With the release of The Grey Wanderer, which made very low-count character decks realistic options in the meta, this gained some playability where it had almost none before. The condition is still hard to meet, however the payoff, especially early on, is quite nice. Also fun and decent with Gandalf and/or Wizard Pipe.
Rating: 3.5/10
Decks of mine using Taking Initiative
Most Dwarf decks reach their strength by sheer numbers of different characters and not by using the same character repeatedly, which is obviously the ideal target for Durin's Song. There are some few exceptions like Gimli or Dáin Ironfoot and with those heroes Durin's Song can be good while also having the very valuable song trait, however in most cases it just doesn't make the cut for me. I very much like that the effect lasts for the entire round though!
Rating: 3.5/10
Decks of mine using Durin's Song
Received a major playability-upgrade with the release of Council of the Wise, where it previously only really had value with Glóin in my opinion, and even there seldom made the cut. Nowadays often in decks with the aforementioned contract due to its non-existent cost and condition. Still not exciting by any means, but a decent glue-card now and again.
Rating: 4/10
Decks of mine using Parting Gifts
There are only a limited number of ways to ready allies, which means the somewhat over-costed Ever Vigilant still retains some playability. I very seldom run it, but have enjoyed it with Faramir in particular. And, as is the case with many subpar but cheap events, it regained some playability due to the release of Council of the Wise, both because it has added value there and because it might find a place since you need to run 50 different cards.
Rating: 4/10
Decks of mine using Ever Vigilant
While this offers you the opportunity of just flunking on the quest and preserving your characters for combat, which is a fantastic effect, this card has essentially three problems: One is its hefty resource cost, another its restriction of only targeting one player and its last that, if you want to run that strategy, Doom Hangs Still mostly offers a much more wholistic solution for the entire quest phase/the entire group through both its effects. This renders Ever Onward often as only a card for solo, and even there I almost never saw it. Great silver bullet for The Black Gate Opens in lower player counts!
Rating: 4/10
Decks of mine using Ever Onward
