Rebuilding Depala, Pilot Exemplar with The Hobbit

The Mana Forge Commander Digest

EDHREC | Commander | August 31, 2026

Wizards recognized an opportunity and proceeded to print Depala, Pilot Exemplar in their product lineup.

Key points

• Lorehold Archivist enables reuse of Dwarves and Vehicles in the graveyard while Practiced Scrollsmith and Restoration Specialist can recur discarded value pieces.
• The article mentions card advantage effects from Dáin's Company, interaction effects from Duergar Hedge-Mage, and mana accelerants involving re-preparing Blazing Firesinger.

Details

Nahiri's Resolve

Nahiri's Resolve protects the board and retrigger effects every turn with six artifacts that have enters abilities.

Salvation Engine

The article's author gives Salvation Engine credit for further advantage gained from rummaging.

Giott, King of the Dwarves / Thorin Oakenshield / Gimli of the Glittering Caves

Giott, King of the Dwarves sculpts its controller's hand, Thorin Oakenshield staves off spot removal, and Gimli of the Glittering Caves starts making Treasures.

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