Kari Zev, Skyship Raider
Kari Zev, Skyship Raider: Legendary Creature - Human Pirate, The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander. Printings, prices, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {1}{R}
- Mana value
- 2
- Type
- Legendary Creature - Human Pirate
- Colour identity
- Red (R)
- Power / toughness
- 1/3
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander (LCC)
- Released
- 2023-11-17
- Collector number
- 227
- Artist
- Brad Rigney
- Commander rank
- 5,775 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
- Keywords
- First strike, Menace
- Commander
- Can be your commander
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About Kari Zev, Skyship Raider
Kari Zev, Skyship Raider is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare red legendary creature from The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander (LCC), a Commander product released in November 2023. It is collector number 227 in that set, with art by Brad Rigney. It costs {1}{R} (one generic and one red mana) to cast, for a mana value of 2. It is a 1/3 creature. Its colour identity is red. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 7 sets, from Aether Revolt (2017) to The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander (2023). It can be your commander. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.28 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-03).
Card text
First strike, menace
Whenever Kari Zev attacks, create Ragavan, a legendary 2/1 red Monkey creature token. Ragavan enters tapped and attacking. Exile that token at end of combat.
Aboard her ship, the *Dragon's Smile*, Kari follows no one's rules but her own.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.28 (as of 2026-11-03).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Kari Zev, Skyship Raider by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Pioneer | Legal |
|---|---|
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Other printings of Kari Zev, Skyship Raider
Kari Zev, Skyship Raider has been printed in 7 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Jumpstart 2022 (J22) #562 | Rare | 2022 |
| Dominaria United Commander (DMC) #123 | Rare | 2022 |
| The List (PLST) #AER-87 | Rare | 2021 |
| Kaladesh Remastered (KLR) #133 | Rare | 2020 |
| Aether Revolt (AER) #87 | Rare | 2017 |
| Aether Revolt Promos (PAER) #87s | Rare | 2017 |
Official rulings
Three official rulings apply to Kari Zev, Skyship Raider, newest first.
- You choose which opponent or opposing planeswalker Ragavan is attacking as you create the token. It doesn't have to be the same player or planeswalker Kari Zev is attacking.
- Although Ragavan is attacking, it was never declared as an attacking creature (for the purposes of abilities that trigger whenever a creature attacks, for example).
- The delayed triggered ability that exiles Ragavan triggers at end of combat even if Kari Zev is no longer on the battlefield.
Similar cards
Other creature cards with a red colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.
In these precons
Kari Zev, Skyship Raider is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.