Ral Zarek, Guest Lecturer
~$1.87 low · ~$7.30 high
Black. Legendary Planeswalker — Ral
Secrets of Strixhaven #97 · Illustrated by Billy Christian
Secrets of Strixhaven #97 · Illustrated by Billy ChristianWhat is Ral Zarek, Guest Lecturer worth?
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TCGplayer market prices in USD, updated October 14, 2026. Each price is for one printing and one finish.
Oracle text
+1: Surveil 2.
−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.
Loyalty 3
Format legality
All 3 printings of Ral Zarek, Guest Lecturer
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Secrets of Strixhaven Promos psos #97p· 2026Promomythic· Cardmarket €2.48 · €2.28 foil | mythic | $1.87 | $7.30 | €2.48€2.28 foil |
 Secrets of Strixhaven sos #97· 2026mythic· Cardmarket €2.56 · €2.56 foil | mythic | $2.09 | $2.50 | €2.56€2.56 foil |
 Secrets of Strixhaven sos #282· 2026Borderlessmythic· Cardmarket €3.80 · €4.86 foil | mythic | $2.96 | $3.62 | €3.80€4.86 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2026
- Printings
- 3
- Mana value
- 3
- EDHREC rank
- #9,006 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- Surveil
- Artists
- Billy Christian, Qistina Khalidah
Rulings (2)
2026-03-20
If a card in a graveyard has
in its mana cost, X is 0 for the purpose of determining its mana value.2026-03-20
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.
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