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The Lonely Mountain
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A Mountain that enters untapped if you control an Equipment and mints 2/2 Dwarf tokens late-game, cheaper per Equipment you control. A land that converts flood into an army in Equipment decks — nearly free to run.
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Gameplay notes
In a deck with 2+ Equipment the activation approaches two mana per Dwarf. The tokens are ready-made Equipment carriers.
Key synergies
Each Dwarf token created by The Lonely Mountain can trigger Kíli's once-per-turn card draw, while the Equipment used to reduce the land's activation cost can also trigger Kíli and help establish an enduring story.
The Blacksmith immediately supplies an Equipment, allowing The Lonely Mountain to enter untapped and permanently reducing the cost of its Dwarf-token ability.
Controlling the Spatula lets The Lonely Mountain enter untapped and permanently reduces the cost of its Dwarf-token ability by one.
The land repeatedly creates Dwarf tokens in the late game, supplying Balin triggers without spending cards from hand. Its activation also improves as the Equipment needed to establish an enduring story accumulates.
Sting makes The Lonely Mountain enter untapped and counts toward reducing its Dwarf-token activation cost, while also serving as useful Equipment for the Dwarf that land creates.
The Lonely Mountain counts as a Mountain to give Desert Were-Worm +2/+0 while also producing Dwarf tokens whose power helps the attack reach the twelve-power threshold.
The Shortsword lets The Lonely Mountain enter untapped and reduces its token activation cost, while the Mountain supplies additional Dwarf bodies that can carry the Equipment.
The Mattock makes The Lonely Mountain enter untapped and reduces its activation cost; every Dwarf token the land creates is also an immediate legal recipient for the Mattock's Dwarf-specific attachment ability.
The Spear enables The Lonely Mountain to enter untapped and lowers its token-making cost, while the Mountain's repeatable Dwarves provide expendable bodies to turn into substantial equipped attackers.
Dáin creates an Equipment immediately, allowing The Lonely Mountain to enter untapped and reducing the cost of its Dwarf-token ability. The resulting Dwarves provide additional bodies to equip for Dáin's double-strike attacks.
The Lonely Mountain is a Mountain card, so Last Light can Mountaincycle for it; playing it then adds a quest counter while providing a useful late-game token engine.
Goblin Plate Mail counts as Equipment for both of The Lonely Mountain's bonuses, reducing the cost of producing Dwarves that can later carry the Plate Mail when the original Army is unavailable.
Once Fíli's enduring story is active, every Dwarf token produced by The Lonely Mountain receives his +1/+1 bonus, turning the land's repeatable 2/2 production into repeatable 3/3 threats.
Its Dwarf tokens get +2/+2 under the Party naming Dwarves — the land's late-game output becomes a real clock.