Alchemist's Talent
Enchantment — Class
(Gain the next level as a sorcery to add its ability.)
When this Class enters, create two tapped Treasure tokens.
: Level 2
Treasures you control have "
, Sacrifice this artifact: Add two mana of any one color."
: Level 3
Whenever you cast a spell, if mana from a Treasure was spent to cast it, this Class deals damage equal to that spell's mana value to each opponent.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Bloomburrow Commander
- Price
- $2.94
- EDHREC rank
- #2396
Alchemist's Talent generates a Treasure on every spell you cast while it's in play, turning your entire turn into an accelerating mana engine. The cost is running a saga that takes three turns to fully resolve — but in a deck built around Treasure or +1/+1 counters, the payoff arrives long before the final chapter.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Vazi, Keen Negotiator
Vazi, Keen Negotiator distributes counters to opponents and profits when they spend them, so the Treasure flood from Alchemist's Talent keeps Vazi's political engine churning while padding your own board.
Jolene, the Plunder Queen
Jolene, the Plunder Queen converts Treasure tokens into +1/+1 counters and creature tokens, so Alchemist's Talent's steady Treasure output directly scales Jolene's board presence with every spell cast.
Knuckles the Echidna
Knuckles the Echidna rewards accumulating counters and artifacts, and Alchemist's Talent feeds both axes simultaneously — Treasures for the artifact count and the saga's chapter counters advancing alongside Knuckles' own triggers.
Vihaan, Goldwaker
Vihaan, Goldwaker animates Treasures into attacking creatures, so Alchemist's Talent isn't just ramp here — every Treasure it produces is a potential attacker the turn Vihaan is on board.
Bello, Bard of the Brambles
Bello, Bard of the Brambles cares about Auras and Sagas specifically, so Alchemist's Talent slots in as both a synergy piece and a Treasure generator that keeps the mana flowing into Bello's enchantment-heavy gameplan.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Alchemist's Talent does its real work — the long game gives the saga time to resolve all three chapters, and Treasure-matters or counter-matters commanders turn each chapter into a compounding advantage engine. Legacy and Vintage are legal homes on paper, but the three-turn setup is a liability in formats where games end faster and every mana investment needs an immediate return. Oathbreaker sits closer to Commander's pace, so Alchemist's Talent is playable there in the right shell. Modern, Pioneer, Standard, and Pauper are all off the table.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$2.94 cheap tier
At $2.94, Alchemist's Talent sits in the cheap tier — low enough that it's an easy include in any Treasure or counter-matters Commander build without needing budget justification. That price reflects solid demand from multiple popular archetypes, so it's unlikely to crater.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.