Salt, Stone and Steel 1.0

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• 1.0

Current build of what is proving to be an extremely powerful deck - quick, aggressive and resilient. At the moment it's the deck to beat in our little group, smashing some games in a couple of turns but proving remarkably resilient in games that don't initially go it's way.

CHARACTERS

An aggressive mix, high on Stealth (Wendamyr, Asha, Theon, Balon) and it's the Stealth that drives the deck forwards, producing challenges your opponent's can't defend profitably against. That's the heart of the deck, really.

The rest is a pretty standard support mix of Military/Power vikings to follow the stealthy plans of your main Greyjoys.

Worth commenting on Lordsport Shipwright, which can control some very important Locations especially if you're first player (Highgarden, Castle Black, Ghaston Grey, Plaza of Punishment). Between Shipwright and We Do Not Sow the Greyjoy's are the go-to faction for removing Locations, and in some matchups that's incredibly important.

OTHERS

Iron Fleet Scout and Throwing Axe adds to the dangers from your Stealth characters, further making defence difficult and unpleasant. Frequently you're able to face down two characters and launch a challenge with Asha saying "that guy can't block, and if the other guy opposes then I'll use my Iron Fleet Scout to +2STR and win the challenge, then axe your guy and force you to lose somebody else in the claim". If they don't oppose then you stand Asha and go again on Power, and maybe draw with Great Kraken or We Do Not Sow The Red Keep or whatever. It's all good.

Little Bird plugs an Intrigue gap, but just as importantly defends your main characters from Tears of Lys. Was Bodyguard, before that Hand's Judgement... Little Bird has been strongest to date.

Iron Fleet Scout, btw. That card is AMAZING. I think it's far too powerful. Get two IFS out and even the weakest Greyjoy characters become a threat the opponent has to take seriously!

PLOTS

Keeping relatively high initiative is important as you want to go first and that leads to including A Clash of Kings largely for the mix of Gold/Initiative. The secretly actually very good Greyjoy plot is Supporting the Faith. It shuts off the opponent's Events etc (Tears of Lys, Put to the Sword, Dracarys, Highgarden) but all your Events are 0 cost aside from We Do Not Sow, which you can play for free with Fealty.