Thalakos Seer
Creature — Thalakos Wizard
Shadow (This creature can block or be blocked by only creatures with shadow.)
When this creature leaves the battlefield, draw a card.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Tempest
- Price
- $0.28
- EDHREC rank
- #14431
Thalakos Seer replaces itself when it leaves the battlefield — and with shadow, it almost always gets through to deal damage and trigger ninjutsu on the way out. The cost is real: a 1/1 with no immediate impact is a liability in fast games, but in any deck built to bounce and recur creatures, it earns its slot.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Satoru Umezawa
Satoru Umezawa turns Thalakos Seer into a repeatable draw engine — shadow makes it nearly unblockable, it connects to trigger ninjutsu, and when the ninja bounces it back to hand you set up another attack and another card draw the following turn.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Thalakos Seer actually sees play — ninjutsu commanders and flicker shells use it as a low-cost, self-replacing evasion piece that enables repeated attacks. In Legacy and Vintage it's legal but outclassed; there are simply better one-drops for any strategy that wants evasion or card draw. Pauper is the one non-Commander format worth considering, where shadow creatures have historically supported tempo strategies and every draw spell at common matters.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.28 bulk tier
At $0.28, Thalakos Seer is pure bulk — pick it up without thinking twice. Bulk commons and uncommons with narrow applications rarely move on price, so there's no urgency either way.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.