First printed in Secrets of Strixhaven (2026)
Zealous Lorecaster 
Creature — Giant Sorcerer
When this creature enters, return target instant or sorcery card from your graveyard to your hand.
MTGO price: 0.002 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 28 Oct 2026).
In Limited on MTG Arena
Win rates in Arena drafts and sealed, retrieved from 17Lands (CC BY 4.0).
| Set | GIH WR | vs set | IWD | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Secrets of Strixhaven (SOS), Premier Draft | 55.2% | -0.1 | +1.8 | 40655 |
| Secrets of Strixhaven (SOS), Sealed | 55.3% | -0.5 | +0.3 | 1014 |
- GIH WR
- win rate of the games in which the card was in the opening hand or drawn
- vs set
- points above or below the average win rate of all decks in the set
- IWD
- improvement when drawn: GIH WR minus the win rate when the card stayed in the library
- Games
- games in which the card was seen
Combos
134 combos from Commander Spellbook, the most popular first.
- Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB…: Daydream + Storm-Kiln Artist + Zealous Lorecaster
- Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB…: Devastating Onslaught + Mana Geyser + Zealous Lorecaster
- Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB…: Burnt Offering + Saw in Half + Zealous Lorecaster
- Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB…: Culling the Weak + Saw in Half + Zealous Lorecaster
- Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB…: Essence Flux + Storm-Kiln Artist + Zealous Lorecaster
- Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB…: Ghostly Flicker + Peregrine Drake + Zealous Lorecaster
- Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB…: Cabal Ritual + Saw in Half + Zealous Lorecaster
- Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB…: Cloudshift + Storm-Kiln Artist + Zealous Lorecaster
- Infinite turns, Lock: Echocasting Symposium + Time Warp + Zealous Lorecaster
- Infinite turns, Lock: Echocasting Symposium + Temporal Manipulation + Zealous Lorecaster
Legality
Constructed
- Standard Legal
- Pioneer Legal
- Modern Legal
- Legacy Legal
- Vintage Legal
- Pauper Legal
- Future Standard Legal
- Historic Legal
- Timeless Legal
- Alchemy Legal
- Penny Dreadful Not legal
- Premodern Not legal
- Old School 93/94 Not legal
Singleton
- Gladiator Legal
Commander formats
- Commander Legal
- Duel Commander Legal
- Pauper Commander Legal
- PreDH Not legal
- Tiny Leaders Not legal
- Oathbreaker Legal
- Brawl Legal
- Standard Brawl Legal
- Competitive Brawl Legal