Ral Zarek, Guest Lecturer Price
3 printings · 2 sets · first printed 2026
Ral Zarek, Guest Lecturer has been printed 3 times across 2 sets, first in 2026. Right now the cheapest printing is Secrets of Strixhaven Promos #97p at $1.93, while the most expensive is Secrets of Strixhaven #282 at $2.87. The median across 3 priced printings is $2.30. Reprint risk: HIGH RISK — Reprinted 3x in the last 2 years.
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Every Ral Zarek, Guest Lecturer Printing, Compared
Cheapest first · unpriced last| Printing | Year | Price | Dealer Buys |
|---|---|---|---|
| Secrets of Strixhaven Promos #97p (M) Cheapest | 2026 | $1.93 | $4.50 foil |
| Secrets of Strixhaven #97 (M) | 2026 | $2.30 | $1.50 |
| Secrets of Strixhaven #282 (M) | 2026 | $2.87 | $3.70 |
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−1: Any number of target players each discard a card.
−2: Return target creature card with mana value 3 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield.
−7: Flip five coins. Target opponent skips their next X turns, where X is the number of coins that came up heads.
Legality is a property of the card, not the printing, so it is identical for all 3 versions.
Official Judge Precedents
2 PrecedentsIf a card in a graveyard has 
in its mana cost, X is 0 for the purpose of determining its mana value.
When Ral Zarek's second ability resolves, the next target player in turn order (or, if it's a target player's turn, that player) chooses a card in hand without revealing it, then each other target player in turn order (if any) does the same. All chosen cards are then discarded at the same time.