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Lorescale Coatl

Creature — Snake

Whenever you draw a card, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.

CMC
3
Mana cost
{1}{G}{U}
Color identity
GU
Rarity
uncommon
Set
Alara Reborn
Price
$0.32
EDHREC rank
#10946
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Lorescale Coatl card art
Lorescale Coatl turns every card draw into a permanent +1/+1 counter, and in a format where drawing three or four cards in a turn is routine, it scales into a serious threat fast. Commanders like Damia, Sage of Stone that refill your hand to seven every upkeep treat it as a free pump engine, and even slower draw-go shells get real mileage from it — O'aka, Traveling Merchant aside, two mana for a snowballing body is simply good math.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01
Damia, Sage of Stone

Damia, Sage of Stone

10.1% of decks · synergy 0.10

Damia, Sage of Stone refills your hand to seven every upkeep, which means Lorescale Coatl enters the combat step each turn with a fresh stack of counters — the two cards work in almost embarrassing lockstep.

02
Pir, Imaginative RascalToothy, Imaginary Friend

Pir, Imaginative Rascal // Toothy, Imaginary Friend

11.4% of decks · synergy 0.10

Pir, Imaginative Rascal // Toothy, Imaginary Friend doubles every counter Lorescale Coatl would receive, so a three-card draw step becomes a six-counter swing, and Toothy's own draw-on-removal clause just accelerates the whole loop.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern legal
pioneer legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper not legal
oathbreaker legal

Commander is where Lorescale Coatl earns its slot — the format's density of wheel effects, mass draw spells, and refill commanders means it rarely stays small for long. In Legacy and Vintage it's technically legal but effectively invisible; those formats move too fast for a 1/1 that needs setup to matter. Modern and Pioneer have enough draw density to make it functional in niche brews, but there's no shell there that specifically wants a growing snake over a more proactive two-drop. Oathbreaker is the closest analog to Commander in power level, and any draw-heavy signature spell environment gives Lorescale Coatl the same room to run.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

Price Context

Current price

$0.32 bulk tier

At $0.32, Lorescale Coatl is pure bulk — easy to pick up as a throw-in or bulk-bin find. That price reflects casual demand rather than competitive relevance, and there's no pressure spike on the horizon, so grab copies whenever you need them without a second thought.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.