Baral, Chief of Compliance

Name
Baral, Chief of Compliance

Flavor Name
Dwight, Assistant (to the) King

Mana Cost

Type
Legendary Creature — Human Wizard

Set
Secret Lair Drop

Rarity
Rare

Text

Instant and sorcery spells you cast cost less to cast.
Whenever a spell or ability you control counters a spell, you may draw a card. If you do, discard a card.


Flavor Text

"Before I do anything I ask myself, 'Would an idiot do that?' And if the answer is yes, I do not do that thing."


Power/Toughness
1/3

Number
#2168

Other Prints
Aether Revolt
Kaladesh Remastered
Multiverse Legends
Aether Revolt Promos
The List
Time Spiral Remastered

Legal Formats
Brawl | Commander | Duel | Gladiator | Historic | Legacy | Modern | Oathbreaker | Penny | Pioneer | Timeless | Vintage

Availability
Paper

Rulings

(19/03/2021)
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.


(19/03/2021)
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.


(19/03/2021)
The cost reduction applies only to generic mana in the cost of instant and sorcery spells you cast.


Artist
Kieran Yanner

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