Velomachus Lorehold

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Velomachus Lorehold: Legendary Creature - Elder Dragon, Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander. Printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{5}{R}{W}
Mana value
7
Type
Legendary Creature - Elder Dragon
Colour identity
White and red (WR)
Power / toughness
5/5
Rarity
Mythic
Set
Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander (TDC)
Released
2025-04-11
Collector number
309
Artist
Raymond Swanland
Commander rank
7,578 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Keywords
Flying, Haste, Vigilance
Commander
Can be your commander

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About Velomachus Lorehold

Velomachus Lorehold is a Magic: The Gathering card, a mythic rare white and red legendary creature from Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander (TDC), a Commander product released in April 2025. It is collector number 309 in that set, with art by Raymond Swanland. It costs {5}{R}{W} (five generic, one white and one red mana) to cast, for a mana value of 7. It is a 5/5 creature. Its colour identity is white and red. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 4 sets, from Strixhaven: School of Mages (2021) to Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander (2025). It can be your commander. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.49 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

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.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.49 (as of 2026-11-12).

The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.

Format legality

Legality of Velomachus Lorehold by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
GladiatorLegal
Penny DreadfulLegal

Other printings of Velomachus Lorehold

Velomachus Lorehold has been printed in 4 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Magic Online Promos (PRM) #90324Mythic2021
Strixhaven: School of Mages Promos (PSTX) #245pMythic2021
Strixhaven: School of Mages Promos (PSTX) #245sMythic2021
Strixhaven: School of Mages (STX) #245Mythic2021
Strixhaven: School of Mages (STX) #283Mythic2021

Official rulings

Three official rulings apply to Velomachus Lorehold, newest first.

  • 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.
  • 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.

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