“"Smarter than death? Let's see you outsmart my mace, necromancer!"”
First Strike
Haste
Ash Zealot
Card Rules and Details
Card Type: Creature — Human Warrior
Mana Cost: {R}{R}
Oracle Rules Text: First strike, haste Whenever a player casts a spell from a graveyard, this creature deals 3 damage to that player.
Flavor Text: "Smarter than death? Let's see you outsmart my mace, necromancer!"
Set: Return to Ravnica (#86), Rarity: Rare, Artist: Eric Deschamps
Creature
Red
Rare
Hatebear
$0.29
Regular
$0.61
✨ Foil
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Historical Printings & Sets (1)
1 Languages
Official Rulings (3)
2012-10-01
Ash Zealot’s ability doesn’t allow any player to cast cards from a graveyard. Such cards need another way to be cast, such as the flashback ability.
2012-10-01
Ash Zealot’s ability doesn’t trigger if you put a card onto the battlefield from a graveyard (using Grave Betrayal’s ability, for example).
2012-10-01
Ash Zealot’s triggered ability will resolve before that spell resolves.
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