Zareth San, the Trickster

Printings

  • Zendikar Rising (ZNR)#242
  • Magic Online Promos (PRM)#83810
  • Zendikar Rising Promos (PZNR)#242s
  • Zendikar Rising Promos (PZNR)#242p
  • Zendikar Rising (ZNR)#373

Zareth San, the Trickster

Card Information

Type: Legendary Creature — Merfolk Rogue

Mana Cost: 3Blue manaBlack mana

CMC: 5

Part of the Reserved List: No

Color Identity: Mana symbol for BMana symbol for U

Set: Zendikar Rising (ZNR)

Rarity: Rare

Collector Number: 242

Oracle Text

Flash {2}{U}{B}, Return an unblocked attacking Rogue you control to its owner's hand: Put this card from your hand onto the battlefield tapped and attacking. Whenever Zareth San deals combat damage to a player, you may put target permanent card from that player's graveyard onto the battlefield under your control.

Keywords

Flash

Format Legalities

duel(Legal)
brawl(Legal)
penny(Legal)
predh(Not Legal)
future(Not Legal)
legacy(Legal)
modern(Legal)
pauper(Not Legal)
alchemy(Not Legal)
pioneer(Legal)
vintage(Legal)
historic(Legal)
standard(Not Legal)
timeless(Legal)
commander(Legal)
gladiator(Legal)
oldschool(Not Legal)
premodern(Not Legal)
oathbreaker(Legal)
standardbrawl(Not Legal)
paupercommander(Not Legal)

Card Rulings

  1. September 25, 2020

    You choose which player or planeswalker Zareth San is attacking. It doesn't have to be attacking the same player or planeswalker that the returned Rogue was attacking.

    Source: wotc
  2. September 25, 2020

    Before blockers are declared, attacking Rogues are neither blocked nor unblocked, so you can't pay the cost to activate Zareth San's second ability.

    Source: wotc
  3. September 25, 2020

    Although Zareth San is attacking, it was never declared as an attacking creature (for purposes of abilities that trigger whenever a creature attacks, for example).

    Source: wotc
  4. September 25, 2020

    To activate Zareth San's second ability, you reveal it in your hand. It remains revealed until the ability has resolved.

    Source: wotc
  5. September 25, 2020

    Zareth San's second ability can be activated during the declare blockers step, combat damage step, or end of combat step. If you wait until after the declare blockers step, because all combat damage is dealt at once, Zareth San won't normally deal combat damage.

    Source: wotc
  6. September 25, 2020

    If Zareth San leaves your hand before its second ability resolves, the ability does nothing as it resolves. Zareth San remains in its new zone and the Rogue you returned remains in its owner's hand.

    Source: wotc
  7. September 25, 2020

    If a creature in combat has first strike or double strike, you can activate Zareth San's second ability during the first-strike combat damage step. Zareth San will deal combat damage during the regular combat damage step in this case, even if it somehow gains first strike.

    Source: wotc
  8. September 25, 2020

    In a multiplayer game, if a player leaves the game, all cards that player owns leave as well. If you leave the game, any permanents you control from Zareth San's last ability are exiled.

    Source: wotc

Price History

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