Lore Broker
Creature — Human Rogue
: Each player draws a card, then discards a card.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Ravnica: City of Guilds
- Price
- $0.47
- EDHREC rank
- #10558
Lore Broker puts a mandatory wheel effect on the table every upkeep — yours and your opponents' — which generates massive card advantage in the right shell but actively fuels the wrong decks if you're not built to exploit the chaos. Xyris, the Writhing Storm and Ian Malcolm, Chaotician are the natural homes because they convert every opponent's discard into snakes or chaos counters; anywhere else, you're doing your opponents a favor.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Ian Malcolm, Chaotician
Ian Malcolm, Chaotician turns every Lore Broker trigger into a chaos counter for each opponent, then cashes those counters into card draw — the repeating wheel doesn't just refill your hand, it accelerates Ian's engine every single turn cycle.
Heliod, the Radiant Dawn
Heliod, the Radiant Dawn runs enchantment-heavy packages that benefit from constant hand churn, and Lore Broker's persistent discard-and-draw loop lets Heliod's deck cycle through its pieces faster than almost any other draw engine in white-blue.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Lore Broker belongs — the multiplayer table means the wheel fires three extra times per round before it even hits your upkeep, and commanders like Ian Malcolm, Chaotician are built specifically to weaponize that volume. In Legacy and Vintage it's legal but irrelevant; a three-mana 2/2 with a slow symmetrical effect can't compete in formats where the game is often decided by turn two. Oathbreaker is the one non-Commander 60-card format worth mentioning, since the smaller format and powerful planeswalker synergies could let Lore Broker pull its weight in the right build.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Xyris, the Writhing StormIntruder AlarmLore Broker
Infinite draw triggers for all players; Infinite looting for all players; Infinite self-discard triggers for all players; Near-infinite creature tokens; Near-infinite ETB; Near-infinite untap of all creatures
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The Locust GodLore BrokerIntruder Alarm
Infinite draw triggers; Infinite draw triggers for each opponent; Infinite looting; Infinite looting for opponents; Infinite self-discard triggers; Infinite self-discard triggers for opponents; Near-infinite creature tokens with haste; Near-infinite ETB; Near-infinite untap of all creatures
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Orcish BowmastersIntruder AlarmLore BrokerPhyrexian Altar
Infinite draw triggers for all players; Infinite looting for all players; Infinite self-discard triggers for all players; Near-infinite colored mana; Near-infinite damage; Near-infinite death triggers; Near-infinite ETB; Near-infinite LTB; Near-infinite sacrifice triggers; Near-infinite untap of all creatures
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Orcish BowmastersIntruder AlarmLore BrokerAshnod's Altar
Infinite draw triggers for all players; Infinite looting for all players; Infinite self-discard triggers for all players; Near-infinite colorless mana; Near-infinite damage; Near-infinite death triggers; Near-infinite ETB; Near-infinite LTB; Near-infinite sacrifice triggers; Near-infinite untap of all creatures
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Current price
$0.47 bulk tier
At $0.47, Lore Broker is firmly bulk — pick it up without hesitation if the deck calls for it. It's a narrow enough card that demand is unlikely to spike it past bulk territory unless a breakout commander emerges around the wheel-every-upkeep theme.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.