Mount Gundabad with Dooming Dale for the Win by The Mormegil – May 8, 2021

I sideboarded in Squire’s Helm x2 and took out Mariner’s Compass x2 to counter Dragon’s Breath especially for Ioreth with her 1 HP

Not a clean game as I miscounted Dagnir’s threat due to forgetting to add stage 1B for the few turns. Also I was generally flipping the new stage 2 right away as I didn’t see until later it is not supposed to be flipped until the start of the quest phase.

Starting Hand

• Test of Will x2
• Long Lake Fisherman
• Steward of Gondor
• Hauberk of Mail
• Guardian of Esgaroth

Setup

• Dagnir in the staging area
• No locations added
• Threat – 31

Turn 1

1.3 Draw

• Redwater Sentry

2.2 Planning

• none

3.1 Quest Phase

• Put The Upper Levels on top of quest deck and Frenzied Warrens on the bottom
• Advance to The Upper Levels

3.2 Committed Characters

• Aragorn
• Brand
• Bard
• Total Quest Power = 6
• Threat – 32

3.3 Staging

• Dark Tunnel
• Total Staging Area Threat = 4

3.4 Quest Resolution

• +2 quest progress (2 / 3)

4.2 Travel

• Dark Tunnel discarded
• Lost Armory is the active location
• Bow of Yew found and added to hand

7 Refresh

• 7.3 Threat – 33

Turn 2

1.3 Draw

• Daeron’s Runes

2.2 Planning

• Steward of Gondor on Brand
• Steward of Gondor #2 drawn
• Use Steward for resources
• Daeron’s Runes draws Ioreth and Valiant Determination
• Discard 2nd Steward
• Guardian of Esgaroth
• Valiant Determination on Guardian
• Bow of Yew drawn.
• Bow of Yew on Bard
• Spare Hood and Cloak drawn.
• Bow of Yew on Guardian

3.1 Quest Phase

3.2 Committed Characters

• Bard
• Guardian of Esgaroth
• Total Quest Power = 7
• Threat – 34

3.3 Staging

• Mines of Gundabad
• Total Staging Area Threat = 4

3.4 Quest Resolution

• +2 Lost Armory progress (2 / 2) and add it to the victory display
• +1 quest progress (3 / 3) add it to the victory display
• Add The First Forge to the Caves deck
• Advance to Dagnir’s Wrath

4.2 Travel

• Mines of Gundabad discarded
• Frightful Den is the active location
• Hobgoblin added to the staging area
• Valiant Determination guarded by Hobgoblin

5.2 Optional Engagement

• Hobgoblin

6 Combat Phase

6.3 Enemy Attacks

6.4b Enemy – Hobgoblin

• 6.4b Action(s)
  • none
• 6.4.1 Defender – Brand
• 6.4.1 Action(s)
  • none
• 6.4.2 Shadow – none (Forked Passage)
• 6.4.2 Action(s)
  • none
• 6.4.3 Determine combat damage – 1
• 6.4.3 Action(s)
  • none

6.7 Player Attacks

6.8b Target – Hobgoblin

• 6.8b Attackers
  • Aragorn
• Guardian of Esgaroth and deal 1 damage with Bow of Yew
• 6.8.2 Total Attack – 7
• 6.8.3 Damage Dealt – 4
• Target destroyed and Valiant Determination #2 added to hand.

7 Refresh

• 7.3 Threat – 35

Turn 3

1.3 Draw

• Squire’s Helm

2.2 Planning

• Redwater Sentry
• Hauberk of Mail on Sentry
• Guardian of Esgaroth #2 drawn.

3.1 Quest Phase

3.2 Committed Characters

• Brand
• Bard
• Guardian of Esgaroth
• Total Quest Power = 10

3.3 Staging

• Dragon Breath on Dagnir
• Stone Troll
• Total Staging Area Threat = 5

3.4 Quest Resolution

• +4 Frightful Den progress (4 / 4) and add it to the victory display
• +1 quest progress (1 / 7)

5.2 Optional Engagement

• none

5.3 Engagement

• none

6 Combat Phase

• Bypass Dagnir’s Wratth
• Advance to Imminent Pursuit

7 Refresh

• 7.3 Threat – 36

Turn 4

1.3 Draw

• Long Lake Fisherman

2.2 Planning

• Guardian of Esgaroth #2
• Spare Hood and Cloak on Guardian #2
• Daeron’s Runes drawn
• Daeron’s Runes draws Long Lake Trader x2
• Discard Long Lake Trader #2
• Long Lake Trader
• Ioreth
• Squire’s Helm on Ioreth

3.1 Quest Phase

3.2 Committed Characters

• Brand
• Bard
• Guardian of Esgaroth x2
• Long Lake Trader
• Total Quest Power = 14
• 2 damage dealt to Brand 3.2 Action(s)
• Ioreth heals 3 on Brand

3.3 Staging

• Dark Places adds Descreated Ruins to the staging area
• Total Staging Area Threat = 8

3.4 Quest Resolution

• +6 quest progress (6 / 6)
• Discard Stone-Troll
• Add Imminent Pursuit to the victory display
• Advance to The Great Worm
• (I realized here I undercounted Dagnir’s threat the first few turns because 1B should have been included. This turn it is correct.)

