Temur Banner
Artifact
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- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GRU
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Khans of Tarkir
- Price
- $0.15
- EDHREC rank
- #16216
Temur Banner is a three-mana rock that taps for one of three colors and cantrips when you sacrifice it — fine rate, not exceptional. In Surrak Dragonclaw and similar three-color shells it earns its slot, but any deck that can run a two-mana accelerant should do that first.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Surrak Dragonclaw
Surrak Dragonclaw is a Temur commander by definition, and Temur Banner covers all three pips while offering a late-game sac-and-draw when the mana is already established — that flexibility matters in a creature-heavy beatdown list that wants to reload on stalled boards.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Temur Banner is a budget three-color fixer for decks that need all three Temur pips and can't afford or don't want to run the full suite of two-mana rocks. Pauper is where Temur Banner sees its most competitive footing — three-color fixing at common is scarce at that rarity, and the cantrip clause is real card advantage in a format that plays lean. In Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer it's outclassed by fetchlands, Arcum's Astrolabe variants, and two-mana alternatives that don't enter tapped, so you'll almost never see it there outside of very specific budget or casual builds.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.15 bulk tier
At $0.15, Temur Banner is deep bulk — you're not buying it for value retention, you're buying it because it fills a slot for almost nothing. It will stay at this price floor indefinitely; there's no scarcity angle on a card with multiple printings and low competitive demand.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.