Thorin Oakenshield
Trample 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, artifacts and creatures you control have ward {1}.
How Thorin Oakenshield decks play in EDH
Thorin Oakenshield is a Boros commander in white and red costing RW, 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 Thorin Oakenshield decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $4.77Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (3)
Card draw (3)
Removal (2)
Creatures (10)
Synergy & payoffs (2)
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Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Thorin Oakenshield 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 Thorin Oakenshield deck?
Thorin Oakenshield has a Boros colour identity, so every card in the deck must be white and red or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Thorin Oakenshield?
The cards played most often in Thorin Oakenshield decks include Dáin, Lord of the Iron Hills, Bifur, Melodic Rider, Bofur, Reliable Guardian // Concerted Care. 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 Thorin Oakenshield deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $4.77 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 Thorin Oakenshield 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.