Dáin, Lord of the Iron Hills
Vigilance Storied (If you control three or more artifacts, legendaries, and/or Sagas, you have an enduring story for the rest of the game.) As long as you have an enduring story, creatures can't attack you unless their controller pays {1} for each of those creatures.
How Dáin decks play in EDH
Dáin, Lord of the Iron Hills is a mono-white commander costing 1W, and its legendary creature - dwarf noble line shapes the whole deck around it. Artifacts drive the deck, so cheap mana rocks and artifact recursion do double duty. The cards below are the ones Dáin, Lord of the Iron Hills decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $72.77Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (1)
Card draw (1)
Removal (1)
Creatures (7)
Synergy & payoffs (10)
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Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Dáin, Lord of the Iron Hills decklist with a written strategy, a full mana base and live prices — from the whole card pool, or only from cards you already own.
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What colours can I use in a Dáin, Lord of the Iron Hills deck?
Dáin, Lord of the Iron Hills has a mono-white colour identity, so every card in the deck must be white or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Dáin, Lord of the Iron Hills?
The cards played most often in Dáin, Lord of the Iron Hills decks include Gleaming Splendor, Ori, Plate Stacker, Fíli the Pathfinder. The full list of staples above is grouped by the job each card does, so you can see the deck's skeleton rather than just a pile of names.
How much does a Dáin, Lord of the Iron Hills deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $72.77 at current market prices. A complete 100-card build costs more, and Grimoire can generate a budget version instead if you set a price ceiling.
Can I build a Dáin, Lord of the Iron Hills deck from cards I already own?
Yes. Import your collection into Grimoire and choose "my cards" when you build. The generator will only use cards you actually own, and the Missing Cards page shows what you would need to buy to finish any list.