| Name | Zaffai and the Tempests  |
|---|---|
| Type | Legendary creature — human bard sorcerer |
| Description | Once during each of your turns, you may cast an instant or sorcery spell from your hand without paying its mana cost. |
| Flavor | "Leave everything on the stage and give them a performance they'll never forget." |
| Artist | Olivier Bernard |
| Set | Secrets of Strixhaven Promos #246p |
| Wallpaper |  download |
| Image |  download |
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Zaffai and the Tempests, Legendary creature — human bard sorcerer, designed by Olivier Bernard first released in Apr, 2026 in the set Secrets of Strixhaven and was printed exactly in 3 different ways. It see play in 1 formats: Commander.
Zaffai and the Tempests (effectively functioning like a once‑per‑turn free instant or sorcery enabler) would best fit in a blue‑red (Izzet) spellslinger or control/combo deck that runs a high density of impactful instants and sorceries—especially extra‑turn spells, big draw spells, burn finishers, or scalable X‑spells—so you can convert that free cast each turn into major tempo or value advantage; it would be strongest in Commander, where long games and big mana spells are common, particularly with cards that copy spells, care about noncreature casts, or generate mana to double‑spell. However, at seven mana (5UR), it competes with extremely powerful finishers like Mizzix of the Izmagnus, Mizzix’s Mastery, Omniscience, or even Galvanic Iteration plus extra‑turn packages, which often provide more explosive or immediate value; in competitive formats it would likely be too slow, but in casual or mid‑power Commander it could absolutely see play as a value engine if protected, though it woul
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