Zealous Lorecaster
Creature — Giant Sorcerer4/4$0.07
When this creature enters, return target instant or sorcery card from your graveyard to your hand.
Legal in Commander
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Combos 86
Zealous Lorecaster + Storm-Kiln Artist + Daydream
- Infinite artifact ETB
- Infinite artifact LTB
- Infinite creature ETB
- Infinite creature LTB
- Infinite magecraft triggers
- Infinite storm count
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Cast Daydream by paying {W}, targeting Zealous Lorecaster Storm-Kiln Artist triggers, creating a Treasure artifact token. Resolve Daydream, blinking Zealous Lorecaster When Zealous Lorecaster enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning Daydream to your hand from your graveyard. Activate the Treasure by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {W}. Repeat.
Zealous Lorecaster + Devastating Onslaught + Mana Geyser
- Infinite creature tokens with haste
- Infinite red mana
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
Opponents control at least ten tapped lands.
Steps
Cast Mana Geyser by paying {3}{R}{R}, adding {R} for each tapped land your opponents control. Cast Devastating Onslaught by paying {4}{R}, creating two token copies of Zealous Lorecaster with haste. When the Zealous Lorecaster tokens enter, they trigger, returning Mana Geyser and Devastating Onslaught from your graveyard to your hand. Repeat.
Zealous Lorecaster + Saw in Half + Burnt Offering
- Infinite black mana
- Infinite red mana
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Cast Saw in Half by paying {2}{B}, destroying Zealous Lorecaster and creating two token copies of it with base power equal to half the destroyed creature's power and base toughness equal to half the destroyed creature's toughness, rounding up each time. When the Zealous Lorecaster tokens enter the battlefield, they trigger, returning Saw in Half and Burnt Offering from your graveyard to your hand. Cast Burnt Offering by paying {B} and sacrificing a Zealous Lorecaster token, adding {B}{B} plus an additional amount of {B} and/or {R} equal to its mana value minus 2. Repeat.
Zealous Lorecaster + Saw in Half + Culling the Weak
- Infinite creature ETB
- Infinite creature LTB
- Infinite death triggers
- Infinite magecraft triggers
- Infinite storm count
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You control an additional creature.
Steps
Cast Culling the Weak by paying {B} and sacrificing another creature, adding {B}{B}{B}{B}. Cast Saw in Half by paying {2}{B}, destroying Zealous Lorecaster and creating two token copies of it with base power equal to half the destroyed creature's power and base toughness equal to half the destroyed creature's toughness, rounding up each time. When the Zealous Lorecaster tokens enter the battlefield, they trigger, returning Saw in Half and Culling the Weak from your graveyard to your hand. Repeat.
Zealous Lorecaster + Storm-Kiln Artist + Essence Flux
- Infinite artifact ETB
- Infinite artifact LTB
- Infinite creature ETB
- Infinite creature LTB
- Infinite magecraft triggers
- Infinite storm count
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Cast Essence Flux by paying {U}, targeting Zealous Lorecaster Storm-Kiln Artist triggers, creating a Treasure artifact token. Resolve Essence Flux, blinking Zealous Lorecaster When Zealous Lorecaster enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning Essence Flux to your hand from your graveyard. Activate the Treasure by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {W}. Repeat.
Zealous Lorecaster + Ghostly Flicker + Peregrine Drake
- Infinite mana lands you control can produce
- Infinite untap of lands you control
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You control up to five lands that can tap to produce at least {2}{U}.
Steps
Activate up to five lands by tapping them, adding at least {2}{U}. Cast Ghostly Flicker by paying {2}{U}, blinking Zealous Lorecaster and Peregrine Drake. When Zealous Lorecaster and Peregrine Drake enter the battlefield, their abilities trigger. Resolve the Zealous Lorecaster trigger, returning Ghostly Flicker to your hand from your graveyard. Resolve the Peregrine Drake trigger, untapping up to five lands. Repeat.
