Talisman of Curiosity
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- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GU
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Modern Horizons 1 Timeshifts
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #457
Talisman of Curiosity lands on turn two and immediately starts producing green-blue mana for the rest of the game — the one life per activation is close to irrelevant in a format where you start at 40. In Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy decks specifically, it's a non-creature mana source that doesn't compete with Kinnan's activated ability, making it one of the cleanest two-drop rocks in the color pair.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy
Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy's activated ability only works with non-creature sources, so every mana rock counts double here — Talisman of Curiosity is exactly the kind of cheap, reliable producer the engine demands, and an 82% inclusion rate across nearly 20,000 decks confirms it's not optional.
Ulalek, Fused Atrocity
Ulalek, Fused Atrocity needs its mana online fast to start copying spells, and Talisman of Curiosity provides green-blue acceleration on curve without asking anything complicated in return.
Saheeli, Radiant Creator
Saheeli, Radiant Creator wants early ramp so the big artifact and creature payoffs hit before opponents stabilize, and Talisman of Curiosity slots in as one of the format's most efficient two-mana blue-green rocks.
Morska, Undersea Sleuth
Morska, Undersea Sleuth runs a clue-heavy game plan that benefits from having extra mana available to crack those tokens, and Talisman of Curiosity provides exactly the kind of low-cost, always-on acceleration that pays for multiple clue activations in a single turn.
The Wise Mothman
The Wise Mothman wants to spread counters quickly and across multiple pieces, which means mana is always tight — Talisman of Curiosity helps bridge the gap between the early setup turns and the point where the poison snowball becomes unstoppable.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Talisman of Curiosity earns its reputation — two mana for a permanent mana source that produces either color on demand is the baseline ask of every green-blue deck, and the talisman delivers it cleanly for the rest of the game. In Legacy and Vintage it's technically legal but essentially never played; those formats move faster than a two-mana do-nothing artifact can keep up with, and the broken mana options available there make Talisman of Curiosity irrelevant. Oathbreaker mirrors Commander closely enough that the same logic applies: if your planeswalker sits in blue-green, Talisman of Curiosity is a reasonable inclusion to smooth out your early turns.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
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Pricing data isn't available in this snapshot, so check Scryfall or your preferred retailer for the current market rate. Talisman of Curiosity has been printed multiple times and typically sits in the budget-to-moderate range, making it an easy pickup for most Simic-adjacent Commander builds.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.