Wylie Duke, Atiin Hero

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Wylie Duke is a 4/2 vigilance for 3 that draws a card and gains 1 life whenever it becomes tapped — including during attacks, meaning it replaces itself every combat while maintaining defense via vigilance. The stat line (4/2 at 3cmc) is aggressive for GW, and the self-replacing draw engine makes it well above curve for Brawl where card advantage is premium. In Commander, 3-opacity competition and the absence of a dedicated archetype payoff keep it at tier-2, but it's a strong value creature in midrange and lifegain shells.

• Wylie Duke triggers on ANY tap event, not just combat — tapping it via tap effects (Opposition, Puppet Strings, Icy Manipulator) can chain the draw/life trigger outside of combat.

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• Despite vigilance, Wylie Duke is a 4/2 which dies to most 3-power creatures in combat; the vigilance is less for blocking and more for ensuring the tap trigger fires every attack without leaving you defenseless.

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• The trigger fires on the tap event itself, so even if Wylie Duke is removed in response after becoming tapped, the triggered ability has already gone on the stack and will resolve.

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• EDHREC rank: #7,923