---
name: "Blind Zealot"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Phyrexian Human Cleric"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Intimidate"]
set: "NPH"
set_name: "New Phyrexia"
collector_number: "52"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Jana Schirmer & Johannes Voss"
oracle_id: "30c7e304-ecfe-44c1-88d1-f507df63c080"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/blind-zealot-nph"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Blind Zealot
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Phyrexian Human Cleric
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/2
- **Keywords:** Intimidate

## Oracle Text
Intimidate (This creature can't be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or creatures that share a color with it.)
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, you may sacrifice it. If you do, destroy target creature that player controls.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Accursed Spirit](/printing/accursed-spirit-m15.md) — Creature — Spirit
2. [Flesh Carver](/printing/flesh-carver-c14.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
3. [Mogis's Marauder](/printing/mogiss-marauder-ths.md) — Creature — Human Berserker
4. [Hideous Visage](/printing/hideous-visage-m12.md) — Sorcery
5. [Lifebane Zombie](/printing/lifebane-zombie-m14.md) — Creature — Zombie Warrior
6. [Cyclops Tyrant](/printing/cyclops-tyrant-m14.md) — Creature — Cyclops

## Printing Details
- **Set:** New Phyrexia (NPH) #52
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Jana Schirmer & Johannes Voss
- **Total Printings:** 10 across all historical editions

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