---
name: "Zaffai and the Tempests"
mana_cost: "{5}{U}{R}"
cmc: 7
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Human Bard Sorcerer"
colors: ["R", "U"]
color_identity: ["R", "U"]
keywords: []
set: "PSOS"
set_name: "Secrets of Strixhaven Promos"
collector_number: "246p"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Olivier Bernard"
oracle_id: "3f8a8650-0e38-4926-8f48-526351e6a863"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/zaffai-and-the-tempests-psos"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Zaffai and the Tempests
- **Mana Cost:** `{5}{U}{R}` (CMC: 7)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Human Bard Sorcerer
- **Power/Toughness:** 5/7

## Oracle Text
Once during each of your turns, you may cast an instant or sorcery spell from your hand without paying its mana cost.

> *"Leave everything on the stage and give them a performance they'll never forget."*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Omnispell Adept](/printing/omnispell-adept-grn.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
2. [Zaffai, Thunder Conductor](/printing/zaffai-thunder-conductor-c21.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Shaman
3. [Archmage of Runes](/printing/archmage-of-runes-pfdn.md) — Creature — Giant Wizard
4. [Surtland Elementalist](/printing/surtland-elementalist-khm.md) — Creature — Giant Wizard
5. [Tempest Trapper](/printing/tempest-trapper-yblb.md) — Creature — Otter Wizard
6. [Baral, Chief of Compliance](/printing/baral-chief-of-compliance-sld.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Wizard

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Secrets of Strixhaven Promos (PSOS) #246p
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Olivier Bernard
- **Total Printings:** 3 across all historical editions

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