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Iron Hills Blacksmith
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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.
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Gameplay notes
Double strike doubles every power boost — each +1/+0 is really +2 damage. Prioritize moving bigger Equipment onto this body.
Key synergies
Each Saga chapter can blink Iron Hills Blacksmith, repeatedly retriggering its enter ability to create another Axe while preserving the Axes already made.
Bard doubles the Blacksmith's Axe creation, so its enter trigger produces two Equipment tokens instead of one.
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.
+2/+2 on a double striker is +4 damage a combat, and connecting means Treasure payouts for each Dwarf you control.
The Blacksmith's base 1 power qualifies for the graveyard activation, and Eagle's Rescue turns its double strike body into a 3/3 flier that can deal 6 damage in the air.
Iron Hills Blacksmith supplies an extra Equipment for Dáin's attack trigger, letting another equipped attacker gain double strike while the Blacksmith already exploits each Axe especially well with its innate double strike.
Choosing Dwarf gives Iron Hills Blacksmith +2/+2; because it has double strike, that anthem adds 4 combat damage while also supporting the wider Dwarf board made by At the Door.
Two +1/+1 counters turn the Blacksmith from a fragile 1/1 double striker into a 3/3; its Axe can then make it a 4-power double striker, greatly multiplying the counters' offensive value.
The Blacksmith supplies both a Dwarf target and an Axe to attach. Its double strike doubles the offensive impact of Vow's +2/+2 and any power granted by the attached Equipment.
Blacksmith supplies an Axe Equipment before Dwalin enters, letting Dwalin immediately add a hone counter to it; the Axe then grants +2/+0, which is especially potent on Blacksmith's double-striking body.
Blacksmith entering while Fíli is present creates both a Dwarf token and an Axe artifact, adding two bodies while the Axe helps assemble the three qualifying permanents needed to turn on Fíli's anthem.
Mattock attaches to Iron Hills Blacksmith for free when it enters, immediately making it a 3/3 double striker with ward {1}; its +2 power translates into four additional combat damage.
Gone Fishing can blink Iron Hills Blacksmith to create another Axe when it returns, while the original Equipment remains on the battlefield.
Granting prowess to a double striker makes every noncreature spell add +1/+1 for both combat-damage steps, effectively adding 2 damage per trigger.
The Blacksmith immediately supplies an Equipment, allowing The Lonely Mountain to enter untapped and permanently reducing the cost of its Dwarf-token ability.
When Galion attacks, he can make the Blacksmith a base 4/4 for the turn; double strike then converts that temporary power into 8 combat damage before other bonuses.
Bouncing the Blacksmith rebuys its Axe-making trigger, and each bounced body comes back as a 4/4 flier when kicked.
The free Axe token is an artifact, ticking toward the three permanents Thorin needs for the enduring story.
With the story on, the Blacksmith's enter trigger doubles — two free Axes — while its Axe feeds the story count Bifur needs.
Hone counters on a double striker count twice — a Sting with three counters adds six damage to the Blacksmith's combat.
The Blacksmith creates an Axe token whose equip {2} becomes free when targeting Dwarven Mauler, letting the deck immediately turn the Mauler into a 3-power attacker without spending additional mana.
Chapter II returns the Blacksmith directly to the battlefield, retriggering its enters ability to create another Axe Equipment.
The Company can find Blacksmith as a Dwarf, while Blacksmith keeps the Company's lifelink active and creates an Equipment artifact that advances the Storied plan.
A permanent +1/+1 counter is especially valuable on a double-strike creature because the extra power applies in both combat-damage steps, while the Blacksmith's Equipment token helps another attacker benefit from the eventual team-wide flashback.
The Blacksmith's double strike applies the +3 power in both combat-damage steps, turning Smaug's Fury into a potential 6-damage boost while helping the small creature survive combat.
The Blacksmith creates an Equipment artifact, which combines with legendary Dáin to put two qualifying permanents on the battlefield while still developing two cheap Dwarf bodies.
The Blacksmith creates an Equipment artifact when it enters, immediately triggering Fateful Discovery while still adding a creature and Equipment to the battlefield.
The Blacksmith enters as a Dwarf to trigger Kíli and creates an Axe Equipment that advances Storied. Kíli later makes that Axe free to move, which is especially valuable with the Blacksmith's double strike.
The Stalwart can attach the Blacksmith's Axe for free when it enters, saving the Axe's equip cost and immediately converting the Blacksmith into a four-damage double-strike attacker.
The team pump gives the Blacksmith +2 power for both combat-damage steps, adding four damage while the toughness boost helps it survive blockers.
The Spear's +2/+0 applies during both combat-damage steps, adding four damage to the Blacksmith while also increasing the deck's Equipment and artifact count.
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.
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.
The Axe created when Iron Hills Blacksmith enters triggers Belladonna's token ability, helping advance through her life, card, and team-counter rewards alongside other token creation that turn.



































