Zoologist
Creature — Human Druid
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: Reveal the top card of your library. If it's a creature card, put it onto the battlefield. Otherwise, put it into your graveyard.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Odyssey
- Price
- $0.41
- EDHREC rank
- #23997
Zoologist turns a coin flip into a free creature from the top of your library every upkeep — raw card advantage stapled to a repeatable engine. The ask is four mana and a green-heavy deck that can tolerate the variance.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Zoologist actually lives. Repeatable free creatures scale hard in a 100-card singleton format where topping into a high-value creature every turn can take over a game, and green creature-heavy builds have no shortage of ways to support the flip condition. Legacy and Vintage are legal formats, but Zoologist is far too slow and random to register in either — the competition at four mana is merciless and deterministic. Oathbreaker is a legitimate home if your planeswalker strategy leans into green creature density.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.41 bulk tier
At $0.41, Zoologist is firmly bulk — low barrier to slot in and test. Bulk rares with niche-but-real upside tend to stay in this range unless a high-profile deck pushes demand, so don't expect movement.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.