Thorin Oakenshield

Compared with Badgermole Cub (49), Thorin offers a stronger payoff in dense RW permanent boards, but its threshold and color cost limit adoption.

Could be wrong if Revealed artifact mentions may not translate into enough cheap permanent density or a competitive RW shell.

Its potential team ward is better than Badgermole Cub (22), but Pioneer removal and the three-permanent setup make it a fringe build-around.

Could be wrong if Existing artifact and legendary shells could reach Storied far more consistently than the supplied archetype data indicates.

A 3/2 needing an established board before granting ward is slow for Modern; an artifact deck must specifically want RW and a nonengine creature.

Could be wrong if A RW-capable Affinity-style shell with abundant cheap permanents could make permanent team ward more valuable than expected.

Legacy demands immediate value or exceptional efficiency; Thorin is a removable two-drop whose protection requires setup and does not advance a combo.

Could be wrong if Cheap artifact and legendary permanents could enable a specialized board deck, though no such home is established in the supplied context.

In matching permanent-heavy decks, a cheap source of team ward protects multiple engines; outside them it is a low-impact attacker without card advantage.

Could be wrong if More efficient artifact protection, payoffs, or commanders may leave too little room for a conditional 3/2.

A two-mana 3/2 with trample is strong, and Storied can make removal awkward, though reliable enablers and set speed are unknown.

Could be wrong if If artifacts, legends, and Sagas are sparse or RW is poorly supported, it is merely an efficient but vulnerable attacker.