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Baral, Chief of Compliance

Blue

11 printings listed in our catalog, from newest to oldest.

Baral, Chief of Compliance, Secret Lair Drop printing
Secret Lair Drop SLD · No. 2168 2025-10-13

Card text

{1}{U}
Legendary Creature — Human Wizard
Instant and sorcery spells you cast cost {1} less to cast. Whenever a spell or ability you control counters a spell, you may draw a card. If you do, discard a card.
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"Before I do anything I ask myself, 'Would an idiot do that?' And if the answer is yes, I do not do that thing."
EDHREC rank #1353 Rare Not on the Reserved List
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The 11 printings

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Standard ∅ Not legal
Pioneer ✓ Legal
Modern ✓ Legal
Legacy ✓ Legal
Vintage ✓ Legal
Pauper ∅ Not legal
Commander ✓ Legal
Oathbreaker ✓ Legal
Brawl ✓ Legal
Historic ✓ Legal
Timeless ✓ Legal
Alchemy ∅ Not legal
Explorer ∅ Not legal
Gladiator ✓ Legal
Penny ✓ Legal
Duel ✓ Legal

Official rulings

3 rulings · in English, source Scryfall

The cost reduction applies only to generic mana in the cost of instant and sorcery spells you cast.

2021-03-19 · Wizards of the Coast

A spell or ability counters a spell only if it specifically contains the word "counter" in its text. If a spell or ability you control causes all the targets of a spell to become illegal, that spell doesn't resolve but it's not countered.

2021-03-19 · Wizards of the Coast

To determine the total cost of a spell, start with the mana cost or alternative cost you're paying (such as a flashback cost), add any cost increases (such as kicker costs), then apply any cost reductions (such as that of Baral's first ability). The mana value of the spell is determined by only its mana cost, no matter what the total cost to cast that spell was.

2021-03-19 · Wizards of the Coast

All printings

Baral, Chief of Compliance, Multiverse Legends printing
Multiverse Legends
MUL · #138
Rare
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Mana Confluence · Halo Foil
Baral, Chief of Compliance, Multiverse Legends printing
Multiverse Legends
MUL · #138z
Rare
∅ No QC price
Baral, Chief of Compliance, Multiverse Legends printing
Multiverse Legends
MUL · #73
Rare
∅ No QC price
Pandora's Boox · Foil Etched
Baral, Chief of Compliance, Aether Revolt Promos printing
Aether Revolt Promos
PAER · #28s
Rare
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Face to Face Games · Condition LP · Foil