Duelist of the Mind 

Creature — Human Advisor
Oracle Text
Flying, vigilance
Duelist of the Mind's power is equal to the number of cards you've drawn this turn.
Whenever you commit a crime, you may draw a card. If you do, discard a card. This ability triggers only once each turn.
Format Legality
StandardPioneerModernLegacyVintageDuel Commander
Competitive Play by Format
Top 8 decklists that played Duelist of the Mind, by format.
| Format | Decks 30d | Avg 30d | Decks 12mo | Avg 12mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | 0 | 0 | 70 | 3.5 |
| Duel Commander | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
Details
- Set
- Outlaws of Thunder Junction
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana value
- 2
- Collector #
- 318
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Recent Top-8 Decks Playing Duelist of the Mind
Main Deck
Creatures (20)
- 1 Abhorrent Oculus
- 1 Emperor of Bones
- 1 Orcish Bowmasters
- 1 Duelist of the Mind
- 1 Faerie Mastermind
- 1 Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel
- 1 Sinister Concierge
- 1 Snapcaster Mage
- 1 Brazen Borrower
- 1 Harbinger of the Seas
- 1 True-Name Nemesis
- 1 Vendilion Clique
- 1 Barrowgoyf
- 1 Aboleth Spawn
- 1 Hullbreacher
- 1 Enduring Curiosity
- 1 Subtlety
- 1 Murktide Regent
- 1 Baleful Strix
- 1 Psychic Frog
Sorceries (6)
Instants (30)
- 1 Go for the Throat
- 1 Long Goodbye
- 1 Dismember
- 1 Change the Equation
- 1 Daze
- 1 Lose Focus
- 1 Mana Leak
- 1 Memory Lapse
- 1 Remand
- 1 Sauron's Ransom
- 1 Cryptic Command
- 1 Brainsurge
- 1 Intuition
- 1 Force of Will
- 1 Cling to Dust
- 1 Cremate
- 1 Cut Down
- 1 Disfigure
- 1 Fatal Push
- 1 Gollum's Bite
- 1 Brainstorm
- 1 Force Spike
- 1 Spell Snare
- 1 Stern Scolding
- 1 Wash Away
- 1 Drown in the Loch
- 1 Siphon Insight
- 1 Counterspell
- 1 Archmage's Charm
- 1 Mental Misstep
Artifacts (1)
Enchantments (2)
Lands (40)
- 1 Bloodstained Mire
- 1 Castle Vantress
- 1 Clearwater Pathway
- 1 Command Tower
- 1 Creeping Tar Pit
- 1 Darkslick Shores
- 1 Drowned Catacomb
- 1 Fetid Pools
- 1 Flooded Strand
- 1 Gloomlake Verge
- 1 Hall of Storm Giants
- 1 Marsh Flats
- 1 Misty Rainforest
- 1 Mystic Sanctuary
- 1 Otawara, Soaring City
- 1 Polluted Delta
- 1 Prismatic Vista
- 1 Riptide Laboratory
- 1 River of Tears
- 1 Scalding Tarn
- 1 Shipwreck Marsh
- 3 Snow-Covered Island
- 8 Snow-Covered Island
- 2 Snow-Covered Swamp
- 1 Sunken Hollow
- 1 Sunken Ruins
- 1 Undercity Sewers
- 1 Underground Sea
- 1 Verdant Catacombs
- 1 Watery Grave
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (30)
- 1 Skyclave Apparition
- 1 Ornithopter
- 1 Phyrexian Walker
- 1 Shield Sphere
- 1 Duelist of the Mind
- 1 Ledger Shredder
- 1 The Reality Chip
- 1 Drannith Magistrate
