Duelist of the Mind

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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.

Nathan Steuer, World Champion XXVIII

standard
Legal
alchemy
Legal
pioneer
Legal
explorer
Legal
modern
Legal
historic
Legal
standard brawl
Legal
historic brawl
Legal
timeless
Legal

Rulings

Changing the target or targets of a spell or ability won’t affect whether or not the controller of that spell or ability has committed a crime. Only the initial targets chosen for that spell or ability are used to determine whether or not its controller committed a crime.
(wotc2024-04-12)
The spell or ability that constituted a crime doesn’t have to have resolved yet or at all. As soon as you’re finished casting the spell, activating the ability, or putting the triggered ability on the stack, you’ve committed a crime.
(wotc2024-04-12)
A player can commit only one crime per spell or ability they control. Targeting multiple opponents, permanents, spells, abilities, and/or cards with the same spell or ability doesn’t constitute committing multiple crimes.
(wotc2024-04-12)
A player commits a crime as they cast a spell, activate an ability, or put a triggered ability on the stack that targets at least one opponent, at least one permanent, spell, or ability an opponent controls, and/or at least one card in an opponent’s graveyard.
(wotc2024-04-12)
The ability that defines Duelist of the Mind’s power works in all zones, not just the battlefield.
(wotc2024-04-12)
For example, an ability that triggers when you cast a spell that targets an opponent will trigger at the same time as an ability that triggers whenever you commit a crime. Those abilities can be put on the stack in either order (if you control them both), and they’ll both resolve before the spell that caused them to trigger.
(wotc2024-04-12)
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