Like a number of people here I'm really hoping for a Gondor hero and either a Gondor ally or attachment.

I finally bet Carn Dum a couple of weeks back, now I can't wait to get started on the upcoming cycle.

I wish we will have a Beorning hero in this first AP.

*Grimbeorn the Old

13 / 1 / 4 / 2 / 6

Beorning, Warrior

Sentinel. Cannot have restricted attachment.

Grimbeorn the Old does not exhaust to defend against Troll enemies.

When you are engaged with a Troll enemy, Grimbeorn gets +2 att and +2 def.

It would be cool to have a Beorning / Woodland deck one day. We already have 2 woodland allies, why not another Beorning hero?

Oh, I would love to see a Grimbeorn hero card. But then I would like it to somehow combo with either version of Beorn.

And yes, why not make Beornings a thing (together with Woodmen indeed).

Brightbeorn the Young.

Most looking forward to Gondor this whole cycle, really. Not only rangers and traps, which we know we're gonna get, but mainly the Leadership army Gondor stuff. It has been neglected for too long.

Wait wut? we're getting rangers and traps? Did it show in one of the spoilers/annoucements?

Yep, a new trap showed up in a picture, but it was a partial image.

Wait wut? we're getting rangers and traps? Did it show in one of the spoilers/annoucements?

https://boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/40879/lord-rings-spoilers

That link shows all spoiled cards. Arrows from the Trees, Interrogation, and Entangling Nets all look like Ranger/Trap cards.

That trap was pretty whole, it was 1 cost -2 atk -2 def trap, if I'm not mistaken.

Wait wut? we're getting rangers and traps? Did it show in one of the spoilers/annoucements?

https://boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/40879/lord-rings-spoilers

That link shows all spoiled cards. Arrows from the Trees, Interrogation, and Entangling Nets all look like Ranger/Trap cards.

Argh, the bgg site is down right now, ill have to look at it later. i did manage to find arrows from the tress and interrogation though. I'm assuming interrogation would involve scrying judging from it name.

Seriously though, who has it?

In the mean time, we'll get a tactics Eowyn from the new saga!!!

I know… but for an addict who has not had so little for the past few months, even that is not enough, haha...

I know… but for an addict who has not had so little for the past few months, even that is not enough, haha...

While we're waiting for our spoilers, here's my ideal Leadership hero that we'll hopefully get (or something similar):

Hirgon

9 threat; 3 willpower; 1 attack; 2 defense; 3 hit points. Gondor. Scout.

Response: After an ally you control is destroyed, draw 1 card. (Limit once per round.)

This would single-handedly solve the main problems Gondor and mono Leadership decks have, at least in solo: lack of early willpower and lack of card draw. Hope we get something like this!

While we're waiting for our spoilers, here's my ideal Leadership hero that we'll hopefully get (or something similar):

Hirgon

9 threat; 3 willpower; 1 attack; 2 defense; 3 hit points. Gondor. Scout.

Response: After an ally you control is destroyed, draw 1 card. (Limit once per round.)

This would single-handedly solve the main problems Gondor and mono Leadership decks have, at least in solo: lack of early willpower and lack of card draw. Hope we get something like this!

I like this hero! Combined with Sam in a mono leadership deck, he would be a winner.

No, I do not believe we get anything close to that. Their idea of Gondor is very different, I feel. And if Faramir hero is 2 willpower, then surely Hirgon will not be 3. They are quite particular in that area (of hero and ally printed willpower), only a select few get high numbers, and they are high profile characters, exclusively. Also, card drawing in Leadership is quite rare, I think a hero who does that is not going to happen -- but I am less doubtful about this second point.

On a different note, even though the wait for the Stormcaller has been very long, it is still one of the earliest we have seen the first adventure pack during a year, is it not? As far as I recall, only the second cycle (Dwarrowdelf) started earlier than end of April.