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Dwarven Shortsword

common Artifact — Equipment

When this enters, create a 2/2 red Dwarf creature , then attach this Equipment to it.

Equipped creature gets +1/+2.

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

C- Grade from the win rate

Win rate when drawn 54.3% −1.9 vs average 23,573 games

Win rates and picks

55.0% 45,994 games
Average pick ()
8.8

By deck

  • Dwarves & Equipment 54.7% 17,747 games
  • Draw Two 53.6% 3,643 games
  • Removal Midrange 53.7% 896 games

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

Reviews

Much like U.S.Agent, John Walker in Marvel Super Heroes, Dwarven Shortsword starts out as a 3/4 for 4, which isn't great, but it leaves behind a reasonable equipment on the board when it , which is a very real upside. If I'm drafting dwarves, this is going to be very high on my pick order to make sure my deck has enough equipment to support the set's synergies.

White's commons are really bad in The Hobbit.Magnificent End, Dwarven Shortsword, and Esgaroth Garrison are the only white commons I'm ever happy to play (although Garrison often gets crowded out by other 5s).

How to draft it

Roles in each deck

  • Dwarves & Equipment Filler

    Dwarven Shortsword makes a 2/2 Dwarf and attaches to it (+1/+2), so the 4-mana arrives as a 3/4 and leaves a cheap equip behind. Take Dwarven Mattock (56.7%) first and this one late.

    How to play it

    Fine as a third or fourth . The counts for Kíli but not for Fíli, which triggers only on nontoken Dwarves. Once the token , the Shortsword moves onto Dwarven Mauler for free.

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