---
name: "Dwarven Forge-Chanter"
mana_cost: "{1}{R}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Dwarf Wizard"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: ["Prowess", "Ward"]
set: "BRO"
set_name: "The Brothers' War"
collector_number: "131"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Bartłomiej Gaweł"
oracle_id: "e69a8970-3ead-479d-860a-26ed65f9c846"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/dwarven-forge-chanter-bro"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Dwarven Forge-Chanter
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{R}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Dwarf Wizard
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/3
- **Keywords:** Prowess, Ward

## Oracle Text
Ward—Pay 2 life. (Whenever this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter it unless that player pays 2 life.)
Prowess (Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, this creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)

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## Printing Details
- **Set:** The Brothers' War (BRO) #131
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Bartłomiej Gaweł
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

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