Champion of Dusan
Creature — Human Warrior
Trample
Renew — 
, Exile this card from your graveyard: Put a +1/+1 counter and a trample counter on target creature. Activate only as a sorcery.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Tarkir: Dragonstorm
- Price
- $0.13
- EDHREC rank
- #14681
Champion of Dusan puts a +1/+1 counter on a creature you control whenever it attacks — straightforward counter accumulation that feeds any counters-matter engine. The real reason to run it is the synergy with Skullbriar, the Walking Grave: counters placed by Champion of Dusan persist through Skullbriar's zone transitions, making every attack a permanent power investment.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Skullbriar, the Walking Grave
Skullbriar, the Walking Grave retains counters even after dying or being tucked, so every trigger from Champion of Dusan compounds into a threat that never fully resets — it's one of the cleanest counter-generators for that engine.
Me, the Immortal
Me, the Immortal rewards stacking counters on a single permanent, and Champion of Dusan converts each attack step into incremental progress toward that gameplan without requiring any additional setup.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Champion of Dusan is legal everywhere but does real work almost exclusively in Commander, where the slower pace lets counter accumulation compound over multiple turns. In 60-card formats like Modern and Pioneer, a three-mana 2/2 that triggers only on attack is well below the rate those formats demand — you won't see it there. Pauper has access to it, but the same rate problem applies; the format has tighter, faster commons that outclass it. Commander is the right home, specifically in Golgari counters builds where Champion of Dusan's trigger stacks with proliferate, Doubling Season effects, and commanders like Skullbriar that reward long-term investment.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.13 bulk tier
At $0.13, Champion of Dusan is deep bulk — a throwaway pickup in any order or trade binder. Don't expect price movement; it's a narrow synergy piece with no competitive crossover to drive demand.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.