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Anrakyr the Traveller
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Anrakyr the Traveller

{4}{B}

Legendary Artifact Creature — Necron

Lord of the Pyrrhian Legions — Whenever Anrakyr the Traveller attacks, you may cast an artifact spell from your hand or graveyard by paying life equal to its mana value rather than paying its mana cost.

"Though it may take an eternity, I will see the myriad dynasties united once more."

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Lord of the Pyrrhian Legions
Set
Warhammer 40,000 Commander (40K #28)
Rarity
Rare
Mana value
5
Released
2022-10-07
Artist
L J Koh
EDHREC rank
#6,672
Colour identity
{B}
Finishes
Nonfoil
Served from
Local database

Commander bracket

1 +
Fits any bracket
No Game Changer, land denial, extra turns or two-card combos.

Derived from card traits, not a ruling — bracket rules turn on how a deck intends to use a card. Bracket rules

EDHREC

Salt Score 0.11
How much players resent seeing this card. The scale tops out around 3.1.
Can be your commanderIn a preconstructed deck
Recursion

Combos 1

Second Chance+Form of the Dragon+Encroaching Mycosynth+Anrakyr the Traveller
{U}{B}{R}
Infinite turnsLock
0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗

Commander recommendations

Top synergy 50

Played far more in this commander's decks than elsewhere.

  1. Imotekh the Stormlord 80 %+78.8 %
  2. Their Name Is Death 79 %+76.1 %
  3. Cryptothrall 76 %+73.1 %
  4. Necron Deathmark 73 %+70.3 %
  5. Sculpting Steel 69 %+66.7 %
  6. Mystic Forge 69 %+66.0 %
  7. Technomancer 67 %+64.9 %
  8. Canoptek Spyder 67 %+64.3 %
  9. Skorpekh Lord 67 %+64.1 %
  10. Biotransference 67 %+64.0 %
  11. Sceptre of Eternal Glory 71 %+63.6 %
  12. Vault of Whispers 68 %+62.5 %
  13. Resurrection Orb 63 %+60.8 %
  14. Szarekh, the Silent King 62 %+60.3 %
  15. Illuminor Szeras 64 %+59.8 %
  16. Their Number Is Legion 60 %+57.9 %
  17. Chronomancer 59 %+56.3 %
  18. Caged Sun 66 %+55.5 %
  19. Cryptek 58 %+55.5 %
  20. Tomb Fortress 58 %+54.6 %
  21. Out of the Tombs 58 %+54.4 %
  22. Psychomancer 57 %+54.4 %
  23. Triarch Praetorian 55 %+52.6 %
  24. Foundry Inspector 54 %+50.6 %
  25. Cranial Plating 54 %+50.6 %
  26. Canoptek Tomb Sentinel 52 %+49.9 %
  27. Trazyn the Infinite 52 %+49.8 %
  28. Royal Warden 51 %+48.7 %
  29. Canoptek Scarab Swarm 50 %+48.2 %
  30. Flayed One 49 %+47.9 %
  31. Noxious Gearhulk 54 %+47.4 %
  32. Beacon of Unrest 50 %+46.6 %
  33. Lokhust Heavy Destroyer 47 %+44.7 %
  34. Living Death 55 %+44.4 %
  35. Whip of Erebos 53 %+42.0 %
  36. Gilded Lotus 47 %+41.5 %
  37. Shard of the Nightbringer 45 %+41.1 %
  38. Wurmcoil Engine 43 %+40.8 %
  39. Canoptek Wraith 43 %+40.5 %
  40. Shard of the Void Dragon 42 %+40.4 %
  41. Darkness 49 %+38.8 %
  42. Darksteel Forge 39 %+38.2 %
  43. Necron Overlord 39 %+37.8 %
  44. Hexmark Destroyer 38 %+37.2 %
  45. Plasmancer 38 %+36.6 %
  46. Go for the Throat 58 %+35.8 %
  47. Dread Return 47 %+35.4 %
  48. Necron Monolith 36 %+34.9 %
  49. Hedron Archive 38 %+34.4 %
  50. The War in Heaven 34 %+33.1 %

Most included 50

Highest share of decks running them, distinctive or not.

