Pristine Talisman
Pristine Talisman: Artifact, Commander 2021. Tap: Add Colorless. You gain 1 life. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {3}
- Mana value
- 3
- Type
- Artifact
- Colour identity
- Colourless
- Rarity
- Common
- Set
- Commander 2021 (C21)
- Released
- 2021-04-23
- Collector number
- 258
- Artist
- Matt Cavotta
- Commander rank
- 1,336 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Pristine Talisman
Pristine Talisman is a Magic: The Gathering card, a common colourless artifact from Commander 2021 (C21), a Commander product released in April 2021. It is collector number 258 in that set, with art by Matt Cavotta. It costs {3} (three generic mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. It has no colour identity. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Brawl, Historic, Timeless and Gladiator. It has been printed in 10 sets, from New Phyrexia (2011) to Tales of Middle-earth Commander (2023). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.37 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-03).
Card text
{T}: Add {C}. You gain 1 life.
"Tools and artisans can be destroyed, but the act of creation is inviolate." -Elspeth Tirel
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.37 (as of 2026-11-03).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Pristine Talisman by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Modern | Legal |
|---|---|
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Pauper | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Pauper Commander | Legal |
| PreDH | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
Other printings of Pristine Talisman
Pristine Talisman has been printed in 10 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Tales of Middle-earth Commander (LTC) #283 | Common | 2023 |
| The Brothers' War Retro Artifacts (BRR) #106 | Uncommon | 2022 |
| The Brothers' War Retro Artifacts (BRR) #106z | Uncommon | 2022 |
| The Brothers' War Retro Artifacts (BRR) #43 | Uncommon | 2022 |
| Commander Anthology Volume II (CM2) #211 | Common | 2018 |
| Iconic Masters (IMA) #225 | Uncommon | 2017 |
| Commander 2014 (C14) #264 | Common | 2014 |
| Commander 2013 (C13) #255 | Common | 2013 |
| Magic Online Promos (PRM) #40074 | Common | 2013 |
| New Phyrexia (NPH) #151 | Common | 2011 |
| New Phyrexia Promos (PNPH) #151 | Common | 2011 |
Official rulings
One official ruling applies to Pristine Talisman.
- Pristine Talisman has a mana ability. Its ability doesn't use the stack and can't be responded to.
Similar cards
Other artifact cards with no colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.
In these precons
Pristine Talisman is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.