4.2 Travel

• Discard Descreated Ruins
• The First Forge is the active location
• Aragorn exhausted

5.2 Optional Engagement

• none

5.3 Engagement

• Dagnir

6 Combat Phase

6.3 Enemy Attacks

6.4b Enemy – Dagnir

• 1 damage to each character and discard Dragon Breath
• 6.4.1 Defender – Redwater Sentry
• 6.4.1 Action(s)
  • none
• 6.4.2 Shadow – Additional attack (Wilderland’s Bane)
• 6.4.2 Action(s)
  • none
• 6.4.3 Determine combat damage – 3
• Sentry dies.
• Return Hauberk to hand

6.4b Enemy – Dagnir

• 6.4.1 Defender – Guardian

• 6.4.1 Action(s)

  • none

• 6.4.2 Shadow – +2 attack (Dagnir’s Slave)

• 6.4.2 Action(s)

  • none

• 6.4.3 Determine combat damage – 4

• Guardian #1 dies.

• Return Valiant Determination and Bow of Yew to hand.

• Bypass The Great Worm

• Advance to Foreboding Darkness (well that sucks)

• Dagnir returned to the staging area.

7 Refresh

• 7.3 Threat – 37

Turn 5

1.3 Draw

• Legacy of Numenor

2.2 Planning

• Hauberk on Guardian

3.1 Quest Phase

3.2 Committed Characters

• Brand
• Bard
• Total Quest Power = 6

3.3 Staging

• Dark Tunnel
• Total Staging Area Threat = 7

3.4 Quest Resolution

• Threat – 38

5.2 Optional Engagement

• none

5.3 Engagement

• none

6 Combat Phase

• Bypass Foreboding Darkness
• Advance to The Lower Deeps

7 Refresh

• 7.3 Threat – 39

Turn 6

1.3 Draw

• Deep Knowledge

2.2 Planning

• Long Lake Fisherman naming 2 to find North Realm Lookout and add it to hand.
• Legacy of Numenor
• Threat – 43
• North Realm Lookout
• Bow of Yew on Guardian
• Use trader to move Spare Hood and Cloak to North Realm Lookout

3.1 Quest Phase

3.2 Committed Characters

• Brand
• Bard
• Guardian
• Lookout
• Total Quest Power = 13

3.3 Staging

• Dark Places adds 1 threat
• Total Staging Area Threat = 8

3.4 Quest Resolution

• +1 The First Forge progress (1 / 1)
• +4 quest progress (4 / 3) and add it to the victory display
• Ancient Treasury is the Active location
• Threat – 40
• Advance to Frenzied Warrens 5.2 Optional Engagement
• none

5.3 Engagement

• none

6 Combat Phase

• Ioreth heals a damage on Long Lake Trader
• Bypass Frenzied Warrens
• Advance to another stage 2 (oops, I’m not supposed to flip it until the quest phase. Another thing I’ve been misplaying)

7 Refresh

• 7.3 Threat – 41

Turn 7

1.3 Draw

• The Seeing Stone

2.2 Planning

• Deep Knowledge draws Hauberk of Mail #2 and Test of Will #3
• Valiant Determination on Guardian

3.1 Quest Phase

• Dagnir’s Wrath revealed

3.2 Committed Characters

• Brand

• Bard

• North Realm Lookout

• Long Lake Fisherman

• Guardian of Esgaroth

• Total Quest Power = 15

• Dagnir attacks 6.4b Enemy – Dagnir

• 6.4.1 Defender – Guardian of Esgaroth

• 6.4.1 Action(s)

  • Exhaust North Realm Lookout and Spare Hood and Cloak to ready Guardian

• 6.4.2 Shadow – Cannot be readied by player card effects until the end of the round (Narrow Stair)

• 6.4.3 Determine combat damage – 1

• 6.4.3 Action(s)

  • Long Lake Trader moves Space Hood and Cloak to North Realm Lookout

3.3 Staging

• Dark Places adds 3 threat to the staging area
• Total Staging Area Threat = 11

3.4 Quest Resolution

• +3 Lost Armory progress (3 / 3) and add it to the victory display

• +1 quest progress (1 / 7)

