---
name: "Blacksmith's Skill"
mana_cost: "{W}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "MH2"
set_name: "Modern Horizons 2"
collector_number: "381"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Jason A. Engle"
oracle_id: "5c5b308c-07d5-422a-8b45-b8b19cb967ca"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/blacksmiths-skill-mh2"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Blacksmith's Skill
- **Mana Cost:** `{W}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle 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.

> *Bevor er von dämonischen Mächten unterjocht wurde, war Dakkon ein Schmiedemeister von unvergleichlicher Kunstfertigkeit.*

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## Printing Details
- **Set:** Modern Horizons 2 (MH2) #381
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Jason A. Engle
- **Total Printings:** 22 across all historical editions

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