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Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff

LTR · rare · Released 2023-06-23

Power

brawl
tier-2tier-1Game-defining
commander
tier-2tier-1Game-defining

Tier shown as baseline → best-case (in its ideal shell).

Derived from the 7 atoms below.

over

above rate

incremental

minor value alone

synergy

wants support

takes over

can take over a game

rigid

one mode

broad

broadly useful

fragile

easily answered

Commander Bracket

Not yet bracketed (or genuinely unplaceable).

Archetypes

positive:
aristocratstreasurestax-prison
negative:
group-hugaggro

Roles

treasure-generatorrepeatable-treasuresdrainlife-loss-trigger

Risks

life-costopp-board-requiredconditional-trigger

Mechanics

mech-treasure

Typal

synergy:
halflingrogue
anti:

Structural

triggered-ability

Rationale

2cmc 2/1 legendary Halfling Rogue that creates a Treasure and costs you 1 life whenever any player casts their second spell each turn — fires on opponents' spell-rich turns, generating mana acceleration in treasure shells and punishing spell-heavy (spellslinger, storm, wheels) strategies. Signature in treasure-matters and aristocrats builds where the life loss is offset or weaponized; actively conflicts with group-hug (punishes multiple spells per turn, the opposite of enabling opponents) and aggro (life loss and 2cmc slot contribute nothing to the beatdown plan).

Popularity

  • EDHREC rank: #407