• 6.8.3 Action(s)

  • The Seeing Stone finds and adds Legacy of Numenor to hand.
  • Threat – 42
  • Legacy of Numenor
  • Threat – 46
  • Ioreth heals 2 damage from Guardian

7 Refresh

• 7.3 Threat – 47
• 7.4 Action(s)
  • Exhaust Aragorn and reset threat to 31

Turn 8

1.3 Draw

• Spare Hood and Cloak

2.2 Planning

• Spare Hood and Cloak on Long Lake Fistherman
• Redwater Sentry drawn and played
• Hauberk on Sentry
• King of Dale drawn and played on Brand
• Use King of Dale to play Long Lake Fistherman and name 2 to find Guardian of Esgaroth #2 and add it to hand
• Guardian of Esgaroth #2 and attach Valiant Determination to it.
• Squire Helm drawn and played on Redwater Sentry

3.1 Quest Phase

3.2 Committed Characters

• Brand
• Bard
• Guardians of Esgaroth x2
• North Realm Lookout
• Total Quest Power = 17
• Dagnir attacks 6.4b Enemy – Dagnir
• 6.4.1 Defender – Guardian of Esgaroth #1
• 6.4.1 Action(s)
  • Exhaust North Realm Lookout and Spare Hood and Cloak to ready Guardian
• 6.4.2 Shadow – none (Dark Tunnel)
• 6.4.3 Determine combat damage – 1
• 6.4.3 Action(s)
  • Long Lake Trader moves Space Hood and Cloak to North Realm Lookout

3.3 Staging

• Guardian of Gundabad
• Total Staging Area Threat = 11

3.4 Quest Resolution

• +6 quest progress (7 / 7) and add it to the victory display
• 5 damage to Dagnir (15 / 20)
• Advance to Stage 2 but don’t reveal 2B yet

4.2 Travel

• none

5.2 Optional Engagement

• Guardian of Gundabad

6 Combat Phase

6.3 Enemy Attacks

6.4b Enemy – Dagnir

• 6.4.1 Defender – Guardian of Esgaroth #1
• 6.4.2 Shadow – none (Dark Tunnel)
• 6.4.3 Determine combat damage – 1

6.4b Enemy – Guardian of Gundabad

• 6.4.1 Defender – Redwater Sentry
• 6.4.2 Shadow – none (Afraid of the Dark)
• 6.4.3 Determine combat damage – 0
• 6.4.3 Action(s)
  • Exhaust Long Lake Fisherman and Spare Hood and Cloak to ready Aragorn

6.7 Player Attacks

6.8b Target – Guardian of Gundabad

• 6.8b Attackers
  • Aragorn
• 6.8.1 Action(s)
  • Ioreth heals 2 damage on Guardian of Esgaroth #1
• 6.8.2 Total Attack – 9
• 6.8.3 Damage Dealt – 6
• Target destroyed.

7 Refresh

• 7.3 Threat – 32

Turn 9

1.3 Draw

• Steward of Gondor

2.2 Planning

• none

3.1 Quest Phase

• 2H The Great Worm flipped

3.2 Committed Characters

• Guardians of Esgaroth x2
• North Realm Lookout
• Long Lake Fishermen x 2
• Total Quest Power = 13

3.3 Staging

• Guardian of Gundabad
• Total Staging Area Threat = 12

3.4 Quest Resolution

• +1 quest progress (1 / -)

4.2 Travel

• none

5.2 Optional Engagement

• Guardian of Gundabad

5.3 Engagement

• none

6 Combat Phase

6.3 Enemy Attacks

6.4b Enemy – Dagnir

• 6.4.1 Defender – Guardian of Esgaroth #1
• 6.4.1 Action(s)
  • Exhaust Lookout and Spare Hood and Cloak to ready Guardian
• 6.4.2 Shadow – whiff because not undefended (Eyes in the Dark)
• 6.4.3 Determine combat damage – 1

6.4b Enemy – Guardian of Gundabad

• 6.4.1 Defender – Redwater Sentry
• 6.4.2 Shadow – Discard an attachment (Stone Troll) and choose Steward of Gondor
• 6.4.3 Determine combat damage – 0

6.7 Player Attacks

6.8b Target – Dagnir

• 6.8b Attackers
  • Aragorn
  • Guardian of Esgaroth #2
• 6.8.2 Total Attack – 11
• 6.8.3 Damage Dealt – 6 (9 / 20)

6.8b Target – Guardian of Gundabad

• 6.8b Attackers
  • Brand
  • Bard and deal 1 damage with Bow Yew
  • Guardian #1
• 6.8.1 Action(s)
  • Long Lake Trader moves Spare Hood and Cloak on Aragorn to North Realm Lookout
  • Ioreth heals a damage on Aragorn
• 6.8.2 Total Attack – 11
• 6.8.3 Damage Dealt – 8
• 6.8.3 Action(s)
  • Long Lake Trader moves Spare Hood and Cloak on Aragorn to North Realm Lookout
  • Ioreth heals a damage on Aragorn
• Target destroyed.

