---
name: "Keen Duelist"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Human Wizard"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "SOC"
set_name: "Secrets of Strixhaven Commander"
collector_number: "218"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Lindsey Look"
oracle_id: "b8602f19-6fc2-43c4-b0c4-2cd11d5dbda2"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/keen-duelist-soc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Keen Duelist
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Wizard
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/2

## Oracle Text
At the beginning of your upkeep, you and target opponent each reveal the top card of your library. You each lose life equal to the mana value of the card revealed by the other player. You each put the card you revealed into your hand.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Parker Luck](/printing/parker-luck-om1.md) — Enchantment
2. [Balshan Beguiler](/printing/balshan-beguiler-ody.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
3. [Dark Confidant](/printing/dark-confidant-mm2.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
4. [Duskmantle Seer](/printing/duskmantle-seer-cn2.md) — Creature — Vampire Wizard
5. [Thought-String Analyst](/printing/thought-string-analyst-ymkm.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
6. [Cunning Lethemancer](/printing/cunning-lethemancer-ala.md) — Creature — Human Wizard

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC) #218
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Lindsey Look
- **Total Printings:** 24 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`