Magic: The Gathering · expansion
Professor Zei, Anthropologist
Avatar: The Last Airbender · #238 · uncommon · 2025
Legendary Creature — Human Advisor Ally
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Market reference
$0.19
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Collector number
- 238 / 394
- Release year
- 2025
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Illustrator
- Pauline Voss
- Colors
- RU
- Frame
- 2015
- Border
- black
- Finishes
- nonfoil · foil
- Promo types
- universesbeyond
- Printed
- 2025-11-21
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Draw
- Mana value
- 2
- Type
- Creature
- Power / Toughness
- 0 / 3
Also does
Strategy & play
How Professor Zei, Anthropologist plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is card draw. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
How to beat Professor Zei, Anthropologist
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
More by Pauline Voss
This card was illustrated by Pauline Voss.
About this card
Mana cost: {U/R}{U/R}
Type: Legendary Creature — Human Advisor Ally
{T}, Discard a card: Draw a card. {1}, {T}, Sacrifice Professor Zei: Return target instant or sorcery card from your graveyard to your hand. Activate only during your turn.
""I'm not leaving. I can't. I've spent too long trying to find this place. There's not another collection of knowledge like this on earth.""
P/T: 0/3
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
Scryfall pricing
| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| USD (non-foil) | $0.19 |
| USD (foil) | $0.29 |
| EUR (non-foil) | €0.04 |
| EUR (foil) | €0.18 |
| MTGO tix | 0.03 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Professor Zei, Anthropologist is real?
Professor Zei, Anthropologist is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the print quality and cardstock (real cards have a distinctive blue inner core visible from the edge), the rosette pattern on the back, the security stamp on planeswalker / mythic cards from recent sets, and confirm the collector number and set code match the official Scryfall record. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Professor Zei, Anthropologist worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Professor Zei, Anthropologist is $0.19; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Professor Zei, Anthropologist from?
Professor Zei, Anthropologist is from the Magic: The Gathering set "Avatar: The Last Airbender" in the expansion series, released in 2025.
What rarity is Professor Zei, Anthropologist?
Professor Zei, Anthropologist is a uncommon card in the Avatar: The Last Airbender set.
