Lake-town Toymaker
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A solid 3/4 body that becomes a powerful repeatable combat payoff when you can draw an extra card before combat. It is especially strong in WU Recruit, where routine looting turns smaller creatures and tokens into serious first-strike attackers.
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Gameplay notes
Draw the extra card during your first main phase, since Recruit or card draw that happens after attackers are declared is too late for the beginning-of-combat trigger. Toymaker must target another creature, so keep a second attacker available rather than expecting it to boost itself.
Key synergies
When equipped to Toymaker, the Staff makes its beginning-of-combat ability trigger an additional time, allowing two attackers to receive +3/+0 and first strike or one creature to receive both power boosts.
Casting Bard's Company before combat recruits, making it your second draw after the normal draw step and immediately enabling Toymaker; the resulting Human token also expands your attacking board.
Casting Bilbo before combat draws your second card of the turn after your normal draw step, immediately enabling Toymaker's +3/+0 and first strike trigger.
Casting Long Lake Nuisance before combat makes its recruit draw your second card of the turn, turning on Toymaker's +3/+0 and first strike trigger immediately.
Casting Patient Instructor before combat makes its recruit draw your second card of the turn, turning on Toymaker's +3/+0 and first strike trigger while adding another possible attacker.
Casting Celebrate before combat supplies the second draw needed for Toymaker, removes a blocker, and can create the extra creature that receives Toymaker's +3/+0 and first strike.
Casting any noncreature spell after Moon-Letters draws at least one card, making it easy to reach two cards drawn that turn and enable Toymaker's +3/+0 and first strike combat bonus.
The chapter III and IV draws happen before combat and count as the second card drawn that turn, turning on Toymaker's +3/+0 and first strike bonus without spending mana that turn.
Activating the Map during your first main phase draws your second card of the turn, reliably turning on Toymaker before combat while filtering away an unwanted card.
Any draw engine that triggers Bard also satisfies Toymaker's two-cards-drawn condition; Bard can add a permanent counter and lifelink to the creature Toymaker gives +3/+0 and first strike, creating a strong combat swing.
Once its second-card condition is met, Toymaker can give the Blacksmith +3 power; double strike applies that bonus twice for six additional combat damage.
Both cards reward drawing a second card during your turn, so every recruit or other extra-draw effect simultaneously triggers the Councillors' mill and the Toymaker's combat boost.
The Saga's chapter I draw is normally your second card of the turn, so Lake-town Toymaker can grant another creature +3/+0 and first strike at the ensuing combat.
Casting Allure of Power before combat ensures that at least two cards have been drawn that turn, enabling Lake-town Toymaker to grant another creature +3/+0 and first strike.
Whenever you generate any extra draw, Bard turns it into two cards and reliably satisfies the Toymaker's two-cards-drawn condition for its combat bonus.
A creature activation that draws through Elrond turns on Lake-town Toymaker before combat, granting another creature +3/+0 and first strike.
If an opponent casts a noncreature spell before combat on your turn, the Queen's recruit draw combines with your draw-step card to enable Toymaker's +3/+0 and first-strike combat bonus.
When the Key's restrictive draw-two ability is available, activating it before combat turns on Toymaker; the Key can then make Toymaker's +3/+0 first-strike recipient unblockable.