Zada, Hedron Grinder

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Zada, Hedron Grinder: Legendary Creature - Goblin Ally, Foundations Jumpstart. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{3}{R}
Mana value
4
Type
Legendary Creature - Goblin Ally
Colour identity
Red (R)
Power / toughness
3/3
Rarity
Rare
Set
Foundations Jumpstart (J25)
Released
2024-11-15
Collector number
76
Artist
Takotto
Commander rank
3,387 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Commander
Can be your commander

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About Zada, Hedron Grinder

Zada, Hedron Grinder is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare red legendary creature from Foundations Jumpstart (J25), a draft-focused set released in November 2024. It is collector number 76 in that set, with art by Takotto. It costs {3}{R} (three generic and one red mana) to cast, for a mana value of 4. It is a 3/3 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 8 sets, from Battle for Zendikar (2015) to Foundations Jumpstart (2024). It can be your commander. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.30 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-03).

Card text

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.

She pulverizes each hedron and consumes the dust, absorbing the power within.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.30 (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 Zada, Hedron Grinder by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
GladiatorLegal
Penny DreadfulLegal

Other printings of Zada, Hedron Grinder

Zada, Hedron Grinder has been printed in 8 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #2406Rare2026
Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #2423Rare2026
The List (PLST) #A25-156Uncommon2024
Commander Masters (CMM) #268Uncommon2023
Multiverse Legends (MUL) #155Uncommon2023
Multiverse Legends (MUL) #155zUncommon2023
Multiverse Legends (MUL) #25Uncommon2023
Multiverse Legends (MUL) #90Uncommon2023
Masters 25 (A25) #156Uncommon2018
Battle for Zendikar (BFZ) #162Rare2015
Battle for Zendikar Promos (PBFZ) #162sRare2015

Official rulings

The 8 most recent official rulings for Zada, Hedron Grinder, newest first.

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Zada's ability triggers whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell that targets only Zada and no other object or player.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.

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