Lorehold, the Historian (Commander) - Budget Core

Benjamin Levin
Apr 28, 2026
How Fun Are the Secrets of Strixhaven Commanders?
Our resident fun expert is here to break down the commanders in Secrets of Strixhaven to see where they land on the fun scale.
Deck Filters
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Seize the Spoils
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
48%synergy
Storm Herd
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
43%synergy
Borrowed Knowledge
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
43%synergy
Pursue the Past
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
43%synergy
Brass's Bounty
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
41%synergy
Spirit Mascot
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
38%synergy
Aziza, Mage Tower Captain
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
36%synergy
Double Vision
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
35%synergy
Hit the Mother Lode
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
35%synergy
Velomachus Lorehold
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
32%synergy
Top Cards
Lorehold Charm
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
30%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
-25%synergy
Restoration Seminar
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
30%synergy
Practiced Scrollsmith
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
32%synergy
Faithless Looting
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Path to Exile
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
-23%synergy
Abrade
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
22%synergy
Volcanic Vision
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
32%synergy
Molten Note
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
32%synergy
Austere Command
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Creatures
Biblioplex Assistant
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
28%synergy
Colossus of the Blood Age
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
26%synergy
Blazing Firesinger
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
26%synergy
Mica, Reader of Ruins
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
27%synergy
Hardened Academic
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
21%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Garrison Excavator
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
21%synergy
Goblin Glasswright
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
24%synergy
Rubble Rouser
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
22%synergy
Verge Rangers
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Quintorius, Loremaster
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
19%synergy
Goliath Daydreamer
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
19%synergy
Tackle Artist
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Pigment Wrangler
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Kirol, History Buff
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Radiant Scrollwielder
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Guttersnipe
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Stirring Hopesinger
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Ascendant Dustspeaker
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Zealous Lorecaster
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Owlin Historian
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Galvanoth
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Caldera Pyremaw
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Firesong and Sunspeaker
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Emeritus of Conflict
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Emeritus of Truce
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Startled Relic Sloth
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Shattered Acolyte
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
The Dawning Archaic
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Claim Jumper
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Magmakin Artillerist
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Expressive Firedancer
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Ennis, Debate Moderator
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Charging Strifeknight
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Summoned Dromedary
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Inkshape Demonstrator
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Elite Interceptor
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Stone Docent
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Strife Scholar
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Molten-Core Maestro
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Joined Researchers
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Squee, Goblin Nabob
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Burning Prophet
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Serra Paragon
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Delivery Moogle
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Boar-q-pine
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Balefire Liege
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Instants
Return the Favor
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
24%synergy
Big Score
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Chaos Warp
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
-5%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Duty Beyond Death
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
23%synergy
Wilt in the Heat
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
23%synergy
Lorehold Command
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
19%synergy
Boros Charm
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
-26%synergy
Perch Protection
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
20%synergy
Repel Calamity
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
20%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Erode
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Ajani's Response
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Unsubtle Mockery
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Invoke Calamity
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Gideon's Phalanx
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Flashback
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Choreographed Sparks
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Gods Willing
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Searing Wind
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Legion Leadership
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Bulk Up
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Suspend Aggression
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Heated Argument
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Lightning Helix
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Deflecting Palm
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-6%synergy
Lightning Strike
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Laughing Mad
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Raphael's Technique
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Disenchant
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Valorous Stance
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Blacksmith's Skill
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Monstrous Rage
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Lightning Bolt
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Burst Lightning
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Demand Answers
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Electric Revelation
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Olórin's Searing Light
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Riddle of Lightning
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Reprieve
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Generous Gift
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-22%synergy
Fire Nation Attacks
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Wear // Tear
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-10%synergy
Explosive Welcome
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Enter the Avatar State
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Feed the Flames
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Harsh Annotation
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Rapier Wit
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Sorceries
Requisition Raid
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Blasphemous Act
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
-8%synergy
Rip Apart
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Apex of Power
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
20%synergy
Approach of the Second Sun
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
20%synergy
Tome Blast
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Improvisation Capstone
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Starfall Invocation
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Promise of Loyalty
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Impractical Joke
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Dig Site Inventory
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Antiquities on the Loose
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Profound Journey
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Soulfire Eruption
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Deploy to the Front
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Secret Rendezvous
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Cut a Deal
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Reconstruct History
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Ultima
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Steal the Show
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Explosive Singularity
