Lore Weaver
Creature — Human Wizard
Partner with Ley Weaver (When this creature enters, target player may put Ley Weaver into their hand from their library, then shuffle.)
: Target player draws two cards.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Battlebond
- Price
- $0.18
- EDHREC rank
- #20249
Lore Weaver lets you sink mana into opponent card draw — a political tool that scales with the table — but its real value is as a combo piece: pair it with Mind Over Matter and you have a repeatable draw-discard engine that can deck the table or untap your way to victory. Bulk rare price, combo-grade ceiling.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Lore Weaver is a Commander card through and through — the symmetrical draw is tolerable in a four-player pod where politics matter, and the combo ceiling with untap effects justifies the slot entirely. In Legacy and Vintage it's legal but competes in formats where a two-mana creature that draws opponents cards is rarely where you want to be. Oathbreaker is the one non-Commander format where Lore Weaver's tap ability has genuine application, since the lower player count tightens the gap between political goodwill and board advantage.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Mind Over MatterLore WeaverNykthos, Shrine to Nyx
Infinite draw triggers; Infinite looting; Infinite self-discard triggers; Near-infinite card draw; Near-infinite mana permanents you control can produce; Near-infinite untap of permanents you control
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Mind Over MatterLore WeaverNyx Lotus
Infinite draw triggers; Infinite looting; Infinite self-discard triggers; Near-infinite card draw; Near-infinite mana permanents you control can produce; Near-infinite untap of permanents you control
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Current price
$0.18 bulk tier
At $0.18, Lore Weaver is deep bulk — a combo enabler you can pick up without a second thought. The price reflects narrow demand rather than narrow power; it won't climb unless a new untap combo pushes it into the spotlight.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.