Óin the Brave
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Óin is a sturdy two-drop and repeatable looter that upgrades into a 2/3 with haste once Storied is active. He is a strong role-player in RW because he is both a legendary Storied enabler and a Dwarf payoff target.
Roles
Archetypes
Gameplay notes
Use the loot ability on the opponent's end step when you do not need Óin to block, usually discarding excess lands or narrow cards. If you establish an enduring story while Óin is still summoning sick, gaining haste immediately lets him attack or activate his tap ability that turn; once established, the enduring story remains even if its enabling permanents leave play.
Key synergies
Óin entering as a nontoken Dwarf makes a 2/2 Dwarf token through Fíli. Óin also helps establish an enduring story so Fíli can anthem both Óin and the generated token.
Casting Óin triggers Kíli's once-per-turn draw ability because Óin is a Dwarf, while both cheap legendary creatures help assemble the three qualifying permanents needed for an enduring story.
Mattock attaches to Óin immediately because he is a Dwarf, turning his defensive body into a substantial ward-protected threat. As an artifact, Mattock also advances Óin's Storied condition.
Dáin's Company can find Óin among its top four cards, and Óin supplies the second Dwarf needed to give the Company lifelink. Óin's legendary status also advances the deck's Storied plan.
Óin can repeatedly discard and draw a card, turning spare cards into a +1/+1 counter on Ravenhill Flock each time the ability is activated.
Map efficiently advances Óin's Storied threshold so he gains power and haste; the two cards also provide complementary repeatable looting that helps a slower Storied deck avoid flooding.
Activating Óin's loot ability triggers Elrond, effectively turning the activation into drawing two cards and discarding one.
The Saga contributes toward Óin's enduring story, permanently upgrading him with extra power and haste, and its removal creates safer opportunities for the upgraded Óin to attack.
Stone by Sunlight can temporarily supply the third qualifying permanent needed to establish an enduring story, permanently giving Óin +1/+0 and enabling haste when relevant.
Roads is an inexpensive Saga toward Óin's enduring story, helping unlock his haste and power bonus; its banked Plains also keep land drops available while Óin loots away less useful cards.