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Respect of the Old Gods

Submitted Darksbane , Aug 17 2010 04:41 AM | Last updated Mar 01 2011 06:54 PM

Respect of the Old Gods Type: Plot House: Stark Income:2 Initiative: 2 Claim: 2 Game Text: House Stark only. Lower the cost of the first House Stark character you play during the marshalling phase by 2. Number: 55 Set: LoW Quantity: 3 Illustrator: Linda Bergkvist
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6 Comments

AndrewHows

Dec 02 2013 11:33 AM

Why is this card so constantly recommended for Stark decks? I mean, even factoring in the character-only reduction, it's 4/2/2. It doesn't seem much different than, say, Siege of Riverrun, or Power of Arms, but I see it recommended much more than those two.

Ire

Dec 02 2013 12:13 PM

Siege is usually bad now since with 2 claim you usually want to be able to hit that intrigue with Stark to get into more even round with your opponent.
Power of Arms can be good, but unless you have a lot of war crests that 1 gold can be a deal maker (or you are already using 2x Power of Arms). Reduction also helps with the Hungry mobs which are often a 3x in current Stark decks.

Ratatoskr

Dec 02 2013 12:34 PM

Andrew, you're underrating the importance of the one extra gold. It's pretty big. Also, I think you're underrating the drawback on Siege of Riverrun. Not being able to initiate INT challenges is huge. It changes the whole structure of the challenges phase that turn.

14Shirt

Dec 02 2013 03:08 PM

Andrew, you're underrating the importance of the one extra gold. It's pretty big. Also, I think you're underrating the drawback on Siege of Riverrun. Not being able to initiate INT challenges is huge. It changes the whole structure of the challenges phase that turn.

This^

As a (almost exclusive) Stark player who was once enamored with Siege of Riverun, I have seen the error of my ways. Too often when I played it, I was itching to use an Intrigue challenge and regretted it. Starks have more Intrigue options now than they are often given credit for.

Also, you've gotta love the "house only" plots. This one gives you access to a 2-claim plot your non-Stark opponent won't have. Want to go heavy aggro? why choose between the ones you've mentioned? Play all three!