Dáin, Lord of the Iron Hills

Dáin, Lord of the Iron Hills

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{1}{W} · Legendary Creature — Dwarf Noble
Uncommon · The Hobbit · Art by Tomas Duchek
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.
Predicted power
Standard 48 Eng.C-Usr.

Dáin plus two qualifying permanents creates a potent attack tax, but a removable 2/2 is most likely a metagame-dependent anti-aggro card.

Best home White artifact/legend midrangeBand fringeConfidence 57%

Could be wrong if Revealed artifact and legendary density may make the condition much more routine, or removal may make investing in Dáin untenable.

Pioneer 35 Eng.DUsr.

It can tax wide attacks after modest setup, but Fatal Push and efficient low curves leave this conditional 2/2 as a narrow testing candidate.

Best home White artifact-based sideboard plansBand speculativeConfidence 62%

Could be wrong if Cheap artifact/legend shells could establish the story early enough to make its combat tax a real sideboard staple.

Modern 31 Eng.D-Usr.

Artifact decks can enable Dáin cheaply, but it is a removable 2/2 and only matters versus combat, a low-impact baseline for Modern.

Best home White artifact shellsBand speculativeConfidence 65%

Could be wrong if A competitive artifact shell may reliably activate it immediately and value the tax against Boros Aggro or other creature decks.

Legacy 27 Eng.FUsr.

Fast artifacts can enable an early tax, but Dáin is fragile, vulnerable as a legend, and irrelevant against much of Legacy's combo-centric field.

Best home White artifact prisonBand speculativeConfidence 68%

Could be wrong if Artifact prison strategies could exploit fast mana and a favorable creature metagame better than expected.

Pauper Eng.NLUsr.
Commander 58 Eng.C+Usr.

Dáin counts itself, so matching decks often get a two-mana multiplayer Ghostly Prison; creature fragility keeps it below established enchantment taxes.

Best home White artifact and legendary decksBand role-playerConfidence 62%

Could be wrong if Optimized lists may prefer more resilient prison pieces, or artifact/legend density may make this unusually efficient.

Limited 66 Eng.BUsr.

A vigilant two-drop is useful early, and Dáin plus two artifacts, legends, or Sagas makes attacking into it substantially harder.

Best home White decks with artifacts or legendsBand premiumConfidence 43%

Could be wrong if Unknown artifact, legend, and Saga density may make Storied either routine or too inconsistent for a premium rating.

Conditional combat-tax creature

“A cheap, fragile conditional Ghostly Prison that is promising where artifacts, legends, or Sagas make Dáin's story routine.”

AI prediction made before release — not a measured result. Real performance data replaces this once the set is legal and tournament results come in.

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