---
name: "Argivian Blacksmith"
mana_cost: "{1}{W}{W}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Human Artificer"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "ME4"
set_name: "Masters Edition IV"
collector_number: "4"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Kerstin Kaman"
oracle_id: "80240b6b-d20d-4dfb-a2c5-c272c3b43a70"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/argivian-blacksmith-me4"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Argivian Blacksmith
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{W}{W}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Artificer
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/2

## Oracle Text
{T}: Prevent the next 2 damage that would be dealt to target artifact creature this turn.

> *Through years of study and training, the Blacksmiths of Argive became adept at reassembling the mangled remains of the strange, mechanical creatures abounding in their native land.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Circle of Protection: Artifacts](/printing/circle-of-protection-artifacts-atq.md) — Enchantment
2. [Sphere of Purity](/printing/sphere-of-purity-mrd.md) — Enchantment
3. [Martyrs of Korlis](/printing/martyrs-of-korlis-me4.md) — Creature — Human
4. [Aethershield Artificer](/printing/aethershield-artificer-j22.md) — Creature — Dwarf Artificer
5. [Ethersworn Shieldmage](/printing/ethersworn-shieldmage-arc.md) — Artifact Creature — Vedalken Wizard
6. [Stonewise Fortifier](/printing/stonewise-fortifier-jou.md) — Creature — Human Wizard

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Masters Edition IV (ME4) #4
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Kerstin Kaman
- **Total Printings:** 2 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `not_legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `legal` | Penny: `legal`