Sentinel of Lost Lore
Creature — Elf Knight
When this creature enters, choose one or more —
• Return target card you own in exile that has an Adventure to your hand.
• Put target card you don't own in exile that has an Adventure on the bottom of its owner's library.
• Exile target player's graveyard.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Wilds of Eldraine Promos
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #14963
Sentinel of Lost Lore enters the battlefield and immediately exiles the top three cards of target opponent's library — that's meaningful disruption stapled to a 3/3 flying body for four mana. It's a staple in Beluna Grandsquall decks because the adventure half triggers off-creature spell mechanics, but outside dedicated Giant or adventure shells it's a role-player at best.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Beluna Grandsquall
Beluna Grandsquall triggers whenever you cast a spell that's an adventure or has an adventurer in play, and Sentinel of Lost Lore is both — the creature side counts, the adventure side counts, and the flying body sticks around to attack alongside whatever other Giants you're assembling.
Gorion, Wise Mentor
Gorion, Wise Mentor can target any nonland permanent or instant or sorcery you cast, making Sentinel of Lost Lore a target for free augmentation — the adventure half becomes a vehicle for Gorion's copy or modification effect, squeezing extra value out of what's already a two-for-one card.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Sentinel of Lost Lore is legal across every major format but sees essentially zero competitive play outside Commander. In Modern and Pioneer the four-mana slot demands either a game-ending threat or unconditional interaction, and milling three cards off an adventure creature clears neither bar. In Commander it earns its seat in adventure-matters and Giant tribal builds, where Beluna Grandsquall and similar commanders turn every adventure cast into an additional trigger — the incidental graveyard disruption is a bonus against reanimator strategies. Oathbreaker treats it the same way Commander does: fine in a synergy shell, unexciting elsewhere.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
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Current price data for Sentinel of Lost Lore isn't available in this listing, so check Scryfall or your preferred vendor for the latest. Given that it's a narrow tribal and adventure synergy piece without a competitive footprint, it typically sits in bulk-rare territory — pick it up whenever you see it cheaply rather than hunting for it.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Beluna Grandsquall
- Gorion, Wise Mentor
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.