---
name: "Talisman of Creativity"
mana_cost: "{2}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Artifact"
colors: []
color_identity: ["R", "U"]
keywords: []
set: "SOC"
set_name: "Secrets of Strixhaven Commander"
collector_number: "357"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Lindsey Look"
oracle_id: "14d2979d-5728-42d7-a027-0eb1f754655d"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/talisman-of-creativity-soc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Talisman of Creativity
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Artifact

## Oracle Text
{T}: Add {C}.
{T}: Add {U} or {R}. This artifact deals 1 damage to you.

> *"Good ideas don't take time. They take a lot of bad ideas first."
—Ral Zarek*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Talisman of Impulse](/printing/talisman-of-impulse-who.md) — Artifact
2. [Talisman of Curiosity](/printing/talisman-of-curiosity-m3c.md) — Artifact
3. [Talisman of Conviction](/printing/talisman-of-conviction-fic.md) — Artifact
4. [Talisman of Progress](/printing/talisman-of-progress-who.md) — Artifact
5. [Talisman of Indulgence](/printing/talisman-of-indulgence-scd.md) — Artifact
6. [Talisman of Hierarchy](/printing/talisman-of-hierarchy-soc.md) — Artifact

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC) #357
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Lindsey Look
- **Total Printings:** 73 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `not_legal`