- 1 Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd
- 1 Stoneforge Mystic
- 1 Wall of Omens
- 1 Reflector Mage
- 1 Spell Queller
- 1 Aboleth Spawn
- 1 Hydroelectric Specimen
- 1 Subtlety
- 1 Palace Jailer
- 1 Restoration Angel
- 1 Seasoned Dungeoneer
- 1 Witch Enchanter
- 1 Solitude
- 1 The Wandering Rescuer
- 1 Cloudfin Raptor
- 1 Giver of Runes
- 1 Guide of Souls
- 1 Mother of Runes
- 1 Novice Inspector
- 1 Thraben Inspector
- 1 Dennick, Pious Apprentice
- 1 Mockingbird
Sorceries (3)
Instants (22)
- 1 Daze
- 1 Remand
- 1 Snap
- 1 Flare of Denial
- 1 Force of Negation
- 1 Sink into Stupor
- 1 Razorgrass Ambush
- 1 Reprieve
- 1 Force of Will
- 1 Brainstorm
- 1 Force Spike
- 1 Spell Snare
- 1 Stern Scolding
- 1 Wash Away
- 1 Counterspell
- 1 Mental Misstep
- 1 Condemn
- 1 Ephemerate
- 1 Mana Tithe
- 1 Swords to Plowshares
- 1 Tithe
- 1 No More Lies
Artifacts (3)
Enchantments (5)
Planeswalkers (1)
Lands (35)
- 1 Arid Mesa
- 1 City of Traitors
- 1 Command Tower
- 1 Deserted Beach
- 1 Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
- 1 Flooded Strand
- 1 Floodfarm Verge
- 1 Gemstone Caverns
- 1 Glacial Fortress
- 1 Hallowed Fountain
- 1 Hengegate Pathway
- 1 Marsh Flats
- 1 Meticulous Archive
- 1 Misty Rainforest
- 1 Mystic Gate
- 1 Nimbus Maze
- 1 Otawara, Soaring City
- 1 Polluted Delta
- 1 Prismatic Vista
- 1 Riptide Laboratory
- 1 Scalding Tarn
- 1 Seachrome Coast
- 6 Snow-Covered Island
- 5 Snow-Covered Plains
- 1 Tundra
- 1 Windswept Heath
Sideboard
6
Final: 6 | Swiss: 2
Main Deck
Creatures (26)
- 1 Ornithopter
- 1 Phyrexian Walker
- 1 Shield Sphere
- 1 Duelist of the Mind
- 1 Ledger Shredder
- 1 Svyelun of Sea and Sky
- 1 True-Name Nemesis
- 1 Drannith Magistrate
- 1 Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd
- 1 Wall of Omens
- 1 Reflector Mage
- 1 Spell Queller
- 1 Skyclave Apparition
- 1 Aboleth Spawn
- 1 Hydroelectric Specimen
- 1 Tishana's Tidebinder
- 1 Subtlety
- 1 Palace Jailer
- 1 Restoration Angel
- 1 Seasoned Dungeoneer
- 1 Witch Enchanter
- 1 Solitude
- 1 The Wandering Rescuer
- 1 Giver of Runes
- 1 Guide of Souls
- 1 Dennick, Pious Apprentice
Sorceries (4)
Instants (26)
- 1 Daze
- 1 Memory Lapse
- 1 Remand
- 1 Snap
- 1 Flare of Denial
- 1 Force of Negation
- 1 Sink into Stupor
- 1 Momentary Blink
- 1 Razorgrass Ambush
- 1 Reprieve
- 1 Force of Will
- 1 Misdirection
- 1 Brainstorm
- 1 Force Spike
- 1 Spell Snare
- 1 Stern Scolding
- 1 Wash Away
- 1 Counterspell
- 1 Mental Misstep
- 1 Condemn
- 1 Ephemerate
- 1 Mana Tithe
- 1 Swords to Plowshares
- 1 Tithe
- 1 No More Lies
- 1 Unexpectedly Absent
Artifacts (1)
Enchantments (4)
Lands (36)
- 1 Arid Mesa
- 1 Celestial Colonnade
- 1 Command Tower
- 1 Deserted Beach
- 1 Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
