Lorehold, the Historian by tallyscn

Format: Commander

Commander: Lorehold, the Historian

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 34

Deck overview

This deck is a specialized Boros spellslinger and miracle strategy commanded by Lorehold, the Historian. It accelerates through 2–3 CMC mana rocks to deploy Lorehold on Turn 4. Once in play, Lorehold triggers on every opponent's upkeep to discard a card and draw a replacement, granting each drawn instant and sorcery miracle {2}. This turns game-ending high-mana sorceries like Storm Herd, Furygale Flocking, Mizzix's Mastery, and Approach of the Second Sun into 2-mana plays cast at instant speed on opposing turns. Untapping mana rocks like Bender's Waterskin and Victory Chimes guarantee mana availability on each player's turn. The deck backs up its primary miracle engine with massive recursion, multiple board sweepers, and cost reducers like The Scarlet Witch and Semblance Anvil. It converts overwhelming token swarms or alternate win conditions into table-wide victories by Turn 7.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Apex of Power
  • 1 Approach of the Second Sun
  • 1 Arcane Bombardment
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Battlefield Forge
  • 1 Bender's Waterskin
  • 1 Boros Garrison
  • 1 Boros Signet
  • 1 Brass's Tunnel-Grinder // Tecutlan, the Searing Rift
  • 1 Caldera Pyremaw
  • 1 Chandra, Hope's Beacon
  • 1 Chaos Warp
  • 1 Clifftop Retreat
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Currency Converter
  • 1 Cut a Deal
  • 1 Dance with Calamity
  • 1 Double Vision
  • 1 Emeria's Call // Emeria, Shattered Skyclave
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Fabled Passage
  • 1 Furycalm Snarl
  • 1 Furygale Flocking
  • 1 Gallifrey Falls // No More
  • 1 Gandalf, White Rider
  • 1 Generous Gift
  • 1 Gods Willing
  • 1 Goliath Daydreamer
  • 1 Guardian of New Benalia
  • 1 Hit the Mother Lode
  • 1 Immolating Gyre
  • 1 Inspiring Vantage
  • 1 Insurrection
  • 1 Invoke Calamity
  • 1 Ivora, Insatiable Heir
  • 1 Legion Leadership // Legion Stronghold
  • 1 Library of Leng
  • 1 Loran's Escape
  • 1 Lorehold, the Historian
  • 1 Mana Geyser
  • 1 Mangara, the Diplomat
  • 1 Mizzix's Mastery
  • 1 Molecule Man
  • 1 Monastery Mentor
  • 13 Mountain
  • 1 Ondu Inversion // Ondu Skyruins
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 5 Plains
  • 1 Planetarium of Wan Shi Tong
  • 1 Primal Amulet // Primal Wellspring
  • 1 Promise of Loyalty
  • 1 Quintorius, Loremaster
  • 1 Radiant Summit
  • 1 Raphael's Technique
  • 1 Reforge the Soul
  • 1 Rip Apart
  • 1 Rite of the Dragoncaller
  • 1 Rousing Refrain
  • 1 Rugged Prairie
  • 1 Sejiri Shelter // Sejiri Glacier
  • 1 Semblance Anvil
  • 1 Single Combat
  • 1 Smuggler's Share
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Starfall Invocation
  • 1 Storm Herd
  • 1 Storm-Kiln Artist
  • 1 Stroke of Midnight
  • 1 Sundown Pass
  • 1 Sunscorched Divide
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Tablet of Discovery
  • 1 Talisman of Conviction
  • 1 Temple of Triumph
  • 1 The Dawning Archaic
  • 1 The Grey Havens
  • 1 The Scarlet Witch
  • 1 Unexpected Windfall
  • 1 Victory Chimes
  • 1 Vindictive Flamestoker
  • 1 Volcanic Vision
  • 1 Will of the Jeskai
  • 1 Worn Powerstone