Baral and Kari Zev Price
5 printings · 3 sets · first printed 2023
Baral and Kari Zev has been printed 5 times across 3 sets, first in 2023 and most recently in 2025. Right now the cheapest printing is March of the Machine #218 at $0.25, while the most expensive is March of the Machine Promos #218s at $0.55 — about 2× more. The median across 5 priced printings is $0.33. Reprint risk: ELEVATED — Reprinted 5x total; appeared once in a dedicated reprint set (Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander).
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Every Baral and Kari Zev Printing, Compared
Cheapest first · unpriced last| Printing | Year | Price | Dealer Buys |
|---|---|---|---|
| March of the Machine #218 (R) Cheapest | 2023 | $0.25 | — |
| Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander #282 (R) | 2025 | $0.29 | — |
| March of the Machine #302 (R) | 2023 | $0.33 | — |
| March of the Machine Promos #218p (R) | 2023 | $0.39 | $0.16 foil |
| March of the Machine Promos #218s (R) Foil | 2023 | $0.55 | $0.06 foil |
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Whenever you cast your first instant or sorcery spell each turn, you may cast a spell with lesser mana value that shares a card type with it from your hand without paying its mana cost. If you don't, create First Mate Ragavan, a legendary 2/1 red Monkey Pirate creature token. It gains haste until end of turn.
Legality is a property of the card, not the printing, so it is identical for all 5 versions.
Official Judge Precedents
4 PrecedentsThe spell you cast from your hand without paying its mana cost is cast during the resolution of the triggered ability. Timing restrictions of that spell based on card type are ignored. It will resolve before the spell that caused the ability to trigger.
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 any additional costs. If the spell has any mandatory additional costs, you must pay those.
If the spell has 
in its mana cost, you must choose 0 as the value of X when casting it without paying its mana cost.
Baral and Kari Zev will count any instant or sorcery spell you cast during a turn, even if it wasn’t on the battlefield at the time. This means if you cast an instant or sorcery spell, then Baral and Kari Zev comes under your control, its triggered ability won’t trigger that turn.