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| Sting Like A Bee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Bees in the Branches | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 |
| My friends, you bow to no one | 14 | 11 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Hobbits and allies | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2.0 |
| eagle eggs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Do not meddle in the affairs of hobbits! | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.0 |
| Sting Like A Bee w/limited card pool | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| LOTR Saga - A Shadow of the Past Hand 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Sting Like A Bee | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Sting Like A Bee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Sting Like A Bee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Sting Like A Bee - Updated 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Sting Like A Bee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Hobbits - Cheap allies and boosting hero's deck | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Sting Like A Bee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Mancation Hobbit Deck | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Sting Like A Bee RCO | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
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This is an updated version of the original Hobbit deck I built right after cracking open The Black Riders at Gen Con the year it was released. The core idea of the deck has never really changed: Pump Merry up and let him kill things, have Sam defend, and use Pippin for card draw. What has changed is the ally lineup, and I think it will always continually change as new allies are released. There are a few different Hobbit builds possible using this hero trio. One of them can make good use of Ents, and I've had fun with that particular deck, but I already have quite a few decks featuring Ents now, so I didn't go with that approach for this one. This is the classic "big alies" Hobbit build, which uses Elf-stone and Sneak Attack to get the big guys into play. There's also plenty of resources with Steward and Errand-rider to pay for some of them conventionally as well. The newest additions are Taste It Again! and Staff of Lebethron from Land of Shadow, which make Sam even better. Still one of the most enjoyable decks around that is powerful at the same time. This can work in either solo or multiplayer.
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Apr 04, 2016 |
Apr 04, 2016I built a deck with those 3 heroes when Black Riders was released, and it worked very good, for example, in Shadow of the Past, when it seemed it wouldn't. Now, watching your list, also seems the big-allies strategy doesn't work with only elf-stone. I'm curious to see how it really works. |
Apr 04, 2016Yeah, I could see how it might not seem feasible with just Elf-stone. What helps is:
So overall the cost curve of the deck is actually pretty low. One thing that does happen is Sam sometimes piles up resources without enough to buy, especially if Errand-rider doesn't show up, so I'm considering adding A Good Harvest or even Parting Gifts to shunt a bunch of resources over to one of the other heroes. |
Apr 05, 2016Ok i see. Good Harvest is the best to me. The most versatile card in the game, i would say, if you hurry me. |
Apr 05, 2016Happy to see this one updated! This was one of the first decks I built/had good results with after reading about it on your blog post. Still probably one of my favorite archetypes/playstyles in the game. |
Apr 06, 2016Anyone have a good deck to pair with this one to start my saga campaign? Looking for something mildly thematic (Loreagorn?) |
Apr 07, 2016
Read the description, as it talks about removing Elladan if you aren't playing with the sister deck. But it's a pretty solid deck that's easy to play with big bodies. |
Apr 26, 2016I remember first playing this deck and the float like a butterfly version too. I loved them. The only fatal mistake I feel you made was not naming them "float like a butterbur" and "sting like a bree" |
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May 02, 2016Thanks for this. I am having some trouble though with some quests where very strong enemies have low engagement cost, such as the watcher in the water... Any sideboard for these quests? THANKS!! |
May 02, 2016`@Cerberov That's a good question. Anything that can help keep enemies at bay while you get setup could be helpful. Cards like Take No Notice, Fresh Tracks, or Ranger Spikes would be at the top of my list. |
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May 31, 2016I've been using an updated version of this deck to run through the Saga campaign with a friend. It's so good it's unbelievable! |
Jun 22, 2016I've been using this deck archetype and variants of this since black rider. My favourite deck. This one is great |
Feb 08, 2017I like this one a lot, but there is one question: Why noch Treebeard? |
This brings back happy memories of our first GenCon. It was fun to watch you build this (or the original incarnation, anyway) right there at the table.