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Thorin Oakenshield
Legendary Creature — Dwarf Noble
Trample 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, artifacts and creatures you control have ward {1}.
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“Dwarf legend that turns artifacts & legendaries into a resilient, trampling army.”
Midrange
Intermediate
Combat damage, Tokens swarm
Artifacts, Tokens, Legendaries
Strategy
Thorin Oakenshield rewards you for building a deck stuffed with artifacts, legendaries, and Sagas—three things that naturally support each other in Boros colors. Once you've assembled your "enduring story" (three or more of these permanents), Thorin locks down your board with ward {1}, making your whole team surprisingly resilient. The gameplan is to lean into artifact synergies and legendary creatures that generate value, then swing in with an evasive, hard-to-block force.
The deck wins through a combination of commander damage and creature swarm. Thorin himself has trample and evasion once protected, making him a respectable threat, but you're really building a cumulative advantage engine. Load up on cheap artifacts (especially mana rocks and Clue tokens), stack your deck with synergistic legendaries, and sprinkle in Sagas that advance your story while generating resources. Cards that create multiple permanents, like Saga Generators or token-making artifacts, help you hit the Storied threshold quickly.
Strategy generated by Tapped Decks AI. Not affiliated with Wizards of the Coast.
Key Synergies
Budget Build
Skip expensive legendaries; use solid uncommon Dwarves and colorless mana rocks like Coldsteel Heart, Marble Diamond, and Arcane Signet instead of pricey alternatives.
Signature Cards
- 1Óin the Brave
- 2Nori, Teller of Tales
- 3Dwalin, Weaponmaster
- 4Fíli the Pathfinder
- 5Bombur, Gentle Dreamer
Inclusion = % of Thorin Oakenshield decks running this card. +lift = percentage-point boost over the format average.
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