Keen Duelist

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Keen Duelist: Creature - Human Wizard, Secrets of Strixhaven Commander. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{1}{B}
Mana value
2
Type
Creature - Human Wizard
Colour identity
Black (B)
Power / toughness
2/2
Rarity
Rare
Set
Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC)
Released
2026-04-24
Collector number
218
Artist
Lindsey Look
Commander rank
3,184 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)

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About Keen Duelist

Keen Duelist is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare black creature from Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC), a Commander product released in April 2026. It is collector number 218 in that set, with art by Lindsey Look. It costs {1}{B} (one generic and one black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 2. It is a 2/2 creature. Its colour identity is black. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander and Oathbreaker. It has been printed in 4 sets, from Commander 2021 (2021) to Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (2026). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.37 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-11).

Card text

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.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.37 (as of 2026-11-11).

The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.

Format legality

Legality of Keen Duelist by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal

Other printings of Keen Duelist

Keen Duelist has been printed in 4 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #828Rare2024
Magic Online Promos (PRM) #90058Rare2021
Commander 2021 (C21) #369Rare2021
Commander 2021 (C21) #42Rare2021

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