Tag Archives: Elrond

Alternate Art: Avatar of Dale

Posted on September 6, 2023 by Beorn

As a longtime fan of Autumn’s excellent alt art designs, it is well past due that she receive her own signature deck here. One of her best decks is Dale Passes into the West, a novel approach to the Dale … Continue reading →

Posted in A Long-extended Party, Alternate-Art, Animation, Archetypes, Books, Community, Contract, Media, Series, Theme, Tribal | Tagged A Test of Will, Alternate Art, Ancestral Armor, Animation, Autumn, Avatar the Last Airbender, Bard son of Brand, Beravor, Bow of Yew, Brand Son of Bain, Community, Contract, Dale Passes into the West, Deck List, Descendant of Girion, Elrond, Fantasy Flight Games, Fun, Galadriel, Gandalf, Gather Information, Guardian of Esgaroth, Hauberk of Mail, Into the West contract, Keen as Lances, King of Dale, Knight of Dale, Legacy of Numenor, Living Card Games, Long Lake Trader, Lord of the Rings LCG, Map of Rhovanion, North Realm Lookout, Redwater Sentry, Rhovanion Outrider, Song of Healing, Spare Hood and Cloak, Traffic from Dale, Warrior of Dale, Wiglaf | 3 Comments

Homebrew: Dwarrowdelf

Posted on July 10, 2023 by Beorn

With the reprints planned thus far it looks as though most the Dwarrowdelf cycle will remain out of print for the foreseeable future. A few powerful cards like Elrond and Vilya have been included in the starter decks, but these … Continue reading →

Posted in Archetypes, Community, Custom Cards, Game Variant, Homebrew Cards, Power, Series, Theme | Tagged Arwen Undomiel Ally, Asfaloth, Daeron's Runes, Dwarrowdelf, Elrond, Elrond's Counsel, Fantasy Flight Games, Game Balance, Homebrew Cards, Imladris Stargazer, Living Card Games, Lord of the Rings LCG, Master of the Forge, Overpowered Player Cards, Power Level, Reprints, Resourceful, Spirit Glorfindel, Strategy, Sword that was Broken, Timely Aid, Tolkien, Vilya, Warden of Healing, We Are Not Idle | 2 Comments

Homebrew: Elrond and Vilya

Posted on June 16, 2023 by Beorn

Onward, with my hair-brained quest to rebalance some of the most egregiously over-powered cards. As previously mentioned, these changes are intended for limited formats like Bear Draft, where over-powered cards have an even greater impact on game balance. The expectation … Continue reading →

Posted in Archetypes, Combo, Community, Custom Cards, Draft, Game Variant, Power, Series, Theme | Tagged Bear Draft, Community, Dwarrowdelf, Elrond, Fantasy Flight Games, Game Balance, Living Card Games, Lord of the Rings LCG, Metagame, Overpowered Cards, RingsDB, Strategy, The One Deck, Vilya | 1 Comment

Deck: Memories of the Second Age

Posted on September 6, 2022 by Beorn

The elves in Tolkien’s legendarium allow for histories and world building of truly mythological scope. Their lifespans mean that many of them have witnessed centuries of world events. It also deepens the tragedy when an elf is slain; centuries of … Continue reading →

Posted in A Long-extended Party, Archetypes, Books, Community, Decks, Legendarium, Series, The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, The Silmarillion, Theme, Tribal | Tagged Anachronism, Asfaloth, Deck Building, Deck List, Eldar, Elrond, Elves, Fantasy Flight Games, Forth, Forth the Three Hunters, Galadriel, Gil-Galad, Glorfindel, Gondolin, Imladris, Legendarium, Light of Valinor, Living Card Games, Lord of the Rings LCG, Lorien, Nargothrond, Nenya, Onward Into Battle, Second Age, Strategy, The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, The Lord of the Rings LCG, Third Age, Three Hunters, Tolkien, Vilya, Westernesse | 1 Comment

Metagame: Balance of Power

Posted on February 4, 2022 by Beorn

Reading history, it’s easy to assume that the current state of things is inevitable. In fact, history is littered with random, unexpected turns of events. The same can be said for this game. Over a decade after its release, it … Continue reading →

