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Oloro, Ageless Ascetic

Commander 2013 (C13)

{3}{W}{U}{B}

Legendary Creature — Giant Soldier

At the beginning of your upkeep, you gain 2 life. Whenever you gain life, you may pay {1}. If you do, draw a card and each opponent loses 1 life. At the beginning of your upkeep, if Oloro is in the command zone, you gain 2 life.
Plays as
Card DrawLifegain PayoffLifegain SourceCommander Synergy
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernNot legal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderRestricted
PreDHNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersNot legal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
BrawlNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
GladiatorNot legal

Other

PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
Future StandardNot legal

Used in 34 known combosEDHREC #6,349

Versions

5 printings · from $6.93

Secret Lair Drop
2025#1962In products
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The List
2020#C13-203In products
Commander 2013
2013#203In products

Rulings

8 · latest Jan 19, 2015
  • ScryfallJan 19, 2015

    Oloro, Ageless Ascetic is banned as a commander in Duel Commander format, but it may be part of your deck.

  • WotCOct 17, 2013

    If Oloro is your commander, its last ability will trigger at the beginning of the upkeep step on your first turn.

  • WotCOct 17, 2013

    If two creatures you control with lifelink deal combat damage at the same time, Oloro's ability will trigger twice. However, if a single creature with lifelink deals combat damage to multiple creatures, players, and/or planeswalkers at the same time (perhaps because it has trample or was blocked by more than one creature), the ability will trigger only once.

  • WotCOct 17, 2013

    In a Two-Headed Giant game, life gained by your teammate won't cause the ability to trigger, even though it causes your team's life total to increase.

  • WotCOct 17, 2013

    In some unusual cases, you can gain life even though your life total actually decreases. For example, if you are being attacked by two 3/3 creatures and you block one with a 2/2 creature with lifelink, your life total will decrease by 1 even though you've gained 2 life. Oloro's second ability would trigger.

  • WotCOct 17, 2013

    Oloro's first ability works only if Oloro is on the battlefield.

  • WotCOct 17, 2013

    Oloro's second ability triggers just once for each life-gaining event, no matter how much life is gained.

  • WotCOct 17, 2013

    You decide whether to pay {1} as the second ability resolves. If you do, you'll draw a card and each opponent will lose 1 life.