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CardName: Dwarven Miner Cost: {1}{R}{R} Type: Creature - Dwarf Pow/Tgh: 1/2 Rules Text: First Strike {2}, Sacrifice a land: Dwarven Miner gains +2/+0 until end of turn Flavour Text: All dwarves can mine. A dwarf claiming it as his profession must be something unusual indeed. Set/Rarity: Strike The Earth Common

Dwarven Miner
{1}{r}{r}
 
 C 
Creature – Dwarf
First Strike
{2}, Sacrifice a land: Dwarven Miner gains +2/+0 until end of turn
All dwarves can mine. A dwarf claiming it as his profession must be something unusual indeed.
1/2
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Updated on 20 Nov 2011 by Vitenka

Code: CR05

History: [-]

2011-10-18 18:11:36: Vitenka created the card Dwarven Miner
on 16 Nov 2011 by Vitenka:

Needs to have a cost too. Maybe {r/2}?

on 16 Nov 2011 by Alex:

Like wither, hybrid is a mechanic which is generally either used in a big way in a set, or not used at all. Alara Reborn is about the only exception, and that still had 10 cards (the Bant Sureblade cycle and the Messenger Falcons cycle).

on 19 Nov 2011 by Alex:

This definitely does need a cost of some kind though. I agree {2} or {r} are the best options. Even {r} is very good.

on 19 Nov 2011 by jmgariepy:

Personally, I'd find this card more appealing if the casting cost/p/t came down a step, and an activation of {2}{r} or so was added. I assume that this card, as written, will cause more frowns than smiles. I can imagine someone doing 'the right thing' by blocking with this creature and sacrificing 3 lands, only to watch their opponent drop another 7/7. Whether or not it was the right play, that can be really frustrating. Keeping this in common and letting it happen all the time... even more so.

on 19 Nov 2011 by Alex:

This card is certainly one of the chief contributors to land sacrifice. But thing is, in-set that means a lot more than in many sets. It brings back Tunnel Skeleton, opens you to risk from Soul Channel and Demon of Armok, and so on.

2011-11-19 14:09:25: Vitenka edited Dwarven Miner:

reduced casting cost by one, added {2} activation; it's still a good finisher.

on 19 Nov 2011 by Alex:

This now means you have this and Porcelain Cat both at 3-mana red common first strike. Before there was Tunnel Runners at 2CC, the Cat at 3, and this at 4. Are you planning to just ditch the Cat entirely? Or bump it up to 4 mana to become a Halberdier reprint?

on 19 Nov 2011 by Vitenka:

BURN THE CAT.

Uh, yeah. I didn't really realise that.

on 20 Nov 2011 by jmgariepy:

I admit, I might have advised making this guy a monster. 2/2 first strike for 3cc is already pretty good. Still, this would feel like a strong common without the first strike.

on 20 Nov 2011 by Vitenka:

Dammit. I KEEP reading 3cc as {3}{?}{?}

Still, good point, let's make it 1/2

2011-11-20 08:46:08: Vitenka edited Dwarven Miner:

2/2

2011-11-20 08:46:10: Vitenka edited Dwarven Miner:

2/2 -> 1/2

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