---
name: "Killian, Ink Duelist"
mana_cost: "{W}{B}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Human Warlock"
colors: ["B", "W"]
color_identity: ["B", "W"]
keywords: ["Lifelink", "Menace"]
set: "SOC"
set_name: "Secrets of Strixhaven Commander"
collector_number: "317"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Ryan Pancoast"
oracle_id: "e233cb5b-7237-4271-8157-9179cc897b6c"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/killian-ink-duelist-soc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Killian, Ink Duelist
- **Mana Cost:** `{W}{B}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Human Warlock
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/2
- **Keywords:** Lifelink, Menace

## Oracle Text
Lifelink
Menace (This creature can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)
Spells you cast that target a creature cost {2} less to cast.

> *"When your father is Dean Embrose, second best really isn't an option."*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Knight of Dusk's Shadow](/printing/knight-of-dusks-shadow-dmu.md) — Creature — Human Knight
2. [Ulna Alley Shopkeep](/printing/ulna-alley-shopkeep-sos.md) — Creature — Goblin Warlock
3. [Foggy Swamp Hunters](/printing/foggy-swamp-hunters-tla.md) — Creature — Human Ranger Ally
4. [Kaervek, the Spiteful](/printing/kaervek-the-spiteful-prm.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Warlock
5. [Thought-Stalker Warlock](/printing/thought-stalker-warlock-blb.md) — Creature — Lizard Warlock
6. [Cindering Cutthroat](/printing/cindering-cutthroat-blb.md) — Creature — Lizard Assassin

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC) #317
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Ryan Pancoast
- **Total Printings:** 12 across all historical editions

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