Does anyone think a Bolton deck could become a competitive non agenda build ?
The newly released Bolton character ( The Bastards Boys ) is a great card for the sub themed deck and it just made me think with the like of "Damon Pole Dance for Me" VD and "Rikard Karstark" WLL ,is there a possibility at some point soon of maybe playing a tournament standard non agenda Stark deck fueled largely with the Bolton theme.
Brummy said:
Does anyone think a Bolton deck could become a competitive non agenda build ?
The newly released Bolton character ( The Bastards Boys ) is a great card for the sub themed deck and it just made me think with the like of "Damon Pole Dance for Me" VD and "Rikard Karstark" WLL ,is there a possibility at some point soon of maybe playing a tournament standard non agenda Stark deck fueled largely with the Bolton theme.
Not really, no. The Bolton 'theme' is more about the side-switching characters, such as the 3 big cheap armies (Bastard's Elite + 2 others), and the newer Bolton cards that you mention, although they have the Bolton trait, don't encourage this theme. In fact, the Bastards Boys DIScourage you from playing the Boltons mentioned, since their response doesn't work if your opponent gets a hold of one. There are some very good Stark characters who happen to be Boltons, but I don't think a Bolton-THEMED deck will be taking the world by storm any time soon.
imrahil327 said:
Brummy said:
Does anyone think a Bolton deck could become a competitive non agenda build ?
The newly released Bolton character ( The Bastards Boys ) is a great card for the sub themed deck and it just made me think with the like of "Damon Pole Dance for Me" VD and "Rikard Karstark" WLL ,is there a possibility at some point soon of maybe playing a tournament standard non agenda Stark deck fueled largely with the Bolton theme.
Not really, no. The Bolton 'theme' is more about the side-switching characters, such as the 3 big cheap armies (Bastard's Elite + 2 others), and the newer Bolton cards that you mention, although they have the Bolton trait, don't encourage this theme. In fact, the Bastards Boys DIScourage you from playing the Boltons mentioned, since their response doesn't work if your opponent gets a hold of one. There are some very good Stark characters who happen to be Boltons, but I don't think a Bolton-THEMED deck will be taking the world by storm any time soon.
If anything, it encourages stark to use a few house Bolton cards to be desensitized to being against that army.
imrahil327 said:
Bolton's have methods of regaining control of their cards. For example, your opponent controls The Flayed Men. You could do a challenge with the Boys and if you win, TFM's passive to switch sides initiates and then you can trigger the Boys response to raise claim. Alternatively you could use cards like Roose Bolton, Dubious Loyalties or Abandoned Fort to re-establish control. Alternatively, use text blanking or trait manipulation to remove the Bolton trait from opposing characters.
playgroundpsychotic said:
Bolton's have methods of regaining control of their cards. For example, your opponent controls The Flayed Men. You could do a challenge with the Boys and if you win, TFM's passive to switch sides initiates and then you can trigger the Boys response to raise claim.
That doesnt work, they can only trigger the Response "after they are knelt as an attacker"
In regards to the original question, I dont think they will be competitive in a tourney any time soon, control decks can grab their guys way too easily.
Bomb said:
Not disagreeing with you, but Refugees and Damon should already be in almost every Stark deck at this point.
That new characters a corker.