The triggered ability of Ral's emblem resolves before the spell that caused it to trigger. It resolves even if that spell is countered.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #195
Ral, Izzet Viceroy
grn·#195·mythic·foil
Illus. Kieran Yanner
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Oct '18
7 yr ago
Value
$2.77$0 (-1.7%)
30 days high $1.80 · low $1.77
Volatility · stable
Tracking since · May 5, 2026
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #16,232 · Fringe play
Variants
Gameplay
Legendary Planeswalker — Ral
+1: Look at the top two cards of your library. Put one of them into your hand and the other into your graveyard.
−3: Ral deals damage to target creature equal to the total number of instant and sorcery cards you own in exile and in your graveyard.
−8: You get an emblem with "Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, this emblem deals 4 damage to any target and you draw two cards."
[5]
Legalities
tlrnot legal
duellegal
brawllegal
pennylegal
PreDH
Rulings · 5
wotc
wotc
If any exiled cards you own are face down, they have no characteristics. If they're normally instants or sorceries, they won't be counted for Ral's second ability.
wotc
The emblem created by Ral's last ability is colorless. The damage it deals is from a colorless source.
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