Ziatora's Envoy

Creature — Viashino Warrior

Trample

Whenever Ziatora's Envoy deals combat damage to a player, look at the top card of your library. You may play a land from the top of your library or cast a spell with converted mana cost/mana value less than or equal to the damage dealt from the top of your library without paying its mana cost. If you don't, put that card into your hand.

Blitz {2}{B}{R}{G} (If you cast this for this spell's blitz cost, this gains haste and "When this creature dies, draw a card." Sacrifice this at the beginning of the next end step.)

Legality

Format	Legality
1v1 Commander	Legal
Alchemy	Legal
Archenemy	Legal
Arena	Legal
Block Constructed	Legal
Canadian Highlander	Legal
Casual	Legal
Commander / EDH	Legal
Commander: Rule 0	Legal
Custom	Legal
Duel Commander	Legal
Gladiator	Legal
Highlander	Legal
Historic	Legal
Historic Brawl	Legal
Legacy	Legal
Leviathan	Legal
Limited	Legal
Modern	Legal
Oathbreaker	Legal
Pioneer	Legal
Planechase	Legal
Pre-release	Legal
Quest Magic	Legal
Standard	Legal
Standard Brawl	Legal
Vanguard	Legal
Vintage	Legal

Discussion (3)

legendofa on Ziatora's envoy and the damage …

1 year ago

You get to cast a spell with mana value 3 or lower. The trigger phrase includes "When Ziatora's Envoy deals combat damage to a player," so damage that is not dealt to a player doesn't count toward its effect.

If it didn't include the "to a player" clause, you would be able to count the full 5 damage.

Swebb87 on Ziatora's envoy and the damage …

1 year ago

Ziatora's Envoy says "Whenever Ziatora's Envoy deals combat damage to a player, look at the top card of your library. You may play a land from the top of your library or cast a spell with mana value less than or equal to the damage dealt from the top of your library without paying its mana cost. If you don't, put that card into your hand". If it does 3 damage to the player (after the trample goes over the 2/2 blocking it) does the player get to cast a spell for 3 or 5, as 5 was the total damage dealt by Ziatora's Envoy

DemonDragonJ on Savage Destruction

2 years ago

I have replaced Zhur-Taa Ancient with Ziatora's Envoy, which reduced the average converted mana cost of this deck from 4.11 to 4.10; as great as the ancient was, the envoy fits the deck far better.