First printed in Throne of Eldraine (2019)

All 12 prints

Edge of Eternities Commander (EOC) #71, 2025
Multiverse Legends (MUL) #139, 2023
Multiverse Legends (MUL) #139z, 2023
Multiverse Legends (MUL) #74, 2023
Multiverse Legends (MUL) #9, 2023
The Brothers' War Commander (BRC) #81, 2022
Secret Lair Countdown (SLC) #2019, 2022
Neon Dynasty Commander (NEC) #91, 2022
Throne of Eldraine (ELD) #342, 2019
Throne of Eldraine (ELD) #43, 2019
Throne of Eldraine Promos (PELD) #43p, 2019
Throne of Eldraine Promos (PELD) #43s, 2019

Emry, Lurker of the Loch

Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard

Affinity for artifacts (This spell costs 1 generic less to cast for each artifact you control.)
When Emry enters, mill four cards.
tap : Choose target artifact card in your graveyard. You may cast that card this turn. (You still pay its costs. Timing rules still apply.)

In the last 30 days 0.2% of Pioneer decks played it (1 of 408). Most played in WUR (unclassified). In the last 30 days 6.2% of Modern decks played it (140 of 2268). Most played in Affinity.

In Limited on MTG Arena

Win rates in Arena drafts and sealed, retrieved from 17Lands (CC BY 4.0).

Win rates of Emry, Lurker of the Loch in Limited
Set	GIH WR	vs set	IWD	Games
March of the Machine (MOM), Premier Draft	50.5%	-4.2	-0.9	584

GIH WR: win rate of the games in which the card was in the opening hand or drawn
vs set: points above or below the average win rate of all decks in the set
IWD: improvement when drawn: GIH WR minus the win rate when the card stayed in the library
Games: games in which the card was seen

Staple

Modern staples: main deck, 6% of decks (#106)
Blue, Creatures, Recursion
Legacy staples: main deck, 4% of decks (#153)
Blue, Creatures, Recursion

Last 120 days of MTGO results and paper tournaments.

Combos

877 combos from Commander Spellbook, the most popular first.

You control one opponent on each of their turns, Lock: Emry, Lurker of the Loch + Mindslaver
Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB…: Emry, Lurker of the Loch + Mirran Spy + Mishra's Bauble
Prevent all damage that would be dealt to you, You have protection from everything…: Emry, Lurker of the Loch + Krark-Clan Ironworks + The One Ring
Infinite turns, Lock: Emry, Lurker of the Loch + Myr Battlesphere + Time Sieve
Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB…: Emry, Lurker of the Loch + Lotus Petal + Mirran Spy
Infinite turns, Lock: Coretapper + Emry, Lurker of the Loch + Magistrate's Scepter
Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB…: Emry, Lurker of the Loch + Mirran Spy + Tormod's Crypt
Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB…: Emry, Lurker of the Loch + Mirran Spy + Urza's Bauble
Infinite card draw, Near-infinite storm count: Chromatic Star + Emry, Lurker of the Loch + Etherium Sculptor + Mirran Spy
Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB…: Chakram Retriever + Emry, Lurker of the Loch + Mishra's Bauble

See all 877 on Commander Spellbook

Legality

Constructed

Standard Not legal
Pioneer Legal
Modern Legal
Legacy Legal
Vintage Legal
Pauper Not legal
Future Standard Not legal
Historic Legal
Timeless Legal
Alchemy Not legal
Penny Dreadful Not legal
Premodern Not legal
Old School 93/94 Not legal

Singleton

Gladiator Legal

Commander formats

Commander Legal
Duel Commander Legal
Pauper Commander Not legal
PreDH Not legal
Tiny Leaders Legal
Oathbreaker Legal
Brawl Legal
Standard Brawl Not legal
Competitive Brawl Legal

In tournament decks of the last 30 days

Meta: share of the archetype in the format
Play it: decks of the archetype that play this card
Together: decks with this card that also play the other one (main deck)
Lift: how much more often than chance: 1 = unrelated, above 1 = played together on purpose

Pioneer Other periods →

In 1 of 408 decks (0.2%).

Share of decks

0.2%

▲ 0.2 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

1 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

4.0

in the main deck

Win rate

–

0 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
WUR (unclassified)	0.7%	33%

Played together with

Not enough decks yet.

Best win rate

No challenge results yet.

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
WUR Univerce, 23 Oct	4 main	#24 2-2

Modern Other periods →

In 140 of 2268 decks (6.2%).

Share of decks

6.2%

▲ 0.4 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

140

137 main, 3 sideboard

Avg. copies

2.8

in the main deck

Win rate

64%

32 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
Affinity	5.7%	91%
Goryo's Vengeance	2.5%	2%
UBG (unclassified)	2.1%	2%
URG (unclassified)	0.7%	60%
UG (unclassified)	0.5%	58%
WUBG (unclassified)	0.4%	40%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Mox Opal	100%	14.2
Urza's Saga	100%	4.1
Mishra's Bauble	100%	3.7
Skateboard	93%	14.6
Tormod's Crypt	89%	9.5
Engineered Explosives	85%	14.8
Kappa Cannoneer	85%	14.8
Pinnacle Emissary	84%	14.8
Pithing Needle	84%	12.9
Steam Vents	84%	3.0

Best win rate

Deck	Record
Affinity sioutis_kk in Modern Challenge 64	10-0 100%
Affinity KizmaHusky in Modern Challenge 32	8-1 89%
Affinity musasabi in Modern Challenge 32	8-1 89%
Affinity Sebastian0722 in Modern Challenge 16	8-1 89%
Affinity Navigator_2505 in Modern Challenge 16	8-1 89%
Affinity Zarathustra in Modern Challenge 16	5-1 83%
Affinity Slasher21 in Modern Challenge 64	8-2 80%
Affinity Varo in Modern Challenge 32	7-2 78%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
Affinity solaec0501, 28 Oct	2 main	#13 4-2
Affinity shadowfiend69, 28 Oct	2 main	5-0
Affinity sioutis_kk, 27 Oct	4 main	#3 6-2
Affinity musasabi, 27 Oct	2 main	#22 3-3
Affinity Varo, 27 Oct	2 main	#11 3-2
Affinity Tinker147, 27 Oct	2 main	#10 4-2
Affinity solaec0501, 27 Oct	2 main	#23 3-3
Goryo's Vengeance Chuckles1248, 27 Oct	4 main	5-0

Legacy Other periods →

In 42 of 1071 decks (3.9%).