Posted in A Long-extended Party, Community, Metagame, Multiplayer, Play Style, Series, Solo | Tagged Balance, Card Pool, Community, Deck Building, Design Space, Elrond, Elrond's Counsel, Fantasy Flight Games, Feedback Loops, Imladris Stargazer, Living Card Games, Lord of the Rings LCG, Master of the Forge, Metagame, OP, Over-powered Cards, Power Creep, Power Curve, Sleeping Sentry, Spirit Glorfindel, Strategy, Sudden Pitfall, The Lord of the Rings LCG, Tolkien, Under-powered Cards, Vilya, Warden of Healing | 4 Comments

Alternate Art: Wilderland Wildlife Sanctuary

Posted on May 30, 2021 by Beorn

Thou wast not born for death, immortal Bird! No hungry generations tread thee down;The voice I hear this passing night was heardIn ancient days by emperor and clown:Perhaps the self-same song that found a pathThrough the sad heart of Ruth, … Continue reading →

Posted in Alternate-Art, Archetypes, Art, Combo, Community, Media, Mono-Sphere, Poetry, Series, Theme, Tribal | Tagged Alternate Art, Art, Combo, Creatures, Eagles, Elrond, Fantasy Flight Games, Georgia O'Keeffe, Giant Bear, Gwaihir, John James Audubon, John Keats, Landroval, Light of Valinor, Living Card Games, Meneldor, Merry, Mono-Lore, Mono-Sphere, Poetry, Radagast, The Great Hunt, The Lord of the Rings LCG, Theme Deck, Tolkien, Tribal Decks, Vilya, Wizard's Pipe | 1 Comment

Alternate Art: The One Deck

Posted on January 20, 2019 by Beorn

It’s been about 8 months since Seastan posted The One Deck on RingsDB. Elrond (with Vilya) decks have been among the game’s most powerful ever since Shadow and Flame was released. Still, this deck is taking the archetype to a … Continue reading →

Posted in Aggro, Alternate-Art, Community, Decks, Power | Tagged Alternate Art, Arwen Undomiel, Elrond, Eowyn, Fantasy Flight Games, Harad Allies, Kimberly80, Living Card Games, Power Archetype, Power Deck, Seastan, The Lord of the Rings LCG, The One Deck, Tolkien, Vilya | 2 Comments

Alternate Art: Magali Villeneuve

Posted on May 30, 2016 by Beorn

The physical constraints of a card game mean that amazing artwork is hidden on small cards. With many talented artists contributing to this game, it is shame to have beautiful images limited to 3.5 by 2.5 inches. With the promotional … Continue reading →

Posted in Alternate-Art, Art, Community, GenCon, Tribute | Tagged Alternate-Art, Anborn, Aragorn, Art, Bilbo Baggins, Boromir, Denethor, Elrond, Eowyn, Erestor, Fantasy Flight Games, Galadriel, Gandalf, Gimli, Glorfindel, Haldir of Lorien, Legolas, Mablung, Magali Villeneuve, Promotional Hero Template, Sam Gamgee, Théoden, The Lord of the Rings LCG | 14 Comments

Deck: Counsels of the Wise

Posted on April 19, 2016 by Beorn

As a fan of unique deck designs, the Noldor archetype is particularly appealing. The Erestor hero is probably the most iconic as a foundational piece for Noldor decks as three extra cards at the start of every turn is so … Continue reading →

Posted in Combo, Decks, Mono-Sphere, Theme | Tagged Card Draw, Discard, Elrond, Fantasy Flight Games, Mono-Lore, Noldor, The Lord of the Rings, To the Sea to the Sea!, Tolkien | 1 Comment

Decks: The House of Elrond

Posted on January 19, 2015 by Beorn

Of all the characters in Tolkien’s legendarium, Elrond is one of the most fascinating. The half-elven descendant of Beren and Lúthien, Elrond and his brother Elros were given a very unique choice. After the War of Wrath and the destruction of Beleriand, the … Continue reading →