Zealous Lorecaster

Secrets of Strixhaven #137

Zealous Lorecaster - Secrets of Strixhaven

Type: Creature — Giant Sorcerer

Mana cost: {5}{R}

Card text: When this creature enters, return target instant or sorcery card from your graveyard to your hand.

P/T: 4/4

Rarity: common

Artist: Lorenzo Mastroianni

""Sometimes the only way to learn from history is by repeating it.""

Released: April 24, 2026

Prices

$0.06 USD · $0.17 USD (Foil) · €0.06 EUR

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Format Legality

FormatLegality
Standard✓ Legal
Pioneer✓ Legal
Modern✓ Legal
Legacy✓ Legal
Commander✓ Legal
Vintage✓ Legal
Pauper✓ Legal
Oathbreaker✓ Legal

Draft & Sealed Synergies

Best cards to pair with Zealous Lorecaster in Secrets of Strixhaven limited

common

Ancestral Anger
Ancestral Anger
Sorcery

Ancestral Anger is a cheap instant/sorcery that Zealous Lorecaster can return from your graveyard, and it gets better with more copies in the graveyard.

 Seize the Spoils
Seize the Spoils
Sorcery

Seize the Spoils discards a card and draws two. Zealous Lorecaster can return the discarded instant/sorcery, creating a card advantage loop.

 Tome Blast
Tome Blast
Sorcery

Tome Blast has flashback, putting it in your graveyard. Zealous Lorecaster can return it to hand to cast again, maximizing damage output.

uncommon

Tablet of Discovery
Tablet of Discovery
Artifact

Tablet of Discovery mills cards including instant/sorcery spells. Zealous Lorecaster returns them to hand, turning mill into card advantage.

rare

Flashback
Flashback
Instant

Flashback gives instant/sorcery cards flashback from your graveyard. Zealous Lorecaster can return them to hand for even more casts.

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