Card

Zada, Hedron Grinder

Mana cost {3}{R}

Legendary Creature — Goblin Ally 3/3

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.

No bracket restriction: playable from bracket 1. Part of 10 known combos. 8 official rulings.

Commander
Legal
Printing
Rare · BFZ · #162
Cheapest printing
€0.12
EDHREC salt
0.77
Color identity
Red

Scryfall · EDHREC

Bracket

  • B1 Exhibition — allowed: No restriction at this bracket
  • B2 Core — allowed: No restriction at this bracket
  • B3 Upgraded — allowed: No restriction at this bracket
  • B4 Optimized — allowed: No restriction beyond the banned list
  • B5 cEDH — allowed: No restriction beyond the banned list

Why

  • No Game Changer, mass land denial, extra turn, tutor or two-card combo

How Lotus Vault estimates a bracket

Bracket: Lotus Vault analysis, with Commander Spellbook flags

Combos

10 known combos.

Combos: Commander Spellbook

Rulings

  • 2018-03-16 · 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.
  • 2018-03-16 · 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.
  • 2018-03-16 · 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.
  • 2018-03-16 · 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.
  • 2018-03-16 · 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.
  • 2018-03-16 · 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.
  • 2018-03-16 · 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.
  • 2018-03-16 · 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.

Rulings: Scryfall · Wizards of the Coast

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