| Name | Zealous Lorecaster  |
|---|---|
| Type | Creature — giant sorcerer |
| Description | When this creature enters, return target instant or sorcery card from your graveyard to your hand. |
| Flavor | "Sometimes the only way to learn from history is by repeating it." |
| Artist | Lorenzo Mastroianni |
| Set | Secrets of Strixhaven #137 |
| Wallpaper |  download |
| Image |  download |
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Zealous Lorecaster, Creature — giant sorcerer, designed by Lorenzo Mastroianni first released in Apr, 2026 in the set Secrets of Strixhaven.
Zealous Lorecaster (5R for a Giant Sorcerer that returns an instant or sorcery from your graveyard to your hand on ETB) would mainly fit into slower red-based midrange, spells-matter, or Izzet (blue-red) control decks that want to rebuy high-impact burn, extra-turn, or card-draw spells, especially in Commander where recursion and value are stronger and games go longer. However, at six mana for what is essentially a one-shot Regrowth effect limited to instants and sorceries, it is generally inefficient compared to better options like **Archaeomancer** or **Snapcaster Mage** in blue, **Underworld Breach** in red, **Past in Flames** in spell-heavy decks, or even cheaper recursion creatures such as **Seasoned Pyromancer** (for value) or **Charmbreaker Devils** (repeat recursion in spells decks). In most competitive Constructed formats this card would be too slow and overcosted, but it could be playable in casual Commander or budget spellslinger decks that want redundancy in spell recursion
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