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Thorin Oakenshield

Legendary Creature — Dwarf Noble · {R}{W} · Red/White commander

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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What Thorin Oakenshield actually does

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

• Static ability · keyword_grantAs long as you have an enduring story, artifacts and creatures you control have ward {1}.
• Keyword · trampletrample

What a Thorin Oakenshield deck wants

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

• 15× A permanent that does something every turn it is on the battlefield — the deck's body, for a commander whose text asks for nothing specific
• 23× A permanent of the exact NON-creature type the commander counts — artifacts for an artifact commander, enchantments for an enchantress
• 3× Answer a whole board at once
• 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
• 11× Get ahead on mana

Best cards for Thorin Oakenshield

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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