Blacksmith's Skill
Instant
MH2Modern Horizons 2#381common
Before he was subjugated by demonic forces, Dakkon was a master smith of unrivaled artistry.
- Finishes
- Nonfoil · Foil · Etched
- Border
- black
- Frame
- 1997
- Pull rate
- ~1 in 15–1515
- Illustrator
- Jason A. Engle
- Found in
- Modern Horizons 2 Collector Booster Pack · Modern Horizons 2 Collector Booster Hanger Pack · 3 more
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality
Constructed
StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperLegal
Commander
CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal
Arena
AlchemyNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
BrawlNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
GladiatorNot legal
Other
PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulNot legal
Future StandardNot legal
Target permanent gains hexproof and indestructible until end of turn. If it's an artifact creature, it gets +2/+2 until end of turn.
Plays as:
Artifact AnimatorProtection Spell
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Rulings
1 · latest Jun 18, 2021
- WotCJun 18, 2021
Blacksmith's Skill checks whether the permanent is an artifact creature when it resolves. If the target isn't an artifact creature when the spell is cast but becomes one before the spell resolves, it will get +2/+2.