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Title: Any Idea for Bilbo RB? Hobbits
Post by: Christopher on March 03, 2010, 03:37:43 PM
Hello there!. I have been out for some days, but im back !^^. I got a question for all comunity.....there are any deck or idea for Bilbo RB?...seriously, i got one deck:

Starting:

Bilbo, bearer of things burgled
Grass Ring (xD)
Pippin, Friend to Frodo (cant discard my tales)
Smeagol, poor crature (i cycle like mad!)
Merry, friend to sam (Give the powa!)
Sam, Great Elf Warrior ( i choose this sam, coz its very nice in the first sites, i like Sam "remove burden")

Events

Chance Observation x4 (with this, i give 8-9 plus str to my hobbits, and wint A_A)
Practically Everyone was invited x4 (allys, come to me!)
Narrow Escape x2 (For Double Move!)

Conditions

Consorting with wizards x3 (No Wound for the ring bearer....perfect!)
Everyone Knows x4 (The powa for Merry and Pippin)
Escape x2 (for those guys)
There and Back Again x1 (when everythings is on fire, this could help me!)

Posession

Red book of Westmarch x2 (Draw Cards!)
Hobbit Sword x3 (anything to say ;D)

Ally

Hobbit Party Guest x 4 (heal the Farmer)
Farmer Maggot x1 (heal The powa of the deck, Merry and pippin, and help to get his 13/14 of str)
Master Proudfoot x1 (this guy help to get 2 or more tokes that says "Bilbo RB", and make me Draw Cards)

So, with my use, i discover that is a nice deck, heal like mad, and draw cards like mad.....the problem is that at the site 7 or 8 i lost coz my deck die....its over....i want to give some ideas for this problem, or any suggestion is welcome. As u can see, the most cards are "tales", so its hard to be Discarded for the shadow people.
Thanks to read A_A
Title: Re: Any Idea for Bilbo RB? Hobbits
Post by: ket_the_jet on March 03, 2010, 03:41:40 PM
The biggest flaw with Bilbo, Bearer of Things Burgled is almost any copy of Frodo is better. With Bilbo, you are either going to have to add twilight or burdens. The twilight doesn't help with [Shire] companions and burdens can be removed but that is a dangerous game you are playing...

I like Frodo, Old Bilbo's Heir in [Shire] decks to heal the allies, or Frodo, Reluctant Adventurer if you are trying to choke.

Frankly, I think you have to worry about being overwhelmed with that deck. Once I knock out Merry, you are toast.
-wtk
Title: Re: Any Idea for Bilbo RB? Hobbits
Post by: Cw0rk on March 03, 2010, 04:13:52 PM
I have a deck using Bilbo, BoTB + Consorting with Wizards with Wraiths + Swept Away. I also remember having a filtering deck using Practically everyone was invited, A Wizard is Never late and Simbelmyne.
Title: Re: Any Idea for Bilbo RB? Hobbits
Post by: Kralik on March 03, 2010, 04:34:20 PM
Chance Observation helps a bit vs. overwhelming with Bilbo... but it is indeed tricky to survive with so much twilight output. I understand the coolness of Practically Everyone Was Invited, but otherwise I can't really think of any good reason to run Bilbo in general. Consorting with Wizards isn't enough. :P
Title: Re: Any Idea for Bilbo RB? Hobbits
Post by: Christopher on March 03, 2010, 05:07:12 PM
Any suggest for Only Hobbits Deck?
Title: Re: Any Idea for Bilbo RB? Hobbits
Post by: ket_the_jet on March 03, 2010, 05:09:28 PM
Any suggest for Only Hobbits Deck?

Yeah, don't run one in Movie.
-wtk
Title: Re: Any Idea for Bilbo RB? Hobbits
Post by: ket_the_jet on March 03, 2010, 05:10:57 PM
That was a little sarcastic, but a [Shire] only deck runs into a lot of trouble in Movie. It works better with [Gandalf] or [Gondor] support.

I do have a Frodo/Sam/Smeagol deck that I play every once in a while...but that's about it. Some people will disagree with me, I know, but I think that a 4 Hobbit deck is bad news in Movie.

Great options in Standard though.
-wtk
Title: Re: Any Idea for Bilbo RB? Hobbits
Post by: Abbott465 on March 07, 2010, 04:45:42 PM
Ive tried using a Bilbo only deck and have only gotten him to work with Gandalf Grey Pilgrim and using the Red Book to just draw massive amounts of cards. So pretty much the deck is just all Strength Pumps and Hobbit Tales.
Title: Re: Any Idea for Bilbo RB? Hobbits
Post by: Cw0rk on March 07, 2010, 08:10:18 PM
Ive tried using a Bilbo only deck and have only gotten him to work with Gandalf Grey Pilgrim and using the Red Book to just draw massive amounts of cards. So pretty much the deck is just all Strength Pumps and Hobbit Tales.
Bilbo and Gandalf the Grey Pilgrim? I'm curious, could you post your list?
Title: Re: Any Idea for Bilbo RB? Hobbits
Post by: Abbott465 on March 07, 2010, 08:45:24 PM
Bilbo RB
Gandalf The Grey Pilgrim Starter

