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Lozhan, Dragons' Legacy
Legendary Creature — Dragon Shaman · {3}{U}{R} · Red/Blue commander
Flying
Whenever you cast an Adventure or Dragon spell, Lozhan deals damage equal to that spell's mana value to any target that isn't a commander.
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What Lozhan, Dragons' Legacy actually does
Read off the card by the same engine the Forge and Analyzer use — this is the mechanical classification, not a summary.
- Triggered ability · cast_spellWhenever you cast an Adventure or Dragon spell, Lozhan deals damage equal to that spell's mana value to any target that isn't a commander.
- Keyword · flyingflying
What a Lozhan, Dragons' Legacy deck needs
Plays as dragon typal. What the commander asks of the other 99 — read from the card and checked by hand.
- Dragon spells and Adventure cards (each deals damage equal to its mana value)
- dragon creatures
The Lozhan, Dragons' Legacy deck plan
The roles the Forge fills for this commander, and how many cards of each.
- 22× A body of the exact type the commander's trigger requires — the wrong type is worthless here regardless of quality
- 9× A card that is CAST to trigger the commander — reanimating or blinking it does not count
- 5× Actually remove one problem permanent — preventing its damage is not removing it
- 9× Find the exact card the plan needs
- 2× Answer a spell or ability before it resolves
- 1× Answer a whole board at once
- 7× Refill your hand
- 2× Keep a permanent you control alive through removal
- 11× Get ahead on mana
Best cards for Lozhan, Dragons' Legacy
Ranked by an engine that reads what each card does — its real cost, its delay and how reliably it works — rather than counting how often other people play it.
A body of the exact type the commander's trigger requires — the wrong type is worthless here regardless of quality
- Shivan Devastator1 mana
- Slumbering Dragon1 mana
- Deceptive Frostkite2 mana
- Invasion of Tarkir // Defiant Thundermaw2 mana
- Reckless Barbarian2 mana
- Sprite Dragon2 mana
- Atsushi, the Blazing Sky4 mana
- Leyline Tyrant4 mana
A card that is CAST to trigger the commander — reanimating or blinking it does not count
- Shivan Devastator1 mana
- Slumbering Dragon1 mana
- Deceptive Frostkite2 mana
- Invasion of Tarkir // Defiant Thundermaw2 mana
- Reckless Barbarian2 mana
- Sprite Dragon2 mana
- Dragonborn Looter2 mana
- Smoldering Egg // Ashmouth Dragon2 mana
Actually remove one problem permanent — preventing its damage is not removing it
- Reality Shift2 mana
- Wild Magic Surge2 mana
- Pongify1 mana
- Rapid Hybridization1 mana
- Resculpt2 mana
- Crush1 mana
- Umezawa's Jitte2 mana
- Jilt2 mana
Find the exact card the plan needs
- Reshape2 mana
- Mask of the Mimic1 mana
- Long-Term Plans3 mana
- Whir of Invention3 mana
- Merchant Scroll2 mana
- Mystical Tutor1 mana
- Muddle the Mixture2 mana
- Personal Tutor1 mana
Answer a spell or ability before it resolves
- Mindbreak Trap4 mana
- Fierce Guardianship3 mana
- Force of Negation3 mana
- Force of Will5 mana
- Flare of Denial3 mana
- Pact of Negation0 mana
- An Offer You Can't Refuse1 mana
- Arcane Denial2 mana
Answer a whole board at once
- Blasphemous Act9 mana
- Chain Reaction4 mana
- Street Spasm1 mana
- Desynchronization4 mana
- Wave Goodbye4 mana
- Whelming Wave4 mana
- Consuming Tide4 mana
- Selective Obliteration5 mana
Refill your hand
- Mystic Remora1 mana
- Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer1 mana
- Skullclamp1 mana
- Curiosity1 mana
- Wizard Class1 mana
- Herald's Horn3 mana
- Professional Face-Breaker3 mana
- Rhystic Study3 mana
Keep a permanent you control alive through removal
- Hexing Squelcher2 mana
- Lost in the Maze2 mana
- Lightning Greaves2 mana
- Swiftfoot Boots2 mana
- Eldrazi Monument5 mana
- Commander's Plate1 mana
- Dragonologist3 mana
- Mithril Coat3 mana
Get ahead on mana
- Sol Ring1 mana
- Izzet Signet2 mana
- Palladium Myr3 mana
- Worn Powerstone3 mana
- Chrome Mox0 mana
- Everflowing Chalice0 mana
- Mox Diamond0 mana
- Mana Vault1 mana