I'm a little surprised that Hobbit Cloak doesn't have any reviews, because I think it's incredible. Even if you have just the Core and Fellowship boxes, this card can be invaluable, allowing even a thematic Hobbit deck to defend against the Black Riders without instantly losing a hero if it has to. The in-box Fatty Bolger and, of course, the Fellowship Frodo Bagginses have 2 printed , which then becomes 4 if you're managing your threat properly and are forced to engage with a Black Rider, netting you 1 damage on a hero instead of a whole dead hobbit. With a larger card pool, it becomes even more awesome. The Return of the King box(es) gives you the in-sphere Halbarad and the 3 Tom Cotton. Merry reduces your threat and Pippin gives further enemy engagement cost boosts, and there are, of course, myriad other options to lower your threat to make sure you're getting the full value out of the single resource you spent on this card. And, as an added bonus, it is not even restricted!
Hobbit Cloak
Attachment.
Cost:1.
Item.
Attach to a Hobbit hero. Limit 1 per hero.
Attached hero gets +2 while defending against an attack by an enemy with an engagement cost higher than your threat.
In their dark cloaks they were invisible as if they all had magic rings. The Fellowship of the Ring
Alexandre Dainche
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Reviews
While it lost some of its enormous prevalence in Hobbit decks after the release of Gaffer Gamgee, if you still want to defend traditionally (or save yourself some lore resources from time to time during a game where you run Gaffer Gamgee as well), Hobbit Cloak is still fantastic for only 1 resource. It is seldom anymore one of the absolute priority cards in a Hobbit (which it used to be for me), but still remains relevant and really strong.
Rating: 6.5/10
Decks of mine using Hobbit Cloak