Longbeard Elder · RingsDB

Longbeard Elder is somewhat underrated by the community. I think he's a good ally, especially in multiplayer, when you can advise other players on which characters to commit to the quest. Three resources is reasonable in leadership, and you'll get three willpower out of it with Dain. I don't usually trigger his ability in solo, because for it to be a net gain, locations need to be the top card over half the time; while one third is more likely. He's actually quite a good card.

1/13/18

Wandalf the Gizzard 2735

If you commit him first in solo, he's like a Henamarth Riversong that is also questing for at least 1. — mahercbeaucoup 1 4/22/21

or use henamarth, then commit him — Truck 1527 4/22/21

Longboard Elder is a bit of an oddball. In solo, you commit all your characters simultaneously so unless you KNOW that the first card is a location (or feel like gambling) then it isn’t worthwhile. — Nystrum 43 5/21/21

Responses are optional and can happen in any order, so Longbeard Elder has good synergy with Leadership Aragorn. You can use the former’s response to decide whether to use the latter’s. — Nystrum 43 5/21/21

true but its also encounter deck scrying in leadership, which is usually only found in lore — BlackArrow 369 6/14/22

A card that is really decent in a Dwarf deck, however in my experience Longbeard Elder is still not quite good enough to consistently make those decks due to the wealth of other good Dwarf allies. Discounting its ability (which is sometimes decent but generally not very impactful), you are looking at 3 willpower for 3 cost when played alongside Dáin Ironfoot, however even despite that very good deal, I still end up preferring other options most of the time.

Rating: 4/10

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8/11/26

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