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brunobluhm 38
Classic hobbit deck for Saga adventures.
Thematic rule: only use unique allies in order to simulate the Fellowship - as if only important characters decided to help the hobbits with their quests.
Tests: I have played the first 4 Saga adventures, and have had 100% victory rate.
Hero roles:
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Sam: quests and defends. Some defense combos work really well with him. For example: hobbit cloak, gondorian shield and steward of gondor, staff of lebethron, +1 defense from his readying ability, halfling determination and, in Saga, Sting; 1st candidate for fast hitch;
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Pippin: quest, card draw and help with engagement cost (very helpful);
- Merry: quest and combat (attack); Classic combo: dagger of westernesse; 2nd candidate for fast hitch;
Other facts:
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Card draw: Pippin, Daeron Runes, Foe-Hammer, Gandalf, Gléowine, Legolas;
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Ally acceleration: Elf-Stone, A Very Good Tale, Send for Aid; (this is very important, since the allies here are quite expensive)
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Resource Acceleration: Steward of Gondor; Sword-thain; plus ally/attachment acceleration (Elf-Stone and Galadriel mostly)
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Encounter deck manipulation/cancelation: Scout Ahead; Henamarth Reversong; Take No Notice; Staff of Lebethron (for shadow cards) and Frodo Saga (for when revealed effects);
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Readying: Sam's ability (main feature in this deck); Gimli's ability; Fast Hitch;
- Questing: Faramir, Celebrían's Stone, plus starting questing power is amazing; (it blends well with the readying abilities)
Some numbers:
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Sam can defend with up to 7/9: 1 (base) + 2 (hobbit cloak) + 2 (gondorian shield in its prime) + 1 (sting, only in saga) + 1 (his readying ability) + 2 (halfling determination);
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Merry can attack with up to 8/10: 4 (base, in Saga) + 4 (two daggers) + 2 (halfling determination);
- Starting questing power: 9 (3 Sam, 2 Merry, 2 Pippin, 2 Frodo);
I still have to try it in combat heavy adventures, since this deck has a slow start. But it is very reliable in mid-late game.
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Jul 12, 2017 |
Jul 12, 2017Hello In terms of first rounds, yes, that is the weak spot of this deck. In Saga that has not been a problem for 3 reasons mostly: 1) Frodo gives 2 more questing points - very important early game - plus a 'when revealed' cancelation ability; and 2) Boons such as 'tireless ranger', 'mr underhill' and 'sting' are helping a lot defensively. Another helpful thing is the low starting threat (20), that gives the deck time to settle before the swarm of enemies appear. Although, even when I rushed (the Balrog adventure), this deck handled the adventure really well (I left Moria without even glimpsing the Balrog's danger). But I still have to test this one on adventures outside the Saga world, and I do feel it wouldn't work well with Battle/Siege adventures. Since I made this for solo, I was thinking good options (thematic as well) for playing the campaign 2-handed. Do you have any suggestions? I am having difficulties on ideas because most effects on this deck only work with higher engagement cost enemies... |
Jul 26, 2017Very cool thematic deck, I like it a lot! Is "Anborn" a stand-in for Aragorn? |
@brunobluhmit looks like your deck would benefit from another deck that starts a little more aggressively alongside it to protect it until it comes online (similar to Outlands). It would be tough to really get a super thematic deck going as yours has a lot of major characters from the books, but Beregond comes to mind as a reliable early game defender in tandem with some Spirit allies and maybe another Spirit hero along with some Tactics cards to help with combat.Overall a cool deck, thematic decks are a personal favorite of mine. Nice work.