A - Eomund

B - Gwaihir

C - Rumil

D - Ingold

E - Arwen

F - Bifur

G - Hama

H - Gleowine

I - Bofur

J - Treebeard

K - Faramir

L - Quickbeam

M - Legolas

N - Boromir

O - Anborn

P - Skinbark

Q - Bill the Pony

R - Gandalf

Looks like it's shaping up nicely!

A - Forlong. Troll pick, all hail Forlong the fat!

B - Elfhelm. As awesome as Gwaihir is, Elfhelm just provides a lot of utility with ability and stats. Eagles need some rejuvenation

C - Rumil. Nice ability that fits within the archetype, ranged, a lot to like.

D - Ingold. Doesnt matter I havent even used him yet, he's going against the worst ally in the game.

E - Arwen. She didnt get a bye? Really?

F - Guthlaf. Bifur is better for sure, but i've always liked Guthlaf...if only for saying his name.

G - Hama. This was a tough call, mostly because I dont have much experience with either. Hama's safety net ability wins it here

H - Gloin. Never really like Gleowine. Not sure why, maybe this is why I dont win more often

I - Kili/Fili. I like the twin mechanic with them. Bofur is probably better but whatever

J - Treebeard. Whoever doesnt pick Treebeard has clearly never played Treebeard

K - Faramir. Really tough call here, Faramir is one of my fav characters and best allies. Gandalf so good but threat limits him

L - Quickbeam. Another tough call since Bilbo is quite useful, but of all the OP ents, Quickbeam is arguably the most OP

M - Legolas. Havent even gotten him out in play yet, but its Legolas so he wins.

N - Boromir. Havent used him much, but when I have he's been a powerhouse.

O - Anborn. Its a trap.

P - Skinbark. Played with him a good deal tonight actually. Dude is an absolute moster.

Q - Bill the Pony. I'm riding Bill to the finals (pun intended)

R - Gildor. Tough call. My avi vs what could be considered the frontrunner. Going with the underdog

D - Ingold. Doesnt matter I havent even used him yet, he's going against the worst ally in the game.

Keen-Eyed Took is worse than Brok, at least Brok has useful stats if he ever does hit the table.

Nice thread!

I think sometimes it's hard to call a winner, since some allies are huge in specialised decks, whereas others are more generally useful but not so great. Well, I guess I'll go with personal feelings, mostly.

A-Eomund, out of sympathy for poor Rohan vs Outlands.

B-Gwaihir, actually a nice card if not for the fact most eagles are so **** expensive. Still a lot of fun with Eagles of the Misty Mountains.

C-Rumil, nice when you can pull the trick off and hit for 4+ direct damage.

D-Brok Iron--- not really, Ingold.

E-Arwen, the most powerful unique ally IMO.

F-Guthlaf. Actually Bifur is better but Bifur hero is very good so ally has less chances of seeing play in MP.

G-Hama. Much more efficient, even if Anborn looks very interesting, especially paired with Thalin. 3 cost vs 4 cost is the tiebreaker here.

H-Gleowine. Hard call; Gloin, while still being very good, is not essential to dwarves, whereas Gleowine might help in difficult situations.

I-Bofur. Great ally, helps the most when you need it the most.

J-Treebeard. Awesome ally: huge combat buff for every non-tactics deck and action advantage too.

K-Faramir. Gandalf needs a deck to be built upon him, and I'm not a fan of that concept, whereas Faramir is just so good...

L-Quickbeam. Bilbo is a very good ally, but Quickbeam has fantastic stats, providing a huge buff to every deck that plays Lore.

M-Legolas. Not a fan of Erestor; Lego gives mono Tactics a new option.

N-Boromir. Don't like either, but Radagast just sucks so..

O-Anborn, in hopes that Trap decks will become viable with new Damrod hero (and it really looks like they could).

P-Emery, hands down. Sure, she requires Monospirit, but she's arguably the best in-sphere defender considering her cost.

Q-Bill the Pony. Free ally, hard to argue with that - same above.

R-Gandalf. Poor Gildor; Gandalf is not a staple with the current pool, but he's still one of the best allies available.

