---
name: "Ash Zealot"
mana_cost: "{R}{R}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Human Warrior"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: ["First strike", "Haste"]
set: "PIO"
set_name: "Pioneer Masters"
collector_number: "294"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Eric Deschamps"
oracle_id: "ab9f03b4-eb67-4709-904d-abf4d491f0ee"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/ash-zealot-pio"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Ash Zealot
- **Mana Cost:** `{R}{R}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Warrior
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/2
- **Keywords:** First strike, Haste

## Oracle Text
First strike, haste
Whenever a player casts a spell from a graveyard, this creature deals 3 damage to that player.

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## Printing Details
- **Set:** Pioneer Masters (PIO) #294
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Eric Deschamps
- **Total Printings:** 12 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `legal`