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Zaffai, Thunder Conductor

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

Zaffai, Thunder Conductor, Commander 2021 printing
Commander 2021 C21 · No. 331 2021-04-23

Card text

{2}{U}{R}
Legendary Creature — Human Shaman
Magecraft — Whenever you cast or copy an instant or sorcery spell, scry 1. If that spell's mana value is 5 or greater, create a 4/4 blue and red Elemental creature token. If that spell's mana value is 10 or greater, Zaffai deals 10 damage to an opponent chosen at random.
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Keywords: Magecraft, Scry
EDHREC rank #11593 Mythic Not on the Reserved List
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The 2 printings

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

Official rulings

8 rulings · in English, source Scryfall

"That spell's mana value" refers to the spell that caused the ability to trigger, not the card you look at when you scry.

2021-04-16 · Wizards of the Coast

If an effect creates a copy of an instant or sorcery spell, this will also cause the magecraft ability to trigger.

2021-04-16 · Wizards of the Coast

For example, if you control Archmage Emeritus and cast an instant or sorcery spell, Archmage Emeritus's magecraft ability will trigger and you will draw a card.

2021-04-16 · Wizards of the Coast

If the instant or sorcery spell has {X} in its mana cost, X is the value chosen for X as the spell was cast.

2021-04-16 · Wizards of the Coast

Some effects instruct you to copy an instant or sorcery card in a zone other than the stack. These copies do not cause magecraft abilities to trigger. However, most effects that do this also allow you to cast the copy, and casting the copy will cause magecraft abilities to trigger.

2021-04-16 · Wizards of the Coast

If an effect creates multiple copies of an instant or sorcery spell, magecraft abilities trigger once for each copy created by the effect.

2021-04-16 · Wizards of the Coast

Each magecraft ability has a different effect, although they all have the same trigger condition, whenever you cast or copy an instant or sorcery spell.

2021-04-16 · Wizards of the Coast

The wrong card name was inadvertently included in Zaffai's printed rules text. The text above is correct and the full name of the card is Zaffai, Thunder Conductor.

2021-04-16 · Wizards of the Coast

All printings

Zaffai, Thunder Conductor, Commander 2021 printing
Commander 2021
C21 · #4
Mythic
Tapt's Canadian calculation. How to read these prices
Hairy Tarantula · Condition LP · Foil