Zareth San, the Trickster
Mana Cost:
Type: Legendary Creature — Merfolk Rogue
Oracle Text:
Flash
{2}{U}{B}, Return an unblocked attacking Rogue you control to its owner's hand: Put this card from your hand onto the battlefield tapped and attacking.
Whenever Zareth San deals combat damage to a player, you may put target permanent card from that player's graveyard onto the battlefield under your control.
Power/Toughness: 4/4
Rarity: rare
Prints: View all prints (1) →
Expansion: Zendikar Rising
Price ( USD): $0.35
USD: $0.35 · EUR: €0.39
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Character Background
Zareth San, the Trickster masterfully embodies the cunning and opportunistic nature of Dimir Rogues, appearing from the shadows to exploit an opponent's vulnerabilities. His Flash ability and unique entry cost, allowing him to hit the battlefield tapped and attacking by bouncing an unblocked Rogue, are pure trickery, ensuring surprise value. This demands a dedicated Rogue tribal strategy focused on evasion, making cards like Soaring Thought-Thief or Thieves' Guild Enforcer ideal enablers for his surprise attacks. The true payoff, however, comes when Zareth connects: stealing a permanent from an opponent's graveyard. This powerful effect transforms your game plan into a devastating value engine, especially when paired with consistent mill. Zareth excels in a tempo-oriented Dimir Rogues deck, turning your opponent's milled resources against them. Deckbuilding should prioritize cheap, evasive Rogues and synergistic mill effects to ensure Zareth always has targets to steal and allies to enable his critical surprise attacks. He's not just a threat; he's a constantly re-evaluating, game-ending value proposition.
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