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Bard the Bowman
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Darksbane
, Mar 20 2013 06:07 AM | Last updated Mar 20 2013 06:07 AM
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Type: Hero Sphere: Tactics Threat Threshold: 11 Willpower: 2 Attack: 3 Defense: 2 Hit Points: 4 Esgaroth. Warrior. Ranged. When Bard the Bowman makes a ranged attack, the enemy he attacks gets -2 [Defense] until the end of the phase. Now he shot with a great yew bow, till all his arrows but one were spent. - The Hobbit Set: OtD Number: 3 Quantity: 1 Illustrator: Magali Villeneuve |
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19 Comments
You've answered your own question.
I´ll stick to my previous assesment: there is no uncertainty here
Still doesn´t change that at some point in this discussion you had a question implied. Later you supply the answer yourself.
Thus you answer your own question.
It makes perfect sense when you put it like that... or something.
Regardless this is now a debate on semantics. On which you are still wrong even if you do try to discredit my arguments by addressing an either perceived or made-up point of view that I am just "convincing myself" (implied; nobody else and you know it).
This is a board for discussing cards though and not semantics so give me your last bout and let´s be done with it.
wow ^ The internet is a real mature place
I've played around with Bard a bit but I've never found a real home for him. If he could make his attack into Staging without Great Yew Bow he would be BAMF but as is...I'm not seeing it.
I would pretty much always prefer to run Legolas. Lower threat means you will have an easier time keeping things in Staging for when you can get the bow, Silvan trait means he synergizes with another Staging Area attacker (Haldir) and for 1 tactics resource you can give him Bard's power (Rivendell Blade). Plus--progress.
Maybe we see some Esgaroth trait buffing in the future but I can't imagine it.
Are you guys having better success with him? Am I missing something?
Legolas's progress is often mostly wasted since I tend to have enough questing power to get through locations anyways. Sure, it is progress and it helps, but in most occasions it isn't really that useful. Bard works great with Hands Upon the Bow, making him able to kill many things in the staging area while you are questing that Legolas can't handle without weapon support.
Legolas's best feature is his trait and the weapons it allows him. When relying on FoeHammer to draw, it's just easier to pack your deck with the silvan weapons that offer so much more than the non-silvan weapons do.
I do like to use Ally Legolas for the added draw though and Bard is a decent replacement even if his weapon choices (excluding the use of Elf-friend) are more limited.
We really need some non-Silvan/Nolder weapons.
I didn't much miss Ally Legolas since I was running Lore and Foe-Hammer for card draw but you make a good point--losing access to him could hurt if you didn't have another easy way to get cards. Plus, Arod can give you some of that progress back...