---
name: "Defacing Duskmage // Vandal's Edit"
mana_cost: "{W}{B} // {1}{W}{B}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Dog Warlock // Instant"
colors: ["B", "W"]
color_identity: ["B", "W"]
keywords: ["Prepared", "Deathtouch"]
set: "SOC"
set_name: "Secrets of Strixhaven Commander"
collector_number: "45"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Daneen Wilkerson"
oracle_id: "27c366cf-00d7-47d4-9577-736bfc4a3b81"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/defacing-duskmage-vandals-edit-soc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Defacing Duskmage // Vandal's Edit
- **Mana Cost:** `{W}{B} // {1}{W}{B}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Dog Warlock // Instant
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/2
- **Keywords:** Prepared, Deathtouch

## Oracle Text
(No Oracle text)

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## Printing Details
- **Set:** Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC) #45
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Daneen Wilkerson
- **Total Printings:** 10 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `not_legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `not_legal`