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Hematite Talisman

Artifact

Whenever a player casts a red spell, you may pay {3}. If you do, untap target permanent.

CMC
2
Mana cost
{2}
Color identity
C
Rarity
uncommon
Set
Ice Age
Price
$0.27
EDHREC rank
#24976
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Hematite Talisman card art
Hematite Talisman untaps a red permanent whenever you cast a red spell — which in the right deck means untapping a mana creature or Alena, Kessig Trapper every single turn cycle for free. Two mana is a low ask for an engine piece that can generate unbounded value the moment your commander hits the table.

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

Hematite Talisman is a Commander card through and through — the effect is incremental and snowballs over a long game, which is exactly the environment where it earns its slot. In Legacy and Vintage it's technically legal but irrelevant; two-mana do-nothing artifacts don't compete in formats where the game ends on turn one or two. Commander is the only place the untap trigger accumulates enough activations to matter, particularly in red decks that cast multiple spells per turn or run tap-based mana creatures.

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Price Context

Current price

$0.27 bulk tier

At $0.27, Hematite Talisman is deep bulk — you're paying for a card slot, not a card. Price is stable at that floor and unlikely to move without a high-profile reprint or a breakout commander putting it in the spotlight.

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