A-Eomund

B-Gwahir

C-Rumil

D-Ingold

E-Arwen

F-Guthlaf

G-Anborn

H-Gleowine

I-Bofur

J-Treebeard

K-Gandalf

L-Quickbeam

M-Legolas

N-Boromir

O-Anborn

P-Emery

Q-Bill

R-Gandalf

A - Eomund

B - Elfhelm

C - Rumil

D - Ingold

E - Arwen

F - Guthlaf

G - Hama

H - Gleowine

I - Bofur

J - Treebeard

K - Faramir

L - Quickbeam

M - Legolas

N - Boromir

O - Anborn

P - Emery

Q - Bill the Pony

R - Gandalf

VOTING FOR THE FIRST ROUND OF THE CHAMPIONSHIP HAS OFFICIALLY CLOSED

ROUND TWO HAS BEGUN, VIEW THE FIRST PAGE OF THE THREAD FOR THE MATCH UPS

Treebeard, Arwen and Bill the Pony all won their matchups with 100% of the votes!

The closest matchups were Elfhelm/Gwaihir and Bifur/Guthlaf.

Quickbeam and Ingold also won their matchups with almost every vote and only a few for their competitors.

Man, Bill the Pony totally steamrollered Bombur!

S: Galadriel

T: Elfhelm

U: Saruman

V: Henamarth Riversong FTW!

W: Haldir of Lorien

X: Gimli

Y: Gleowine

Z: Orophin

AA: Treebeard

AB: Quickbeam

AC: Legolas

AD: Boromir

AE: Anborn

AF: Skinbark

AG: Bill the Pony

AH: Gandalf

S- Galadriel

T- Rumil

U- Saruman

V- Arwen

W- Haldir of Lorien

X- Gimli

Y- Elrond

Z- Orophin

AA- Treebeard

AB- Quickbeam

AC- Legolas

AD- Gamling

AE- Anborn

AF- Skinbark

AG- Bill the pony

AH- Gandalf (core)

S - Galadriel, she has a nice ability and can be very usefull with Sneak Attack

T - Rumil, this was tough as I use Elfhelm quite often, but Rumil is a very good tactics ally and in a Silvan deck with other Ranged characters he has a deadly ability

U - Saruman, he is a very strong character, even for one turn

V - Henamarth, I vote him for two reasong. Firstly most people will go to Arwen (who I also like and use a lot), secondly, I play mostly solo and he can be a winner when on table with his ability

W - Haldir, very strong character

X - Gimli, great ally card, he can quest and fight the same turn as long as an enemy appears

Y - Elrond, especially with the new condition cards he can be very usefull

Z - Orophin, cause I use Elves more than dwarves

AA - Treebeard, no need to comment on that

AB - Faramir, great ability

AC - Legolas, I find him of much more use

AD - Boromir, again I find he has more uses, but I am a tactics player also

AE - Anborn, mainly for his ability and also being a strong Lore attacker

AF - Skinbark, very tough, but I think that 6 resources are too much for Beorn

AG - Bill the Pony, because he is a Pony

AH - Gandalf, cause the stinky wizard won Gildor, thus if he reaches the final it will mean that Gildor was against a tough opponent

S. Eomund

T. Rumil

U. Saruman

V. Arwen

W. Haldir

X. Gimli

Y. Gleowine

Z. Bofur

AA. Treebeard

AB. Quickbeam

AC. Legolas

AD. Gamling

AE. Anborn

AF. Skinbark

AG. Bill

AH. Gandalf

S - Eomund

T - Rumil

U - Ingold

V - Hennamarth

W - Haldir

x - Gimli

Y - Elrond

Z - Orophin

AA - Treebeard

AB - Faramir

AC - Legolas

AD - Boromir

AE - Anborn

AF - Skinbark

AG - Bill the pony

AH - Gandalf

S- Eomund

T- Elfhelm

U- Saruman

V- Arwen

W- Haldir

X- Gimli

Y- Elrond

Z- Orophin

AA- Treebeard

AB- Faramir

AC- Legolas

AD- Boromir

AE- Bofur (Tactics)

AF- Beorn

AG- Bill the Pony

AH- Gandalf (Core)

S - Galadriel, she has a nice ability and can be very usefull with Sneak Attack

Galadriel only triggers when played from hand, Sneak Attack doesn't work.

