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Talion, the Kindly Lord
Oracle Text
Flying
As Talion enters, choose a number between 1 and 10.
Whenever an opponent casts a spell with mana value, power, or toughness equal to the chosen number, that player loses 2 life and you draw a card.
Card Details
Mana CostCharacter Background
Talion, the Kindly Lord is a deceptively elegant control and value engine that rewards careful metagame reading. In Wilds of Eldraine, the “kindly” Faerie noble feels appropriately cruel in practice: you choose a number, then tax opponents whenever they play spells, creatures, or threats matching that number, turning common deck patterns into repeated card draw and life loss. The best choice often targets a number densely represented in the format or at your table, with 1, 2, and 3 being especially strong against early development and removal-heavy curves. Talion fits best in Dimir tempo-control shells that can protect him and exploit the extra cards to pull ahead, but he also works in a grindy midrange list. Pair him with cheap interaction, bounce, and counterspells so opponents are forced to keep casting into him. Deckbuilding around mana-value clustering, such as running efficient threats and answers of your own chosen number, can amplify his impact.
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Character Background
Talion, the Kindly Lord is a deceptively elegant control and value engine that rewards careful metagame reading. In Wilds of Eldraine, the “kindly” Faerie noble feels appropriately cruel in practice: you choose a number, then tax opponents whenever they play spells, creatures, or threats matching that number, turning common deck patterns into repeated card draw and life loss. The best choice often targets a number densely represented in the format or at your table, with 1, 2, and 3 being especially strong against early development and removal-heavy curves. Talion fits best in Dimir tempo-control shells that can protect him and exploit the extra cards to pull ahead, but he also works in a grindy midrange list. Pair him with cheap interaction, bounce, and counterspells so opponents are forced to keep casting into him. Deckbuilding around mana-value clustering, such as running efficient threats and answers of your own chosen number, can amplify his impact.
Generated using gpt-5.4-mini · Updated at 2026-10-09 08:40:43 UTC