Khazad Combat 1.0

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• 1.0

This is the combat deck built to deal with 'The Hobbit' saga boxes using cards from those boxes plus the first two cycles.

Dáin changes the game. A standard Dwarf swarm truly gets into gear with a willpower and attack buff. The majority of swarming here happens over the table with its partner deck, Khazad Questing. This deck's chief job is to massacre anything that comes off the encounter deck.

To that end, Gimli gets powered up. You can boost him early with a cheeky undefended attack, particularly if you're willing to ask, "Are you able to do anything a bit hasty if I get into trouble?" If this isn't an option, Dwarven Axe and Dwarrowdelf Axe serve until you can double-Citadel Plate him.

The Leadership attachment King Under the Mountain is the main source of card draw here, although Sneaky G can also do the job if you're not using him to control threat or nuke an orc from orbit.

You've got a lot of options defensively. Dáin Ironfoot is a solid defender, especially if your partner can throw an Unexpected Courage on him to help him recover, or use Arwen Undómiel to boost his defence even further. Gondorian Spearman can take care of any 2-hit-point orcs, given that Thalin has already tickled half their health away by questing. He's probably the only character you're going to be using to quest with. The Winged Guardian can deal with a decent majority of enemies in the event that Dáin Ironfoot is otherwise engaged.

Once Gimli is powered up, you can start throwing combat attachments across the table, especially if it helps to bribe your partner to put Unexpected Courage on Dáin Ironfoot.