Deadeye Duelist
Creature — Human Assassin
Reach
, 
: This creature deals 1 damage to target opponent.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Outlaws of Thunder Junction
- Price
- $0.20
- EDHREC rank
- #15370
Deadeye Duelist hits the table as a 2/3 that makes one opponent discard two cards and mill two — relevant disruption stapled to a body at three mana. It earns a slot in dedicated discard and mill strategies and nowhere else.
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 |
In Commander, Deadeye Duelist is a role-player in discard and mill decks only — four players at the table means two cards into one opponent's graveyard is a rounding error unless your commander converts that graveyard activity into real advantage. In Pauper, the stat line and ETB effect are competitive at common rarity, and forced discard at three mana has genuine game in slower controlling shells. In every other constructed format — Modern, Pioneer, Standard — Deadeye Duelist is too low-impact; three mana for a 2/3 with a one-shot, single-opponent discard effect does not compete with what those formats demand.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.20 bulk tier
At $0.20, Deadeye Duelist is pure bulk — you're not paying for scarcity, you're paying for cardboard. It holds that floor because demand is narrow; only dedicated discard or mill Commander builds want it, and supply far outpaces that niche.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.