Within a few days, I should have my King's Landing packs, and I am very much looking forward to finally having more than a handful of Shadows cards to work with. I had some questions though. I'm sure I'll be splashing some Shadows into a lot of decks, but I also know I'll be building at least one Shadows focused deck.

One of the major questions I have is how the different houses play with Shadows. Based on what I've seen online, Lannister, Stark, and Baratheon seem to be the most popular to run Shadows out of. Particularly as I'll likely be trying out the City of Shadows agenda; does that agenda lead to fairly homogenous decks across houses, or do they still retain their flavor? And is that flavor just from the non-Shadows cards being used?

Also, on the subject of a Stark Shadows deck, looking over the cards they have and the decks I've seen, it looks like Winter plays a pretty large role. I unfortunately have not yet picked up any of the Seasons packs. Without those, should I probably look to other houses to run Shadows out of? I'll also be getting Lords of Winter, would it work to run Shadows with just the Crown of Winter, or would that not work well?

Sorry for all the fairly newbie questions, I just haven't had much chance to play much with Shadows yet, and it just feels like it's adding a very big new element to my card pool. I'm excited, but also a bit lost.

The Targaryen are extremely competent out of Shadows. A properly built burn deck can be devastating for opponents. Quite pricey though (real money) with the two most important CP being Tales from the Red Keep and Secrets and Spies. Game-wise, it would be a good idea to skip the City of Shadows agenda and pick either Kings of Summer or Knights of the Hollow Hill for such a build.

I am working on a shadows deck and doing it Targaryen style. I understand why the resource stability of Knights of Hollow Hill is a a solid choice. But on the other hand, the City of Shadows Agenda seems sexy because it allows the inclusion of cards like Tyrion Lannister (CoS) and Venomous Blade. Still a work in progress but keeping an eye on all options...