Surly Farrier

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Character Background

Surly Farrier reads like a compact toolbox for green aggro and tempo decks: a 2/2 for {1}{G} that can repeatedly turn any one of your creatures into a slightly bigger, vigilant attacker or blocker. Thematically it fits a grumpy Kithkin who keeps the line marching, and mechanically it rewards proactive, combat-focused gameplans rather than instant-speed interaction — its {T} ability is sorcery-speed and can’t be used the turn it enters, so plan ahead. Best used to eke out favorable trades, push through extra damage, or leave a key creature untapped to block after attacking, it pairs especially well with go-wide Kithkin or small-creature swarms and with creatures that have tap-activated abilities (vigilance preserves those activations after combat). In Limited it’s a high-value early pick; in Constructed tuck it into green aggro or midrange as incremental value and stack it with anthem effects or pump spells to make the +1/+1 matter across multiple attackers.

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