The Last Homely House
General => Council of Cobra => Topic started by: JamesCB on October 23, 2020, 06:29:22 AM
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Out of:
Old Bilbo's Heir
Son of Drogo
Reluctant Adventurer
Courteous Halfling
Tired Traveller
Master of the Precious
Hope of Free Peoples
Wicked Masster!
Resolute Hobbit
Protected by Many
Weary From the Journey
Little Master
Which is your favorite Frodo?
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I voted Courteous Halfling for entirely sentimental reasons.
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I voted same cause I just hate discard that much :)
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I did Resolute Hobbit, because of the extra resistance, but honestly, Courteous Halfling might be better.
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I voted same cause I just hate discard that much :)
Not-zombies vote alike!
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I voted same cause I just hate discard that much :)
What about Little Master?
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Old Bilbo's Heir has great utility. It is the only also recurring-use card that heals Bounder.
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Nice poll!
I voted same cause I just hate discard that much :)
That's the reason why I was thinking of either Courteous Halfling or Little Master. Finally, I decided for Little Master because of the nice foil picture.
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I have the undoubtedly unpopular vote for Son of Drogo. He's not in nearly as many of my decks as Courteous Halfling, Old Bilbo's Heir, or Reluctant Adventurer, but he's one of few Frodos where choosing him matters. Signets aside, most of the time those guys are just a Frodo without much contribution: I can sub out Courteous Halfling for Old Noakes, or Old Bilbo's Heir for some other protection, or just let a extra 3 tokens wind up in the twilight pool over the course of the game. Sure they tilt your deck in a certain way, but for the most part decks with them could function almost as well without them. Because they're so generally useful I understand why they're going to be a lot of peoples' favorites though.
Sam, Resolute Halfling; Merry, Learned Guide; and Sting, Baggins Heirloom + Smeagol (especially if you're not using Slinker) are the most obvious combinations with Son of Drogo, and each are a lot of fun. Instead of Pippin, Hobbit of Some Intelligence removing one wound and then dying, Friend to Frodo can remove three. The Morgul Orcs or Twilight Nazgul are pretty much doomed against him, and if you have healing for other cultures (looking at you, Elves) now you can have healing for Frodo too. I consider the signet interaction as a nice bonus rather than a handicap, makes choosing your main fighters a little more interesting and gives some life to one of the most under-utilized aspects of the game pre-Shadows.
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:o I almost always dismissed Son of Drogo, unless you used Strength of Spirit. But you changed my mind. Now I almost feel obligated to make a SoD deck.
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Probably Resolute Hobbit or maybe even Weary From the Journey. But I've also always liked the idea of Master of the Precious for Smeagol shenanigans.