---
name: "Velomachus Lorehold"
mana_cost: "{5}{R}{W}"
cmc: 7
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Elder Dragon"
colors: ["R", "W"]
color_identity: ["R", "W"]
keywords: ["Flying", "Vigilance", "Haste"]
set: "STX"
set_name: "Strixhaven: School of Mages"
collector_number: "245"
rarity: "mythic"
artist: "Raymond Swanland"
oracle_id: "43832745-5d7d-4957-8e30-2072ad012564"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/velomachus-lorehold-stx"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Velomachus Lorehold
- **Mana Cost:** `{5}{R}{W}` (CMC: 7)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Elder Dragon
- **Power/Toughness:** 5/5
- **Keywords:** Flying, Vigilance, Haste

## Oracle Text
Flying, vigilance, haste
Whenever Velomachus Lorehold attacks, look at the top seven cards of your library. You may cast an instant or sorcery spell with mana value less than or equal to Velomachus Lorehold's power from among them without paying its mana cost. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Lorehold, the Historian](/printing/lorehold-the-historian-sos.md) — Legendary Creature — Elder Dragon
2. [Thundermane Dragon](/printing/thundermane-dragon-tdc.md) — Creature — Dragon
3. [Summon: Esper Valigarmanda](/printing/summon-esper-valigarmanda-fic.md) — Enchantment Creature — Saga Drake
4. [Voracious Bibliophile](/printing/voracious-bibliophile-tdc.md) — Creature — Dragon
5. [Ao, the Dawn Sky](/printing/ao-the-dawn-sky-neo.md) — Legendary Creature — Dragon Spirit
6. [Gwaihir the Windlord](/printing/gwaihir-the-windlord-ltr.md) — Legendary Creature — Bird Noble

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Strixhaven: School of Mages (STX) #245
- **Rarity:** Mythic
- **Artist:** Raymond Swanland
- **Total Printings:** 31 across all historical editions

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