"What power still remains lies with us..." –The Fellowship of the Ring. I have developed a personal deckbuilding rule that if a hero has a starting Ability-wise, I tend to think of him as sort of an "As far as his other ability, it's decent card draw in and of itself.
Ally. — He asked for proof from Gandalf that the Ring Frodo bore was indeed the One Ring of Sauron, and he wanted to know what Saruman's opinion was. Response: After drawing your setup hand, instead of taking a mulligan, you may discard any number of cards from your hand.
You can use him in combination with To the Sea to play an expensive Noldor ally first turn by discarding the rest of your hand and drawing straight back up to six. Galdor of the Havens.
He was known to be the second bravest elf in Gondolin and the most dangerous wielding a club or spear. An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
Action: If you have no cards in your hand, draw 6 cards. To be clear--I don't think Galdor's bad outside of a narrowly focused Noldor-discard deck. Galdor's most valuable ability is definitely the modified mulligan. I just think that's where he's most valuable. "But have they the strength, have we here the strength to withstand the Enemy, the coming of Sauron at the last, when all else is overthrown?"
With Protector of Lorien, he can become quite a solid hero. Illus.
On October 25, he attended the Council of Elrond. Now that I've finally gotten around to dipping my toes into Noldor decks, I've found that Galdor of the Havens has shown his true colors through play, and forced me to reverse my opinion on him.
Galdor was the second child and elder son of Hador Lórindol and succeeded his father as Lord of Dor-lómin, the sixth Chieftain of the House of Hador (a.k.a, House of Marach), and Captain of Eithel Sirion.
You can discard all your cards for multiple heals from a few Imladris Caregivers only to draw straight back up to six.
Nothing is known of Galdor's early life except for that he probably lived with Cirdan the Shipwright in the Grey Havens for an unknown period of time.In the autumn of TA 3018, Galdor was sent by Cirdan to Rivendell on an errand. 2 2 1 4 Noldor. He was sent to Rivendell to attend the Council of Elrond. In the right deck you will use his second ability in every single game and those six cards may be the difference between winning and losing. Galdor of the Havens. First, I should talk about the stat line. "But have they the strength, have we here the strength to withstand the Enemy, the coming of Sauron at the last, when all else is overthrown?" (Limit once per game.) The Fellowship of the Ring . Galdor is an elf of the Grey Havens. He is a powerful addition to a Noldor deck and helps with several comboes. The Grey Havens #2 (x1) Hero (9) 2 2 1 4.
Then, draw that many cards. Limit once per round.
He has grown on me, both art and ability. It's a sundial compass! — It especially goes well with Noldor synergy, where you have a lot of control over what you discard, and the "once a game" 6 card draw feels even more like a giant boost. Gandalf th… And you changed my point of view on him, great review.
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Response: After 1 or more cards are discarded from your hand, draw 1 card.
Drawing 6 cards at one time is nothing to sneeze at, even if it is conditional and only once a game. — Arden Beckwith The Treachery of Rhudaur #91. Most other deck types, I would probably rather run someone else.
Cost: 4. In a later point Galdor mentioned that he knew about the figure of Iarwain, and he agreed with Glorfindel that he had not the power to defy Sauron and keep the Ring from him. LotR is brutal if either start-of-game flop goes hard against you. He is an elf of Mithlond who serves as a messenger for Cirdan the Shipwright. This website is not produced, endorsed, supported, or affiliated with Fantasy Flight Games. The information presented on this site about The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game, both literal and graphical, is copyrighted by Fantasy Flight Games. I have developed a personal deckbuilding rule that if a hero has a starting below 10, I can forgive mediocrity. This website is not produced, endorsed, supported, or affiliated with Fantasy Flight Games.
First, I should talk about the stat line. Noldor. Then, he agreed with Gandalf that not even the Sea could hide the Ring for ever. Galdor was a Man of Dor-lómin of the House of Hador (Third House of the Edain) during the First Age.