S - Eomund

T - Rumil

U - Saruman

V - Arwen

W - Bifur

X - Hama

Y - Elrond

Z - Orophin

AA - Treebeard

AB - Faramir

AC - Legolas

AD - Gamling

AE - Bofur (Tactics)

AF - Skinbark

AG - Bill the Pony

AH - Landroval

S - Galadriel

T - Rumil

U - Saruman

V - Arwen

W - Haldir of Lorien

X - Gimli

Y - Gleowine

Z - Orophin

AA - Barliman Butterbur! - Just to be different.

AB - Quickbeam

AC - Legolas

AD - Boromir

AE - Anborn

AF - Beorn

AG - BILL THE PONY

AH - Landroval

TOTALLY cheering for Bill the Pony. I would love to see him win the championship.

S - Galadriel

T - Elfhelm

U - Saruman

V - Arwen

W - Haldir

X - Gimli

Y - Elrond

Z - Orophin

AA - Treebeard

AB - Faramir

AC - Legolas

AD - Gamling

AE - Anborn

AF - Beorn

AG - Dori

AH - Gandalf

S - Eomund: it may be cause of Galadriel is unique and she also can be hero card

T - Rumil: very fun when he kills any annoying enemy. And it is not so hard than seems.

U - Saruman: Ingold still i dont know how he runs, and Saruman can be give players a very curious games and happy moments

V - Arwen: hard choice! I love Henamanth, he has very good power and effects

W - Haldir: hard choice! To me both are bad anyway. ^^

X - Hama: Hama is more playable than Gimli i think, both allies are still too new

H - Elrond: he is more versatile, however, if game is very long, could be better Gleo

I - Bofur. of course, Orophin must be played only inside a very dedicated silvan decks

AA - Treebeard: it is a lot of more versatile than Barliman, Treebeard can be played in all decks, Barliman only in a very few

AB - Faramir!: hard choice, Quickbeam is very very good ally, but Faramir is more ^^

AC - Legolas: grrrrr i voted for Erestor last time, instead Legolas, but Lego is bettr than Denethor ally

AD - Boromir: the times i have played Boromir ally is fun, when you reach to trigger all his effects (i also voted for Radagast last time ^^)

AE - Bofur: i play him very well, i dont know why other players dont like him. I find him very usefull

AF - Beorn: i hate Skinbark, it won Emery.... grrrr!

AG - Dori: when Dori is in game, everybody breath with more calm

AH - Gandalf: i love him. And with sneak attack much more ^^

S: Galadriel

T: Rumil

U: Ingold

V: Arwen

W: Haldir

X: Gimli

Y: Elrond

Z: Spirit Bofur

AA: Treebeard

AB: Faramir

AC: Legolas

AD: Gamling

AE: Anborn

AF: Beorn

AG: Bill the Pony

AH: Gandalf

S - Eomund - I like the idea of Galadriel, but in practice she has never worked for me. Meanwhile, Eomund can be a game changer.

T - Elfhelm - Similar to Galadriel, Rumil just never seems to be worth it for me. Elfhelm isn't flashy, but a solid spirit ally that lacks combat strength.

U - Ingold - Saruman seems pretty much unplayable, but I've never actually used him. Ingold is unproven but has potential.

V - Arwen - Henamarth is solid, especially for 1 cost. But, Arwen is probably going to win the whole thing.

W - Bifur - Mostly because Haldir ally gets very little play now that Haldir hero is around.

X - Hama - Gimli is solid while underwhelming. Hama just gives you that sense of security that few others can match.

Y - Gleowine - Because he doesn't look like Steven Segal.

Z - Orophin - He's solid in any Silvan deck.

AA - Treebeard - Sorry Barliman.

AB - Faramir - Potential contender for the title.

AC - Legolas - Best ally attacker? I do like Denethor though.

AD - Boromir - Gamling has a lot of potential, but I can't vote for someone I don't have yet.

AE - Anborn - I really want the traps to work and he's crucial.

AF - Beorn - One of the non-Gandalf sneak attack combos.

AG - Bill the Pony - No contest

AH - Gandalf - Although I do have a soft spot in my heart for Landroval.

S - Eomund
T - Elfhelm
U - Saruman
V - Arwen
W - Haldir of Lorien
X - Gimli
Y - Gleowine
Z - Orophin
AA - Treebeard
AB - Quickbeam
AC - Legolas
AD - Gamling
AE - Anborn
AF - Beorn
AG - Dori
AH - Gandalf (Core Set)