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Prime Speaker Zegana

Prime Speaker Zegana

Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard

Prime Speaker Zegana wants a deck that removes its creatures and brings them right back to reuse them. It also works in a deck built around Merfolk or Wizards.

  • Mana cost2 genericgreengreenblueblue
  • Blue, Green ()
  • Power / toughness1 / 1
  • RarityMythic

Prime Speaker Zegana enters with X +1/+1 counters on it, where X is the greatest power among other creatures you control.

When Prime Speaker Zegana enters, draw cards equal to its power.

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Archetypes

Cards That Fit Prime Speaker Zegana

Picked for what they do in Prime Speaker Zegana's deck. When two cards do the same job, the one with the lower comes first. All of them fit Prime Speaker Zegana's color identity.Mana ValueThe total amount of mana a card costs, all added up. A card costing two generic and one green has a mana value of three. Wizards renamed this from "converted mana cost" in 2021, so older cards and articles may still use the old name.Sol RingOpen the full glossary

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Rulings for Prime Speaker Zegana

explain how Prime Speaker Zegana works in tricky situations. They come from Wizards of the Coast, the company that makes Magic.RulingThe official answer to how a card works in a tricky situation. Most rulings are written by Wizards of the Coast, the company that makes Magic, and a few are notes from Scryfall, the card database Magic players use. A ruling explains a card. It does not change what the card says.Open the full glossary

Wizards of the Coast 8 Nov 2024

If Prime Speaker Zegana enters at the same time as another creature you control, you won't consider that creature when determining the greatest power among creatures you control.

Wizards of the Coast 8 Nov 2024

If Prime Speaker Zegana is no longer on the battlefield when its last ability resolves, use its power as it last existed on the battlefield to determine how many cards to draw.

Wizards of the Coast 8 Nov 2024

The value of X is calculated only once, as Prime Speaker Zegana's first ability resolves. If you control no other creatures at that time, X is 0.

3 rulings, all written by Wizards of the Coast. Read the originals on Gatherer ↗

Similar Commanders

Commanders that share the most with Prime Speaker Zegana, and what they share.

Color identityEvery color of mana symbol on a card, in its cost and in its rules text. Your commander's color identity sets the limit for your whole deck: every other card has to fit inside it. A deck led by a green and white commander cannot play a card with any blue in its color identity.Open the full glossaryUGPlayers write colors as letters: U for blue, G for green. Blue is U because B was already taken by black.Blink/FlickerBlink decks briefly remove their own creatures from play and return them at once, so every 'when this enters' ability happens again. The move is called a flicker, and it can also rescue a creature from a spell aimed at it.Open the Blink/Flicker pageETB ValueDoes something useful the moment it arrives: an enter the battlefield ability, which players shorten to ETB. You keep that effect even if the card is removed straight afterwards, which is why these pair so well with flicker cards that make them enter again. Solemn Simulacrum, The One RingOpen the ETB Value pageDrawDraws you extra cards. More cards means more choices every turn, and in a 100-card deck it is the main way to find the pieces you need. Rhystic Study, SkullclampOpen the Draw page+1/+1 CountersPuts +1/+1 counters on creatures, permanently raising their power and toughness. Unlike a temporary boost that wears off at end of turn, these markers stay put and stack up over a long game. Hardened Scales, The Great HengeOpen the +1/+1 Counters page