Veteran Axehand Loaded for Bear 1.0

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I made this deck just to see how much I could build up Veteran Axehand while I wrote my Card Talk review. With that in mind, mulligan for Veteran Axehand and/or Wizard Pipe. Don't forget you can see what the top card before taking a mulligan. Ideally you would get a Veteran Axehand on top of the deck to play it turn 1. If not, then Dain can defend and mine the top 3 cards to try and find one. Stand and Fight then can put it in play. If no Veteran Axehand, then can build up Nori as the attacker to get his ability going to recycle some cards.

Daeron's Runes and Expert Treasure-hunter provide card draw to also help power through the deck to find the axehands and all the attachments for them. Well-Equipped is best to play once an axehand is in play to get an attachment on it or try to get Thorongil for Dain.

Armor of Erebor is primarily for Dain. Raiment of War can also go on him if extra defense and hp are needed.

Grappling Hook is for some extra questing power via a built up axehand or Nori. Hopefully can also recycle them later with Nori's ability.

I wanted to start with Leadership Dáin Ironfoot, but I didn't really find other Leadership cards that I wanted. Spirit Dain opens up getting Wild Stallion early on. Thorongil will get Leadership Dain's ability to further boost the axehand.

At best, I think the axehand can get up to 10 attack (+1 Wild Stallion, +3 Warrior Sword with 3 engaged enemies, +2 War Axe, +1 Dain, +1 Narya). Probably not a good deck, but a fun theory craft.