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Aluren

Enchantment

Any player may cast creature spells with mana value 3 or less without paying their mana costs and as though they had flash.

CMC
4
Mana cost
{2}{G}{G}
Color identity
G
Rarity
rare
Set
Tempest Remastered
Price
—
EDHREC rank
#9324
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Aluren card art
Aluren lets every player cast creatures with mana value 3 or less for free at instant speed — an engine that explodes with any creature that bounces itself or another creature, and Cloudstone Curio turns that into infinite loops. Chulane, Teller of Tales draws and bounces on every cast, so Aluren doesn't just accelerate your gameplan; it ends the game.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

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Chulane, Teller of Tales

Chulane, Teller of Tales

19.5% of decks · synergy 0.18

Chulane, Teller of Tales triggers on every creature cast, so Aluren's free casting turns a handful of small creatures into an infinite draw-and-bounce loop that empties your deck and floods the board in a single turn.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern not legal
pioneer not legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper not legal
oathbreaker legal

Commander is where Aluren lives — the symmetry matters less in a four-player game where you're the one who built around it, and the combo density in the format means you can reliably close the game before opponents exploit the effect. In Legacy, Aluren saw dedicated combo play for years, pairing with Imperial Recruiter and Cavern Harpy to loop cards into a win; it's fringe-competitive there but real. Vintage is legal but the format's speed makes a four-mana enchantment with no immediate impact a tough sell. Aluren is not legal in Modern, Pioneer, Standard, or Pauper.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

865 decks
Acererak the ArchlichAluren

Acererak the ArchlichAluren

Infinite card draw; Infinite draw triggers; Near-infinite +1/+1 counters; Near-infinite colored mana; Near-infinite creature tokens; Near-infinite ETB; Near-infinite lifegain; Near-infinite lifegain triggers; Near-infinite lifeloss; Near-infinite LTB; Near-infinite storm count; Near-infinite Treasure tokens; Near-infinite ventures into the dungeon

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Price Context

Current price

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.