Talas Scout
Creature — Human Pirate Scout
Flying
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Portal Second Age
- Price
- $0.35
- EDHREC rank
- #25709
Talas Scout is a one-mana 1/1 with flying and islandwalk — a body so small and a keyword so conditional that it rarely justifies a slot. The islandwalk clause does nothing against non-blue opponents, and one power in the air won't close games in Commander.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Talas Scout is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but sees virtually no play in any of them. In Commander, islandwalk is narrow — it blanks entirely at a table without blue opponents, and even when it's live, one damage a turn is irrelevant. Pauper is the most plausible home, where cheap evasive bodies matter more, but a 1/1 for one still competes poorly against commons that offer more guaranteed impact. Legacy and Vintage have no interest in a card this underpowered.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.35 bulk tier
At $0.35, Talas Scout sits firmly in bulk territory, and the price reflects the demand — near zero. Don't expect that to change; conditional evasion on a vanilla 1/1 has no breakout scenario waiting for it.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.