Blacksmith's Skill
Blacksmith's Skill: Instant, Modern Horizons 2. Target permanent gains hexproof and indestructible until end of turn. Prices and printings on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {W}
- Mana value
- 1
- Type
- Instant
- Colour identity
- White (W)
- Rarity
- Common
- Set
- Modern Horizons 2 (MH2)
- Released
- 2021-06-18
- Collector number
- 6
- Artist
- Jason A. Engle
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About Blacksmith's Skill
Blacksmith's Skill is a Magic: The Gathering card, a common white instant from Modern Horizons 2 (MH2), a draft-focused set released in June 2021. It is collector number 6 in that set, with art by Jason A. Engle. It costs {W} (one white mana) to cast, for a mana value of 1. Its colour identity is white. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker and Pauper Commander. Modern Horizons 2 is its only printing so far. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.38 (normal finish, as of 2026-10-23).
Card text
Target permanent gains hexproof and indestructible until end of turn. If it's an artifact creature, it gets +2/+2 until end of turn.
Before he was subjugated by demonic forces, Dakkon was a master smith of unrivaled artistry.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.38 (as of 2026-10-23).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Blacksmith's Skill by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Modern | Legal |
|---|---|
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Pauper | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Pauper Commander | Legal |
Other printings of Blacksmith's Skill
The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Modern Horizons 2 (MH2) #381 | Common | 2021 |
Official rulings
One official ruling applies to Blacksmith's Skill.
- 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.
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