Ral Zarek is one of those cards players keep asking about. Here is, in plain words, what its official text says, the rulings published by Wizards of the Coast, and the combos players actually run.
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Official card text
+1: Tap target permanent, then untap another target permanent. −2: Ral Zarek deals 3 damage to any target. −7: Flip five coins. Take an extra turn after this one for each coin that comes up heads.
How it works : Ral Zarek
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
Ral Zarek's first ability can target any two permanents. It doesn't matter whether they're tapped or untapped. If the first target is tapped as the ability resolves, it will just stay tapped. Similarly, if the second target is untapped as the ability resolves, it will stay untapped.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #2· Wizards of the Coast
The five coins you flip for Ral Zarek's last ability aren't called, and no one wins or loses these flips. Abilities that care about a player winning or losing a coin flip won't consider these flips.
No other card is named in this ruling.
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Popular combos
Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.
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#1
The Chain Veil + Chandra, Hope's Beacon + Chandra, Torch of Defiance + Ral Zarek
Infinite activations of most planeswalkersInfinite damage
- 1Activate Chandra, Torch of Defiance's second ability by putting a loyalty counter on it, adding
. - 2Activate Chandra, Hope's Beacon's first ability by putting two loyalty counters on it, adding two mana of any color.
- 3Activate The Chain Veil by paying
and tapping it, allowing you an additional activation of your planeswalkers' loyalty abilities this turn. - 4Activate Ral Zarek's first ability by putting a loyalty counter on it, tapping any permanent and untapping The Chain Veil.
- 5Repeat.
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#2
The Chain Veil + Chandra, Torch of Defiance + Chandra, Bold Pyromancer + Ral Zarek
Infinite activations of most planeswalkersInfinite damage
- 1Activate Chandra, Torch of Defiance's second ability by putting a loyalty counter on it, adding .
- 2Activate Chandra, Bold Pyromancer's first ability by putting a loyalty counter on it, adding and dealing 2 damage to a player.
- 3Activate The Chain Veil by paying and tapping it, allowing you an additional activation of your planeswalkers' loyalty abilities this turn.
- 4Activate Ral Zarek's first ability by putting a loyalty counter on it, tapping any permanent and untapping The Chain Veil.
- 5Repeat.
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#3
The Chain Veil + Tezzeret the Seeker + Ral Zarek + Gilded Lotus
Infinite untap of permanents you controlInfinite planeswalker activationsInfinite colored manaInfinite damage
- 1Activate Gilded Lotus by tapping it, adding three mana of any color.
- 2Activate Tezzeret the Seeker's first loyalty ability by putting a loyalty counter on it, untapping The Chain Veil and Gilded Lotus.
- 3Activate Gilded Lotus by tapping it, adding three mana of any color.
- 4Activate Ral Zarek's first loyalty ability by putting a loyalty counter on it, tapping any permanent and untapping Gilded Lotus.
- 5Activate The Chain Veil by paying and tapping it, allowing you an additional activation of your planeswalkers' loyalty abilities this turn.
- 6Repeat any number of times.
- 7Once you have infinite mana, you no longer need to untap Gilded Lotus, allowing you to activate Ral Zarek's and Tezzeret the Seeker's other abilities (alternating each turn).
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#4
The Chain Veil + Xenagos, the Reveler + Ral Zarek
Infinite creature ETBInfinite red manaInfinite creature tokensInfinite green mana
- 1Activate Xenagos' first loyalty ability by putting a loyalty counter on it, adding or
for each creature you control. - 2Activate The Chain Veil by paying and tapping it, allowing you an additional activation of each of your planeswalkers this turn.
- 3Activate Ral Zarek's first loyalty ability by putting a loyalty counter on it, untapping The Chain Veil.
- 4Repeat.
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#5
The Chain Veil + Chandra, Hope's Beacon + Chandra, Bold Pyromancer + Ral Zarek
Infinite activations of most planeswalkersInfinite damage
- 1Activate Chandra, Hope's Beacon's second ability by putting two loyalty counters on it, adding two mana of any color.
- 2Activate Chandra, Bold Pyromancer's first ability by putting a loyalty counter on it, adding and dealing 2 damage to a player.
- 3Activate The Chain Veil by paying and tapping it, allowing you an additional activation of your planeswalkers' loyalty abilities this turn.
- 4Activate Ral Zarek's first ability by putting a loyalty counter on it, tapping any permanent and untapping The Chain Veil.
- 5Repeat.
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#6
The Chain Veil + Tezzeret the Seeker + Ral Zarek + Basalt Monolith
Infinite untap of permanents you controlInfinite activations of most planeswalkersInfinite colorless manaInfinite mana permanents you control can produce
- 1Activate Basalt Monolith's first ability by tapping it, adding
. - 2Activate Tezzeret's first loyalty ability by putting a loyalty counter on it, untapping The Chain Veil and Basalt Monolith.
- 3Activate Basalt Monolith's first ability by tapping it, adding .
- 4Activate Ral Zarek's first loyalty ability by putting a loyalty counter on it, tapping any permanent and untapping Basalt Monolith.
- 5Activate The Chain Veil by paying and tapping it, allowing you an additional activation of your planeswalkers' loyalty abilities this turn.
- 6Repeat.
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#7
The Chain Veil + Tezzeret the Seeker + Ral Zarek + Thran Dynamo
Infinite untap of permanents you controlInfinite activations of most planeswalkersInfinite colorless manaInfinite mana permanents you control can produce
- 1Activate Thran Dynamo by tapping it, adding .
- 2Activate Tezzeret's first loyalty ability by putting a loyalty counter on it, untapping The Chain Veil and Thran Dynamo.
- 3Activate Thran Dynamo by tapping it, adding .
- 4Activate Ral Zarek's first loyalty ability by putting a loyalty counter on it, tapping any permanent and untapping Thran Dynamo.
- 5Activate The Chain Veil by paying and tapping it, allowing you an additional activation of your planeswalkers' loyalty abilities this turn.
- 6Repeat.
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#8
The Chain Veil + Tezzeret the Seeker + Ral Zarek + Grim Monolith
Infinite untap of permanents you controlInfinite activations of most planeswalkersInfinite colorless manaInfinite mana permanents you control can produce
- 1Activate Grim Monolith's first ability by tapping it, adding .
- 2Activate Tezzeret's first loyalty ability by putting a loyalty counter on it, untapping The Chain Veil and Grim Monolith.
- 3Activate Grim Monolith's first ability by tapping it, adding .
- 4Activate Ral Zarek's first loyalty ability by putting a loyalty counter on it, tapping any permanent and untapping Grim Monolith.
- 5Activate The Chain Veil by paying and tapping it, allowing you an additional activation of your planeswalkers' loyalty abilities this turn.
- 6Repeat.
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Legal formats
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