Chancellor of Tales
Creature — Faerie Advisor
Flying
Whenever you cast an Adventure spell, you may copy it. You may choose new targets for the copy.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Wilds of Eldraine
- Price
- $0.22
- EDHREC rank
- #11666
Chancellor of Tales turns every adventure spell and Ward trigger into a free loot effect, generating card advantage on top of the spells you were already casting. The seven-mana body is a real cost, but in Gorion, Wise Mentor decks that chain adventures continuously, it pays for itself within a turn cycle.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Gorion, Wise Mentor
Gorion, Wise Mentor casts adventurers constantly, and Chancellor of Tales converts each of those triggers into a draw-and-discard, keeping your hand loaded with the next adventure target. It appears in nearly 88% of Gorion lists for exactly that reason — it's a draw engine that runs on the deck's existing fuel.
Beluna Grandsquall
Beluna Grandsquall's adventure-matters identity means every creature cast off an adventure fires Chancellor of Tales, turning the deck's core gameplan into a continuous loot engine. At 87% inclusion across Beluna lists, Chancellor of Tales is essentially a staple of the archetype.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Chancellor of Tales is legal in every major format but belongs almost exclusively to Commander, where adventure and Ward synergies are dense enough to justify seven mana. In constructed formats like Modern or Pioneer, seven mana is a near-unplayable rate for a triggered loot effect, and the Ward-matters angle rarely lines up because Ward is sparse in those environments. Commander is the one format where games go long enough to cast it, and the right 99 cards make it genuinely powerful rather than merely expensive. Legacy and Vintage have no realistic use case — the effect doesn't approach the power level those formats demand.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.22 bulk tier
At $0.22, Chancellor of Tales is firmly bulk, which is accurate given its narrow application outside of specific adventure and Ward commanders. Supply is healthy and demand is concentrated enough that this price is stable — don't expect movement in either direction.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Gorion, Wise Mentor
- Beluna Grandsquall
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.