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Emeria's Call
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Dance with Calamity
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Creative Technique
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Heroic Reinforcements
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Hop to It
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Practiced Offense
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Daydream
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Furygale Flocking
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Helping Hand
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Imperial Oath
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Single Combat
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Surge to Victory
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Brilliant Restoration
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Reverse the Sands
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Flame Wave
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Increasing Devotion
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
The Crystal's Chosen
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Mana Geyser
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Invincible Hymn
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Not Forgotten
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Group Project
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Artistic Process
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Duel Tactics
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Ceaseless Conflict
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
No Witnesses
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Triumphant Reckoning
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Electroduplicate
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ark of Hunger
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
22%synergy
Brainstone
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
27%synergy
Library of Leng
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
22%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
-20%synergy
Lightning Greaves
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
-7%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Crystal Ball
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Monument to Endurance
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Sunforger
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-5%synergy
Diary of Dreams
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Darksteel Pendant
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Mazemind Tome
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Celestial Armor
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Currency Converter
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Bitterthorn, Nissa's Animus
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Conch Horn
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Champion's Helm
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Tome of Legends
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Sword of the Animist
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-11%synergy
The Fire Crystal
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Ore-Rich Stalactite
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Living History
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Primary Research
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Sunbird's Invocation
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Graduation Day
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Penance
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Powerbalance
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Monologue Tax
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Impact Tremors
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-6%synergy
Advanced Reconstruction
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Breaching Dragonstorm
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Festival of Embers
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Starlight Spectacular
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Alpine Moon
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Champions from Beyond
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Kinbinding
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Artist's Talent
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
The Legend of Roku
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Sarkhan, Fireblood
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Skycoach Waypoint
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Slayers' Stronghold
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-8%synergy
Ancient Den
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Buried Ruin
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Darksteel Citadel
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Secluded Steppe
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Sunhome, Fortress of the Legion
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-7%synergy
Great Furnace
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Petrified Hamlet
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Great Hall of the Biblioplex
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Lotus Field
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Restless Bivouac
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Mistveil Plains
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Axgard Armory
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Reliquary Tower
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-13%synergy
Rogue's Passage
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-24%synergy
Bonders' Enclave
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Emeria, the Sky Ruin
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
72%inclusion23 decks32 decks
-8%synergy
Sol Ring
69%inclusion22 decks32 decks
-16%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
44%synergy
Tablet of Discovery
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
42%synergy
Boros Signet
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
-6%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
-8%synergy
Mind Stone
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Fellwar Stone
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
-0%synergy
Potioner's Trove
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
24%synergy
Commander's Sphere
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Victory Chimes
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Heraldic Banner
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Marble Diamond
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Boros Locket
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Worn Powerstone
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Fire Diamond
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Hedron Archive
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Cursed Mirror
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Gilded Lotus
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Dragonstorm Globe
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Blitzball
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion32 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion32 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
66%inclusion21 decks32 decks
-20%synergy
Fields of Strife
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
39%synergy
Battlefield Forge
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
-14%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
-23%synergy
Temple of Triumph
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Exotic Orchard
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Sunscorched Divide
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Rugged Prairie
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
-13%synergy
Lorehold Campus
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Sundown Pass
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
-13%synergy
Boros Garrison
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
-11%synergy
Evolving Wilds
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Furycalm Snarl
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
-22%synergy
Wind-Scarred Crag
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Rustvale Bridge
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Fabled Passage
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Radiant Summit
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-7%synergy
Sun-Blessed Peak
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Legion Leadership
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Emeria's Call
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Inspiring Vantage
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Escape Tunnel
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Sacred Foundry
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-38%synergy
Ash Barrens
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Thriving Bluff
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Boros Guildgate
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Sacred Peaks
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Path of Ancestry
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-7%synergy
Glittering Massif
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Turbulent Steppe
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-11%synergy
Conduit Pylons
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Shire Terrace
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Song-Mad Treachery
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Sunbillow Verge
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-18%synergy
Stone Quarry
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Demolition Field
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Study Hall
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy