Alright, folks. Sorry for the delay...I was in bed sick most of the day so far. But on with the show!

Here are the entries. Again, remember that the names are still hidden, so don’t assume you’re looking at, say, lem0nhead’s cards first in that matchup just because his name is listed first.

Here they are!

Dáin Ironfoot vs. elf lvr:

Entry #1:

•Rowan of the Golden Crown
Ally • Home 2 [Towers] • Tree
Strength: 3
Vitality: 4
Each time you move from a forest site, you may exert this ally to draw a card.
Skirmish: Place this ally in the dead pile to heal an Ent 3 times.
“‘“Upon your head how golden-red the crown you bore aloft! / O rowan dead, upon your head your hair is dry and grey; / Your crown is spilled, your voice is stilled for ever and a day. / O Orofarnë, Lassemista, Carnimírië!”’”

Nice. I like it a lot. Too bad nobody would play it thanks to Anduin Confluence.

•Treebeard, Fangorn
Companion • Ent
Strength: 12
Vitality: 4
Signet: Gandalf
Unhasty.
Each time an unbound Hobbit exerts (except during the fellowship phase), you may draw a card.
Skirmish: Exert Treebeard to make another Ent or unbound Hobbit strength +1 (and damage +1 if skirmishing an minion).
“‘And I am doing the asking. You are in my country. What are you, I wonder?’”

And why would I use him? He’s Unhasty with no way to make him fight!

Entry #2:

•Leaflock, Ancient Ent
Companion • Ent
Strength: 11
Vitality: 4
Resistance: 6
Unhasty. Leaflock’s twilight cost is -1 for each Ent you can spot.
Each Tree is strength +1 (or +2 if you can spot a Wizard).
Assignment: Exert a Tree or 2 Ents to allow Leaflock to skirmish.
“‘Leaflock has grown sleepy, almost tree-ish, you might say...covered with leafy hair, he is.’”

Overshadow the existing Leaflock? Nope. He’s unhasty, remember, and the existing Leaflock is IMPOSSIBLE to overshadow. But I like this one.

AUTHOR’S NOTE: I thought long and hard about either bringing his cost down a little or making him -1 for each Tree as well, but I simply couldn’t do it without completely overshadowing the already-existing Leaflock, in my opinion.

Dark Huorn
Companion • Tree
Strength: 7
Vitality: 3
Resistance: 4
This companion is damage +1 for each Orc and Uruk-hai in its skirmish.
Maneuver: Spot another Tree or an Ent and add to make this companion strength +2 until the regroup phase. Limit once per turn.
“‘There is a great power in them, and they seem able to wrap themselves in shadow....’”

GARH!!!!! How many times do I have to tell people? If you’re limiting it to once per phase, then make it an "at the start of the maneuver phase" ability, don’t add that clumsy (limit once per turn), which should, BTW, be enclosed in paranthesis. However, I’ll overlook that and vote on the playability, however clumsily worded. I like it a lot. I think it should be strength 6 vitality 4 like the original Huorn, especially because of the pumping ability, but its something I can live with. Very close match, here.

lem0nhead vs. AgentDrake:

Entry #1:

Forest Dweller
Companion • Tree
Strength: 6
Vitality: 4
Resistance: 5
While you can spot an Orc or Uruk-hai, this companion gains damage +1 and each companion called Forest Dweller gains hunter 1.
Skirmish: If this companion is not assigned to a skirmish, exert it to replace an Ent skirmishing a minion.
“‘There is a great power in them, and they seem able to wrap themselves in shadow: it is difficult to see them moving. But they do. They can move very quickly, if they are angry.’”

Hm...to contingent. I’d just rather use a Huorn. Since when do ents need to be replaced in skirmishes anyways?

Fangorn Guardian
Companion • Ent
Strength: 7
Vitality: 4
Resistance: 6
Each time a companion called Fangorn Guardian takes a wound or exerts (except during the fellowship phase), this companion is strength +1 until the regroup phase.
“"An angry Ent is terrifying.”

I think the lore has already been used. Ach. Opposite of the other, this one is too powerful. I can see a deck based on these guys exerting like mad tio do all sorts of things and getting huge in the process, coupled with major healing. Bleach.

Entry #2:

•Watchers of the Forest
Companion • Tree
Strength: 10
Vitality: 4
Resistance: 5
Damage +1.
Watchers of the Forest is twilight cost -1 and strength +1 for each Ent and Tree you can spot.
Skirmish: Discard two cards from hand to make an Ent strength +1 and damage +1 for each Tree you can spot.
“‘They stand here and there in the wood or under its eaves, silent, watching endlessly... but deep in the darkest dales there are hundreds and hundreds of them....’”

Wow that’s an expensive companion. Gotta love mega guys though. I LOVE THE SKIRMISH ABILITY! Initiative stuff ROCKS! However, he is rather splashable, I’d prefer a spotting requirement.

AUTHOR’S NOTE: This is meant to be a really souped-up combination of Huron from Reflections, and Boomed and Trumpeted.

Ent Herdsman
Companion • Ent
Strength 10
Vitality 4
Resistance 6
Unhasty.
To play, spot an Ent or two unbound Hobbits.
Assignment: Exert an unbound Hobbit or discard 2 cards from hand to allow this companion to skirmish.
Regroup: Exert this companion to discard a wounded minion.
“‘They are the shepherds of the trees... To them you are but the passing tale....’”

Perfect. Just perfect in every way. I love this. Lore is perfect, everything is perfect.

Vote for your favorite from each matchup, please (unless you hapeen to be IN one of them, of course! ). The winning contestants will move on to the final round!

Voting will end this coming Friday, January 18th around midnight (EST). Have fun, and good luck to all!

Alright, folks. Sorry for the delay...I was in bed sick most of the day so far. But on with the show!

Here are the entries. Again, remember that the names are still hidden, so don’t assume you’re looking at, say, lem0nhead’s cards first in that matchup just because his name is listed first.

Here they are!

Dáin Ironfoot vs. elf lvr:

Entry #1:

•Rowan of the Golden Crown
Ally • Home 2 [Towers] • Tree
Strength: 3
Vitality: 4
Each time you move from a forest site, you may exert this ally to draw a card.
Skirmish: Place this ally in the dead pile to heal an Ent 3 times.
“‘“Upon your head how golden-red the crown you bore aloft! / O rowan dead, upon your head your hair is dry and grey; / Your crown is spilled, your voice is stilled for ever and a day. / O Orofarnë, Lassemista, Carnimírië!”’”

Oh, I like very much. Seriously, how many people actually use ally-hate sites?

•Treebeard, Fangorn
Companion • Ent
Strength: 12
Vitality: 4
Signet: Gandalf
Unhasty.
Each time an unbound Hobbit exerts (except during the fellowship phase), you may draw a card.
Skirmish: Exert Treebeard to make another Ent or unbound Hobbit strength +1 (and damage +1 if skirmishing an minion).
“‘And I am doing the asking. You are in my country. What are you, I wonder?’”

Ah, nice, though I would’ve liked some way to make him fight. But he’s still almost worth it anyway, assuming you have something else to make him fight.

Entry #2:

•Leaflock, Ancient Ent
Companion • Ent
Strength: 11
Vitality: 4
Resistance: 6
Unhasty. Leaflock’s twilight cost is -1 for each Ent you can spot.
Each Tree is strength +1 (or +2 if you can spot a Wizard).
Assignment: Exert a Tree or 2 Ents to allow Leaflock to skirmish.
“‘Leaflock has grown sleepy, almost tree-ish, you might say...covered with leafy hair, he is.’”

Yet another one I like. Great lore that fits the card. (Hey, that stuff’s important!)

AUTHOR’S NOTE: I thought long and hard about either bringing his cost down a little or making him -1 for each Tree as well, but I simply couldn’t do it without completely overshadowing the already-existing Leaflock, in my opinion.

Dark Huorn
Companion • Tree
Strength: 7
Vitality: 3
Resistance: 4
This companion is damage +1 for each Orc and Uruk-hai in its skirmish.
Maneuver: Spot another Tree or an Ent and add to make this companion strength +2 until the regroup phase. Limit once per turn.
“‘There is a great power in them, and they seem able to wrap themselves in shadow....’”

Aside from the wording NB mentioned, nice and solid, though not wonderfully flavorful like Leaflock.

lem0nhead vs. AgentDrake:

...I shall refrain from comment, of course.


Vote for your favorite from each matchup, please (unless you hapeen to be IN one of them, of course! ). The winning contestants will move on to the final round!

Voting will end this coming Friday, January 18th around midnight (EST). Have fun, and good luck to all!

Here they are!

Dáin Ironfoot vs. elf lvr:

Entry #1:

•Rowan of the Golden Crown
Ally • Home 2 [Towers] • Tree
Strength: 3
Vitality: 4
Each time you move from a forest site, you may exert this ally to draw a card.
Skirmish: Place this ally in the dead pile to heal an Ent 3 times.
“‘“Upon your head how golden-red the crown you bore aloft! / O rowan dead, upon your head your hair is dry and grey; / Your crown is spilled, your voice is stilled for ever and a day. / O Orofarnë, Lassemista, Carnimírië!”’”

NB you have some daft arguments, who uses Anduin confluence? No one ive ever faced. You cant dismiss a card because of another, like you wouldnt use eowyn loi because of demoralized! So disregarding ONE card i think this is cool but not amazing.

•Treebeard, Fangorn
Companion • Ent
Strength: 12
Vitality: 4
Signet: Gandalf
Unhasty.
Each time an unbound Hobbit exerts (except during the fellowship phase), you may draw a card.
Skirmish: Exert Treebeard to make another Ent or unbound Hobbit strength +1 (and damage +1 if skirmishing an minion).
“‘And I am doing the asking. You are in my country. What are you, I wonder?’”

This time i agree with NB if it was a mistake to not allow an unhasty guy to fight then big mistake. If it was intended i would never use him, he’s just not worth it.


Entry #2:

•Leaflock, Ancient Ent
Companion • Ent
Strength: 11
Vitality: 4
Resistance: 6
Unhasty. Leaflock’s twilight cost is -1 for each Ent you can spot.
Each Tree is strength +1 (or +2 if you can spot a Wizard).
Assignment: Exert a Tree or 2 Ents to allow Leaflock to skirmish.
“‘Leaflock has grown sleepy, almost tree-ish, you might say...covered with leafy hair, he is.’”

Meh nothing special.

Dark Huorn
Companion • Tree
Strength: 7
Vitality: 3
Resistance: 4
This companion is damage +1 for each Orc and Uruk-hai in its skirmish.
Maneuver: Spot another Tree or an Ent and add to make this companion strength +2 until the regroup phase. Limit once per turn.
“‘There is a great power in them, and they seem able to wrap themselves in shadow....’”

Yeah at the start of the maneuver woiuld have been so much nicer this just looks daft. Shame cos i like it otherwise.