Keen Duelist
Secrets of Strixhaven Commander 218 • rare
- Set
- Secrets of Strixhaven Commander
- Collector number
- 218
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Lindsey Look
- Market price
- $0.30
What it does
At the beginning of your upkeep, you and target opponent each reveal the top card of your library. You each lose life equal to the mana value of the card revealed by the other player. You each put the card you revealed into your hand.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Keen Duelist was released in 2021 as part of the Strixhaven: School of Mages Commander decks, specifically featured in the Silverquill Statement preconstructed set. The card was designed to embody the competitive, high-stakes academic environment of the Strixhaven university, where students of the Silverquill college utilize words and magical rhetoric as weapons. Mechanically, it serves as an example of black mana's philosophy of mutually assured destruction, encouraging players to trade life for card advantage.
The artwork, illustrated by Igor Kieryluk, emphasizes the sharp, sophisticated aesthetic associated with Silverquill. Kieryluk focused on the dramatic interplay between the duelist’s focused posture and the ink-based magical effects that define the college’s identity. Upon release, the card was well-received by the Commander community for its political utility in multiplayer games, providing a scalable way to keep cards flowing while subtly pressuring opponents' life totals.
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