In the meantime, please lighten up. The hostility has been heavy.
Legion just associated 2 of my cards to Erkenbrand's Horn decks - perhaps the LOTR TCG equivalent of Hitler. And I replied him my opinion that his opinion was wrong, and now he has the chance to double down on his original thesis, correct it, or just ignore the whole sequence; we can still sip virtual tea together in this imaginary corner of the world - there's no need for bad blood. At least as long as nobody is calling anyone names.
I feel no bad blood. Indeed, I had no idea the card this week was yours, given how the format is anonymous. I was considering doing my own similar competition a while back where I'd get everyone to PM me their entries, and that would be totally anonymous.
I don't think I was quite saying that your Helm was a horn deck staple, just that that would be where he would be most at home. True you need to draw him, but now with Gamling/followers and horn, you can transfer
Pallando to him for two directed wounds in Maneuver on top of good stats. I'd certainly consider dropping a few in there if I were playing the deck.
As for the Goblin, I'm just generally wary of 'Download' cards. The following page shows how a senior designer at Decipher didn't like them, so I view all such ones with scepticism unless it is really needed (like Gollum or Gandalf). Pre Shadows there were very few such cards that were worth replaying (I feel
Simbelmyne was just about tolerable given how you can only play the event once, though it still goes against being a necessity for the culture. This recurs, so is immensely stronger). It's just a really powerful mechanic that often leads to balancing issues/stale play. I believe Yu-Gi-Oh and Pokémon had an issue of 'Turn 1 win on a coin flip, so the tournament is a waste of time' a while back, and cards that pull from the deck are so central to that theme. That said, it is nice that it at least might give use to
Goblin Reinforcements.
https://lotrtcgwiki.com/wiki/gollum_cultureHowever, I totally agree that you are entitled to your opinion as well as me being entitled to mine. And I don't want to influence it. Indeed, I never did. I never played the meta on Gemp, and never sought to change it either. I was happy playing Moria archery, honestly believing it to be as powerful as Uruks, but only as long as this was kept secret. For about a month when I won a few leagues (back in like 2013), my deck was everywhere. I even saw
Great Shield being played! That stopped it being meta very quickly, and soon afterwards the shields left and I could enjoy my advantage again.
By the way, I can't vote for your Saruman as is, either. With Chief Counsellor (I hate that card more than I do horn), he's far too strong. I do like the idea, though. Especially for controlled sites.
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