---
name: "Oloro, Ageless Ascetic"
mana_cost: "{3}{W}{U}{B}"
cmc: 6
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Giant Soldier"
colors: []
color_identity: ["B", "U", "W"]
keywords: []
set: "C13"
set_name: "Commander 2013"
collector_number: "203"
rarity: "mythic"
artist: "Eric Deschamps"
oracle_id: "620ff5f2-7d3f-467f-943d-3b62c2135023"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/oloro-ageless-ascetic-c13"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Oloro, Ageless Ascetic
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{W}{U}{B}` (CMC: 6)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Giant Soldier

## Oracle Text
At the beginning of your upkeep, you gain 2 life.
Whenever you gain life, you may pay {1}. If you do, draw a card and each opponent loses 1 life.
At the beginning of your upkeep, if Oloro is in the command zone, you gain 2 life.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Ageless Entity](/printing/ageless-entity-c21.md) — Creature — Elemental
2. [Nykthos Paragon](/printing/nykthos-paragon-mh2.md) — Enchantment Creature — Human Soldier
3. [Celestial Force](/printing/celestial-force-cmd.md) — Creature — Elemental
4. [Ajani's Mantra](/printing/ajanis-mantra-ddh.md) — Enchantment
5. [Inspiring Commander](/printing/inspiring-commander-oana.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
6. [The Archimandrite](/printing/the-archimandrite-brc.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Advisor

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Commander 2013 (C13) #203
- **Rarity:** Mythic
- **Artist:** Eric Deschamps

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

## Official Rulings
- *(2013-10-17)* In a Two-Headed Giant game, life gained by your teammate won't cause the ability to trigger, even though it causes your team's life total to increase.
- *(2013-10-17)* In some unusual cases, you can gain life even though your life total actually decreases. For example, if you are being attacked by two 3/3 creatures and you block one with a 2/2 creature with lifelink, your life total will decrease by 1 even though you've gained 2 life. Oloro's second ability would trigger.
- *(2013-10-17)* If Oloro is your commander, its last ability will trigger at the beginning of the upkeep step on your first turn.
- *(2013-10-17)* If two creatures you control with lifelink deal combat damage at the same time, Oloro's ability will trigger twice. However, if a single creature with lifelink deals combat damage to multiple creatures, players, and/or planeswalkers at the same time (perhaps because it has trample or was blocked by more than one creature), the ability will trigger only once.
- *(2013-10-17)* You decide whether to pay {1} as the second ability resolves. If you do, you'll draw a card and each opponent will lose 1 life.
- *(2013-10-17)* Oloro's first ability works only if Oloro is on the battlefield.