Talas Lookout
Creature — Human Pirate
Flying
When this creature dies, look at the top two cards of your library. Put one of them into your hand and the other into your graveyard.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Dominaria United
- Price
- $0.04
- EDHREC rank
- #24861
Talas Lookout replaces itself whenever you attack with a Pirate, which in any dedicated Pirate shell means drawing a card every combat step for the cost of a two-mana 2/1. The floor is a cantrip on legs; the ceiling is an engine that outruns most two-drops at the same price point.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Talas Lookout earns its keep — Pirate tribal commanders like Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator and Breeches, Brazen Plunderer turn it into a reliable draw engine that fires every turn cycle. In Pauper it's legal and cheap enough to see niche play in aggressive Pirate lists that need card velocity without paying premium rates. Everywhere else — Modern, Pioneer, Legacy — the competition at two mana is too stiff for a conditional draw creature to carve out a slot.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.04 bulk tier
At $0.04, Talas Lookout is deep bulk, and that price is unlikely to move unless a Pirate commander breaks out at a competitive level. Pick up as many copies as you need without a second thought.
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Sources
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.