Zealous Lorecaster + Storm-Kiln Artist + Cloudshift
- Infinite artifact ETB
- Infinite artifact LTB
- Infinite creature ETB
- Infinite creature LTB
- Infinite magecraft triggers
- Infinite storm count
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Cast Cloudshift by paying {W}, targeting Zealous Lorecaster Storm-Kiln Artist triggers, creating a Treasure artifact token. Resolve Cloudshift, blinking Zealous Lorecaster When Zealous Lorecaster enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning Cloudshift to your hand from your graveyard. Activate the Treasure by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {W}. Repeat.
Zealous Lorecaster + Saw in Half + Cabal Ritual
- Infinite creature tokens
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You have at least seven cards in your graveyard.
Steps
Cast Cabal Ritual by paying {1}{B}, adding {B}{B}{B}{B}{B}. Cast Saw in Half by paying {2}{B}, destroying Zealous Lorecaster and creating two token copies of it with base power equal to half the destroyed creature's power and base toughness equal to half the destroyed creature's toughness, rounding up each time. When the Zealous Lorecaster tokens enter, they each trigger, returning Cabal Ritual and Saw in Half from your graveyard to your hand. Repeat.
Zealous Lorecaster + Echocasting Symposium + Time Warp
- Infinite turns
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Cast Time Warp by paying its mana cost, causing you to take an extra turn after this one. Move to your next turn. At the beginning of your precombat main phase, Echocasting Symposium's paradigm ability triggers, causing you to cast a copy of it from exile. Resolve the copy, creating a token copy of Zealous Lorecaster When the Zealous Lorecaster token enters, it triggers, returning Time Warp from your graveyard to your hand. Repeat.
Zealous Lorecaster + Saw in Half + Sacrifice
- Infinite black mana
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Cast Saw in Half by paying {2}{B}, destroying Zealous Lorecaster and creating two token copies of it with base power equal to half the destroyed creature's power and base toughness equal to half the destroyed creature's toughness, rounding up each time. When the Zealous Lorecaster tokens enter the battlefield, they trigger, returning Saw in Half and Sacrifice from your graveyard to your hand. Cast Sacrifice by paying {B} and sacrificing a Zealous Lorecaster token, adding an amount of {B} equal to its mana value. Repeat.
Combo data from Commander Spellbook. Only combos of 2 or 3 named cards are listed.
Best commanders
Commanders whose abilities work with this card and share its colors, from what the cards do.
- Kirol, Attentive First-YearKirol, Attentive First-Year copies your triggered abilities, which Zealous Lorecaster can use because it has an enter-the-battlefield trigger.
- Mister FantasticMister Fantastic copies your triggered abilities, which Zealous Lorecaster can use because it has an enter-the-battlefield trigger.
- Longshot, Rebel BowmanLongshot, Rebel Bowman reduces your spell costs, which Zealous Lorecaster can use because it rewards an Instant or sorcery.
- Ral, Monsoon Mage // Ral, Leyline ProdigyRal, Monsoon Mage // Ral, Leyline Prodigy reduces your spell costs, which Zealous Lorecaster can use because it rewards an Instant or sorcery.
- Mizzix of the IzmagnusMizzix of the Izmagnus reduces your spell costs, which Zealous Lorecaster can use because it rewards an Instant or sorcery.
- Magnus the RedMagnus the Red reduces your spell costs, which Zealous Lorecaster can use because it rewards an Instant or sorcery.
- Avatar Aang // Aang, Master of ElementsAvatar Aang // Aang, Master of Elements reduces your spell costs, which Zealous Lorecaster can use because it rewards an Instant or sorcery.
- Kaza, Roil ChaserKaza, Roil Chaser reduces your spell costs, which Zealous Lorecaster can use because it rewards an Instant or sorcery.
- The Scarlet WitchThe Scarlet Witch reduces your spell costs, which Zealous Lorecaster can use because it rewards an Instant or sorcery.
- Hinata, Dawn-CrownedHinata, Dawn-Crowned reduces your spell costs, which Zealous Lorecaster can use because it rewards an Instant or sorcery.