Killian, Ink Duelist
Killian, Ink Duelist: Legendary Creature - Human Warlock, Secrets of Strixhaven Commander. Printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {W}{B}
- Mana value
- 2
- Type
- Legendary Creature - Human Warlock
- Colour identity
- White and black (WB)
- Power / toughness
- 2/2
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Set
- Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC)
- Released
- 2026-04-24
- Collector number
- 317
- Artist
- Ryan Pancoast
- Commander rank
- 3,400 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
- Keywords
- Lifelink, Menace
- Commander
- Can be your commander
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About Killian, Ink Duelist
Killian, Ink Duelist is a Magic: The Gathering card, an uncommon white and black legendary creature from Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC), a Commander product released in April 2026. It is collector number 317 in that set, with art by Ryan Pancoast. It costs {W}{B} (one white and one black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 2. It is a 2/2 creature. Its colour identity is white and black. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless and Gladiator. It has been printed in 2 sets, from Strixhaven: School of Mages (2021) to Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (2026). It can be your commander. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.25 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-02).
Card text
Lifelink
Menace (This creature can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)
Spells you cast that target a creature cost {2} less to cast.
"When your father is Dean Embrose, second best really isn't an option."
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.25 (as of 2026-11-02).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Killian, Ink Duelist by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Pioneer | Legal |
|---|---|
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
Other printings of Killian, Ink Duelist
Killian, Ink Duelist has been printed in 2 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Strixhaven: School of Mages (STX) #197 | Uncommon | 2021 |
Official rulings
Three official rulings apply to Killian, Ink Duelist, newest first.
- Killian can reduce alternative costs. For example, if you choose to pay the {1}{B} alternative cost for Baleful Mastery while targeting a creature, that cost would be reduced to {B}.
- Killian, Ink Duelist can't reduce the colored mana requirement of a spell's mana cost.
- If a spell has additional costs, apply those increases before applying cost reductions.
Similar cards
Other creature cards with a white and black colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.
In these precons
Killian, Ink Duelist is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.