Baral, Chief of Compliance 
Legendary Creature — Human Wizard1/3
Oracle text (EN)
Legendary Creature — Human Wizard
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.
Printing details
- Set
- AER · 28
- Rarity
- Rare
- Language
- EN
- Artist
- Wesley Burt
- Released
- 2017-01-20
- Prices
- €2.56 · $3.51
Price history
The trend shows with at least 7 days of history.
- Cardmarket, trend
- CardTrader, Near Mint minimum (EN)
The history starts on October 28, 2026 and grows every day.
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| Date | Cardmarket, trend | CardTrader, Near Mint minimum (EN) |
|---|---|---|
| November 1, 2026 | €2.53 | €1.22 |
| October 31, 2026 | €2.56 | €1.22 |
| October 29, 2026 | €2.43 | €1.22 |
| October 28, 2026 | €2.19 | €1.22 |
Prices
| Source | Non-foil | Foil |
|---|---|---|
| Cardmarket | low – trend €2.53 30-day avg €2.13 | low €1.99 trend €3.21 30-day avg €3.24 |
| CardTrader (EN) | NM from €1.22 with Zero from €4.39 | NM from €5.64 with Zero from €7.74 |
| CardTrader (any language) | NM from €1.22 | NM from €3.33 |
Cardmarket updated Nov 1, 2026 · CardTrader updated Nov 1, 2026
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Legality
- standard Not legal
- pioneer Legal
- modern Legal
- legacy Legal
- vintage Legal
- commander Legal
- pauper Not legal
- alchemy Not legal
- brawl Legal
- competitivebrawl Legal
- duel Legal
- future Not legal
- gladiator Legal
- historic Legal
- oathbreaker Legal
- oldschool Not legal
- paupercommander Not legal
- penny Legal
- predh Not legal
- premodern Not legal
- standardbrawl Not legal
- timeless Legal
- tlr Legal
Rulings
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The cost reduction applies only to generic mana in the cost of instant and sorcery spells you cast.
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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.
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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.