Zurgo Bellstriker (PDTK #169s)
Zurgo Bellstriker is a rare printing from Dragons of Tarkir Promos (PDTK #169s), a Legendary Creature — Orc Warrior. Illustrated by Jason Rainville.
Card text
Zurgo can't block creatures with power 2 or greater.
Dash {1}{R} (You may cast this spell for its dash cost. If you do, it gains haste, and it's returned from the battlefield to its owner's hand at the beginning of the next end step.)
Details
| Mana cost | {R} |
|---|---|
| Type | Legendary Creature — Orc Warrior |
| Power / Toughness | 2 / 2 |
| Rarity | Rare |
| Set | Dragons of Tarkir Promos (PDTK) |
| Collector number | 169s |
| Artist | Jason Rainville |
| Released | 2015-03-27 |
Current price
As of 2026-10-20, Scryfall listed this printing at foil $2.44 (USD). Prices change constantly, so check the live price before buying.
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Legality
| Standard | Not legal |
|---|---|
| Future Standard | Not legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Pioneer | Legal |
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Pauper | Not legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Standard Brawl | Not legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Competitive Brawl | Legal |
| Alchemy | Not legal |
| Pauper Commander | Not legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Old School | Not legal |
| Premodern | Not legal |
| PrEDH | Not legal |
| TLR | Legal |
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Rulings
- February 25, 2015 — Once Zurgo Bellstriker has legally blocked a creature, raising that creature's power to 2 or greater won't undo the block.
- February 25, 2015 — Even though both cards portray the same character, Zurgo Bellstriker and Zurgo Helmsmasher have different names. Controlling both of them won't invoke the "legend rule."
- February 25, 2015 — If you choose to pay the dash cost rather than the mana cost, you're still casting the spell. It goes on the stack and can be responded to and countered. You can cast a creature spell for its dash cost only when you otherwise could cast that creature spell. Most of the time, this means during your main phase when the stack is empty.
- February 25, 2015 — If you pay the dash cost to cast a creature spell, that card will be returned to its owner's hand only if it's still on the battlefield when its triggered ability resolves. If it dies or goes to another zone before then, it will stay where it is.
- February 25, 2015 — You don't have to attack with the creature with dash unless another ability says you do.
- February 25, 2015 — If a creature enters the battlefield as a copy of or becomes a copy of a creature whose dash cost was paid, the copy won't have haste and won't be returned to its owner's hand.
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