First printed in The Brothers' War (2022)

All 11 prints

Star Trek Commander (TRC) #229, 2026
Star Trek Commander (TRC) #424, 2026
Magic Online Promos (PRM) #105632, 2026 (digital)
The List (PLST) #BLC-143, 2026
Final Fantasy: Through the Ages (FCA) #24, 2025
Bloomburrow Commander (BLC) #143, 2024
Murders at Karlov Manor Commander (MKC) #71, 2024
The Brothers' War (BRO) #12, 2022
The Brothers' War (BRO) #304, 2022
The Brothers' War Promos (PBRO) #12p, 2022
The Brothers' War Promos (PBRO) #12s, 2022

Loran of the Third Path

Legendary Creature — Human Artificer

Vigilance
When Loran enters, destroy up to one target artifact or enchantment.
tap : You and target opponent each draw a card.

As a scholar, she saw the sylex not as a weapon, but as a key to the past.

2/1

Illustrated by: Steven Belledin

Legality

Legal in: Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator, Commander, Duel Commander, Tiny Leaders, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Competitive Brawl
Not legal in: Standard, Pauper, Future Standard, Alchemy, Penny Dreadful, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Standard Brawl

Prices

MTGO price: 0.07 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 1 Nov 2026).

In Limited on MTG Arena

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

Win rates of Loran of the Third Path in Limited
Set	GIH WR	vs set	IWD	Games
Final Fantasy (FIN), Premier Draft	58.8%	+3.0	+0.4	1453

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

Combos

3 combos, the most popular first:

Infinite draw triggers, Infinite looting…: Loran of the Third Path + Mind Over Matter
Infinite self-discard triggers, Near-infinite creature ETB…: Ashnod's Altar + Chainer, Nightmare Adept + Loran of the Third Path + Marvin, Murderous Mimic
Infinite self-discard triggers, Near-infinite creature ETB…: Chainer, Nightmare Adept + Krark-Clan Ironworks + Loran of the Third Path + Marvin, Murderous Mimic

Pioneer In 11 of 649 decks (1.7%), most in WUBRG (unclassified)

Staple: sideboard, 6% of decks (#41)

Share of decks

1.7%

▼ 2.0 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

0 main, 11 sideboard

Avg. copies

–

in the main deck

Win rate

65%

0 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
WUBRG (unclassified)	4.6%	3%
WB (unclassified)	3.9%	32%
WBG (unclassified)	0.8%	40%

Played together with

Not enough decks yet.

Best win rate

Deck	Record
WBG Cudibunda in Pioneer Challenge 32	4-2 67%
WBG MeninoNey in Pioneer RC Super Qualifier	5-3 63%

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

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
WBG MeninoNey, 30 Oct	1 side	#23 of 160 5-3
WB flj38858, 26 Oct	1 side	5-0
WB flj38858, 23 Oct	1 side	5-0
WB Renderizer, 22 Oct	1 side	5-0
WBG Cudibunda, 19 Oct	1 side	#14 of 46 4-2
WB GaboBales, 19 Oct	2 side	5-0
WB prideofclan, 17 Oct	1 side	5-0
WB JaKlayKop, 15 Oct	2 side	5-0

Legacy In 9 of 1561 decks (0.6%), most in Bant Murktide

Share of decks

0.6%

▲ 0.1 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

5 main, 4 sideboard

Avg. copies

1.0

in the main deck

Win rate

58%

1 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
Bant Murktide	6.1%	1%
Death and Taxes	3.5%	13%
WUG (unclassified)	2.9%	2%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Cloak and Dagger, Entwined	100%	38.1
Overlord of the Balemurk	100%	35.5
Lion Sash	100%	30.6
Flickerwisp	100%	30.0
Meteor Sword	100%	29.5
Pre-War Formalwear	100%	28.9
Skyclave Apparition	100%	28.9
Recruiter of the Guard	100%	28.4
Aether Vial	100%	27.4
Solitude	100%	24.8

Best win rate

Deck	Record
Death and Taxes xJCloud in Legacy Showcase Challenge	7-2 78%
Death and Taxes Carroz in Legacy Challenge 32	7-2 78%
Death and Taxes Btholt99 in Legacy Challenge 32	4-2 67%
Death and Taxes fdriku98 in Legacy Challenge 32	4-3 57%
Bant Murktide Jatuh in Legacy Challenge 32	3-3 50%
Death and Taxes fdriku98 in Legacy Challenge 32	2-3 40%
Death and Taxes Lion in From The Vault: Legacy 36 $1K	2-3 40%

