Boromir, Doomed Heir

[Yrael]

Does anyone have any suggestions for my Boromir, the Doomed Heir deck, which is as follows?


Ringbearer: Isildur, BoH
SF: Boromir, the Doomed Heir

Aragorn, Elessar Telcontar
Halbarad, Ranger of the North x2

Kingsfoil x4
Boromir's Gauntlets x2
Bow of Minas Tirith x2
Armor of the White City x3
Aragorn's Pipe
Flaming Brand
Gondorian Blade x2
Gondorian Sword
Blade of Gondor, Sword of Boromir
Boromir's Cloak x2
Shield of the White Tree x2
Gondorian Steed
Banner of Westernesse x2


Elendil's Valor x3
Banners Blowing x2
Stewards Legacy x2
I will go
Heirs of Gondor x3
Guarded City x3
Invigorated


I do have some no-brainer cards coming that I hadn't gotten a hold of yet, like The Saga of Elendil, and I am still looking for a few ranger's cloaks. The idea behind this deck is to get Boromir stacked up with weapons and defender, then choke them as much as possible, while using Boromir and stewards legacy to kill everything. The events and conditions are, for the most part, there to either protect me early on or to be discarded by Halbarad for healing.

The Shadow side of this deck is Trolls and weapons.
Edit: Updated

[FM]

I don't know... is Aragorn there really because he can heal a wound and has +1 strength? You could probably do better with another version of Aragorn, that would cost 1 less twilight and perhaps have a more relevant ability. Besides, if starting Strider, for instance, is a possibility, you lose a bit of choking, but you gain acess to maindeckable Aragorn's Bow and other stuff instead of simply counting on drawing him eventually. Also, I'm not sure choking alone will allow you to survive with only this Boromir to fight for you, and I definitely think you could do without that version of Blade of Gondor, not doing a lot for you right now.

[Yrael]

That Aragorn is there mostly for the healing, and between him and Halbarad, they are anti-swarm insurance. I would have strider in there, but I don't have a copy of him right now, and haven't found someone willing to trade for him >_<.

Thanks for your thoughts on the Blade of Gondor though. It had been in there for the damage bonus, but the other swords do that too, as well as stewards legacy.

[TheJord]

With mono - Elessar Telcontar will only heal when he comes down. Thorongil or Strider.

[Haszor]

or if your really desperate for healing and can deal with the extra pool Captain of Gondor is nice for healing.  Also why only run one guarded city?

[TheJord]

Throne of Minas Tirith would also be a nice addition. You could also put in The Faithful Stone but its a cheap #$&*@! card

[Yrael]

Do you know where to get a The Faithful Stone? As for the Throne, I haven't really been keen on paying that much for it. It doesn't fit the poorman's requirements, but it also doesn't have a whole lot of resources behind it 

Good point on the guarded city, ill put a few more in.

[Yrael]

Updated, added a couple more Guarded Cities and switched out the Armor of the Citadels and Coat of Mail for Armor of the White City

[legolas3333]

In Boromir, Doomed Heir decks, You'll have one super companion and a few supporting companions, that being said, why not add some defender+1 cards in there? Gondor is the best at that and Boromir will be a beast. As for healing, Athelas + Kingsfoil anyone? Or even Citadel Of Minas Tirith.

[Yrael]

Citadel of Minas Tirith is a good suggestion. As for defender cards, I have I Will Go, and 3 copies of Elendil's Valor. In terms of healing, that is also why Halbarad is in there.

Edit: I'll be getting a couple copies of Athelas in a few days.

[Shelobplayer]

I think you need Spirit of the White Tree, so Boromir can fight minions such as Gollum or wounding warg riders (and it is awesome in about infinite more situations). I would also throw in a Pippin, WoBaS to the starting fellowship, as he gives some nice early protection. You may also want to consider one copy of Gondorian Steed, you already run Armor of the White City, so there shouldn't be a problem with it, it is one additional possession for Boror, and the DMG +1 is really relevant, if you want to double. You can also switch Great Shield for Shield of Boromir. Oh, and Ranger's Cloak, if you can get some.

[Yrael]

I hadn't noticed Spirit of the White Tree, but yea, that would help a lot. Doesn't gollum also have a tendency to add burdens? As for Shield of Boromir, I don't have one, and the difference between it and the Great Shield isn't really enough for me to put the effort into getting a shield of Boromir . Thanks for reminding me to put my Gondorian steed in that deck though .

Finally, I've been looking for some rangers cloaks, but can't find any :/

[Yrael]

Updated

[uncle_elrond]

One of the ways I play this deck is using Aragorn, Isildur's Heir.  If you're already using a token card, I would maybe add a Houses of Healing for that too.  This Aragorn would help you get a Defender bonus when you get Ranger's Cloak, as well as at least being 9 strength when Heirs of Gondor is out.

[Yrael]

I don't really want to put extra token cards in there, especially since Elessar Telcontar is already pretty strong and can help with healing.

[FM]

But he can't! He's an expensive companion that heals a single wound and that's it. He has nothing going on for his ability, and the healing in negligible compared to the sheer amount of twilight he costs. You'd be better off with Thorongil.

[Yrael]

First off, I only have 1 copy of Thorongil, and he's committed to my Gondor Kings deck. Also, Elessar gets the 9 strength after 5 pool of cost. Isildur's Heir only gets it if he plays another card, and the Gondor token cards all cost more than the 1 pool difference (except heirs of Gondor). Admittedly, I generally do get Heirs of Gondor out, but I also use tokens from that card at a higher priority than exerting Boromir when I need to beat a minion.

Also, since I start with only 2 companions (Boromir and Isildur), if I get swarmed before Halbarad or Aragorn come out, then Isildur's Heir cannot use his defender ability. I used Isildur's heir for a while in the aforementioned Kings deck, and I really don't feel like he would fit in the Boromir deck. Also note, I just added 2 Banner of Westernesse and took out a Dagger Strike. I feel like Elessar could use a Banner well, and most of the time's I've used him, he either winds up beating a bunch of swarm minions or tanking against the really high strength minions.

Just a note however, I play house rules, and we typically do not use adventure decks, so it's also not like I can use a site to get Aragorn out on the first turn (This mostly applies to getting Aragorn out before Isildur has to skirmish)

[Haszor]

\Isildur's Heir only gets it if he plays another card, and the Gondor token cards all cost more than the 1 pool difference (except heirs of Gondor).

Wait no, Houses of Healing, Noble Leaders and those have good effects, esp. for this kind of deck.  And they all cost one pool, and Houses of Healing heals Boromir!

[FM]

First off, I only have 1 copy of Thorongil, and he's committed to my Gondor Kings deck.

And you can't, like, switch him back and forth while playing one deck or the other?

[Yrael]

Wait no, Houses of Healing, Noble Leaders and those have good effects, esp. for this kind of deck.  And they all cost one pool, and Houses of Healing heals Boromir!

But the amount of pool HoH puts out means that he will be exerting more too. If I had noble leaders, I would put it in my deck, and consider Isildur's Heir, but I don't

And you can't, like, switch him back and forth while playing one deck or the other?

I typically don't like doing that. Just personal preferance