Well-Worn Spatula
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A cheap, low-impact Equipment that cushions races and turns any spare creature into a slightly better threat. It is replaceable in most decks but a valuable early Storied enabler in RW and can help BG reach 4 power.
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Gameplay notes
In Storied decks, cast it early when doing so helps reach the three-permanent threshold; otherwise, prioritize developing creatures before spending mana to move it. Use the cheap equip cost to place it on whichever creature can attack safely or needs to reach 4 power for Ferocious.
Key synergies
Casting Well-Worn Spatula triggers Kíli's Equipment card draw, advances Storied, and can later be moved for free once Kíli's Storied ability is active.
Equipping the inexpensive Spatula raises The Chief Warg to 4 power, letting it satisfy its own Ferocious condition while the life gain helps offset life lost to repeated card draws.
The Spatula cheaply creates another equipped attacker for Dáin to grant double strike, effectively doubling both its +1 power bonus and the creature's base combat damage.
Each Dwalin entry or attack adds a hone counter to the Spatula, turning this otherwise modest Equipment into an increasingly large power boost while retaining equip {1}.
Controlling the Spatula lets The Lonely Mountain enter untapped and permanently reduces the cost of its Dwarf-token ability by one.
Its cheap equip {1} efficiently turns the Blacksmith into a 2/2 double striker, adding two combat damage while fixing the creature's fragile one toughness.
Dwarven Mauler reduces the Spatula's equip {1} to {0}, letting its +1/+1 bonus move onto the Mauler for free after the Equipment has gained its controller 2 life.