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Gandalf's Evil Twin |
Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2007 2:23 pm |
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I’m new to the Cobra Card boards but have played this game for a couple of years and love to build decks. Here is one of my favorite decks.
Adventure Deck
All Underground Sites except No Mount Doom as it limits your ability to replace sites in the current region
Freeples Side(34 cards):
Frodo, Weary From The Journey
The One Ring, The Ring of Doom
Starting Fellowship
Grimbeorn, Beorning Chieftain x1
Pippin, Hobbit of Some Intelligence x1
Draw Deck
Gandalf, Powerful Guide x4
Erland, Dale Counselor x1
Pallando, Far-Travelling One x1
Gwaihir, The Windlord x1
Daddy Twofoot, Next-Door Neighbor x1
Glamdring, Foe-Hammer x1
Radagast’s Herb Bag x1
Gandalf’s Staff, Ash-Staff x1
Beorning Axe x1
Sting, Bane of the Eight Legs x1
Terrible and Evil x2
Home and Hearth x2
Shadowplay x4
Mysterious Wizard x2
For A While Less Dark x4
Make Haste x3
Intimidate x2
Shadow Side:
Mountain Troll x4
Porter Troll x4
Tower Troll x2
Cave Troll of Moria, Savage Menace x2
Troll’s Keyward, Keeper of the Beast x4
Scurrying Goblin x4
Orkish Smith x4
Goblin Hordes x4
Unforgiving Depths x4
Vicious Warg x2
Strategy:
Start by bidding one and then remove the burden with Pippin. Choose to go second, unless they out bid you and choose to go second.
Free Peoples:
Pippin, Hobbit of Some Intelligence - Used for Burden removal with his game text and Home and Hearth text. Also used with Make Haste for either minion discarding or twilight removal. Can also be used for healing companions, also per his gametext. Not vital but helps alot.
Grimbeorn, Beorning Chieftain - Total Tank. Just discard your Trolls and later recycle them with Goblin Hordes. When he has his beatin’ stick Beorning Axe, it gives a +2 to strength(like he needs it) and an additional vitality, making it easier to use his ability.
Gandalf, Powerful Guide - Is kind of a wildcard and is the center of the deck. He obviously has cycling abilities already built in. Basically put all of his toys on him and he can wound up to 4 times per spell with his Gandalf’s Staff, Ash-Staff, Radagast’s Herb Bag, and Gwaihir,The Windlord.
Erland, Dale Counselor - Only purpose is to get a Beorning Axe on him and replay those spells.
Shadowplay and Make Haste- Exert with Pippin and then return Pippin to your hand in the maneuver phase.
Daddy Twofoot, Next-Door Neighbor - Recycles Make Haste
Shadow Side:
Just a plain old Standard Troll Bomb with Minion Recursion "Goblin Hordes and Mountain Troll" and Condition Recursion "Orkish Smith"
Any suggestions are welcome. |
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TheHobbit13 |
Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2007 3:09 pm |
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orc spear would be nice to pump up your trolls o could you cave trolls hammer |
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Gandalf's Evil Twin |
Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2007 8:49 pm |
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orc spear would be nice to pump up your trolls o could you cave trolls hammer
That could work. I know Orkish Worker is always gold in this decktype. I need a card to make The Free Peoples "Frenzy of Arrows" proof. Besides taking out the followers. Perhaps Terrible and Evil... |
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Thranduil |
Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2007 10:57 am |
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Gandalf’s Evil Twin wrote: Perhaps Terrible and Evil...
THAT’S ESSENTIAL!
It’s a nice deck, but you don’t have enough spells. Terrible and Evil is great, most of the other good ones for this deck are rotated out (like Mithrandir Mithrandir and Strength of Spirit) but I suspect intimidate wouldn’t go amiss. It might be pushing it a little bit, but Flame of Anor is great if you have enough companions, and I’d definitely use it over mysterious wizard as you’re adding burdens and it’s also ring-bearer protection.
And welcome to Cobra Cards.
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Gandalf's Evil Twin |
Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2007 4:45 pm |
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Thranduil wrote: Gandalf’s Evil Twin wrote: Perhaps Terrible and Evil...
THAT’S ESSENTIAL!
It’s a nice deck, but you don’t have enough spells. Terrible and Evil is great, most of the other good ones for this deck are rotated out (like Mithrandir Mithrandir and Strength of Spirit) but I suspect intimidate wouldn’t go amiss. It might be pushing it a little bit, but Flame of Anor is great if you have enough companions, and I’d definitely use it over mysterious wizard as you’re adding burdens and it’s also ring-bearer protection.
And welcome to Cobra Cards.
Thranduil
Edits made. Removed 1 Beorning Axe and 1 Brooding on Tomorrow. Added 2 Terrible and Evils. |
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lem0nhead |
Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2007 2:55 am |
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Cool deck and nice to see someone trying to use powerful guide. I have a deck with him and pure hobbits so good to see a variation. Cos its standard there arent any more good spells to put in but id try and find room for flame of arnor but intimidate would definately be useful. |
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Gandalf's Evil Twin |
Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2007 6:48 pm |
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lem0nhead wrote: Cool deck and nice to see someone trying to use powerful guide. I have a deck with him and pure hobbits so good to see a variation. Cos its standard there arent any more good spells to put in but id try and find room for flame of arnor but intimidate would definately be useful.
What to take out? What to take out? Maybe either the Phial of Galadriel, The Light of Earendil or A Light in His Mind?... |
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lem0nhead |
Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2007 2:26 am |
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Yeah they would be the best 2, cut light in mind as you have home and hearth. If you wanted to cut the phial its useful but i think you need more spells, its up to you. If you do stick 2 flame of arnor in. |
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"Smart guy, especially considering his head is filled with lemon juice and seeds. That boy’s juicy brain is FULL of good stuff" ~ DainIronfoot
"No fair! And all I got was an oily unconscious steward!" ~ Pippin.
"Okay, stop me if you've heard this one. An elf, a man, and a dwarf walk into the Riddermark..." ~ Eomer |
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Gandalf's Evil Twin |
Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2007 5:35 pm |
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Edits made. Added Intimidate x2. I think this should work better now. |
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lem0nhead |
Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 3:44 am |
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Yeah looks cool now GET. Nice one! |
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My Trade List and CC References
"Smart guy, especially considering his head is filled with lemon juice and seeds. That boy’s juicy brain is FULL of good stuff" ~ DainIronfoot
"No fair! And all I got was an oily unconscious steward!" ~ Pippin.
"Okay, stop me if you've heard this one. An elf, a man, and a dwarf walk into the Riddermark..." ~ Eomer |
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