The Mountain-king's Return2 W
Enchantment — Saga
(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.)
I — Recruit. (Draw a card, then discard a card. If you discarded a nonland card, create a 1/1 white Human Soldier creature token.)
II — Return target creature card with mana value 3 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield.
III — Put a +1/+1 counter on up to one target creature.uncommon
The Mountain-king's Return
AI draftAI-generated draft analysis — not yet human-reviewed. Treat with healthy skepticism.Limited summary
Three-mana Saga: recruit now, reanimate a cheap creature next turn, then add a counter. The chapter II reanimation is the headline — the chapter I recruit discard can even set it up by binning a creature.
Roles
Card AdvantageRole — Generates extra cards or value over time.EnablerSets up the condition its archetype's payoffs reward. Count your enablers before valuing payoffs highly.
Archetypes
WU Humans / RecruitWU Humans / Recruit — AzoriusGo-wide Humans deck built around the Recruit mechanic: assemble a board of Human tokens and creatures, then leverage payoffs that reward a large Human count.How it plays: Prioritize cheap Humans and Recruit enablers early, then curve into anthem-style payoffs. Watch for sweepers; commit only as much as you need. Token generation makes chump-blocking and race math favorable.RW Dwarves / StoriedRW Dwarves / Storied — BorosDwarf tribal deck built around Storied: once you control three or more artifacts, legendaries, and/or Sagas, you have an 'enduring story' for the rest of the game, permanently upgrading your Storied cards.How it plays: Count your artifacts, legendaries, and Sagas when building — you want to turn on the enduring story early and reliably. Equipment counts twice here (artifact + Dwarf tribal support). Once the story is on, it stays on, so cheap enablers that die don't turn it off.
Gameplay notes
Chapter I's discard can put a 3-drop into your graveyard on purpose so chapter II returns it directly to play. Plan the discard before you cast the Saga.
Key synergies
Bilbo, Luckwearer // Burglar's PlotEnabler → PayoffOne card sets up the condition the other rewards.Synergy strength 2/3 — Meaningful
Bilbo's loot discards a creature on purpose; the Saga's chapter II reanimates it straight to the battlefield.
Riddles in the DarkDirect SynergyExplicit mechanical interaction between the two cards.Synergy strength 2/3 — Meaningful
A creature that ends up in the graveyard pile becomes a direct reanimation target for the Saga's chapter II.
Thorin OakenshieldMechanic SynergyBoth care about the same set mechanic.Synergy strength 1/3 — Nice to have
As a Saga it counts toward the three permanents Thorin needs for the enduring story while it's on the battlefield.
Synergy graph
Min strength
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