Voldaren Duelist
Creature — Vampire Warrior
Haste
When this creature enters, target creature can't block this turn.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Shadows over Innistrad
- Price
- $0.04
- EDHREC rank
- #19890
Voldaren Duelist enters the battlefield and forces a blocker out of the way — a flash-speed 2/1 that turns sideways the turn it arrives and clears a path for your attack in the same motion. The rate is fair for aggressive red decks, but outside of haste-matters or vampire synergy shells it rarely earns its slot.
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 |
Voldaren Duelist is a Pauper-legal common, and that's the format most likely to find it a real role — aggressive red decks that need both a body and a tap effect to push through on the final turn can get genuine value here. In Commander, the effect is too small and too narrow: tapping one blocker at sorcery-equivalent timing doesn't move the needle in a four-player game where you're staring down three boards. Constructed formats like Modern and Pioneer have two-drops with substantially higher ceilings, so Voldaren Duelist doesn't compete there. Legacy and Vintage simply have no use for it.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.04 bulk tier
At $0.04, Voldaren Duelist is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard and postage, not the card. Nothing in its play pattern suggests the price moves; grab a copy if a Pauper list calls for it and otherwise ignore it.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.