Dueling Coach
Creature — Human Monk
When this creature enters, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature.
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: Put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control with a +1/+1 counter on it.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Strixhaven: School of Mages
- Price
- $0.07
- EDHREC rank
- #22843
Dueling Coach enters with a +1/+1 counter and drops one on each other creature you control whenever you cast a spell — that's a passive anthem stapled to a three-mana body. In any deck that's already casting spells every turn, this snowballs fast enough to matter.
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 |
Commander is where Dueling Coach does its real work — token strategies, +1/+1 counter synergies, and go-wide aggressive builds all get disproportionate mileage from the passive trigger when you're casting multiple spells per turn cycle. Competitive and non-rotating formats like Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer have faster, tighter win conditions that don't want a three-mana creature with no immediate board impact, so it doesn't see play there. Oathbreaker mirrors the Commander appeal at a smaller table scale, and the spell-trigger counts the same.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.07 bulk tier
At $0.07, Dueling Coach is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard and shipping, not the card. Bulk rares rarely climb unless they hit a combo or find a spike in interest, and nothing in this card's profile points that direction.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.