My friend has built a deck that in my head just doesn't make sense and I can't see how it works, but it just does. I'll post the decklist and if anyone can see any counters to it I'd love to know!
House Stark
House of Dreams agenda (gates of winterfell)
Plots
Stoic Resolve
Desolate Passage
Loyalty Money Can Buy
The Minstrel's Muse
Manning the City Walls
Regroup
Wildfire Assault
Characters
The Blackfish (x3)
Jaqen H'ghar (Shadows version that imitates recently killed character)
Midnight Sentry (x3)
Knight of Harrenhal
Robb Stark (trait naming one)
The Bastard of Bolton (x2)
Arya Stark (HoBaW)
Deepwood Mercenary
Riders of the Red Fork
Peasant Defenders
Hodor
Fleet from Wolf's Den (x2)
Follower of the Many-Faced God
Reek (x2)
Jojen Reed
Bolton Refugee
Roose Bolton (x2)
Wyman Manderly
The Bastard's Elite
The Flayed Men
Steelshanks Walton
Meera Reed
Rickard Karstark
House Umber Berserkers
Catelyn Stark (x2)
Banner for the North
Old Nan
Winterfell Honor Guard
House Tully Septon
Ser Kyle Condon (x2)
The Hound (stark/lanni affiliate)
Varys (core)
Eddard Stark (core)
Maester Luwin
The Bastard's Boys
Knight of Harrenhal
Locations
Narrow Sea (x2)
Northern Fifedoms (x2)
Crossroads (x2)
Lord Eddard's Chambers
Great Keep (x2)
Harrenhal
The Dreadfort
Abandoned Fort
Gates of Winterfell
Attachments
Court Advisor
Poisoned Coin (x2)
Needle
Grey Wind
Winter Cache (x3)
Events
Distinct Mastery (x2)
No Quarter
The Price of War
Terror in the Dungeons
Split Loyalties
Confession
Lethal Counterattack
He plays HoD on the gates of winterfell and plays it every marshalling to try and bring in free characters.
Everything about this deck just seems to scream against everything I know about deck building. But he's played it several times and it just seems to work.
Any ideas?
Thanks!