---
name: "Dreadhorde Arcanist"
mana_cost: "{1}{R}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Zombie Wizard"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: ["Trample"]
set: "J25"
set_name: "Foundations Jumpstart"
collector_number: "539"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "G-host Lee"
oracle_id: "4c05b382-58ab-4a2d-a81c-408ea273b6b6"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/dreadhorde-arcanist-j25"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "banned"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Dreadhorde Arcanist
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{R}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Zombie Wizard
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/3
- **Keywords:** Trample

## Oracle Text
Trample
Whenever this creature attacks, you may cast target instant or sorcery card with mana value less than or equal to this creature's power from your graveyard without paying its mana cost. If that spell would be put into your graveyard, exile it instead.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [The Dawning Archaic](/printing/the-dawning-archaic-sos.md) — Legendary Creature — Avatar
2. [Scholar of Combustion](/printing/scholar-of-combustion-j25.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
3. [Command the Dreadhorde](/printing/command-the-dreadhorde-war.md) — Sorcery
4. [Undead Sprinter](/printing/undead-sprinter-pdsk.md) — Creature — Zombie
5. [Storrev, Devkarin Lich](/printing/storrev-devkarin-lich-pwar.md) — Legendary Creature — Zombie Elf Wizard
6. [Thraben Heretic](/printing/thraben-heretic-ddq.md) — Creature — Human Wizard

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Foundations Jumpstart (J25) #539
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** G-host Lee
- **Total Printings:** 29 across all historical editions

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