- 1 Flooded Strand
- 1 Floodfarm Verge
- 1 Glacial Fortress
- 1 Hall of Storm Giants
- 1 Hallowed Fountain
- 1 Hengegate Pathway
- 1 Irrigated Farmland
- 1 Marsh Flats
- 1 Meticulous Archive
- 1 Misty Rainforest
- 1 Mystic Gate
- 1 Mystic Sanctuary
- 1 Nimbus Maze
- 1 Otawara, Soaring City
- 1 Polluted Delta
- 1 Prairie Stream
- 1 Prismatic Vista
- 1 Restless Anchorage
- 1 Riptide Laboratory
- 1 Scalding Tarn
- 1 Seachrome Coast
- 5 Snow-Covered Island
- 3 Snow-Covered Plains
- 1 Tundra
- 1 Windswept Heath
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (27)
- 1 Skyclave Apparition
- 1 Ornithopter
- 1 Phyrexian Walker
- 1 Shield Sphere
- 1 Duelist of the Mind
- 1 Ledger Shredder
- 1 Svyelun of Sea and Sky
- 1 True-Name Nemesis
- 1 Drannith Magistrate
- 1 Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd
- 1 Wall of Omens
- 1 Reflector Mage
- 1 Spell Queller
- 1 Aboleth Spawn
- 1 Hydroelectric Specimen
- 1 Tishana's Tidebinder
- 1 Subtlety
- 1 White Plume Adventurer
- 1 Palace Jailer
- 1 Restoration Angel
- 1 Seasoned Dungeoneer
- 1 Witch Enchanter
- 1 Solitude
- 1 The Wandering Rescuer
- 1 Giver of Runes
- 1 Mother of Runes
- 1 Dennick, Pious Apprentice
Sorceries (4)
Instants (25)
- 1 Daze
- 1 Remand
- 1 Snap
- 1 Flare of Denial
- 1 Force of Negation
- 1 Sink into Stupor
- 1 Momentary Blink
- 1 Razorgrass Ambush
- 1 Reprieve
- 1 Force of Will
- 1 Brainstorm
- 1 Force Spike
- 1 Spell Snare
- 1 Stern Scolding
- 1 Wash Away
- 1 Counterspell
- 1 Mental Misstep
- 1 Condemn
- 1 Enlightened Tutor
- 1 Ephemerate
- 1 Mana Tithe
- 1 Swords to Plowshares
- 1 Tithe
- 1 No More Lies
- 1 Unexpectedly Absent
Artifacts (2)
Enchantments (4)
Planeswalkers (2)
Lands (35)
- 1 Arid Mesa
- 1 Celestial Colonnade
- 1 Command Tower
- 1 Deserted Beach
- 1 Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
- 1 Flooded Strand
- 1 Floodfarm Verge
- 1 Glacial Fortress
- 1 Hall of Storm Giants
- 1 Hallowed Fountain
- 1 Hengegate Pathway
- 1 Irrigated Farmland
- 1 Marsh Flats
- 1 Meticulous Archive
- 1 Misty Rainforest
- 1 Mystic Gate
- 1 Mystic Sanctuary
- 1 Nimbus Maze
- 1 Otawara, Soaring City
- 1 Polluted Delta
- 1 Prairie Stream
- 1 Prismatic Vista
- 1 Restless Anchorage
- 1 Riptide Laboratory
- 1 Scalding Tarn
- 1 Seachrome Coast
- 4 Snow-Covered Island
- 3 Snow-Covered Plains
- 1 Tundra
- 1 Windswept Heath
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (12)
Sorceries (12)
Instants (17)
Enchantments (3)
Lands (16)
Sideboard
7
Final: 7 | Swiss: 7
Main Deck
Creatures (21)
Enchantments (3)
Planeswalkers (1)
Lands (24)
Sideboard
6
Final: 6 | Swiss: 2
Main Deck
Creatures (15)
Instants (12)
Enchantments (4)
Planeswalkers (2)
Lands (20)
Sideboard
4
Final: 4 | Swiss: 5




