Zhao, Ruthless Admiral
Tracked across real Commander games played through TurnZero HQ.
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What it does
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.
Rulings
5 official rulings, in the order Wizards published them.
- 2025-10-02
"Firebending N" is a keyword that represents the ability "Whenever this creature attacks, add N . Until end of combat, you don't lose this mana as steps end."
- 2025-10-02
Any other mana you add during combat will still be lost as normal when moving between steps of combat.
- 2025-10-02
Multiple instances of firebending on the same creature trigger separately, each granting you the appropriate amount of mana.
- 2025-10-02
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
Firebending abilities aren't mana abilities. They use the stack and can be responded to.
Rulings are Wizards of the Coast's own, mirrored from Scryfall and refreshed nightly.
In the 99
Every deck whose current list includes Zhao, Ruthless Admiral, whatever its commander.
Most played under
| Commander | Decks | Games | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fire Lord Azula | 1 | 0 | — |
Colors it shows up in
- Grixis 1 deck
Every version of Zhao, Ruthless Admiral
1 printing, newest first. Prices are the market figures Scryfall publishes, refreshed nightly. A printing with no figure shows a dash rather than a zero, because Scryfall publishes none for some of them.
- Normal
- $0.20
- Foil
- $0.24
Prices from Scryfall, which tracks the TCGplayer and Cardmarket markets. They move daily and are a guide rather than a quote. Search TCGplayer for Zhao, Ruthless Admiral. It runs a name search across every version, which covers the printings TCGplayer publishes no direct link to.
Aggregated from Commander games tracked in TurnZero HQ. Every figure counts decks and games only. No individual deck list, player or playgroup is identified. Win rates are withheld below 5 completed games, where the sample is too small to mean anything.
