---
name: "Zaffai, Thunder Conductor"
mana_cost: "{2}{U}{R}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Human Shaman"
colors: ["R", "U"]
color_identity: ["R", "U"]
keywords: ["Magecraft", "Scry"]
set: "C21"
set_name: "Commander 2021"
collector_number: "331"
rarity: "mythic"
artist: "Dmitry Burmak"
oracle_id: "02d529df-6299-4e8f-9794-70c8061efdc4"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/zaffai-thunder-conductor-c21"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Zaffai, Thunder Conductor
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{U}{R}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Human Shaman
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/4
- **Keywords:** Magecraft, Scry

## Oracle Text
Magecraft — Whenever you cast or copy an instant or sorcery spell, scry 1. If that spell's mana value is 5 or greater, create a 4/4 blue and red Elemental creature token. If that spell's mana value is 10 or greater, Zaffai deals 10 damage to an opponent chosen at random.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Zaffai and the Tempests](/printing/zaffai-and-the-tempests-psos.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Bard Sorcerer
2. [Prismari Pianist](/printing/prismari-pianist-soc.md) — Creature — Djinn Bard
3. [Splashy Spellcaster](/printing/splashy-spellcaster-woe.md) — Creature — Elemental Wizard
4. [Rootha, Mastering the Moment](/printing/rootha-mastering-the-moment-soc.md) — Legendary Creature — Orc Sorcerer
5. [Prismari Apprentice](/printing/prismari-apprentice-stx.md) — Creature — Human Shaman
6. [Joyful Stormsculptor](/printing/joyful-stormsculptor-mom.md) — Creature — Human Shaman

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Commander 2021 (C21) #331
- **Rarity:** Mythic
- **Artist:** Dmitry Burmak
- **Total Printings:** 18 across all historical editions

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