---
name: "Kari Zev, Skyship Raider"
mana_cost: "{1}{R}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Human Pirate"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: ["First strike", "Menace"]
set: "PLST"
set_name: "The List"
collector_number: "AER-87"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Brad Rigney"
oracle_id: "786baa29-afd4-40f0-95c8-920a972b9175"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/kari-zev-skyship-raider-plst"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Kari Zev, Skyship Raider
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{R}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Human Pirate
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/3
- **Keywords:** First strike, Menace

## Oracle 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.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Kari Zev, Crew of Two](/printing/kari-zev-crew-of-two-ydft.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Pirate
2. [Baral and Kari Zev](/printing/baral-and-kari-zev-mom.md) — Legendary Creature — Human
3. [Daring Piracy](/printing/daring-piracy-j22.md) — Enchantment
4. [Rigging Runner](/printing/rigging-runner-j22.md) — Creature — Goblin Pirate
5. [Swaggering Corsair](/printing/swaggering-corsair-rix.md) — Creature — Human Pirate
6. [Breeches, Eager Pillager](/printing/breeches-eager-pillager-sld.md) — Legendary Creature — Goblin Pirate

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The List (PLST) #AER-87
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Brad Rigney
- **Total Printings:** 36 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `legal`