Iron Hills Blacksmith
Iron Hills Blacksmith1 W
Creature — Dwarf Artificer
Double strike When this creature enters, create a colorless Equipment artifact token named Axe with "Equipped creature gets +1/+0" and equip 2 .
uncommon1/1

Versions

Iron Hills Blacksmith — Base #16
Base #16
Iron Hills Blacksmith — #216
#216
Iron Hills Blacksmith — #252
#252

Iron Hills Blacksmith

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Limited summary

Two-mana 1/1 double strike that brings its own Axe: with the Equipment attached it hits for 4 across two combat steps, and the Axe stays around for your other creatures. Quietly one of the best early plays for artifact-count strategies.

Roles

CreatureRole — Mainly provides a body on the board.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

Double strike doubles every power boost — each +1/+0 is really +2 damage. Prioritize moving bigger Equipment onto this body.

Key synergies

Thorin, Mountain-king
Thorin, Mountain-kingCombo / InteractionA specific, particularly strong two-card interaction.Synergy strength 3/3 — Strong

Thorin attaches your Equipment for free and then the equipped creature deals its power to a target — a double-striker holding an Axe makes that a serious removal hit plus a lethal attacker.

Orcrist, Goblin-cleaver
Orcrist, Goblin-cleaverDirect SynergyExplicit mechanical interaction between the two cards.Synergy strength 3/3 — Strong

+2/+2 on a double striker is +4 damage a combat, and connecting means Treasure payouts for each Dwarf you control.

The Eagles Are Coming!
The Eagles Are Coming!Direct SynergyExplicit mechanical interaction between the two cards.Synergy strength 2/3 — Meaningful

Bouncing the Blacksmith rebuys its Axe-making trigger, and each bounced body comes back as a 4/4 flier when kicked.

Thorin Oakenshield
Thorin OakenshieldMechanic SynergyBoth care about the same set mechanic.Synergy strength 2/3 — Meaningful

The free Axe token is an artifact, ticking toward the three permanents Thorin needs for the enduring story.

Bifur, Melodic Rider
Bifur, Melodic RiderEnabler → PayoffOne card sets up the condition the other rewards.Synergy strength 2/3 — Meaningful

With the story on, the Blacksmith's enter trigger doubles — two free Axes — while its Axe feeds the story count Bifur needs.

Sting, Bilbo's Sword
Sting, Bilbo's SwordDirect SynergyExplicit mechanical interaction between the two cards.Synergy strength 2/3 — Meaningful

Hone counters on a double striker count twice — a Sting with three counters adds six damage to the Blacksmith's combat.

Synergy graph

Min strength
Thorin, Mountain-king ↔ Sting, Bilbo's Sword Direct Synergy · strength 2/3Bifur, Melodic Rider ↔ Thorin, Mountain-king Direct Synergy · strength 2/3Thorin Oakenshield ↔ Orcrist, Goblin-cleaver Mechanic Synergy · strength 2/3Iron Hills Blacksmith ↔ Thorin, Mountain-king Combo / Interaction · strength 3/3Iron Hills Blacksmith ↔ Orcrist, Goblin-cleaver Direct Synergy · strength 3/3Iron Hills Blacksmith ↔ The Eagles Are Coming! Direct Synergy · strength 2/3Iron Hills Blacksmith ↔ Thorin Oakenshield Mechanic Synergy · strength 2/3Iron Hills Blacksmith ↔ Bifur, Melodic Rider Enabler → Payoff · strength 2/3Iron Hills Blacksmith ↔ Sting, Bilbo's Sword Direct Synergy · strength 2/3Iron Hills Blacksmith (this card)
Showing 9 of 9 connections · click a card to explore its graphLine thickness = strength