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Bran Stark

Submitted Darksbane , Aug 12 2010 11:40 PM | Last updated Mar 01 2011 06:44 PM

Bran Stark

Type: Character House: Stark
Cost: 2 Strength: 2 Icons: Power
Game Text:
Lord.
House Stark only. No attachments except Direwolf.
After you lose an Intrigue challenge, kill Bran Stark (cannot be saved).
Response: After you win an Intrigue challenge as the defender, Bran Stark claims 5 power.
Number: 10 Set: LoW
Quantity: 3 Illustrator: Tiziano Barracchi

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17 Comments

jackmerridew

Jul 12 2012 03:15 PM

i tried building a wierd deck around him winning intrigues using catelyn endless endurance and frozen outpost, actually won 2 defending intrigues with him and had like 12 power when a lani player got misinformation off and destroyed my chances. wish i could figure out a way to make it work

slothgodfather

Jul 12 2012 03:50 PM

I'd say the trick isn't to win with 15 power on Bran. After you get some cards in place (septons in play, Catelyn in hand) then play Bran to get that last 5 power quickly.

I've actually toyed with the idea of a melee build using Winter/Shadows Catelyn to block all INT against me, but then whenever someone does a chump INT challenge to someone I support, provided they let it go unopposed, swing in to successfully defend it. I'd ignore Lanni challenges though, unless I was sitting on some event cancels also.

Staton

Jul 12 2012 05:21 PM

I feel like there's some tricksy stuff you can do with Called to Court (ODG). I can't really see anyway to reveal it mid challenge though. Ooooo! You could have Bran in the Dead or Discard pile, win an intrigue on defense, and then trigger The Kindly Man (VM)! Then you're still within the response window to winning that challenge, and Bran claims 5!

Laxen

Jul 12 2012 05:40 PM

Non-unique unfortunately

Staton

Jul 12 2012 05:55 PM

Damn! Curses on my lack of reading comprehension!

- Zomboyd likes this

Laxen

Jul 13 2012 07:00 AM

Ye. Those little words

Edit: Never mind this last part.

Seriously

Apr 10 2013 03:49 PM

It's a pity he is a House Stark only character.. I'd love to see him in a PBJ deck

Angarde

Apr 11 2013 07:11 AM

If it wasn't House Stark only it would be OP I guess and fits to almost every Intrigue based deck.

JCWamma

Apr 11 2013 10:05 AM

I feel like there's some tricksy stuff you can do with Called to Court (ODG). I can't really see anyway to reveal it mid challenge though. Ooooo! You could have Bran in the Dead or Discard pile, win an intrigue on defense, and then trigger The Kindly Man (VM)! Then you're still within the response window to winning that challenge, and Bran claims 5!

I know this message is really old, but you could run Rookery of Sunspear (TRS) OOH to use the Called to Court plan and drop him in after winning the challenge, 'cause it's still the same response window.

- Angarde likes this

ShadowcatX2000

Apr 11 2013 02:37 PM

I know this message is really old, but you could run Rookery of Sunspear (TRS) OOH to use the Called to Court plan and drop him in after winning the challenge, 'cause it's still the same response window.

Rookery is House Martell only.

- JCWamma likes this

JCWamma

Apr 11 2013 02:56 PM

So it is. Ok, scratch that and replace it with *have The Tides of War (RoW) in play while it's Winter (or possibly Summer I guess) and switch to Court that way*

- VonWibble likes this

VonWibble

Apr 11 2013 09:31 PM

i tried building a wierd deck around him winning intrigues using catelyn endless endurance and frozen outpost, actually won 2 defending intrigues with him and had like 12 power when a lani player got misinformation off and destroyed my chances. wish i could figure out a way to make it work

Given you have to win the intrigue challenge on defense, and that bouncing Catelyn and Frozen Outpost aren't exactly hidden strength boosts, you pretty much only have endless endurance that could mean the opponent will throw an intrigue challenge your way that he'd have any chance of losing. That is the problem with this card imo - in joust at least you pretty much require the opponent to make a mistake.

Edit - That said I do like that idea JCWamma, very cunning...

n00bcommander

Apr 12 2013 11:47 AM

I've only had sucess with this card in one type of format. Melee. Using City of Shadows (CoS)and Varys (TGM). Wait for opponent whom I can beat in an intrigue to challange somebody else. Pop Varys into shadows and force it to come to me. A lot of work for one card obviously but it is 5 power!

agktmte

Apr 12 2013 02:38 PM

The problem with that is Varys's ability is to choose an opponent to redirect the challenge towards. So you can't redirect it to yourself with his ability.