Anduril, Flame of the West (LTR)

Andúril, Flame of the West
Casting Cost: {3}
Card Type: Legendary Artifact - Equipment
Card Text:
Equipped creature gets +3/+1.
Whenever equipped creature attacks, create two tapped 1/1 white Spirit creature tokens with flying. If that creature is legendary, instead create two of those tokens that are tapped and attacking.
Equip Cost: 2
Artist: Irvin Rodriguez

Card Strengths and Weaknesses:

• Strengths:
  • Provides a significant power boost to the equipped creature.
  • Generates flying tokens upon attack, providing additional board presence.
  • Extra synergy with legendary creatures, making it a great fit in decks with a high number of legendary cards.
  • Reasonable equip cost of {2}, making it easy to shift between creatures.
• Weaknesses:
  • Does not grant any form of evasion or protection to the equipped creature.
  • The added toughness is relatively minimal (+1), offering little in the way of added durability.
  • Vulnerable to artifact removal.

Deck Utility:

• Legendary Matters Decks: With its bonus for legendary creatures, Andúril fits naturally in decks that feature a high number of legendary cards.

• Token Strategies: The ability to generate Spirit tokens can add another dimension to decks that aim to flood the board.

• Voltron Decks: A solid inclusion in decks that aim to make a single creature incredibly strong.

Interactions and Combos:

• Hero's Blade: Automatically attaches to legendary creatures, working well with Andúril's additional bonus for legendaries.

• Odric, Lunarch Marshal: Can spread the bonuses provided by Andúril to other creatures you control.

• Elspeth, Sun's Champion / Elspeth, Sun's Nemesis: Their abilities to create tokens or pump creatures align well with the benefits provided by Andúril.

• Sigarda's Aid: Allows you to equip Andúril at instant speed, potentially catching an opponent off-guard.

Andúril, Flame of the West is a powerful equipment that offers both a significant boost in stats and a token-generating ability. It's particularly strong in decks that feature a large number of legendary creatures, where it provides both a hefty power/toughness boost and additional attacking tokens. The relatively low equip cost makes it flexible and easy to use, making it a strong option in a variety of deck types.