---
name: "Professor Zei, Anthropologist"
mana_cost: "{U/R}{U/R}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Human Advisor Ally"
colors: ["R", "U"]
color_identity: ["R", "U"]
keywords: []
set: "TLA"
set_name: "Avatar: The Last Airbender"
collector_number: "238"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Pauline Voss"
oracle_id: "59a10335-72df-44a5-a514-5bac392cd282"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/professor-zei-anthropologist-tla"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Professor Zei, Anthropologist
- **Mana Cost:** `{U/R}{U/R}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Human Advisor Ally
- **Power/Toughness:** 0/3

## Oracle Text
{T}, Discard a card: Draw a card.
{1}, {T}, Sacrifice Professor Zei: Return target instant or sorcery card from your graveyard to your hand. Activate only during your turn.

> *"Yo no me voy. No puedo. Llevo demasiado tiempo intentando encontrar este sitio. En la Tierra no hay otra colección de conocimiento como esta".*

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## Printing Details
- **Set:** Avatar: The Last Airbender (TLA) #238
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Pauline Voss
- **Total Printings:** 6 across all historical editions

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