---
name: "Archelos, Lagoon Mystic"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}{G}{U}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Turtle Shaman"
colors: ["B", "G", "U"]
color_identity: ["B", "G", "U"]
keywords: []
set: "DMC"
set_name: "Dominaria United Commander"
collector_number: "140"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Dan Murayama Scott"
oracle_id: "fd19a009-d1ab-4148-a829-3d4c3af1b0b2"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/archelos-lagoon-mystic-dmc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Archelos, Lagoon Mystic
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}{G}{U}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Turtle Shaman
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/4

## Oracle Text
As long as Archelos is tapped, other permanents enter tapped.
As long as Archelos is untapped, other permanents enter untapped.

> *„Das Leben … ist … kein Wettlauf."*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
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2. [Silt Crawler](/printing/silt-crawler-pcy.md) — Creature — Beast
3. [Loxodon Gatekeeper](/printing/loxodon-gatekeeper-plst.md) — Creature — Elephant Soldier
4. [Orb of Dreams](/printing/orb-of-dreams-bok.md) — Artifact
5. [Tidebinder Mage](/printing/tidebinder-mage-pio.md) — Creature — Merfolk Wizard
6. [Chimeric Idol](/printing/chimeric-idol-vma.md) — Artifact

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Dominaria United Commander (DMC) #140
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Dan Murayama Scott
- **Total Printings:** 27 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `not_legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `not_legal`