Duelist of Deep Faith
Creature — Phyrexian Soldier
Toxic 1 (Players dealt combat damage by this creature also get a poison counter.)
During your turn, this creature has first strike.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Phyrexia: All Will Be One
- Price
- $0.07
- EDHREC rank
- #13759
Duelist of Deep Faith enters with a Ward counter on a creature you control, then generates a Monk token on each of your end steps — two relevant bodies for two mana. Elesh Norn decks run it because the token flow is continuous and the ward protection shores up a key permanent the turn it lands.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Elesh Norn
Elesh Norn's triggered abilities reward a steady stream of creatures entering and dying, and Duelist of Deep Faith delivers exactly that — a protected permanent on arrival plus a fresh Monk every end step to fuel the engine.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Duelist of Deep Faith fills the role of a low-cost, self-sustaining token producer that also protects whatever matters most when it enters — a combination most two-drops can't offer. Pauper is where it has the most competitive relevance, since the ward effect and recurring token generation are both meaningful at common rarity with few two-drops doing comparable work. Modern and Pioneer have enough efficient threats that Duelist of Deep Faith rarely makes the cut outside dedicated Ward or token synergy builds, but it's not unplayable in those shells. Legacy and Vintage are too fast for a two-drop with incremental value to register.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.07 bulk tier
At $0.07, Duelist of Deep Faith is deep bulk — a card you pick up as an afterthought in a collection or a cheap order filler. Bulk rares and uncommons with narrow homes don't appreciate unless a format shift pushes them, so treat this as a pure playability question, not a financial one.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Elesh Norn
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.