Andúril, Flame of the West

Andúril, Flame of the West

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{3} · Legendary Artifact — Equipment
Mythic · The Hobbit Eternal · Art by Paolo Parente
Equipped creature gets +3/+1. Whenever equipped creature attacks, create two tapped 1/1 white Spirit creature tokens with flying. If that creature is legendary, instead create two of those tokens that are tapped and attacking. Equip {2}
Predicted power
Standard Eng.NLUsr.
Pioneer Eng.NLUsr.
Modern 32 Eng.D-Usr.

A creature-heavy shell may test it as a token snowballer, but five total mana and a combat requirement are far slower than Modern's usual equipment rate.

Best home Boros AggroBand fringeConfidence 58%

Could be wrong if A dense legendary-attacker equipment shell could make the immediate attacking Spirits more reliable than expected.

Legacy 30 Eng.D-Usr.

Equipment tutoring can make a one-of plausible, but a 3-mana artifact needing another 2 mana and combat is vulnerable and inefficient in Legacy.

Best home Creature-based equipment decksBand fringeConfidence 61%

Could be wrong if Existing equipment shells may value a tutorable one-card army more than its setup cost suggests.

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

On a legendary commander, each attack adds two attacking fliers while boosting the commander; that is a strong repeatable payoff for combat-focused builds.

Best home Legendary combat-token decksBand role-playerConfidence 72%

Could be wrong if Five mana across casting and equipping may be too slow for optimized lists without resilient combat commanders.

Limited 81 Eng.A-Usr.

The +3/+1 bonus makes attacks threatening, and repeated two-Spirit triggers rapidly overwhelm boards, though the five-mana setup invites removal.

Best home Any creature deckBand first-pickConfidence 45%

Could be wrong if Unknown speed, removal density, and legendary-creature availability could make the setup too vulnerable or the attacking-token clause less relevant.

Token-making combat equipment

“A slow but powerful combat snowballer, best when a legendary attacker immediately converts its trigger into extra attackers.”

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

Previewed 22 July by Paolo Parente

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