Talrand's Invocation
Sorcery
Create two 2/2 blue Drake creature tokens with flying.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Magic 2013
- Price
- $0.09
- EDHREC rank
- #15556
Talrand's Invocation puts two 2/2 flying Drake tokens into play for four mana — that's immediate, evasive board presence at instant speed. Alandra, Sky Dreamer decks in particular want this effect, since casting two spells in a single turn triggers her draw ability and floods the board at the same time.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
Talrand's Invocation is exactly the kind of spell Alandra, Sky Dreamer is built around — it counts as a spell cast, triggers her second-spell-per-turn draw ability, and leaves two flying bodies behind to press the air game.
Talrand, Sky Summoner
Talrand, Sky Summoner only triggers once per spell, so Talrand's Invocation is a lateral move — you get two Drakes, but Talrand only sees one cast, meaning you're paying a premium over cheaper instants and sorceries that do the same triggering work for less mana.
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 |
Talrand's Invocation is a Commander card through and through — in a 40-life multiplayer game, two flying tokens at instant speed contributes meaningfully to a board state, and the effect scales well in token-doubler shells. In Legacy and Vintage, four mana for two 2/2s is too slow to compete against the format's efficiency ceiling, and it sees essentially zero play there. Modern is legal but similarly uninterested; aggressive blue strategies can find far more mana-efficient threats, and control decks have no use for vanilla tokens at this rate. Oathbreaker is the one other format where Talrand's Invocation finds a home, particularly with a spell-matters planeswalker at the helm.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.09 bulk tier
At $0.09, Talrand's Invocation is deep bulk — easy to pick up in any trade binder or bulk bin without a second thought. There's no meaningful price floor to protect here, so grab it for the deck and don't think twice about it.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.