Lorehold, the Historian

Lorehold is a 5cmc 5/5 flying+haste elder dragon that grants blanket miracle {2} to all instants and sorceries in hand, dramatically discounting high-cost spells like Terminus or Volcanic Vision on the draw. The looting trigger on each opponent's upkeep provides repeated filtering to cycle into fresh instants/sorceries, fueling the miracle mechanic and keeping the hand stocked for spellslinging. Best in Boros spellslinger and control shells that run premier miracle targets; the miracle reduction is dead without a critical mass of instants and sorceries in hand.

• The miracle cost granted by Lorehold applies to ALL instants and sorceries in hand — the {2} cost is fixed regardless of the original card's miracle cost or CMC, meaning a normally-expensive miracle like Temporal Mastery (7 mana) becomes {2} instead of its printed {1}{U} miracle cost, but only if drawn as the first card this turn.

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• The looting trigger fires at the beginning of EACH opponent's upkeep (not just your own), so in a 4-player Commander game this generates up to 3 loot opportunities per turn cycle — dramatically increasing the chance of hitting a miracle draw on opponents' turns.

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• Instants drawn during an opponent's upkeep step CAN be cast for their miracle cost if it is the first card drawn that turn; Lorehold's upkeep loot lets you fish for miracle spells at instant speed during opponents' turns, enabling surprise Terminus-style plays mid-upkeep.

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• EDHREC rank: #10,442