Elspeth's Talent
Enchantment — Aura
Enchant planeswalker
Enchanted planeswalker has "[+1]: Create three 1/1 white Soldier creature tokens."
Whenever you activate a loyalty ability of enchanted planeswalker, creatures you control get +2/+2 and gain vigilance until end of turn.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- March of the Machine Commander
- Price
- $0.43
- EDHREC rank
- #11640
Elspeth's Talent lands a +1/+1 counter, first strike, and lifelink on a creature the turn it resolves — that's a meaningful stat swing for three mana, not a slow build. The ceiling rises sharply in planeswalker-heavy shells where The Chain Veil lets you lap the saga and stack its effects, but even without that engine it earns its slot as a combat-warping aura that doubles as a loyalty engine.
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 |
Elspeth's Talent is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but Commander is the only format where it sees real play. Legacy and Vintage have no appetite for a three-mana saga that doesn't immediately affect the board state at a format-relevant speed. Oathbreaker is where Elspeth's Talent finds its second home — pair it with any white Elspeth planeswalker and the saga's chapter three becomes a realistic endgame. In Commander, it fits cleanly into go-wide white decks that want to buff a key creature or push a planeswalker to an ultimate faster.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
The Chain VeilAshnod's AltarTeferi, Who Slows the SunsetElspeth's Talent
Infinite activations of most planeswalkers; Infinite colorless mana; Infinite creature tokens; Infinite death triggers; Infinite ETB; Infinite lifegain; Infinite lifegain triggers; Infinite LTB; Infinite mana creatures you control can produce; Infinite mana lands you control can produce; Infinite mana permanents you control can produce; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite untap of creatures and lands you control
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The Chain VeilAshnod's AltarRal ZarekElspeth's Talent
Infinite activations of most planeswalkers; Infinite colorless mana; Infinite creature tokens; Infinite death triggers; Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite sacrifice triggers
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The Chain VeilAshnod's AltarAphetto AlchemistIntruder AlarmElspeth's Talent
Infinite activations of most planeswalkers; Infinite colorless mana; Infinite creature tokens; Infinite death triggers; Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite mana creatures you control can produce; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite untap of artifacts you control; Infinite untap of creatures; Infinite mana artifacts you control can produce; Infinite untap of creatures you control
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The Chain VeilCarth the LionKiora, Behemoth BeckonerAshnod's AltarElspeth's Talent
Infinite activations of most planeswalkers; Infinite colorless mana; Infinite creature tokens; Infinite death triggers; Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite sacrifice triggers
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Current price
$0.43 bulk tier
At $0.43, Elspeth's Talent is bulk — easy to pick up as a one- or two-of without any budget consideration. Bulk rares with narrow identity tend to stay flat, so don't expect movement unless a high-profile planeswalker commander drives renewed demand.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.