Velomachus Lorehold
- Mana cost
- {5}{R}{W}
- Type
- Legendary Creature — Elder Dragon
- Power / toughness
- 5 / 5
- Set
- Strixhaven: School of Mages Promos #245p (mythic)
- Price
- $0.69 USD
Flying, vigilance, haste
Whenever Velomachus Lorehold attacks, look at the top seven cards of your library. You may cast an instant or sorcery spell with mana value less than or equal to Velomachus Lorehold's power from among them without paying its mana cost. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.
Velomachus Lorehold has 6 printings, first in Strixhaven: School of Mages (2021). EDHREC ranks it #7,578 among Commander cards. It appears most in Lorehold, the Historian decks (3,742 on EDHREC). 1 public deck on TCG runs it. It has 3 official rulings.
Legality
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- vintage: legal
- pauper: not legal
- modern: legal
- pioneer: legal
- standard: not legal
- brawl: legal
Public decks that run Velomachus Lorehold
- Jeskai Striker - Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander, led by Shiko and Narset, Unified
Commanders that run Velomachus Lorehold most
Deck counts from EDHREC.
- Lorehold, the Historian: 3,742 decks
- Shiko and Narset, Unified: 2,648 decks
- Firesong and Sunspeaker: 749 decks
- Niv-Mizzet Reborn: 453 decks
- Aisha of Sparks and Smoke: 391 decks
- Quintorius, Loremaster: 333 decks
- Niv-Mizzet, Supreme: 225 decks
- Rith, Liberated Primeval: 199 decks
Often played with Velomachus Lorehold
Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.
Rulings
- : When Velomachus Lorehold’s triggered ability resolves, it lets you cast a spell immediately, ignoring timing restrictions. It does not let you cast that spell later in the turn.
- : If you choose not to cast a spell this way, all of the cards will be put on the bottom of the library in a random order.
- : If you’re casting a spell with {X} in its cost without paying its mana cost, you must choose 0 for the value of X.