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Koll, the Forgemaster

Legendary Creature — Dwarf Warrior

Whenever another nontoken creature you control dies, if it was enchanted or equipped, return it to its owner's hand.
Creature tokens you control that are enchanted or equipped get +1/+1.

CMC
2
Mana cost
{R}{W}
Color identity
RW
Rarity
uncommon
Set
Magic Online Promos
Price
—
EDHREC rank
#7087
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Koll, the Forgemaster card art
Koll, the Forgemaster turns every equipped creature's death into a free return to hand — if that creature is a token, the token comes back to the battlefield instead, which is where the engine gets out of hand. Pair him with a free sacrifice outlet like Ashnod's Altar and a token generator, and you have a loop; slot him into Bruenor Battlehammer and those recycled creatures hit the board already equipped on the cheap.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01
Bruenor Battlehammer

Bruenor Battlehammer

55.5% of decks · synergy 0.51

Bruenor Battlehammer slashes equip costs to zero, which means every creature Koll, the Forgemaster returns to hand re-equips for free the moment it hits the battlefield — the two cards together form a self-sustaining attack loop that's hard to disrupt without removing both pieces.

02
Three Dog, Galaxy News DJ

Three Dog, Galaxy News DJ

37.6% of decks · synergy 0.33

Three Dog, Galaxy News DJ cares about the broadcast keyword and equipment matters themes, and Koll, the Forgemaster feeds that gameplan by recycling equipped creatures back to hand so you never run out of bodies to suit up and swing with.

03
Nahiri, Forged in Fury

Nahiri, Forged in Fury

25.5% of decks · synergy 0.21

Nahiri, Forged in Fury wants a steady stream of equipped creatures to trigger her ability, and Koll, the Forgemaster guarantees that stream by returning any equipped non-token that dies straight to your hand for the next attack step.

04
Ardenn, Intrepid ArchaeologistRograkh, Son of Rohgahh

Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist // Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh

20.4% of decks · synergy 0.16

Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist // Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh moves equipment for free at the start of combat, and Koll, the Forgemaster ensures that no equipped creature death represents a permanent loss — just a temporary speed bump before the gear migrates to the next attacker.

05

Kellan, the Fae-Blooded

16.3% of decks · synergy 0.12

Kellan, the Fae-Blooded grows off equipment and Auras attached to him, and Koll, the Forgemaster gives the deck resilience by recovering any equipped support creature that trades or gets removed rather than letting the board state erode.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern legal
pioneer legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper not legal
oathbreaker legal

Commander is where Koll, the Forgemaster does his real work — equipment decks thrive in a multiplayer format where attrition is constant, and a two-mana legend who negates creature death taxes fits cleanly in the 99 of any Boros equipment build or as a low-to-the-ground commander in his own right. In competitive non-rotating formats like Legacy and Modern, Koll is legal but sees essentially no play — his effect requires a critical mass of equipment and token synergies that those formats don't support at a competitive speed. Pioneer is the same story: legal, but the infrastructure isn't there. Oathbreaker could be an interesting fringe home if an equipment-adjacent planeswalker is your signature spell, but even there it's a novelty rather than a staple.

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Price Context

Current price

unknown tier

Pricing data for Koll, the Forgemaster isn't currently available here, so check Scryfall or your preferred retailer for the live number. Historically he's sat in the bulk-rare range given his narrow application, which makes him an easy pickup if you're building any Boros equipment list.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.