Deep in Thought x2 (Or any condition discarder for that matter)
Echoes of Valinor x1
Servant of the Secret Fire x4
Wielder of the Flame x2
Brooding on Tomorrow x1
Gandalfs Staff x1 (Mines of Moria one)
Glamdring Elven Blade x1
Moment of Resprite x1
Narya x1
Consorting with Wizards x2
Halfling Deftness x4
Hobbit Sword x2
Stone Trolls x2
O Elbreth! Gilthoniel! x1
Red Book of the Westmarch x2
Sams Pack x1
There and Back Again x3

Yeah like I said its bassicly all Strength Pumps and Tales so you draw alot.
Title: Re: Any Idea for Bilbo RB? Hobbits
Post by: Cw0rk on March 07, 2010, 08:50:36 PM
Halfing Defness???? Why not Hobbit Intuition?
Title: Re: Any Idea for Bilbo RB? Hobbits
Post by: ket_the_jet on March 07, 2010, 08:51:02 PM
I'm noticing a severe lack of companions to support a deck that floods the pool. And where is burden removal to go along with the fire-breathing Bilbo?
-wtk
Title: Re: Any Idea for Bilbo RB? Hobbits
Post by: legolas3333 on March 08, 2010, 12:45:34 AM
does gandalf, the grey pilgrim count towards the rule of 4 total?
Title: Re: Any Idea for Bilbo RB? Hobbits
Post by: MuadDib85 on March 08, 2010, 12:46:45 AM
No. Can draw with him and then draw another four cards in the fellowship phase.
Title: Re: Any Idea for Bilbo RB? Hobbits
Post by: Gil-Estel on March 08, 2010, 01:19:19 AM
Hobbits in general can be good in a few things, choke, burdenremoval, and healing. They can be potential strong enough to resist high strength minions, so in theory they should do fine. But! There is a but. When they have no support they will die hard. And against corsairs, conditiondiscard or a solid swarm, they generally tend to die. Gandalf could make a good splash, for he makes certain 'wants' accessable
Title: Re: Any Idea for Bilbo RB? Hobbits
Post by: Christopher on March 08, 2010, 06:41:53 AM
Nice Ideas..... i will try to combine with gandalf ...
Title: Re: Any Idea for Bilbo RB? Hobbits
Post by: Cw0rk on March 08, 2010, 08:18:04 AM
Here is my best Bilbo deck:

Frodo And Ring 
*The One Ring, Answer To All Riddles(4R1) 
*Bilbo, Bearer of Things Burgled (RB)(9R+49)

3x *Elrond, Herald To Gil-Galad(3R13) 
2x *Cursed of Erech(10U26) 
1x *King of the Dead(8R38) 
1x *Sam, Son Of Hamfast(1C311) 
1x Dead Man of Dunharrow(10C27) 
4x Sleepless Dead(8U45) 
2x *The Tale of the Great Ring(10U116) 
3x Consorting With Wizards(2R97) 
2x Stronger and More Terrible(8C47) 
3x Swept Away(8C48) 
3x Nine-fingered Frodo and the Ring of Doom(10C112) 
2x Secret Sentinels(2R20) 
1x *Shield of Boromir(2R38) 
2x Elven Cloak(1C42) 
2x Hobbit Sword(1C299)
Title: Re: Any Idea for Bilbo RB? Hobbits
Post by: ket_the_jet on March 08, 2010, 04:49:05 PM
I never thought of the Shield of Boromir working with [Gondor] Wraiths. Neat.

And I haven't seen Elven Cloak in years!
-wtk
Title: Re: Any Idea for Bilbo RB? Hobbits
Post by: Cw0rk on March 08, 2010, 06:51:08 PM
I never thought of the Shield of Boromir working with [Gondor] Wraiths. Neat.

And I haven't seen Elven Cloak in years!
-wtk
I had to add some cards to reduce arch total. Otherwise Swept Away prevents my Wraiths to be wounded during arch phase but Consorting with Wizards doesn't save Bilbo.
Title: Re: Any Idea for Bilbo RB? Hobbits
Post by: ket_the_jet on March 08, 2010, 06:58:50 PM
Yeah, I understand their uses. I guess it never dawned upon me to use Shield of Boromir for anyone except Boromir or Aragorn. Not that you'd really want to...
-wtk
Title: Re: Any Idea for Bilbo RB? Hobbits
Post by: Gerontius on March 09, 2010, 05:33:35 PM
He's also useful because he's the only Bilbo companion in Movieblock. With him as a starting companion you can always use PEWI.
Title: Re: Any Idea for Bilbo RB? Hobbits
Post by: Cw0rk on March 09, 2010, 06:23:08 PM
He's also useful because he's the only Bilbo companion in Movieblock. With him as a starting companion you can always use PEWI.
I think Pippin had a cool Bilbo deck with Ents.

EDIT: Here it is http://lotrtcgdb.com/forums/index.php/topic,1500.0.html