Talion's Messenger
- Mana cost
- {2}{U}
- Type
- Creature — Faerie Noble
- Power / toughness
- 1 / 3
- Set
- Wilds of Eldraine Promos #73p (rare)
- Price
- $0.35 USD
Flying
Whenever you attack with one or more Faeries, draw a card, then discard a card. When you discard a card this way, put a +1/+1 counter on target Faerie you control.
Talion's Messenger has 4 printings, first in Wilds of Eldraine (2023). EDHREC ranks it #9,831 among Commander cards. It appears most in Alela, Cunning Conqueror decks (3,379 on EDHREC). It has 1 official ruling.
Legality
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- vintage: legal
- pauper: not legal
- modern: legal
- pioneer: legal
- standard: legal
- brawl: legal
Commanders that run Talion's Messenger most
Deck counts from EDHREC.
- Alela, Cunning Conqueror: 3,379 decks
- Alela, Artful Provocateur: 1,952 decks
- Obyra, Dreaming Duelist: 1,572 decks
- Tegwyll, Duke of Splendor: 1,535 decks
- Talion, the Kindly Lord: 1,313 decks
- Oona, Queen of the Fae: 295 decks
- Vendilion Clique: 37 decks
- Q, Your Illustrious Host: 11 decks
Often played with Talion's Messenger
Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.
Rulings
- : You don't choose a target for Talion's Messenger's ability at the time it triggers. Rather, a second "reflexive" ability triggers when you discard a card this way. You choose a target for that ability as it goes on the stack. Each player may respond to this triggered ability as normal.