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

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
Death and Taxes Btholt99, 27 Oct	1 main	#14 of 44 4-2
Death and Taxes xJCloud, 25 Oct	1 main	#18 of 298 7-2
Death and Taxes fdriku98, 24 Oct	1 side	#27 of 53 2-3
Bant Murktide Jatuh, 23 Oct	1 side	#21 of 58 3-3
WUG Jatuh, 23 Oct	1 side	5-0
Death and Taxes fdriku98, 18 Oct	1 side	#16 of 76 4-3
Death and Taxes Carroz, 10 Oct	1 main	#1 (top 8) of 64 7-2
Death and Taxes Carroz, 5 Oct	1 main	5-0

Vintage In 3 of 686 decks (0.4%), most in White Initiative

Share of decks

0.4%

▲ 0.4 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

3 main, 1 sideboard

Avg. copies

1.0

in the main deck

Win rate

50%

0 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
White Initiative	10.1%	3%
WUBR (unclassified)	0.1%	100%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Archon of Emeria	100%	9.8
Witch Enchanter // Witch-Blessed Meadow	100%	9.8
Clarion Conqueror	100%	9.7
Chrome Mox	100%	9.4
Cavern of Souls	100%	9.1
Karakas	100%	3.9
Mana Crypt	100%	1.5
Vexing Bauble	100%	1.5
Mox Ruby	100%	1.4
Mox Emerald	100%	1.4

Best win rate

Deck	Record
White Initiative CCdsmash in Vintage Challenge 32	3-3 50%

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

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
White Initiative CCdsmash, 18 Oct	1 main	#21 of 54 3-3
WUBR Stormanimagus, 17 Oct	1 main 1 side	5-0
White Initiative Filly, 17 Oct	1 main	5-0

Commander In 46 of 6520 decks (0.7%), most in Sisay, Weatherlight Captain

Share of decks

0.7%

▼ 0.4 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

46 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

1.0

in the main deck

Win rate

31%

14 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
Sisay, Weatherlight Captain	5.2%	2%
Tayam, Luminous Enigma	1.9%	2%
Dack Fayden, Helping Hand	1.4%	1%
Winota, Joiner of Forces	1.0%	9%
Derevi, Empyrial Tactician	0.6%	3%
King T'Challa	0.5%	29%
Terra, Herald of Hope	0.1%	14%
Marath, Will of the Wild	0.1%	17%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Sol Ring	98%	1.0
Command Tower	91%	1.1
Esper Sentinel	78%	1.7
Swords to Plowshares	72%	3.8
Arcane Signet	72%	1.1
Gemstone Caverns	72%	0.8
Ancient Tomb	70%	0.8
Chrome Mox	70%	0.8
Lotus Petal	70%	0.8
City of Brass	67%	0.9

Best win rate

Deck	Record
Sisay, Weatherlight Captain Juan Carlos Poch in CEDH SABANA - Cedh x Dual 2da edición VOLCANIC ISLAND	3-4 43%
Winota, Joiner of Forces Jonathan Gibbons in Proving Grounds III	2-3 40%
The Queen of Dale VeggieWagon in Guardian Games CEDH Monthly PDX	2-3 40%
Sisay, Weatherlight Captain Whitney Zabracus in LDXP Sacramento - CEDH	2-4 33%
Captain Sisay Jacob Albright in BellsCon CEDH Tournament	2-4 33%
Tayam, Luminous Enigma Paul in Tabletop Tavern \| Win-A-Dual cEDH Tournament - OCTOBER 2026	1-4 20%
King T'Challa [Hooligan] Brayden Robertson in Guardian Games CEDH Monthly PDX	1-4 20%
The Queen of Dale Robert Faucett in BAKED ZITI 4: Goldsabertooth’s NY cEDH	1-4 20%

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

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
Bruse Tarl, Boorish Herder + Kamahl, Heart of Krosa Jesse Feliciano [C4], 1 Nov	1 main	#3 (top 8) of 25 1-1
King T'Challa Oliver Chenault [[SLOP]], 1 Nov	1 main	#17 of 25 0-1
Arabella, Abandoned Doll Ken \| Sparky’sGaming ⚡️, 31 Oct	1 main	#19 of 58 1-3
Lightning, Army of One logie, 31 Oct	1 main	#6 (top 8) of 18 1-2
Ms. Bumbleflower Dídac Diaz, 30 Oct	1 main	#10 of 28 0-2
King T'Challa Christopher Brodhagen, 25 Oct	1 main	#47 of 59 0-4
Ratadrabik of Urborg ALP?, 25 Oct	1 main	#12 of 24 1-2
Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite Raddical Rachel Rose Seeley, 24 Oct	1 main	#18 of 49 1-2

Duel Commander In 1 of 111 decks (0.9%), most in Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd

Staple: main deck, 2% of decks (#776)

Share of decks

0.9%

▲ 0.9 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

1 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

1.0

in the main deck

Win rate

–

0 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd	2.7%	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
Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd mrthot, 4 Oct	1 main	5-0