Card
Zhao, Ruthless Admiral
Mana cost {2}{B/R}{B/R}
Legendary Creature — Human Soldier 3/4
Firebending 2 (Whenever this creature attacks, add {R}{R}. This mana lasts until end of combat.) Whenever you sacrifice another permanent, creatures you control get +1/+0 until end of turn.
No bracket restriction: playable from bracket 1. 5 official rulings.
- Commander
- Legal
- Printing
- Uncommon · TLA · #252
- Cheapest printing
- €0.13
- EDHREC salt
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- Color identity
- Black, Red
- Keywords
- Firebending
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
No known combos for this card.
Combos: Commander Spellbook
Rulings
- 2025-10-02 · Wizards of the Coast
"Firebending N" is a keyword that represents the ability "Whenever this creature attacks, add N {R}. Until end of combat, you don't lose this mana as steps end." - 2025-10-02 · Wizards of the Coast
Any other mana you add during combat will still be lost as normal when moving between steps of combat. - 2025-10-02 · Wizards of the Coast
Multiple instances of firebending on the same creature trigger separately, each granting you the appropriate amount of mana. - 2025-10-02 · Wizards of the Coast
Mana from firebending abilities isn't lost until you leave combat and go to your second main phase. It can be used at any time during combat, even after combat damage has been dealt. - 2025-10-02 · Wizards of the Coast
Firebending abilities aren't mana abilities. They use the stack and can be responded to.
Rulings: Scryfall · Wizards of the Coast