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Velomachus Lorehold

TDC · mythic · Released 2025-04-11

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

standalone

meaningful 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:
midrangespell-tempo
negative:
aggro

Roles

top-end-finisherevasive-threatspellslinger-payofftutor-instant-sorcery

Risks

slow-setupremoval-magnetrequires-instant-sorcery-density

Mechanics

Typal

synergy:

anti:

Structural

triggered-ability

Rationale

7cmc legendary 5/5 dragon with flying, vigilance, haste. Attack trigger: explore top 7 cards and cast free instant/sorcery with mana value ≤5. Premier midrange top-end finisher that rewards spellslinger shells with built-in card selection and tempo advantage. Anti-aggro: 7-drop curve is prohibitively slow. Requires dense instant/sorcery density to maximize ETB value.

Popularity

  • EDHREC rank: #7,899