Tag Archives: Dain Ironfoot

Alternate Art: Moria Meets the Eye

Posted on September 1, 2023 by Beorn

It’s been a busy summer for BeornGPT. Lately we’ve prompted it to randomly select decks built by community luminaries and match those up with a television show or movie. Readers are in for a treat, as the latest combination worked … Continue reading →

Posted in Alternate-Art, Archetypes, Books, Community, Contract, Series, Swarm, The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings | Tagged A Very Good Tale, Alternate-Art, Ancestral Armor, Armor of Erebor, Armored Destrier, Azain Silverbeard, Bifur, Bofur, Bombur, Brok Ironfist, Community, Contract, Cram, Daeron's Runes, Dain Ironfoot, Deck List, Deck Lists, Dori, Dunedain Remedy, Durin's Father, Durin's Song, Dwalin, Dwarf Swarm, Fantasy Flight Games, Fellowship Contract, Fili, Fun, Gimli, Gloin, Hardy Leadership, Ioreth, Kili, King Under the Mountain, Legacy of Durin, Living Card Games, Lord of the Rings LCG, Lure of Moria, Narvi's Belt, The Arkenstone, Thorin Oakenshield, To me! O my kinsfolk!, Tolkien, Transformers, We Are Not Idle | 2 Comments

Alternate Art: Hamburglar’s Turn

Posted on March 13, 2023 by Beorn

If you thought a Care Bears-themed alt art deck was ridiculous, you are in for a surprise. This deck is based on Brad Lee’s Burglar’s Turn Caldara Explainer deck. The description on RingsDB does an excellent job of explaining how … Continue reading →

Posted in Aggro, Alternate-Art, Archetypes, Art, Cardboard of the Rings, Combo, Community, Con of the Rings, Contract, Events, Media, Series | Tagged Alternate Art, Arwen Undomiel, Brad Lee, Burglar's Turn, Caldara, Combo, Community, Contract, Dain Ironfoot, Discard Pile, Fantasy Flight Games, Fun, Hamburglar, Living Card Games, Lord of the Rings LCG, Mono Spirit, Recursion, Ridiculous | 1 Comment

Key Concepts: Surviving the Early Game Part 3 – Spirit

Posted on August 24, 2021 by Beorn

The early game survival series continues. In this installment, we highlight some early round strategies for the the Spirit sphere. For those who want a to review previous articles, see discussions of the Leadership and Tactics spheres. Spirit started strong … Continue reading →

Posted in Aggro, Archetypes, Combo, Contract, Control, Key Concepts, Series | Tagged A Long-extended Party, A Test of Will, Ally Mustering, Arwen Undomiel, Attack, Card Draw, Combat, Dain Ironfoot, Defense, Defiant Challenge, Doomed, Double Back, Early Game, Early-Game, Elrond's Counsel, Elven-light, Eowyn, Escort from Edoras, Imladris Stargazer, Key Concepts, Lothiriel, Miruvor, Multiplayer, Questing, Readying, Resource Acceleration, Search, Silver Circlet, Solo, Spirit, Unexpected Courage, Westfold Horse-breeder, Widfast | 1 Comment

Homebrew: A Little Help from our Friends

Posted on February 12, 2021 by Beorn

Readers enjoyed my last round of custom cards, so I’ve decided to design a few more. I’m continuing where I left off, designing allies cards for characters who are (mostly) featured as heroes. Unique allies fill an important role in … Continue reading →

Posted in A Long-extended Party, Combo, Community, Custom Cards, Game Variant, Homebrew Cards, Series, Theme, Tribal | Tagged A Long-extended Party, Allies, Art, Community, Dain Ironfoot, Denethor, Dwarf, Erkenbrand, Fantasy Flight Games, Gondor, Haldir of Lorien, Hirgon, Hobbit, Homebrew Cards, Living Card Games, Mablung, Rohan, Sam Gamgee, Silvan, The Lord of the Rings LCG, Theme, Theodred, Tolkien, Tribal Decks | 8 Comments

