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| menace64 |
![]() Posted: Tue Dec 26, 2006 12:40 am |
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Joined: 12 Apr 2006
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Location: Wichita, Kansas
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Okay, so I got a few boxes today for Christmas, and those were the first LotR cards for me in a long time (over a year). So, to celebrate, I built a deck.
I wanted to do something "new", so I went with damage Dwarves and some kind of [Orc] possession deck. I’m not sure how effective it is yet, but I think it should be all right. It’s kind of on the big side (41 cards per side); after some games that number should sink a bit.
I went with expanded because I don’t believe in casual rotation.
Frodo, Courteous Halfling
The One Ring, Answer to All Riddles (my favorite ring - this will not change)
Gimli, Counter of Foes
Uri, Dwarven Lord
**Note that I do not have any other Reflections dwarves (else I’d be running them), so for now that start is the best I can do**
Abandoned Mine Shaft
Barazinbar
The Bridge of Khazad-dum
Chamber of Mazarbul
Helm’s Gate
Moria Guardroom
Pinnacle of Zirakzigil
Slopes of Orodruin
Starkhorn
Free Peoples (39+2)
Companions (6)
Thrarin, Smith of Erebor x3
Dwarven Warrior x3
Conditions (14)
Aggression x3
Dwarven Embassy x4
Endurance of Dwarves x4
Proud and Able x3
Events (7)
Axe Strike x3
Honed x4
Possessions (12)
Dwarven Axe x4
Dwarven Bracers x3
Gimli’s Battle Axe, Vicious Weapon
Hand Axe x4
Shadow (41)
Minions (24)
The Balrog, Terror of Flame and Shadow x2
Cave Troll of Moria, Savage Menace x3
Goblin Aggressor x4
Isengard Underling x4
Mordor Aggressor x3
Orc Tormentor x4
Scavenging Goblins x4
**The Balrogs are there because I didn’t really have anything else I felt like I needed to add. Plus they can’t hurt having available.**
Conditions (6)
Great Cost x2
Retribution x4
Events (3)
Armed for Battle x3
Possessions (8)
Mordor Scimitar x4
Orc Spear x4
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| sickofpalantirs |
![]() Posted: Tue Dec 26, 2006 9:21 am |
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i think you can only have one aggression in expanded. with gimli i would try to get the vitality dwarven ring to boost him up and wound him up. if you want damage you could use axe of khazad-dum. I think you should cut obviously 2 aggression since you can only have one and with your minion side ID particularily get it is it corruption with retribution? if so more trolls, if not IDK what to do with it you could cut th balrogs and it would be a 39/39
wait GD,GH could be a good way to exert gimli maybe. |
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| legoles3333 |
![]() Posted: Wed Dec 27, 2006 8:36 pm |
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| I agree with sickofplantirs to add a vatilaty adding ring and for wounds put in a Baruk Khazad to get wounds for gimli also Battle Fury could make things intresting as well as Disquiet of Our People |
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| NBarden |
![]() Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2006 6:06 pm |
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Joined: 28 Dec 2006
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My first post!
Anyway, I really like the Dwarves, and Dwarves are definitely the way to go, but I felt that the deck was missing a few things. Like a choke strategy. Sorry, but Dwarves are geared towards choking the twilight pool, and I don’t think this deck does that.
The use of Thrarin is great, but if you want a good damage deck, you need to include several copies each of Lord of Moria and Battle in Earnest. You also must get the Ring of Fury. Also, you need more possessions. The Book of Mazarbul, Dwarven Armor, and Arod, Rohirrim Steed will all add to Thrarin’s damage bonus.
I noticed your comment that you don’t have many reflections Dwarves. Your top priority should be getting a hold of Durin III. He is the best dwarf period. The Gimli Ring-Bearer (Gimli, Bearer of Grudges) allows you to get him in the starting fellowship with Uri.
The Answer to All Riddles is an awesome ring, but if you do switch the ring-bearer to Gimli, Bearer of Grudges, you would have to get the One Ring, The Ring of Rings.
As for shadow, the use of the Balrog is awesome! Get him the Whip of Many Thongs, Weapon of Flame and Shadow, and Final Cry, and he’ll be a killer! His sword would be handy to. A fierce, damage + 3 strength 21 Balrog that wounds a companion he is skirmishing twice at the end of a skirmish would be pretty nasty. (Unless you played against my friend’s Gondor Knight/Fortification deck .) Also, a few copies of Fill with Fear would slaughter an elf archery deck.
Anyway, great deck! Keep working on it!
NBarden
P.S. My primary deck is a Dwarf choke deck. |
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