Giott, King of the Dwarves
Legendary Creature — Dwarf Noble
Double strike
Whenever Giott or another Dwarf you control enters and whenever an Equipment you control enters, you may discard a card. If you do, draw a card.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- RW
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Final Fantasy
- Price
- $0.76
- EDHREC rank
- #15175
Giott, King of the Dwarves puts a lord effect and Equipment-matters trigger on a single four-mana body, making it a genuine two-for-one in any Dwarf-heavy shell. Bruenor Battlehammer decks run it because that combination of anthem and card advantage is exactly what the tribe needs to close games.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Bruenor Battlehammer
Bruenor Battlehammer turns Giott, King of the Dwarves into a draw engine — every equipped Dwarf swinging into combat generates card advantage while the +1/+1 anthem keeps the whole board threatening.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Giott, King of the Dwarves is a Commander card in practice — tribal lords rarely justify a slot in competitive 60-card formats, and Dwarves don't have a meaningful presence in Modern, Pioneer, or Legacy. In those formats the creature type support simply isn't dense enough to make the anthem relevant. Commander is where Giott earns its keep, specifically as a supporting piece in Dwarf-tribal builds helmed by Bruenor Battlehammer, where the Equipment synergies are already baked into the strategy. Oathbreaker is a theoretical home, but again only if the signature spell and planeswalker are built around Dwarves.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.76 bulk tier
At $0.76, Giott, King of the Dwarves sits in bulk territory, which is appropriate for a card with a narrow tribal home and no crossover appeal outside of that lane. It's a stable pickup for Dwarf players with no meaningful upside pressure unless the tribe gets significant new support.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.