  1. Swamp 96 %+0.8 %
  2. Sol Ring 93 %+7.9 %
  3. Imotekh the Stormlord 80 %+78.8 %
  4. Their Name Is Death 79 %+76.1 %
  5. Cryptothrall 76 %+73.1 %
  6. Arcane Signet 75 %+13.6 %
  7. Necron Deathmark 73 %+70.3 %
  8. Sceptre of Eternal Glory 71 %+63.6 %
  9. Sculpting Steel 69 %+66.7 %
  10. Mystic Forge 69 %+66.0 %
  11. Vault of Whispers 68 %+62.5 %
  12. Technomancer 67 %+64.9 %
  13. Biotransference 67 %+64.0 %
  14. Skorpekh Lord 67 %+64.1 %
  15. Canoptek Spyder 67 %+64.3 %
  16. Caged Sun 66 %+55.5 %
  17. Illuminor Szeras 64 %+59.8 %
  18. Resurrection Orb 63 %+60.8 %
  19. Szarekh, the Silent King 62 %+60.3 %
  20. Their Number Is Legion 60 %+57.9 %
  21. Mind Stone 60 %+32.0 %
  22. Chronomancer 59 %+56.3 %
  23. Tomb Fortress 58 %+54.6 %
  24. Go for the Throat 58 %+35.8 %
  25. Cryptek 58 %+55.5 %
  26. Out of the Tombs 58 %+54.4 %
  27. Psychomancer 57 %+54.4 %
  28. Defile 56 %+20.7 %
  29. Triarch Praetorian 55 %+52.6 %
  30. Living Death 55 %+44.4 %
  31. Noxious Gearhulk 54 %+47.4 %
  32. Foundry Inspector 54 %+50.6 %
  33. Cranial Plating 54 %+50.6 %
  34. Reliquary Tower 54 %+24.5 %
  35. Cabal Coffers 53 %-1.7 %
  36. Whip of Erebos 53 %+42.0 %
  37. Thought Vessel 53 %+28.6 %
  38. Canoptek Tomb Sentinel 52 %+49.9 %
  39. Trazyn the Infinite 52 %+49.8 %
  40. Royal Warden 51 %+48.7 %
  41. Canoptek Scarab Swarm 50 %+48.2 %
  42. Beacon of Unrest 50 %+46.6 %
  43. Flayed One 49 %+47.9 %
  44. Darkness 49 %+38.8 %
  45. Bolas's Citadel 48 %+20.4 %
  46. Myriad Landscape 48 %+24.1 %
  47. Dread Return 47 %+35.4 %
  48. Lokhust Heavy Destroyer 47 %+44.7 %
  49. Gilded Lotus 47 %+41.5 %
  50. Shard of the Nightbringer 45 %+41.1 %

Format legality

Standard Not legal
Pioneer Not legal
Modern Not legal
Legacy Legal
Vintage Legal
Pauper Not legal
Commander Legal
Oathbreaker Legal
Duel Commander Legal
Brawl Not legal
Standard Brawl Not legal
Historic Not legal
Timeless Not legal
Alchemy Not legal
Penny Not legal
Premodern Not legal
PreDH Not legal
Pauper EDH Not legal
Old School Not legal
Future Not legal
Gladiator Not legal
All printingsScryfall ↗Gatherer ↗Edhrec ↗

Rulings

  • 2022-10-07

    If you cast a spell with {X} in its mana cost this way, the only legal choice for X is 0.

  • 2022-10-07

    You may only cast a spell this way by paying the appropriate amount of life. You may not pay its normal cost and may not pay any other alternative costs. You may still pay for additional costs, such as kicker costs. If the spell has mandatory additional costs, you must pay those.

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