Duchess, Wayward Tavernkeep
Legendary Creature — Human Citizen
Hunters for Hire — Whenever a creature you control deals combat damage to a player, put a quest counter on it.
, Remove a quest counter from a permanent you control: Create a Junk token. (It's an artifact with "
, Sacrifice this token: Exile the top card of your library. You may play that card this turn. Activate only as a sorcery.")
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Fallout
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #14120
Duchess, Wayward Tavernkeep generates a free Junk token whenever a creature with a counter on it dies — a persistent, low-cost engine that rewards the attrition strategies already built around counter-matters and sacrifice payoffs. The cost is minimal board presence on its own; it needs a supporting cast, and Rose, Cutthroat Raider or Dogmeat, Ever Loyal provide exactly that.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Dogmeat, Ever Loyal
Dogmeat, Ever Loyal puts Scavenged counters on creatures as a matter of course, which means every creature death in the deck is a potential Junk token off Duchess, Wayward Tavernkeep — the two cards form a self-sustaining loop of counters, deaths, and resource generation.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Duchess, Wayward Tavernkeep is a Commander card through and through — the slow, incremental value it generates from creature deaths needs a long game to pay off, and EDH's 40-life format provides exactly that runway. It's legal in Legacy and Vintage as well, but those formats move too fast for a three-mana 3/3 that asks you to build around counters and sacrifice to matter. In Commander, particularly in Junk-token or Fallout-themed builds, it slots cleanly into the midrange value seat where you're trading resources and rebuilding over multiple turns.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Duchess, Wayward TavernkeepRose, Cutthroat RaiderQuest for Pure FlameReckless Fireweaver
Infinite damage; Exile your library with the ability to play the exiled cards until end of turn
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Duchess, Wayward TavernkeepCrime NovelistQuest for Pure FlameReckless Fireweaver
Infinite damage; Exile your library with the ability to play the exiled cards until end of turn; Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
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Duchess, Wayward TavernkeepRose, Cutthroat RaiderQuest for Pure FlameIngenious Artillerist
Infinite damage; Exile your library with the ability to play the exiled cards until end of turn
View on Commander Spellbook ↗Duchess, Wayward TavernkeepCrime NovelistQuest for Pure FlameIngenious Artillerist
Infinite damage; Exile your library with the ability to play the exiled cards until end of turn; Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
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Duchess, Wayward TavernkeepCrime NovelistQuest for Pure FlameHedron Detonator
Infinite damage; Exile your library with the ability to play the exiled cards until end of turn; Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
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Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data for Duchess, Wayward Tavernkeep isn't currently available in our index — check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for a live number. Given its role as a synergy piece in a specific counter-and-sacrifice niche rather than a broad staple, it's unlikely to carry a premium price tag.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.