---
name: "Zealous Lorecaster"
mana_cost: "{5}{R}"
cmc: 6
type_line: "Creature — Giant Sorcerer"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "SOS"
set_name: "Secrets of Strixhaven"
collector_number: "137"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Lorenzo Mastroianni"
oracle_id: "f82265fd-e772-4347-a27f-37b00ccd416b"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/zealous-lorecaster-sos"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Zealous Lorecaster
- **Mana Cost:** `{5}{R}` (CMC: 6)
- **Type:** Creature — Giant Sorcerer
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/4

## Oracle Text
When this creature enters, return target instant or sorcery card from your graveyard to your hand.

> *「繰り返すことでしか歴史を学べない場合もあるの。」*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
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2. [Izzet Chronarch](/printing/izzet-chronarch-cmd.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
3. [Scholar of the Ages](/printing/scholar-of-the-ages-m20.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
4. [Anarchist](/printing/anarchist-ody.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
5. [Archaeomancer](/printing/archaeomancer-plst.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
6. [Recover](/printing/recover-inv.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Secrets of Strixhaven (SOS) #137
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Lorenzo Mastroianni
- **Total Printings:** 6 across all historical editions

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