Conciliator's Duelist
Creature — Kor Warlock
When this creature enters, draw a card. Each player loses 1 life.
Repartee — Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell that targets a creature, exile up to one target creature. Return that card to the battlefield under its owner's control at the beginning of the next end step.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BW
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Secrets of Strixhaven Promos
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #18810
Conciliator's Duelist puts a menace, lifelink body on the board that taxes your opponents every time they want to target your stuff — the threat and the protection are the same card. Killian, Ink Duelist cuts its cost with the Orzhov spell-discount ability, making the rate even harder to argue with.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Killian, Ink Duelist
Killian, Ink Duelist discounts Conciliator's Duelist directly, and both cards share the same combat keywords — menace and lifelink — so the Duelist slides into the deck's core identity rather than sitting on the fringe.
Ketramose, the New Dawn
Ketramose, the New Dawn rewards loading up on enchantments and auras, and Conciliator's Duelist's ward-style tax on targeted spells keeps your enchanted creatures alive long enough for Ketramose to generate value.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Conciliator's Duelist earns its slot in decks that run targeted buffs or auras — the protection effect scales with how much your opponents want to interact with your board, which in a four-player game is often a lot. Outside of Commander, the card is legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, and Vintage, but the competitive demand for a three-mana 2/2 with a conditional ward is essentially zero in those formats. Pauper is the only format where it can't show up at all.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.