Loran, Disciple of History
Whenever Loran or another legendary creature you control enters, return target artifact card from your graveyard to your hand.
How Loran decks play in EDH
Loran, Disciple of History is a mono-white commander costing 3W, and its legendary creature - human artificer line shapes the whole deck around it. It works out of the graveyard, so self-mill and cheap recursion effectively become extra card advantage. Artifacts drive the deck, so cheap mana rocks and artifact recursion do double duty. The cards below are the ones Loran, Disciple of History decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $47.87Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (2)
Card draw (5)
Removal (3)
Creatures (8)
Synergy & payoffs (2)
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Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Loran, Disciple of History decklist with a written strategy, a full mana base and live prices — from the whole card pool, or only from cards you already own.
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What colours can I use in a Loran, Disciple of History deck?
Loran, Disciple of History has a mono-white colour identity, so every card in the deck must be white or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Loran, Disciple of History?
The cards played most often in Loran, Disciple of History decks include Return to the Light Realms, Gleaming Splendor, Bofur, Reliable Guardian // Concerted Care. The full list of staples above is grouped by the job each card does, so you can see the deck's skeleton rather than just a pile of names.
How much does a Loran, Disciple of History deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $47.87 at current market prices. A complete 100-card build costs more, and Grimoire can generate a budget version instead if you set a price ceiling.
Can I build a Loran, Disciple of History deck from cards I already own?
Yes. Import your collection into Grimoire and choose "my cards" when you build. The generator will only use cards you actually own, and the Missing Cards page shows what you would need to buy to finish any list.