Ori, Keeper of Songs
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Ori is an efficient 3/3 for three mana that becomes an excellent 4/3 vigilance attacker once Storied is achieved. It is a strong common for RW Dwarves because it both counts toward the enduring story and rewards you for completing it.
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Gameplay notes
If possible, establish the third qualifying artifact, legendary, or Saga before combat so Ori immediately attacks as a 4/3 while remaining available to block. Remember that an enduring story remains active for the rest of the game even if the qualifying permanents later leave the battlefield.
Key synergies
Ori entering triggers Kíli's card draw as a Dwarf, and both creatures are legendary permanents, putting you two-thirds of the way toward an enduring story.
Dáin contributes a legendary permanent and creates an Equipment artifact, so Dáin, its Axe, and Ori immediately provide the three qualifying permanents needed to activate Ori.
Mattock counts as an artifact for Storied and attaches to Ori for free because Ori is a Dwarf, producing a large ward-protected attacker without paying the normal equip cost.
Casting Ori triggers Fíli to create a 2/2 Dwarf token, while Ori and Fíli each count as legendary permanents toward Storied; once enabled, Fíli's anthem further improves Ori.
As both an artifact and a legendary permanent, Map efficiently advances Ori's Storied threshold so he becomes a 4/3 vigilance creature.
The Saga helps achieve Ori's enduring story, permanently making him a 4/3 with vigilance, while its first chapter removes creatures that could profitably block him.
The Saga contributes a qualifying permanent toward Ori's Storied threshold and can return the three-mana Ori with chapter II if he is discarded or removed.
If you are one qualifying permanent short, Stone by Sunlight can temporarily create the third artifact, legendary, or Saga needed to establish an enduring story permanently and upgrade Ori to a 4/3 with vigilance.
The Saga counts toward Ori's enduring story for several turns, helping unlock his extra power and vigilance before Roads reaches its attack-focused final chapter.