Share of decks

3.9%

▼ 0.1 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

42 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

3.9

in the main deck

Win rate

55%

6 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
UR (unclassified)	2.5%	7%
Welder Combo	2.4%	92%
Affinity	1.4%	100%
URG (unclassified)	1.0%	9%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Mox Opal	100%	8.5
Mishra's Bauble	100%	5.8
Urza's Saga	100%	5.5
Lotus Petal	100%	2.7
Seat of the Synod	98%	24.9
Skateboard	93%	9.4
Urza's Bauble	90%	17.9
Volcanic Island	83%	4.3
Pinnacle Emissary	81%	24.8
Goblin Welder	74%	20.3

Best win rate

Deck	Record
Welder Combo kanican in Legacy Challenge 16	7-1 88%
Affinity Diego Pernas Rego in Arzúa - Piknitas Legacy (puntúa para a LIL 26/27)	6-1 86%
Affinity 2plus2isfive in Legacy Showcase Challenge	7-2 78%
Welder Combo kanican in Legacy Challenge 32	5-2 71%
Welder Combo zuranthus in Legacy Showcase Challenge	6-3 67%
Welder Combo oskiyaa in Legacy Challenge 32	4-2 67%
Affinity DNSolver in Legacy Challenge 32	4-2 67%
Welder Combo oskiyaa in Legacy Challenge 32	4-2 67%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
Welder Combo Harry1232, 27 Oct	4 main	#18 3-3
Welder Combo Giancoli92, 26 Oct	4 main	5-0
Affinity thomps-a-whomps, 26 Oct	4 main	5-0
Affinity 2plus2isfive, 25 Oct	4 main	#15 7-2
Welder Combo zuranthus, 25 Oct	4 main	#27 6-3
Welder Combo kanican, 25 Oct	4 main	#1 7-1
Welder Combo ERIC B WHITAKER, 24 Oct	4 main	#21 2-3
URG Patrick Olds, 24 Oct	4 main	#27 0-2

Commander Other periods →

In 27 of 6150 decks (0.4%).

Share of decks

0.4%

▼ 0.1 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

27 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

1.0

in the main deck

Win rate

20%

3 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
Kraum, Ludevic's Opus + Tymna the Weaver	8.3%	0%
Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy	7.4%	0%
Urza, Lord High Artificer	0.6%	15%
Jhoira, Ageless Innovator	0.4%	9%
Geist of Saint Thalia	0.2%	9%
Tameshi, Reality Architect	0.1%	17%
Breya, Etherium Shaper	0.1%	20%
Dargo, the Shipwrecker + Silas Renn, Seeker Adept	0.0%	33%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Sol Ring	100%	1.0
Mystic Remora	93%	1.4
Rhystic Study	89%	1.4
Force of Will	89%	1.4
Lotus Petal	89%	1.0
Fierce Guardianship	85%	1.3
Mental Misstep	85%	1.3
Mox Opal	81%	1.4
Otawara, Soaring City	81%	1.4
Arcane Signet	81%	1.3

Best win rate

Deck	Record
Urza, Lord High Artificer Yeeshwar in Quantum Nexus' Highlander 10K	3-2 60%
Dargo, the Shipwrecker + Silas Renn, Seeker Adept Shawn Booher in MBG Commanderpalooza #3 (TimeTwister event)	1-4 20%
Ashnod the Uncaring Dylan Marx in The Stack and Shack Showdown #7: Shatter the Shack	0-5 0%
Mishra, Eminent One Wan Khairul Asyraf in Quantum Nexus' Highlander 10K	0-5 0%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
Narset, Jeskai Waymaster Mack, 25 Oct	1 main	#30 0-4
Dargo, the Shipwrecker + Silas Renn, Seeker Adept Shawn Booher, 24 Oct	1 main	#102 1-4
Fblthp, the Lost Devin Tzumas, 24 Oct	1 main	#122 0-4
Tameshi, Reality Architect Alexander Flyvholm Povlsen, 24 Oct	1 main	#20 0-3
Emry, Lurker of the Loch Shiny [TMPL], 24 Oct	1 main	#12 0-1
Jhoira, Ageless Innovator Brandon Kawamura, 19 Oct	1 main	#13 0-4
Urza, Lord High Artificer Brad Anderson, 18 Oct	1 main	#39 0-2
Gran-Gran AutumnMTG, 18 Oct	1 main	#10 1-2

Duel Commander Other periods →

In 1 of 80 decks (1.3%).

Share of decks

1.3%

▲ 1.3 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

0 main, 1 sideboard

Avg. copies

–

in the main deck

Win rate

–

0 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
Mono-Blue (unclassified)	1.3%	100%

Played together with

Not enough decks yet.

Best win rate

No challenge results yet.

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
Mono-Blue AllienWalker, 24 Oct	1 side	5-0

No recent decks in: Vintage.