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Duelist of the Mind OTJ 0045 · rare

Duelist of the Mind · {1}{U} · Creature — Human Advisor · 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. · Power / toughness: */3 · Nathan Steuer, World Champion XXVIII

Duelist of the Mind · {1}{U} · Creature — Human Advisor · 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. · Power / toughness: */3 · Nathan Steuer, World Champion XXVIII

Price
from $0.294 printings
Win rate
57.9% GIH 23,578 instances · Premier Draft
Apr 16–May 27, 2024 · 17Lands

Game-in-hand win rate, all deck colors. 13,656 wins in 23,578 card-in-hand instances.

22,713 distinct games · 7,853 distinct drafts · games recorded Apr 16–May 27, 2024.

17Lands file dated May 30, 2024 · 100-instance minimum · 17Lands public data ↗

Draft data

57.9%when drawn (GIH)

+3.8 pp vs 54.1% average · 23,578 instances

Premier Draft · Apr 16–May 27, 2024 · average from 1,172,393 games

#57 of 347 nonland cards by win rate · last seen around pick 2.6 on average (26,612 packs).

5 of 51 blue cards · 3 of 10 blue rare cards.

Taken at pick2.89,994 picks
Makes the deck82.9%9,994 picks with known usage
When played53.8%44,107.7 matchesBenched 54.0%
6,419.3 matches
When drawn57.9%23,578 instances

Pick and maindeck observations: Apr 16–May 27, 2024. Played/benched cells use matches when available; the drawn cell uses game instances.

○ Opening hand 58.9% · 9,191 instances
● Drawn later 57.3% · 14,387 instances

In hand 57.9% · 23,578 instances
Unseen in deck 50.1% · 28,030 instances
+7.8 percentage points when drawn

Compared with blue cards

Win rate when drawn57.9%23,578 instances5 of 51
Opening hand58.9%9,191 instances3 of 50
Drawn later57.3%14,387 instances14 of 51
In the deck53.7%51,723 instances4 of 51
Without seeing it50.1%28,030 instances15 of 51
Improvement when drawn+7.8 pp23,578 instances / 28,030 instances6 of 51
When benched54.0%6,419.3 matches9 of 51
Makes the deck82.9%9,994 picks with known usage3 of 51
Pick (last seen)2.626,612 packs6 of 51
Taken at2.89,994 picks6 of 51

Ranks require 100 observations for that metric; comparisons are descriptive, not a pick order. Pick ranks put earlier picks first.

Best decks for it

no-splash decks only · card-level in-hand rates · 100 minimum

Blue–Black UB59.9%2,962 instancesBlue–Red UR58.2%2,353 instancesWhite–Blue WU56.9%1,811 instancesBlue–Green UG55.0%1,119 instances

Each tick is this card’s all-decks rate (57.9% · 23,578 instances). A high card rate does not prove that splashing it will improve your deck.

Best with

Adjusted associations, ranked by confidence.

Loan Shark+5.4 pp20,116 games with both in the deck · 5,158 both drawnRepulse+4.3 pp14,614 games with both in the deck · 3,496 both drawnDesert's Due+3.7 pp12,258 games with both in the deck · 3,316 both drawn
How to read this

Observational, not a causal bonus. Both cards must be in the deck. Drawn means opening hand or normally drawn; each card counts once per game. Game-level approximate intervals do not account for repeated games by the same drafter.

At least 100 games in each of four drawn/not-drawn groups; adjusted for game length and screened by the lower confidence bound. Do not add these points to a card’s win rate.

Where it sits in the set

Above 84% of 347 nonland cards with 100+ instances, in win-rate order.

30% or lowerWin rate94% or higher

17Lands public datasets ↗ · CC BY 4.0 ↗ · Apr 16–May 27, 2024

Collect

4 printingsScryfall USD, snapshot Oct 25Pack odds →

Pick a printing for its prices and pull odds.

Prices

OTJ 0045 · Regular printingListings ↗
FinishFound inPrice
NonfoilPlay Booster$0.29
FoilCollector Booster · Play Booster$0.38

Foil in a Collector Booster · Modeled · About 1 in 85 packs (1.18%) · 13.2% per display · MTGJSON model Oct 25, 2026 · How it’s modeled →

Foil in a Play Booster · Modeled · About 1 in 787 packs (0.13%) · 4.5% per display · MTGJSON model Oct 25, 2026 · How it’s modeled →

Nonfoil in a Play Booster · Modeled · About 1 in 65 packs (1.55%) · 42.9% per display · MTGJSON model Oct 25, 2026 · How it’s modeled →

How to pull it

Official rates for the whole category, not this card.

BoosterSlotPer packCategory
Play BoosterWildcard of any rarity100%Wildcard of any rarity
Play BoosterRare or mythic rare100%Rare or mythic rare
Play BoosterTraditional foil of any rarity100%Traditional foil of any rarity
Collector BoosterTraditional foil OTJ or BIG rare or mythic100%Traditional foil OTJ or BIG rare or mythic

Wizards · Collecting Outlaws of Thunder Junction ↗ · Oct 29, 2026

Details & sources

Legal in
Standard · Historic · Timeless · Pioneer · Modern · Legacy · Vintage · CommanderLimited eligibility depends on the event and its booster pool.
Illustration
Darren Tan, OTJ 45 · Scryfall ↗
More like this
Regular printing printings →
Sources
Wizards · Collecting Outlaws of Thunder Junction · Oct 29, 2026
Scryfall USD, snapshot Oct 25
Comprehensive Rules ↗