Innkeeper's Talent

Innkeeper's Talent is a green enchantment. It appears in the recommended lists of 135 commanders, and 4% of green decks run it.

Type: Enchantment — Class

Cost: 1G

Color identity: Green

Reference price: €7.66

Oldest printing: Bloomburrow Promos

Rules text

(Gain the next level as a sorcery to add its ability.) At the beginning of combat on your turn, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control. {G}: Level 2 Permanents you control with counters on them have ward {1}. {3}{G}: Level 3 If you would put one or more counters on a permanent or player, put twice that many of each of those kinds of counters on that permanent or player instead.

Official text (Scryfall).

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Commanders that play it

The commanders with the highest synergy with this card, with the share of their decks that run it. Each one links to its deck guide.

Commander	Identity	Inclusion	Synergy
Colossus, Steel Stalwart	Green	60%	+53%
Hercules, Prince of Power	Green	50%	+43%
Mister Hyde, Monster Within	Green	50%	+43%
Rocksteady, Mutant Marauder	Green	50%	+43%
Michelangelo, Weirdness to 11	Green	50%	+43%
Sab-Sunen, Luxa Embodied	Green · Blue	47%	+42%
Mikey & Leo, Chaos & Order	Green · White	44%	+37%
Pir, Imaginative Rascal	Green	43%	+36%
Carth the Lion	Black · Green	39%	+35%
Maester Seymour	Green	42%	+35%
Me, the Immortal	Green · Red · Blue	38%	+34%
Zimone, Paradox Sculptor	Green · Blue	40%	+34%
Lucky the Pizza Dog	Green	40%	+34%
Leatherhead, Swamp Stalker	Green	40%	+33%
Lily Bowen, Raging Grandma	Green	40%	+33%
Jenova, Ancient Calamity	Black · Green	38%	+33%
Sin, Unending Cataclysm	Green · Blue	39%	+33%
Bristly Bill, Spine Sower	Green	40%	+33%
Wolverine, Best There Is	Green · Red	38%	+33%
Kodama of the West Tree	Green	39%	+32%
Byrke, Long Ear of the Law	Green · White	39%	+31%
Cleopatra, Exiled Pharaoh	Black · Green	36%	+31%
Leatherhead, Iron Gator	Green	38%	+31%
Nev, the Practical Dean	Green	37%	+31%

How much it is played, by color identity

Share of decks in each identity that run it, according to EDHREC.

Archetypes where it shows up

The most common themes among the commanders that play it. Each one links to its archetype guide.

+1/+1 Counters · 134 Aggro · 75 Ramp · 56 Tokens · 50 Combo · 36 Voltron · 27 Proliferate · 22 Midrange · 20

Known combos with Innkeeper's Talent

According to Commander Spellbook. Note that a two-card combo raises your deck's bracket.

Vraska, Betrayal's Sting + Innkeeper's Talent → Target opponent loses the game
Gatta and Luzzu + Walking Ballista + Innkeeper's Talent → Infinite damage, Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Vigor + Walking Ballista + Innkeeper's Talent → Infinite damage, Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
Crystalline Crawler + Simic Ascendancy + Hardened Scales + Innkeeper's Talent → Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control, Infinite colored mana, Win the game at the beginning of your next upkeep
Crystalline Crawler + Simic Ascendancy + Kami of Whispered Hopes + Innkeeper's Talent → Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control, Infinite colored mana, Win the game at the beginning of your next upkeep
Strength of Will + Walking Ballista + Innkeeper's Talent → Infinite damage, Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Crystalline Crawler + Simic Ascendancy + Branching Evolution + Innkeeper's Talent → Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control, Infinite colored mana, Win the game at the beginning of your next upkeep
Resourceful Defense + Crystalline Crawler + Innkeeper's Talent → Infinite colored mana, Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control

Cards that go with it

The ones that show up most often in the same commanders' lists.

Frequently asked questions

Which Commander decks play Innkeeper's Talent?

It is in the recommended lists of 135 commanders, with an average inclusion of 27% in their decks. The commanders with the highest synergy with it are Colossus, Steel Stalwart · Hercules, Prince of Power · Mister Hyde, Monster Within. Overall, 4% of green decks run it.

How much does Innkeeper's Talent cost?

Its reference price is €7.66 (cheapest English printing according to Scryfall; it changes daily). The EDH Optimizer optimizer only suggests cards that fit the per-card price cap you pick.

Does Innkeeper's Talent have combos?

Yes: 8 known combos on Commander Spellbook. The most popular one is Vraska, Betrayal's Sting + Innkeeper's Talent. Remember that two-card combos raise your deck's bracket.

Can I play Innkeeper's Talent in my deck?

It is legal in Commander. Its color identity is green, so it only fits in decks whose commander has those colors in its identity (or any deck if it is colorless). EDH Optimizer automatically flags cards outside your commander's identity.