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Iron Fist, Hero for Hire

Legendary Creature — Human Mercenary Hero · {1}{R} · Red commander

Trample Prowess (Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, this creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.) Power-up — {7}{R}: Iron Fist deals 5 damage divided as you choose among up to five targets. Put five +1/+1 counters on Iron Fist. (Activate each power-up ability only once. Reduce the cost by his mana cost if he entered this turn.)

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What Iron Fist, Hero for Hire actually does

Read off the card by the same engine the Forge and Analyzer use — this is the mechanical classification, not a summary.

• Activated abilityPower-up — {7}{R}: Iron Fist deals 5 damage divided as you choose among up to five targets. Put five +1/+1 counters on Iron Fist.
• Keyword · power-uppower-up
• Keyword · prowessprowess
• Keyword · trampletrample

What an Iron Fist, Hero for Hire deck wants

The plan the Forge derives for this commander: the roles it fills and how many of each.

• 16× A creature that HAS the keyword the commander's trigger counts — a card that merely says the word is not one
• 10× Mana from a NONLAND permanent — a commander that doubles nonland mana gets nothing from lands
• 22× Instants and sorceries — for a magecraft/prowess commander the spell COUNT is the engine
• 14× Put +1/+1 counters on creatures you control, or multiply the ones already there
• 5× Actually remove one problem permanent — preventing its damage is not removing it
• 1× Answer a whole board at once
• 9× Find the exact card the plan needs
• 7× Refill your hand
• 2× Keep a permanent you control alive through removal

Best cards for Iron Fist, Hero for Hire

Ranked by an engine that reads what each card does — its real cost, its delay and how reliably it works — rather than counting how often other people play it.

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