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Dáin, Lord of the Iron Hills
Legendary Creature — Dwarf Noble
Vigilance Storied (If you control three or more artifacts, legendaries, and/or Sagas, you have an enduring story for the rest of the game.) As long as you have an enduring story, creatures can't attack you unless their controller pays {1} for each of those creatures.
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“Tax opponents' attacks while building artifacts, legendaries & Sagas.”
Control
Intermediate
Combat damage, Control
Artifacts, Tokens, Legendaries
Strategy
Dáin, Lord of the Iron Hills is a defensive commander that turns artifacts, legendaries, and Sagas into a personal force field. Your game plan is to accumulate three of these permanents quickly—which isn't hard since you're playing white and have access to cheap artifact tokens, enchantment-based legends, and efficient Sagas—then sit back and tax opponents' attacks. Once you flip your enduring story, creatures become prohibitively expensive to attack with, letting you stabilize while you set up a win condition.
The deck plays a controlling mid-range game: you'll ramp with artifact mana and white's creature-based acceleration, build your story triggers naturally through artifact synergies and legendary creatures, then either grind opponents out with board presence or assemble a modest combo finish. Your vigilance lets you attack freely while defending, so you're never purely passive. Think of Dáin as a "stax-lite" commander that rewards you for playing synergistic permanents rather than forcing a specific combo finish.
Strategy generated by Tapped Decks AI. Not affiliated with Wizards of the Coast.
Key Synergies
Budget Build
Skip expensive planeswalkers and legendary creatures; instead use cheap white tokens (Bitterblossom, Intangible Virtue) and free Sagas like The Eldest Reborn to hit your story threshold fast.
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