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Dwarven Mattock

uncommon Artifact — Equipment

When this enters, attach it to target Dwarf you control.

Equipped creature gets +2/+2 and has . (Whenever equipped creature becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, unless that player pays .)

Equip ( : Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a .)

C+ Grade from the win rate

Win rate when drawn 55.9% −0.3 vs average 13,141 games

Win rates and picks

55.9% 28,014 games
Average pick ()
6.9

By deck

  • Dwarves & Equipment 56.7% 10,692 games
  • Goblin Army 52.6% 1,031 games

Win rates from , 323,114 games. This card is compared with the set average (56.2%).

Reviews

Dwarven Mattock might as well be a , because 3 mana to equip is a little too prohibitive in any deck other than red/white dwarves. Getting the free equip and having access to other ways to bypass the cost makes this a slam dunk for that deck, but it's kind of weak everywhere else.

How to draft it

Roles in each deck

  • Dwarves & Equipment Sets up the plan

    Dwarven Mattock attaches itself for free to a Dwarf when it enters, so this deck gets a 2-mana +2/+2 with that also counts as an . Moving it later costs .

    How to play it

    Wait for a Dwarf on the battlefield so the free attach happens, since on an empty board it sits there until you pay . Put it on your best Dwarf, which the then protects. Later moves cost only onto Dwarven Mauler, and on Iron Hills Blacksmith the +2 counts twice.

    Learn the Dwarves & Equipment deck