Disciplined Duelist
Creature — Human Citizen
Double strike
This creature enters with a shield counter on it. (If it would be dealt damage or destroyed, remove a shield counter from it instead.)
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GUW
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Streets of New Capenna
- Price
- $0.06
- EDHREC rank
- #21863
Disciplined Duelist enters with a +1/+1 counter and has double strike, which means it doubles the value of every subsequent counter placed on it — that's a lot of pressure for a two-mana body. It's a staple in any deck that proliferates or stacks counters, and a near-blank outside of those shells.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Disciplined Duelist is a Commander card through and through — the counter-stacking and proliferate synergies it needs are abundant in the format and nearly absent elsewhere. In Modern and Pioneer it competes with far more efficient two-drops that don't require a support structure to be threatening. Legacy and Vintage are non-starters; the power ceiling there doesn't leave room for a 2/2 that needs help to close games. Stick to Commander, specifically in dedicated counters or proliferate builds, and Disciplined Duelist earns its slot every time.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.06 bulk tier
At $0.06, Disciplined Duelist is pure bulk — you're picking it out of a dollar box or throwing it in a cart to hit free shipping. The price reflects its narrow application, not its power level in the right deck, and there's no reason to expect movement in either direction.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.