Council of Elrond

Dain II has gotton gruff on the Dragons taking his mines.
He and Gimli will rally dwarves of the Iron Hills to be rid
of Dragons, especially Throkmaw the Vain.

Dain II is in the Northern Waste Division with Elves of Evermist, Alatar, and Thorin II.
Dain IIs opponent is Throkmaw the Vain.

Dain's main goal is to slay three dragons and corner Throkmaw at Shab Arch.
Bow of Dragon-horn and the stage resource Strength of the Ered Engrin will
reduce Ahunt attacks by two strikes! This should kill Agburanar, Leucaruath, and Gostir.
There are strategies to have Dain II use a Valiant Sword or a Dwarven Axe to
have a high prowess to face that lone strike.

Several hoard items will be played, maybe at a Legendary Hoard whispered over the fireplace.
Gimli will lead dwarves to a Mining Settlement tempting attack by Throkmaw's minions.
Carc and his ravens have news of a Hollow of Thy Left Breast that can bring down a proud Dragon.
Will anyone be left to hear the valor of these dwarves? Stay tune.

The hazard strategy uses fire-breathers to burn minions or weak drakes to tap the minions. Curses will be brought home by a winged beast. Blood will melt through armour and the winds will conquer the foolish.

Deck at
https://councilofelrond.org/forum/viewt ... 79&p=42117

I made some updates to the deck since this player will have a Power Deck
if one Dragon-lord has a Power Deck. This is from having so many applicable
resources already in the deck.

Elf-friend replaced Skis and Furcoats to play on Gimli for the Power Decks.

Expect many dragons to die since two dwarf factions in play by this player
means Strength from the Ered Engrin reduces each Dragon attack by 2 strikes.
Then there is Bow of Dragon-horn and Sated Beast in the deck too. If Balin Dwarf-lord
returns from the Pits of Angband, then that is another reduction of a strike.

In the middle of making gccg decks here is Lord Dain's deck changes as found in the PDF in the first thread. Other changes found in these PDF files include turn expectation along with sideboard management of specific cards. I expect now to exhaust almost every deck thrice.


The main change to the resources is lowering sideboard count from 28 to 25. The practice game
proved that this player can withstand the harsh area of dragons and cold.
Horn of Defiance and Magical Harp added. One copy of Arrows Shorn of Ebony removed.
Thror’s Map removed with many hoard sites available. One copy of Healing Herbs removed.
Reforging added. One copy of Hollow of Thy Left Breast removed.
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One copy of The Dwarves are Upon You removed. Get You Gone added to handle unique
hazards and Diplomats available. Not at Home removed. Sated Beast removed with other means
to reduce dragon strikes. Songs of Old added. Elf-friend removed; Gimli will play it later or as a
Game Point. Legendary Hoard, More Alert Than Most, The Doom of Choice, and Dwarven
Warhosts added. The dwarf factions might go to war. Safe From the Shadow, Clan Bonds,
Houses of Healing, Old Grudge. removed. One Copy of Dwarven Art of War added. Thrall of
the Voice added with issues on followers.
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The hazard decks with Lord Thorin were switched. Reasons for this included Itangast aHunt will
hurt Lord Dain the most so let Dain play it when he is ready for that hazard. Itangast aHunt
replaces Scorba aHunt. Scorba added. Cave-Worm, Cave-drake, Winged Fire-drake, and four
dwarf creatures replaced by: Light-drake, Land-drake, Hermit Troll and Ta-Fa-Lisch. The two
small drakes are used with Dragon’s Terror. Hermit Troll will hurt those in Triple Wilderness.
The undead creature will target those around Lairs.
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Foes Shall Fall removed with low prowess creatures present. Two or Three Tribes added with the
many drakes in the deck. I might remove it however. Rumour of Wealth added. Summons From
Long Sleep now only found once with one copy of Power Built By Waiting. Subtlety of Guile
and Velocity of Haste added. Dragon’s Sleep and Naugrim removed for Greater Storms.
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Some sites were changed. Celeb-Ost added for Stolen Knowledge. Sites in Grey Mountains
added for the new two hoard items.
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Characters change includes removing Galar/Tupor. Dwarven Miner replaces the odd dwarves.
There is now a sense of dwarven single-mindedness and efficiency with this deck.