Zoologist
Odyssey 285 • rare
- Set
- Odyssey
- Collector number
- 285
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana green mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Alex Horley-Orlandelli
- Market price
- $0.60
What it does
3 generic mana green mana, tap: Reveal the top card of your library. If it's a creature card, put it onto the battlefield. Otherwise, put it into your graveyard.
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Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Zoologist was released as part of the Odyssey expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game in 2001. Developed by Wizards of the Coast, the set marked a shift in the game's mechanical focus, emphasizing graveyard-based play and resource management. The card serves as a representative example of the set's creature-heavy design philosophy, intended to provide players with a repeatable method to populate the battlefield from their library.
The artwork was created by illustrator Thomas M. Baxa, whose dark and intricate style was a staple of the era. Baxa’s vision for the Zoologist centered on capturing a sense of mystical stewardship over woodland creatures, utilizing earthy tones and detailed line work to ground the fantasy element within the lore of the Otarian continent. Upon release, the card was received as a functional utility piece, recognized by players for its tactical value in Green-aligned creature decks during limited and casual play formats.
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