Tag Archives: Noldor

Alternate Art: Starlight on the Western Seas

Posted on November 10, 2019 by Beorn

O Elbereth! Gilthoniel! We still remember, we who dwell In this far land beneath the trees. Thy starlight on the Western Seas. – The Fellowship of the Ring The Eldar bring a sense of mystery to Tolkien’s legendarium. They represent … Continue reading →

Posted in Alternate-Art, Art, Decks, Mono-Sphere, Multiplayer, RingsDB, Theme, Tribal | Tagged Alternate Art, Deck Building, Fantasy Flight Games, Living Card Games, Magali Villeneuve, Mono-Sphere, Mono-Spirit, Noldor, Strategy, The Lord of the Rings LCG, Tolkien | Leave a comment

Poll Results: Favorite Archetype as of 2015

Posted on May 28, 2016 by Beorn

At times, the meta-game can seem as fickle as a springtime thundershower. Just as one archetype disappears, two new ones appear in a bolt of lightning. Other archetypes change drastically, thanks to new cards which bring new-found strategies. It’s finally time … Continue reading →

Posted in Archetypes, Community, Metagame, Poll | Tagged Archetype, Archetypes, Community, Deck Building, Dunedain, Dwarves, Ents, Fantasy Flight Games, Hobbits, Living Card Games, Noldor, Poll, Silvan, Strategy, The Lord of the Rings, Tolkien | 4 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

Deck: Círdan, A Power Long Hidden

Posted on February 14, 2016 by Beorn

Lately, I’ve been pushing myself to build more thematic decks. With powerful new archetypes like Ents and Noldor, as well as the resurgence of older archetypes like Rohan, the game is in a great place when it comes to thematic … Continue reading →

Posted in Combo, Decks, Metagame | Tagged Arwen Undomiel, Card Draw, Cirdan, Combo Deck, Deck Building, Discard, Erestor, Fantasy Flight Games, Fun, Herugrim, Living Card Games, Lord of the Rings LCG, Noldor, Nor Am I A Stranger, Resource Acceleration, Strategy, Tolkien | 16 Comments

Deck Spotlight: Bear Draft at Gen Con 2015

Posted on October 28, 2015 by Beorn

As promised, here are the deck lists from the 8 player Bear Draft that I ran at Gen Con this year. Unfortunately, I was not able to get each player’s name when I was collecting their decks at the end … Continue reading →

Posted in Bear Draft, Community, Decks, Draft, GenCon | Tagged Bear Draft, Dwarves, Ents, Fantasy Flight Games, Gen Con 2015, GenCon, Gondor, Living Card Games, Lord of the Rings LCG, Noldor, Rohan, Silvan, Tolkien | 6 Comments

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 →

Posted in Decks, Legendarium, Theme, Tribal, Two Handed | Tagged Aragorn, Deck Building, Elladan, Elrohir, Elrond, Fantasy Flight Games, Glorfindel, Half-Elven, Living Card Games, Lord of the Rings LCG, Mirlonde, Noldor, Rivendell, Strategy, Tolkien, Two Handed | 18 Comments

Poll Results: Most wanted from Ring-maker Cycle

Posted on December 31, 2014 by Beorn

With the release of The Antlered Crown, the Ring-maker cycle has been brought to a close. The Grey Company just released our last episode of the year in which we had an in-depth discussion about this cycle. Now, it seems only fitting … Continue reading →

Posted in Community, Poll | Tagged Archetype, Beorning, Community, Dunedain, Dwarves, Fantasy Flight Games, Gondor, Hobbits, Isengard, Living Card Games, Lord of the Rings LCG, Mounts, Noldor, Poll, Ring-maker Cycle, Rohan, Secrecy, Silvan, Tolkien | 2 Comments

Key Concepts: Factions

Posted on November 16, 2013 by Beorn

In the latest episode of The Grey Company Podcast, I briefly mentioned that I prefer to view the game in terms of factions. Since Outlands was the topic of the episode, there was not sufficient time for me to expound … Continue reading →

Posted in Archetypes, Key Concepts, Series, Theme, Tribal | Tagged Dunedain, Dwarf, Eagle, Factions, Fantasy Flight Games, Gondor, Hobbit, Key Concepts, Living Card Games, Lord of the Rings LCG, Noldor, Ranger, Rohan, Sphere, Strategy, Tolkien, Trait, Tribal | 10 Comments

Deck: The Grey Company Defends Gondor

Posted on June 20, 2013 by Beorn

The idea for this deck comes from a recent OCTGN game with Derek (aka Shipprekk) of The Last Ship. The central idea that he came up with is to attach Steward of Gondor and Gondorian Shield to Elrohir. When paired … Continue reading →