Bilbo

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Aurion 861

Can Bilbo go it alone? Absolutely he can!

Let's face it, this is never going to be a power deck but it's already beaten the first two scenarios from the core set, so it isn't useless.

Setup

Use The Grey Wanderer to slap Ring of Barahir on Bilbo to start plumping up his . This is important as he only has 2 to start with, so even the lowly Dol Guldur Orcs can make short work of Bilbo, particularly if they turn up whilst he is questing.

Starting hand

If you manage to draw Fireside Song or Strider in your opening hand, I would be tempted to keep it. Otherwise, you are looking for Heed the Dream to search for the pivotal cards that make this deck work (i.e. A Burning Brand, Song of Hope (and any other songs for that matter). Love of Tales is nice to see early on for some extra resource generation, but if you have got Resourceful or Song of Kings + Steward of Gondor, it isn't worth searching for. Spare Pipe is also a good card to draw in your opening hard as it will help to buff Bilbo's a little more and help you dig for Heed the Dream or Elven-light if you already have Protector of Lórien or Song of Healing. Drinking Song can be especially useful in the first round as you can play the pivotal cards from your hand and then dig for more and gain a card in the process - if you draw into another drinking song, you can repeat the process.

Strategy

The main strategy of this deck is to use Fireside Song to turn our trusty eleventy-one year old hobbit into an absolute beast of a quester and then to use Nor am I a Stranger to give him Herugrim so he can make some ridiculous strength attacks to take out the most difficult of foes.

With his starting 2 and icon, Bilbo can be a capable defender, having access to Protector of Lórien and A Burning Brand in sphere and as a hobbit, he gets access to Hobbit Cloak to boost his against heavier hitters. Between The Shirefolk and Smoke Rings (once you have your pipes out) you should be able to keep your threat low enough to make use of the cloak and you will be able to afford to take some damage anyway due to his boosted from the pipes and artifacts, which can then be healed up using Song of Healing/Magic Ring/The Grey Wanderer. After defending he can be readied using Fast Hitch/Magic Ring/The Grey Wanderer to have him attack back with sheer ferocity.

Nothing can stand in this hobbit's way!

8 comments

Sep 10, 2021 Truck 1409

Oh

My

Gosh.

I don't hate Bilbo but what the heck.

Sep 10, 2021 Aurion 861

@Truck Hey man, don't diss Bilbo! He's 4 for 4 now! Just demolished the trolls at the Carrock!

Sep 10, 2021 Truck 1409

Dude you are a mastermind! Also, I have always liked Bilbo, but have never been bold enough to Grey Wanderer with him. Hats off to you!

"What the heck" meant "this deck is so good, what the heck I never knew Bilbo could be this amazing"

Sep 10, 2021 Aurion 861

Ah, I thought you meant what the heck would anyone make this for? Just so used to Bilbo getting a lot of hate but I love playing with him. 2 cards a turn without using an action or a resource is super powerful!

Sep 10, 2021 jvader 135

Thorongil to get Bilbo Baggins and upping the number of some cards for consistencymight help but otherwise it looks good

Sep 11, 2021 Aurion 861

Honestly I've not found consistency to be a problem. With Heed the Dream, Ancient Mathom, Drinking Song, Bilbo Baggins himself & the Protector of Lórien+Elven-light combo there is more than enough card draw to find everything you need. Remember to save your threat reduction events for when you have the Hobbit Pipe out for even more draw. You will find that you will often empty your deck with the amount of card draw available.

Thorongil is a good shout. I've not played with the new Bilbo Baggins so I hadn't thought about it but it would definitely help with clearing enemies before you are able to get the Herugrim combo set up.

Sep 12, 2021 pontior 4

Con-of-the-Rings bound!

Sep 13, 2021 Aurion 861

@pontiorace! Just don't use it against any battle quests! For those, I add in Elf-friend and Fair and Perilous for a big quest push but it generally takes too long to get enough to face battles early on so will struggle against the likes of Peril in Pelargir etc.