Ral, Monsoon Mage // Ral, Leyline Prodigy
Legendary Creature — Human Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Ral
Instant and sorcery spells you cast cost 
less to cast.
Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell during your turn, flip a coin. If you lose the flip, Ral deals 1 damage to you. If you win the flip, you may exile Ral. If you do, return him to the battlefield transformed under his owner's control.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- RU
- Rarity
- mythic
- Set
- Modern Horizons 3
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #3678
Ral, Monsoon Mage // Ral, Leyline Prodigy hits the table as a free-spell engine — every instant or sorcery you cast while he's out builds toward flipping him into a planeswalker that deals damage just for casting spells, and Storm, Force of Nature decks in particular use him as a core piece of that loop. The cost is that he's a three-mana creature who needs time to flip, which means he folds to the removal that any instant-heavy deck already draws.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Storm, Force of Nature
Storm, Force of Nature was practically designed to have Ral, Monsoon Mage // Ral, Leyline Prodigy in the 99 — Storm's cascade triggers chain into instants and sorceries, which charge up Ral's flip condition fast, and once Ral, Leyline Prodigy is live his damage-on-cast ability turns every subsequent spell into a Lightning Bolt.
Prismari, the Inspiration
Prismari, the Inspiration rewards you for casting expensive instants and sorceries, and Ral, Monsoon Mage // Ral, Leyline Prodigy sits in the middle of that loop — the cost-reduction on Ral's front face accelerates Prismari's own value engine while the flip condition is reached almost incidentally through normal play.
Yusri, Fortune's Flame
Yusri, Fortune's Flame generates extra spell casts through coin-flip effects, and each of those spells nudges Ral, Monsoon Mage // Ral, Leyline Prodigy closer to flipping while Ral's ping damage stacks with Yusri's own coin-flip payoffs for a two-pronged pressure plan.
Okaun, Eye of Chaos // Zndrsplt, Eye of Wisdom
Okaun, Eye of Chaos // Zndrsplt, Eye of Wisdom fuels coin-flip storms that produce multiple spell triggers in a single turn, letting Ral, Monsoon Mage // Ral, Leyline Prodigy flip mid-combat and immediately contribute damage to the same turn Okaun is swinging for lethal.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is the primary home for Ral, Monsoon Mage // Ral, Leyline Prodigy — the 100-card singleton format gives instant- and sorcery-heavy decks enough density to flip him reliably, and the slower pace of multiplayer games gives him the turn or two he needs to become a planeswalker. In Modern and Legacy, he's legal but competes with faster, more focused payoffs; the three-mana front face and the setup required to flip him are real costs in those formats where games end on turn three or four. Oathbreaker is a natural fit if you're looking for a 60-card spell-slinger shell — he can serve as the oathbreaker himself, which lets you build the deck explicitly around his flip condition.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
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Pricing data for Ral, Monsoon Mage // Ral, Leyline Prodigy isn't available in the current feed, so check Scryfall or your preferred retailer for the live number. Given the 25% inclusion rate in Storm, Force of Nature decks alone, demand is real — if you're building into any of the top commander pairings listed here, buying sooner rather than after a spike is the safer call.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Storm, Force of Nature
- Prismari, the Inspiration
- Yusri, Fortune's Flame
- Okaun, Eye of Chaos // Zndrsplt, Eye of Wisdom
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.