Angry Beards 5.0

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I’ve just reforged my old dwarven deck, adding a touch more deck-action with Well-Equipped and To me! O my kinsfolk!. The core remains simple: just classic cards working together to flood the table with dwarves.

I especially enjoy pairing this deck with Bloody Beards for a full dwarven experience when playing with my wife.

Heroes:

• Dáin Ironfoot
  • Magic Ring
  • Dwarf Pipe + Spare Pipe x3
  • He's a king and behaves accordingly. Dwarves feel boosted when he's around.
• Bifur
  • Narvi's Belt
  • Dwarf Pipe
• Nori
  • Legacy of Durin
  • Dwarf Pipe
  • He's mainly here for his ability, really powerful in dwarven swarm decks.

Notes:

• Mulligan for Narvi's Belt or Legacy of Durin.
  • Well-Equipped is a great accelerator when wanted attachments are still lost in our deck.
• Bifur's action should be fueled each turn... most of the time with Dáin's resources.
  • This will allow us to play 2 allies each round (triggering Nori's response in the process... much better if Legacy of Durin is also in play).
• The only reason for Record Keepers existence is to ready Dáin Ironfoot.
  • The Magic Ring can also be used for that purpose.
  • If possible, don't risk Dáin on defense without Dori or the Magic Ring (sometimes chump-blocking is a better option).
• Battle Masters are the only targets of the Dwarrowdelf Axes.
  • A Battle Master with two Axes turns into a killing machine with 8 and 2 direct damage.
  • No dwarf is going to present any complaint if a Record Keeper uses his ability to get ready one of these beasts.
  • Well-Equipped is again a great option to find and play the Axes.
• There are 3 different ways to recover/prevent a discarded Will of the West:
  • Recovering: Ered Nimrais Prospector, Dwarf Pipe.
  • Preventing: Spare Pipe.
• The Prospector and Dwarf Pipe, together with the Erebor Hammersmith, can also recover Zigil Miner's discarded cards.
  • This deck has the same number of 1-cost and 2-cost cards (18 each), and they represent 72% of the deck.
  • Take a look at your already revealed cards and make your choice between one of those values for triggering Zigil's action.
• To me! O my kinsfolk! is the dwarven version of Sneak Attack... it is great to get back discarded unique dwarves like Dori or Fili/Kili... did someone say Battle Masters?

Sideboard:

• Bofur is a great ally, the main reason for not including him is that I have a 2nd dwarf deck and Bofur () is already there.
  • Blue Mountain Traders shine a bit more when I play both decks.
• Ring Mails are good targets for Dwalin and the Erebor Guards.
  • Any of them with two Mails get better defense stats than Dáin.
• Durin's Song's versatility makes it a great target for the Spare Pipes.
• The Lure of Moria is a bit expensive but its ability is game-ending.
• If the intention is mining hard, having a 2nd copy of Will of the West could be an option.