Dwarven Armorer
Creature — Dwarf
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, Discard a card: Put a +0/+1 counter or a +1/+0 counter on target creature.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Fallen Empires
- Price
- $3.33
- EDHREC rank
- #11446
Dwarven Armorer is a one-mana 1/1 Dwarf that taps to give a creature +0/+2 or +2/+0 until end of turn — marginal stats, marginal effect, and the tap cost means you're spending a Dwarf on a one-shot pump rather than an actual board contribution. The only reason to run it is the creature type: in Magda, Brazen Outlaw decks, it's a body that generates Treasure triggers and counts toward the five-tap combo, not a card you're ever casting for its activated ability.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Magda, Brazen Outlaw
Dwarven Armorer shows up in nearly half of all Magda, Brazen Outlaw decks because Magda's engine cares about Dwarves tapping, and a one-mana Dwarf that can tap itself for any reason — including its own pump ability — is a cheap contributor to the five-Treasure threshold.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Dwarven Armorer is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but Legacy and Vintage have zero interest in a 1/1 with a marginal pump ability. Commander is the only format where it sees actual play, and even there the use case is narrow: it's a Dwarf tribal piece in Magda, Brazen Outlaw shells, not a card with broad applicability. Outside of that one commander, Dwarven Armorer has no competitive home.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$3.33 cheap tier
At $3.33, Dwarven Armorer sits in a strange spot — the price is almost entirely driven by its inclusion in Magda, Brazen Outlaw lists, and demand stays stable as long as that commander remains popular. It's not expensive, but it's also not a card you'd pick up speculatively outside of the one deck that wants it.
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Sources
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.