---
name: "Mystic Zealot"
mana_cost: "{3}{W}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Human Nomad Mystic"
colors: []
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: ["Threshold"]
set: "VMA"
set_name: "Vintage Masters"
collector_number: "35"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Paolo Parente"
oracle_id: "5a47b99d-19dd-4830-89ee-35f4a74aa656"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/mystic-zealot-vma"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Mystic Zealot
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{W}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Nomad Mystic
- **Keywords:** Threshold

## Oracle Text
Threshold — As long as there are seven or more cards in your graveyard, this creature gets +1/+1 and has flying.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Mystic Visionary](/printing/mystic-visionary-ody.md) — Creature — Human Nomad Mystic
2. [Mystic Penitent](/printing/mystic-penitent-ody.md) — Creature — Human Nomad Mystic
3. [Mystic Crusader](/printing/mystic-crusader-ody.md) — Creature — Human Nomad Mystic
4. [Mystic Enforcer](/printing/mystic-enforcer-dmr.md) — Creature — Human Nomad Mystic
5. [Mystic Familiar](/printing/mystic-familiar-tor.md) — Creature — Bird
6. [Vigilant Sentry](/printing/vigilant-sentry-dmr.md) — Creature — Human Nomad

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Vintage Masters (VMA) #35
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Paolo Parente
- **Total Printings:** 3 across all historical editions

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

## Official Rulings
- *(2022-12-08)* Because damage remains marked on a creature until the damage is removed as the turn ends, nonlethal damage dealt to Mystic Zealot may become lethal if the number of cards in your graveyard falls below seven.