Talons of Falkenrath
Enchantment — Aura
Flash (You may cast this spell any time you could cast an instant.)
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature has "
: This creature gets +2/+0 until end of turn."
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Dark Ascension
- Price
- $0.06
- EDHREC rank
- #27579
Talons of Falkenrath gives a creature +2/+0 and first strike until end of turn for one mana, making it a serviceable combat trick in aggressive red strategies. It's narrow enough that most Commander lists will skip it, but in Pauper and low-powered formats where combat math matters, the efficiency is real.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Talons of Falkenrath sees its most relevant play in Pauper, where one-mana combat tricks at common can genuinely swing races and the card pool rewards efficient pump spells. In Commander, the single-target, one-shot nature makes it a tough sell — 99-card decks demand card advantage, and spending a slot on a trick that trades one-for-one at sorcery speed in most lines is hard to justify. Legacy and Vintage have access to strictly stronger options, so Talons of Falkenrath doesn't show up there competitively. Oathbreaker shares Commander's singleton pressure and generally passes on it for the same reasons.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.06 bulk tier
At $0.06, Talons of Falkenrath is deep bulk — you're paying for a sleeve, not the card. Price stability is essentially guaranteed because there's no demand driver that would move a common combat trick, so it'll sit in bulk bins indefinitely.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.