Zada, Hedron Grinder 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.
Official card text
Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell that targets only Zada, copy that spell for each other creature you control that the spell could target. Each copy targets a different one of those creatures.
How it works : Zada, Hedron Grinder
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
Zada's ability triggers whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell that targets only Zada and no other object or player.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #2· Wizards of the Coast
If you cast an instant or sorcery spell that has multiple targets, but it's targeting only Zada with all of them, Zada's ability will trigger. The copies will similarly each be targeting only one of your other creatures. You can't change any of the copy's targets to other creatures.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #3· Wizards of the Coast
Any creature you control that couldn't be targeted by the original spell (due to shroud, protection abilities, targeting restrictions, or any other reason) is just ignored by Zada's ability.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #4· Wizards of the Coast
You control all the copies. You choose the order the copies are put onto the stack. The original spell will be on the stack beneath those copies and will resolve last.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #5· Wizards of the Coast
The copies that the ability creates are created on the stack, so they're not cast. Abilities that trigger when a player casts a spell (like Zada's ability itself) won't trigger.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #6· Wizards of the Coast
If the spell that's copied is modal (that is, it says "Choose one —" or the like), the copies will have the same mode. You can't choose a different one.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #7· Wizards of the Coast
If the spell that's copied has an X whose value was determined as it was cast (like Rolling Thunder does), the copies have the same value of X.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #8· Wizards of the Coast
The controller of a copy can't choose to pay any alternative or additional costs for the copy. However, effects based on any alternative or additional costs that were paid for the original spell are copied as though those same costs were paid for the copy.
No other card is named in this ruling.
Popular combos
Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.
Zada, Hedron Grinder + Storm-Kiln Artist + Seething Anger
- 1Cast Seething Anger with buyback by paying
, targeting Zada. - 2Zada and Storm-Kiln Artist triggers.
- 3Resolve the Storm-Kiln Artist trigger, creating a Treasure token.
- 4Resolve the Zada trigger, copying Seething Anger for each creature you control.
- 5Storm-Kiln Artist triggers for each copy made this way, creating at least four Treasure tokens.
- 6Resolve all Seething Anger copies, giving all other creatures +3/+0 until end of turn.
- 7Resolve Seething Anger, giving Zada +3/+0 until end of turn and returning Seething Anger to your hand.
- 8Activate four Treasure tokens by tapping and sacrificing them, adding .
Imodane, the Pyrohammer + Zada, Hedron Grinder + Fiery Emancipation
- 1Cast the instant or sorcery spell by paying its mana cost, targeting Zada.
- 2Zada triggers, copying the spell for each other creature you control the spell could target, ensuring that Imodane's copy is put onto the stack first.
- 3Resolve the first copy, dealing three times the listed amount of damage to the targeted creature.
- 4Imodane triggers, dealing nine times the listed amount of damage to each opponent.
- 5Repeat from step 3 for each remaining copy.
Imodane, the Pyrohammer + Zada, Hedron Grinder + City on Fire
- 1Cast the instant or sorcery spell by paying its mana cost, targeting Zada.
- 2Zada triggers, copying the spell for each other creature you control the spell could target, ensuring that Imodane's copy is put onto the stack first.
- 3Resolve the first copy, dealing three times the listed amount of damage to the targeted creature.
- 4Imodane triggers, dealing nine times the listed amount of damage to each opponent.
- 5Repeat from step 3 for each remaining copy.
Imodane, the Pyrohammer + Zada, Hedron Grinder + Dictate of the Twin Gods
- 1Cast the instant or sorcery spell by paying its mana cost, targeting Zada.
- 2Zada triggers, copying the spell for each other creature you control the spell could target, ensuring that Imodane's copy is put onto the stack first.
- 3Resolve the first copy, dealing twice the listed amount of damage to the targeted creature.
- 4Imodane triggers, dealing four times the listed amount of damage to each opponent.
- 5Repeat from step 3 for each remaining copy.
Imodane, the Pyrohammer + Zada, Hedron Grinder + Furnace of Rath
- 1Cast the instant or sorcery spell by paying its mana cost, targeting Zada.
- 2Zada triggers, copying the spell for each other creature you control the spell could target, ensuring that Imodane's copy is put onto the stack first.
- 3Resolve the first copy, dealing twice the listed amount of damage to the targeted creature.
- 4Imodane triggers, dealing four times the listed amount of damage to each opponent.
- 5Repeat from step 3 for each remaining copy.
Imodane, the Pyrohammer + Zada, Hedron Grinder + Angrath's Marauders
- 1Cast the instant or sorcery spell by paying its mana cost, targeting Zada.
- 2Zada triggers, copying the spell for each other creature you control the spell could target, ensuring that Imodane's copy is put onto the stack first.
- 3Resolve the first copy, dealing twice the listed amount of damage to the targeted creature.
- 4Imodane triggers, dealing four times the listed amount of damage to each opponent.
- 5Repeat from step 3 for each remaining copy.
Zada, Hedron Grinder + Storm-Kiln Artist + Elvish Fury
- 1Cast Elvish Fury with buyback by paying
, targeting Zada. - 2Zada and Storm-Kiln Artist triggers.
- 3Resolve the Storm-Kiln Artist trigger, creating a Treasure token.
- 4Resolve the Zada trigger, copying Elvish Fury for each creature you control.
- 5Storm-Kiln Artist triggers for each copy made this way, creating at least five Treasure tokens.
- 6Resolve all Elvish Fury copies, giving all other creatures you control +2/+2 until end of turn.
- 7Resolve Elvish Fury, giving Zada +2/+2 until end of turn and returning Elvish Fury to your hand.
- 8Activate five Treasure tokens by tapping and sacrificing them, adding .
Elite Arcanist + Cerulean Wisps + Zada, Hedron Grinder
- 1Activate a creature you control by tapping it, adding at least
. - 2Activate Elite Arcanist by paying and tapping it, casting a copy of Cerulean Wisps without paying its mana cost, targeting Zada.
- 3Zada triggers, copying Cerulean Wisps for each creature you control, with each copy targeting a different creature.
- 4Resolve a Cerulean Wisps copy, untapping the creature it is targeting and causing you to draw a card.
- 5Repeat step 4 for each remaining Cerulean Wisps copy.
- 6Repeat from step 1.
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