---
name: "Duchess, Wayward Tavernkeep"
mana_cost: "{3}{R}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Human Citizen"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: ["Hunters for Hire"]
set: "PIP"
set_name: "Fallout"
collector_number: "57"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Kieran Yanner"
oracle_id: "b47d91a1-f2ac-4604-95a7-c247ac2fab18"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/duchess-wayward-tavernkeep-pip"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Duchess, Wayward Tavernkeep
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{R}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Human Citizen
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/3
- **Keywords:** Hunters for Hire

## Oracle Text
Hunters for Hire — Whenever a creature you control deals combat damage to a player, put a quest counter on it.
{1}, Remove a quest counter from a permanent you control: Create a Junk token. (It's an artifact with "{T}, Sacrifice this token: Exile the top card of your library. You may play that card this turn. Activate only as a sorcery.")

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Crimson Caravaneer](/printing/crimson-caravaneer-pip.md) — Creature — Human Scout
2. [Tavern Scoundrel](/printing/tavern-scoundrel-mh2.md) — Creature — Human Rogue
3. [Contract Hero](/printing/contract-hero-msc.md) — Creature — Human Mercenary Hero
4. [Professional Face-Breaker](/printing/professional-face-breaker-psnc.md) — Creature — Human Warrior
5. [Junktown](/printing/junktown-pip.md) — Land
6. [Heroes for Hire](/printing/heroes-for-hire-msc.md) — Enchantment

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Fallout (PIP) #57
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Kieran Yanner
- **Total Printings:** 12 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`