Bear Market: Ered Mithrin Favorites

Posted on August 26, 2019 by Beorn

Shadows in the East is finally available to many, so it’s a good time to look back on the Wilds of Rhovanion deluxe box and the accompanying Ered Mithrin Cycle. My deckbuilding approach over the years has increasingly focused on … Continue reading →

Posted in Bear Market, Community, Theme, Tribal | Tagged Ancestral Armor, Beorn's Favorites, Beorn's Rage, Beornings, Card List, Cycle Review, Dain Ironfoot, Deck Building, Ered Mithrin Cycle, Fantasy Flight Games, Gaffer Gamgee, Giant Bear, Grimebeorn the Old, King of Dale, Living Card Games, Meneldor, Opinion, Reforged, Ring of Thror, Strategy, The Arkenstone, The Lord of the Rings LCG, The Wilds of Rhovanion, Tolkien, Wild Stallion | Leave a comment

Game Variant: Bear Draft v5 at Lure of Middle-earth 2019

Posted on March 2, 2019 by Beorn

In less than a week, I will pack my bags and head out from the Hall on an adventure. I’m heading to Castle Stahleck for the Lure of Middle-earth 2019 Convention. If I’m going to travel half way around the … Continue reading →

Posted in Bear Draft, Community, Draft, Game Variant, Lure of Middle Earth, Metagame, Multiplayer, Theme | Tagged Bear Draft, Bear Draft v5, Beorning, Castle Stahleck, Community, Conventions, Dain Ironfoot, Dale, Deck Building, Draft, Dwarven Digging, Dynamic Encounter Decks, Fantasy Flight Games, Germany, Havens, Limited Formats, Living Card Games, Lure of Middle-earth 2019, Signature Cards, Strategy, The Lord of the Rings LCG, Tolkien, Wizard's Quest, Woodland Realm, Woodman | 3 Comments

Session Report: The Model UN Embargoes Captain Sahír

Posted on November 21, 2016 by Beorn

With the holidays approaching, I finally had a moment to play my first solo game in ages. The Model UN absolutely crushed Captain Sahír and his henchmen at the City of Corsairs. His piracy days are over after any army of … Continue reading →

Posted in Aggro, Combo, Decks, Live Play, Photo, Power, RingsDB, Session Report, Solo | Tagged Action Advantage, Aggro, Captain Sahir, Dain Ironfoot, Doomed, Dream-chaser Cycle, Dwarven Sellsword, Dwarves, Fantasy Flight Games, Galadriel, Legacy of Durin, Living Card Games, Power Deck, Power Level, RingsDB, Strategy, The City of Corsairs, The Lord of the Rings, The Lord of the Rings LCG, The Seeing-stone, Tolkien, Zigil Miner | Leave a comment

Beorn’s Path 16 – Flight from Moria

Posted on September 12, 2015 by Beorn

We continue Beorn’s Path with the third and final quest of the Khazad-dûm deluxe expansion: Flight from Moria. Dain leads the courageous Longbeards out the treacherous mines and into the relative safety of the Dimrill Dale. The technical issues from … Continue reading →

Posted in Beorn's Path, OCTGN, Video | Tagged Beorn's Path, Bifur, Dain Ironfoot, Deck Building, Dwarves, Fantasy Flight Games, Living Card Games, Lord of the Rings LCG, Strategy, Thalin, The Nameless Fear, Tolkien, YouTube | 10 Comments

Beorn’s Path 15 – The Seventh Level

Posted on September 7, 2015 by Beorn

After a lengthy hiatus, Beorn’s Path has returned for Part 15. This time around we are exploring The Seventh Level of Khazad-dûm with Dain Ironfoot and his trusty army of dwarves. My apologies as the video is a bit cut … Continue reading →

Posted in Beorn's Path, OCTGN, Solo, Video | Tagged Beorn's Path, Bifur, Dain Ironfoot, Fantasy Flight Games, Khazad-dûm, Living Card Games, Lord of the Rings LCG, Strategy, Thalin, Tolkien | 4 Comments

Decks: The Battle of Five Armies

Posted on February 27, 2014 by Beorn

The Battle of Five Armies has always been one of my favorite events in all of Tolkien’s legendarium. Not only does it feature my favorite character (yes, I’m biased), but it also happens to involve one of the more epic … Continue reading →