserved List: No
Color Identity:
Set: Secrets of Strixhaven (SOS)
Rarity: Rare
Collector Number: 246
Oracle Text
Once during each of your turns, you may cast an instant or sorcery spell from your hand without paying its mana cost.
Format Legalities
Card Rulings
- March 20, 2026
If you cast a spell with {X} in its mana cost this way, you must choose 0 as the value of X.
Source: wotc - March 20, 2026
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 additional costs. If the card has any mandatory additional costs, you must pay those to cast the spell.
Source: wotc
Price History
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