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◇ Catalog #197

Killian, Ink Duelist

stx·#197·uncommon·nonfoil

Illus. Ryan Pancoast

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Apr '21

5 yr ago

Value

$0.38+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.39 · low $0.36

NM$0.38

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.35–$0.40modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.43low $0.03range 1333.3%n 57

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #3,478 · Niche pick

Variants

Foil$0.60

Nonfoil$0.38

Gameplay

Legendary Creature — Human Warlock

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."

2/2

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Rulings · 3

2021-04-16wotc

If a spell has additional costs, apply those increases before applying cost reductions.

2021-04-16wotc

Killian, Ink Duelist can't reduce the colored mana requirement of a spell's mana cost.

2021-04-16wotc

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}.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.38. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.03 and $0.43 across 57 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from STX — the lineup includes Foil and Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.

Card #197 of *Strixhaven: School of Mages*, the set that shipped alongside the April 2021 Strixhaven: School of Mages release.

Card type: Legendary Creature — Human Warlock, color identity black/white, printed at uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration. Mana cost: {W}{B} (2 converted). Keyword abilities: Lifelink and Menace.

Legal across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play.

EDHrec ranks this card #3,478 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Ryan Pancoast. Rarix catalogs 890 other cards credited to this artist.