Talas Warrior
Creature — Human Pirate Warrior
This creature can't be blocked.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Portal Second Age
- Price
- $4.65
- EDHREC rank
- #24704
Talas Warrior is a 2/1 flying pirate for two mana that can't be countered — playable stats with a relevant protection clause in blue-heavy metas. The floor is low enough that it rarely earns a slot outside tribal lists, but in a Pirate deck with lords and synergies, the uncounterability is a genuine upside.
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 |
In Commander, Talas Warrior fits exactly one context: Pirate tribal, where lords and cost reducers make a 2/1 flier worth a slot. In Legacy and Vintage, a two-mana 2/1 with no enters-the-battlefield effect doesn't clear the bar, and the uncounterability doesn't compensate for the rate. Oathbreaker is the same story — unless you're explicitly building around Pirates, Talas Warrior won't make the cut.
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Price Context
Current price
$4.65 cheap tier
At $4.65, Talas Warrior sits at the high end for a card with this narrow a role — that price is driven by Reserved List status, not gameplay demand. It holds its floor on collectibility alone, but don't pay a premium expecting it to spike on power.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.