
Bifur, Melodic Rider
Legendary Creature — Dwarf Bard
Storied (If you control three or more artifacts, legendaries, and/or Sagas, you have an enduring story for the rest of the game.)
Whenever Bifur enters or attacks, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature.
As long as you have an enduring story, if a triggered ability of a Dwarf you control triggers, that ability triggers an additional time.
4 / 5
Commander bracket
Derived from card traits, not a ruling — bracket rules turn on how a deck intends to use a card. Bracket rules
EDHREC
Combos 15
All 15 combos.
Commander recommendations
Top synergy 50
Played far more in this commander's decks than elsewhere.
- Thorin Oakenshield
- Fíli the Pathfinder
- Dáin, Lord of the Iron Hills
- Glóin the Mighty
- Dwalin, Weaponmaster
- Dáin's Company
- Dáin Ironfoot
- Dori, Bearer of Friends
- Kíli the Resourceful
- Thorin, King of Durin's Folk
- Balin, Loremaster
- Magda, Brazen Outlaw
- Gimli of the Glittering Caves
- Iron Hills Blacksmith
- An Unexpected Party
- The Lonely Mountain
- Dwarven Mattock
- Thorin, Mountain-king
- Glóin, Dwarf Emissary
- Bofur, Reliable Guardian
- Óin the Brave
- Nori, Teller of Tales
- Dwarven Shortsword
- Orcrist, Goblin-cleaver
- Ori, Keeper of Songs
- Iron Hills
- Giott, King of the Dwarves
- Fíli and Kíli, Joyous
- Vow to Erebor
- Bearded Axe
- Gimli, Counter of Kills
- Dáin of the Ancient Halls
- The Arkenstone
- Dwarven Mauler
- Bombur, Gentle Dreamer
- Diamond Pick-Axe
- Iron Hills Stalwart
- Sting, Bilbo's Sword
- Dwarven Mine
- Thorin, Company's Leader
- The Misty Mountains Cold
- Ori, Plate Stacker
- Thorin's Last Stand
- Path of Ancestry
- Bruenor Battlehammer
- Dwarven Recruiter
- Burn, Burn, Tree and Fern
- Mines of Moria
- Goldvein Pick
- Koll, the Forgemaster
Most included 50
Highest share of decks running them, distinctive or not.
- Mountain
- Plains
- Thorin Oakenshield
- Fíli the Pathfinder
- Dáin, Lord of the Iron Hills
- Kíli the Resourceful
- Glóin the Mighty
- Dáin's Company
- Sol Ring
- Dwalin, Weaponmaster
- Dáin Ironfoot
- Dori, Bearer of Friends
- Arcane Signet
- Balin, Loremaster
- The Lonely Mountain
- Command Tower
- Bofur, Reliable Guardian
- Iron Hills Blacksmith
- Dwarven Mattock
- Óin the Brave
- Thorin, King of Durin's Folk
- An Unexpected Party
- Nori, Teller of Tales
- Magda, Brazen Outlaw
- Thorin, Mountain-king
- Orcrist, Goblin-cleaver
- Gimli of the Glittering Caves
- Fíli and Kíli, Joyous
- Glóin, Dwarf Emissary
- Dwarven Shortsword
- Iron Hills
- Swords to Plowshares
- Ori, Keeper of Songs
- Clifftop Retreat
- Path of Ancestry
- Vow to Erebor
- Path to Exile
- Giott, King of the Dwarves
- Dwarven Mauler
- Dáin of the Ancient Halls
- Bombur, Gentle Dreamer
- Sram, Senior Edificer
- The Arkenstone
- Thorin, Company's Leader
- Ori, Plate Stacker
- Sting, Bilbo's Sword
- Diamond Pick-Axe
- Bearded Axe
- Iron Hills Stalwart
- The Misty Mountains Cold
Format legality
Rulings
- 2026-06-29
A permanent is any object on the battlefield, including tokens and lands. Spells and emblems aren't permanents.
- 2026-06-29
A single permanent can only count once toward the three legendary, Saga, and/or artifact permanents needed to get an enduring story, even if it has more than one of those qualities. If you control one permanent that is a legendary artifact and a second permanent that is a Saga, you will only have two of the three permanents required to get an enduring story.
- 2026-06-29
Bifur's last ability doesn't copy the triggered ability; it just causes the ability to trigger an additional time. Any choices made as you put the ability onto the stack, such as modes and targets, are made separately for each instance of the ability. Any choices made on resolution, such as whether to put counters on a permanent, are also made individually.
- 2026-06-29
If Bifur entering causes you to have an enduring story, his "enters or attacks" ability triggers an additional time.
- 2026-06-29
If a triggered ability is linked to a second ability, additional instances of that triggered ability are also linked to that second ability. If the second ability refers to "the exiled card," it refers to all cards exiled by instances of the triggered ability.
- 2026-06-29
If you control three legendary, Saga, and/or artifact permanents but don't control a permanent with storied, you don't get an enduring story. For example, if you controlled three artifacts, lost control of two, then cast Thorin Oakenshield, you won't have an enduring story.
- 2026-06-29
If your third legendary, Saga, or artifact permanent enters the battlefield and then one of those permanents leaves the battlefield immediately afterwards (most likely due to the "legend rule" or due to being a creature with 0 toughness), you get an enduring story before it leaves the battlefield.
- 2026-06-29
In some cases involving linked abilities, an ability requires information about "the exiled card." When this happens, the ability gets multiple answers. If these answers are being used to determine the value of a variable, the sum is used.
- 2026-06-29
Once you have an enduring story, you have it for the rest of the game, even if you lose control of some or all of your storied permanents. The enduring story designation is on the player and can't be removed by any effect.
- 2026-06-29
Storied isn't a triggered ability and doesn't use the stack. Players can respond to a spell that will give you your third legendary, Saga, and/or artifact permanent, but they can't respond to you getting an enduring story once you control that third permanent.
- 2026-06-29
Triggered abilities use the word "when," "whenever," or "at." They're often written as "[Trigger condition], [effect]." Some keyword abilities are triggered abilities and will have "when," "whenever," or "at" in their reminder text.