Bilbo is a great defender mainly because of his ability to attach Fast Hitch which enables him to defend multiple times. And hey, of course you should have A Burning Brand, too. Bilbo's sphere also gives him access to instant healing power. With these attachments and his lore sphere only Beregond is comparable to him when it's about defending.

Alas, it would be a real shame if Bilbo wouldn't even make it to round 2. He truly deserves it!

Elrohir is a far far better defender than Bilbo.... But then again in my opinion so are Beregond and Denethor as well!

I agree and would throw in Elrond here too... healing boost can be very helpful whilst waiting for; Cloak of Lorien, Protector of Lorien and Arwen etc to show up...

Yeah totally agree. Three base defense, 4 hitpoints, the right sphere to receive burning brand and the right trait to receive Cloak of Lorien. And yeah like you said he can boost healing on himself OH and can also receive Elven Mail as well.

But yeah Bilbo is definitely not the second best defensive hero, potentially not even top five either as Beorn, .

Also as good as Fast hitch is on Bilbo, Elrohir's response ability is far better as you can block as many attacks as you have resources on him. Hmmmmm actually I guess that because Fast Hitch isn't restricted or even limit one per character you could put 2 or 3 on Bilbo which would be pretty decent allowing him to defend up to four times, his low defense and health still poses a problem however and I would not trust him in Nightmare quests or pretty much any quest where there are enemies with 5 or more attack (most quests lol) as he will almost definitely require constant healing or constant discarding of your hand (to protector of lorien) to boost his defense.

Yeah burning brand on Elrond with a healer handy is often enough (till boss types show up). Just Lembas early on can be enough - defend, heal, ready defend again - so long as you kill the enemies or have drawn multiple copies

I like the idea of elven mail (haven't used yet), on Elrond... creating a wound taking sponge but highly heal-able unlike a certain awesome bear.

A Theoden

B Brand

C Eowyn

D Elrohir

E Hirluin

F Thalin

G Boromir

H Balin

I Imrahil

J denethor

K Bifur

L Idraen

M merry

N Gandalf

O Haldir

P Galadriel

Q Elladan

R Mablung

S Celeborn

T Gimli

U Hama

V Dain

W Eomer

Elrond can't draw cards, dudes!

His threat is higher.

And he ain't no hobbit!

A Theoden

B Brand, Son of Bain
C Eowyn
D Elrohir
E Frodo Baggins (nuts to outlands)
F Thalin
G Boromir
H Eleanor
I Glorfindel (Lore)
J Denethor
K Gloin
L Idraen
M Dunhere
N Gandalf (I REALLY want to go Bombur as I think Gandalf is way overpowered and don't like how he has changed the game but I can't bring myself to do it.. Bombur is not my cup of tea at all)
O Haldir of Lorien
P Galadriel
Q Elladan
R Mablung
S Celeborn
T Gimli
U Hama
V Dain Ironfoot (really didn't want to vote for him either as he is almost as overpowered as outlands but Spirit Pippin is just the worst)
W Eomer

As you can see I'm pretty biased against Dwarves and Hobbits and much prefer Gondor, Rohan, Silvan and Noldor heroes =\

Gandalf = not broken

Dain = broken

Celeborn = Dain as he should be.

I dont think that Dain should have been like Celeborn. Celeborn is more balanced but his ability also fits well with the faction's theme. I just think that Dain should have had something to make it harder for him to keep the boost or make it only increase one stat.

Be cursed you all the Hama voters!

I did not mean for Dain to have the exact same ability as Celeborn, but meant that Celeborns ability is perfect (given his trait). Not broken and very usefull. Dain should have had, as you say, something different and more cohesion with Dwarfs, although not the five Dwarves thing, but something else. (and he should have had the noble trait...)

In the meantime:

Doom will fall upon the Hamavoters!

While you control less than 5 dwarf characters and dain is ready, each dwarf character you control gains +1 attack and +1 willpower.

I think this would balance dain a little. He would give you the start boost, and when you have 5 dwarfs, you dont need it so much anymore, as dwarfs gain those OP effects "while you control at least 5 dwarfs..."

The best suggestion I've seen for Dain is to limit his ability to allies instead of characters.

lol you guys Grima sux

YOU sux!

no u

no Hama

A - Nori

B - Bard

A - theoden

B - Bard the Bowman

C - Eowyn

D - Thorin Oakenshield

E - Hirluin

F - Thalin

G - Boromir (T)

H - Eleanor

I - Prince Imrahil

J - Denethor

K - Gloin

L - Idraen

M - Merry

N - Gandalf

O - Haldir

P - Galadriel

Q - Beorn

R - Mablung

S - Celeborn

T - Gimli

U - Hama

V - Dain Ironfoot

W - Eomer

Today's update comes a little later than usual. I had this this big family thing today that got in the way,

In the final 12 hours of voting, 2 exciting matches have risen to the top:

vs

It appears that Theoden has rallied his steed and road Snowmane to within five votes of his beer guzzling dwarven opponent.

Also, Pippn (Lo) and Idraen are within one vote!!!

no grima

A - Nori

B - Brand

All Hama voters will feel my wrath! PsychoRocka, you will be thrown down from atop Orthanc whilst first being stabbed with a knife.

Hama is boring

Each time you criticize Hama, a poor Hobbit loses it's second breakfast

I know Hama can be boring if you abuse it's ability, specially with feint. But if you avoid that kind of "cheating", it's a great hero which gives you a lot of versatility. I really like using it to recycle foe-hammer.

A-Nori (Easy choice because Theoden's ability is just ****)

B-Bard the Bowman (Hard choice because I like both, Bard gets the edge because of his heroic role in the Hobbit)

C-Eowyn (Like the hero card and also prefer ladies over dwarfs )

D-Thorin (Wonder why Elrohir has not beeing seeded against his brother but in this matchup he has no chance)

E-Frodo (Tired of Outlands...)

F-Thalin (Direct damage all the way! Screw you 1 hitpoint enemies!)

G-Boromir (Who dares to pick Caldara?!)

H-Eleanor (This lady still has some charm and a beautiful name too. See, I'm not biased in this voting process )

I-Imrahil (Clear choice, ability is so much better and Lore-Glorfi is covered under some dust in my cardbox)

J-Denethor (Don't like either of these characters so it's all about the ability and there Denethor has the edge)

K-Bifur (Hard choice, gut says Bifur but if you ask me tomorrow it could have been Gloin)

L-Pippin (Let's stay with true LOTR characters please)

M-Dunhere (Charge of the Rohirrim brought new life to this hero at least for me)

N-Gandalf (I'm scared to pick Bombur here )

O-Haldir (Tough choice again but I would give a slight edge to Haldir maybe because he's newer and I play him more)

P-Galadriel (Who is this guy that wants to compete with the lady of the forest?! No match for her!)

Q-Beorn (Put theses two guys in a ring 1 on 1 and you will see who is the better hero )

R-Mablung (I like this hero sooooo much because he is a bomb in my eagle deck!)

S-Celeborn (Thats how Dain and Theoden should have been designed)

T-Gimli (Easy choice, still so much fun to play this hero)

U-Grima (Neither?! But I want to keep my head so I have to choice Grima, right gandalfDK? )

V-Dain (Who is this Spirit Pippin guy? )

W-Eomer (Most fun hero in the Ringmaker cycle so far)

All Hama voters will feel my wrath! PsychoRocka, you will be thrown down from atop Orthanc whilst first being stabbed with a knife.

Perhaps SarumanDK would make a more apt name?