7 Refresh

• 7.3 Threat – 33

Turn 10

1.3 Draw

• King of Dale #2

2.2 Planning

• Steward on Brand

3.1 Quest Phase

3.2 Committed Characters

• Guardians of Esgaroth x2
• North Realm Lookout
• Long Lake Fishermen x2
• Total Quest Power = 14

3.3 Staging

• Narrow Stair
• Total Staging Area Threat = 11

3.4 Quest Resolution

• +3 quest progress (4 / -)

4.2 Travel

• Narrow Stair discarded
• Crumbling Cavern is the active location
• 11 damage assigned as follows
  • Aragon – 3
  • Guardian #1 – 1
  • Redwater Sentry – 3
  • Long Lake Fishermen x2 – 1 each
  • Long Lake Trader – 1
  • Guardian #2 – 1

6 Combat Phase

6.3 Enemy Attacks

6.4b Enemy – Dagnir

• 6.4.1 Defender – Guardian #1
• 6.4.2 Shadow – none (Throat of the Mountain)
• 6.4.3 Determine combat damage – 1
• 6.4.3 Action(s)
  • Ioreth heals 3 damage on Guardian #1
  • Exhaust North Realm Lookout and Spare Hood and Cloak to ready Ioreth
  • Ioreth heals 3 damage on Redwater Sentry
  • Long Lake Trader moves Spare Hood and Cloak from Ioreth to North Realm Lookout

6.7 Player Attacks

6.8b Target – Dagnir

• 6.8b Attackers
  • Aragorn
  • Brand
• 6.8.2 Total Attack – 12
• 6.8.3 Damage Dealt – 6 (max, 4 / 20)

7 Refresh

• 7.3 Threat – 34

Turn 11

1.3 Draw

• Long Lake Fisherman

2.2 Planning

• Long Lake Fisherman naming 2
• Use King of Dale to play Long Lake Trader

3.1 Quest Phase

3.2 Committed Characters

• Guardians of Esgaroth x2
• North Realm Lookout
• Long Lake Fishermen x3
• Total Quest Power = 15

3.3 Staging

• Deep Dweller
• Total Staging Area Threat = 11

3.4 Quest Resolution

• +4 Crumbling Cavern progress

5.3 Engagement

• Deep Dweller and it attacks
• 6.4.1 Defender – Redwater Sentry
• 6.4.1 Action(s)
  • none
• 6.4.2 Shadow – none (Hobgoblin)
• 6.4.2 Action(s)
  • none
• 6.4.3 Determine combat damage – 0
• 6.4.3 Action(s)
  • none

6 Combat Phase

6.2 Action(s)

• a

6.3 Enemy Attacks

6.4b Enemy – Dagnir

• 6.4b Action(s)
  • none
• 6.4.1 Defender – Guardian #1
• 6.4.1 Action(s)
  • Use Lookout plus Spare Hood and Cloak to ready Guardian #1
• 6.4.2 Shadow – +2 defense (Guardian of Mount Gundabad)
• 6.4.2 Action(s)
  • none
• 6.4.3 Determine combat damage – 1
• 6.4.3 Action(s)
  • Long Lake Trader #1 moves ready Spare Hood and Cloak to Guardian #2
  • Guardian #2 plus Spare Hood and Cloak readies Guardian #1
  • Ioreth heals 3 damage on Guardian #1

6.4b Enemy – Deep Dweller

• 6.4b Action(s)
  • none
• 6.4.1 Defender – Guardian #1
• 6.4.1 Action(s)
  • none
• 6.4.2 Shadow – none (Afraid of the Dark)
• 6.4.2 Action(s)
  • none
• 6.4.3 Determine combat damage – 0
• 6.4.3 Action(s)
  • none

6.7 Player Attacks

6.8b Target – Dagnir

• 6.8b Attackers
  • Aragorn
  • Brand
• 6.8.1 Action(s)
  • none
• 6.8.2 Total Attack – 12
• 6.8.3 Damage Dealt – 5 (0 / 20)
• Add Wormsbane to the victory display and win!