Dwarves and Galadriel (ally)

By Thorsen, in Strategy and deck-building

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I am exploring the potential of the new ally Galadriel. I need some help finding the right way; I thought of two decks, the first I tested and I defeated "the massing at Osgiliath" in solitary mode quietly enough (at the end a little higher threat actually, 48). The goal of the two decks is obviously to receive free attachments as quickly as possible using Galadriel, Imladris Stargazer and Well Equipped; in the second deck there is also the possibility of using Vilya but there are not Tome of Atanatar to recycle the command's cards (Snake attack on Galadriel !)

I'm also thinking about replacing "A Very Good Tale" with "Lure of Moria" becouse sometimes Gladriel is revealed by that card and loses its function.


Expect some advice! ;)


Deck 1 Dwarves and Galadriel


Heroes


• Dáin Ironfoot - Return to Mirkwood 116

• Glóin Core - Set 3

• Nori The Hobbit - Over Hill and Under Hill 3


Deck

EVENTS

3x We Are Not Idle (Shadow and Flame 129)

3x Well-Equipped (The Blood of Gondor 116)

3x Sneak Attack (Core Set 23)

3x A Test of Will (Core Set 50)

1x Will of the West

2x A Very Good Tale (The Hobbit - Over Hill and Under Hill 14)

ALLYES

1x • Bofur (The Redhorn Gate 6)

2x • Fili (The Hobbit - Over Hill and Under Hill 6)

1x • Dwalin (The Hobbit - On the Doorstep 8)

3x • Gandalf (Core Set 73)

2x Imladris Stargazer (Foundations of Stone 106)

1x • Kili (The Hobbit - Over Hill and Under Hill 7)

2x Longbeard Elder (Foundations of Stone 102)

2x Longbeard Orc Slayer (Core Set 18)

3x Galadriel

ATTACHMENTS

1x Ring Mail (The Long Dark 80)

2x Dwarven Axe (Core Set 41)

1x • Celebrían's Stone (Core Set 27)

1x • Hardy Leadership (Shadow and Flame 130)

1x • King Under the Mountain (The Hobbit - On the Doorstep 18)

2x • Narvi's Belt (Khazad-dûm 3)

3x Self Preservation (Core Set 72)

2x • Steward of Gondor (Core Set 26)

2x • Tome of Atanatar (The Blood of Gondor 109)

3x Unexpected Courage (Core Set 57)

Total 50






Deck 2 Dwarves and Noldor friends


Heroes


• Dáin Ironfoot - Return to Mirkwood 116

• Elrond - Shadow and Flame 128

• Nori The Hobbit - Over Hill and Under Hill 3


Deck

EVENTS

1x Will of the West (Core Set 49)

3x A Test of Will (Core Set 50)

3x A Very Good Tale (The Hobbit - Over Hill and Under Hill 14)

3x Sneak Attack (Core Set 23)

3x Well-Equipped (The Blood of Gondor 116)

3x We Are Not Idle (Shadow and Flame 129)

ALLAYES

1x • Bofur (The Redhorn Gate 6)

1x • Gloin

2x • Fili (The Hobbit - Over Hill and Under Hill 6)

1x • Dwalin (The Hobbit - On the Doorstep 8)

3x • Gandalf (Core Set 73)

2x Imladris Stargazer (Foundations of Stone 106)

1x • Kili (The Hobbit - Over Hill and Under Hill 7)

2x Longbeard Elder (Foundations of Stone 102)

2x Longbeard Orc Slayer (Core Set 18)

3x Galadriel

ATTACHMENTS

3x Unexpected Courage (Core Set 57)

3x • Vilya (Shadow and Flame 137)

1x • Celebrían's Stone (Core Set 27)

2x Dwarven Axe (Core Set 41)

1x • Hardy Leadership (Shadow and Flame 130)

1x • King Under the Mountain (The Hobbit - On the Doorstep 18)

3x Self Preservation (Core Set 72)

2x • Steward of Gondor (Core Set 26)

Total 50

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Sneak Attack doesn't trigger her ability. :(

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why not? :(

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Her ability says "After you play Galadriel from your hand". Sneak Attack doesn't play an ally, it just puts the ally into play directly.

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the text of snaek attack is : "put 1 ally card in play from your hand ." .... is not "from your hand," the word that triggers Galadriel?

I'm missing something. :(

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Which trigger galadriel is "Playing from your hand". To play a card from hand could be defined as "pay it's cost, and put it into your playing area".

With Sneak attack, it "enters game" but it is not played, that's why it triggers effects like Gandalf's one, which are triggered when it enters play, but not others like Galadriel's, which need the card to be played from hand.

You still can use Galadriel multiple times with born aloft

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You can see also the difference on the text of, for example, the ally version of Elrond, which reads:

Response: After Elrond enters play, choose one: heal all damage on a hero, discard a Condition attachment, or each player draws 1 card. <-- This can be triggered with Sneak attack

On the other hand, Galadriel reads:

Response: After you play Galadriel from your hand, search the top 5 cards of your deck for an attachment of cost 3 or less and put it into play. Put the remaining cards back in any order. <-- This can't

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now I got it! Thanx!

This means that I will have to review a lot the two decks. Any suggestions on this?

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i finished "Dunland Trap" (seven rounds and 43 threat) with these changes. Is not very important to play Galadriel many times; with her, "Well equipped" and "Imladris Stargazer" you can have three or four free attachments in the first half of the game. Many attachments of this deck are not "Items" and this work very well on this quest. In the last scene i had two "unexpected courage" one "self preservation" one "dunedain warning", "King under the mountain" and "Steward of Gondor" on Dain and i was able to play at least one dwarf (for sacrifice him) every round.

Heroes
• Dáin Ironfoot - Return to Mirkwood 116
• Glóin Core - Set 3
• Nori - The Hobbit Over Hill and Under Hill 3
Deck
EVENTS
3x We Are Not Idle (Shadow and Flame 129)
3x Well-Equipped (The Blood of Gondor 116)
3x Sneak Attack (Core Set 23)
3x A Test of Will (Core Set 50)
1x Will of the West
2x Lure of Moria
ALLYES
1x • Bofur (The Redhorn Gate 6)
2x • Fili (The Hobbit - Over Hill and Under Hill 6)
1x • Dwalin (The Hobbit - On the Doorstep 8)
3x • Gandalf (Core Set 73)
2x Imladris Stargazer (Foundations of Stone 106)
1x • Kili (The Hobbit - Over Hill and Under Hill 7)
2x Longbeard Elder (Foundations of Stone 102)
2x Longbeard Orc Slayer (Core Set 18)
3x Galadriel
ATTACHMENTS
1x Ring Mail (The Long Dark 80)
2x Dunedain warning
1x • Celebrían's Stone (Core Set 27)
1x • Hardy Leadership (Shadow and Flame 130)
1x • King Under the Mountain (The Hobbit - On the Doorstep 18)
2x • Narvi's Belt (Khazad-dûm 3)
3x Self Preservation (Core Set 72)
2x • Steward of Gondor (Core Set 26)
2x Forest Snare
3x Unexpected Courage (Core Set 57)
Total 50
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sorry guys if i stressed you again with my games.... but I also just finished the three trials (after losing the first attempt) but at the end of the match I had Dain with Hardy leadership, King under the mountain, Steward of Gondor, Dunedain Warning, Self Preservation x2 and Unexpected Courage x3 on it..... this deck is fun :D