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![]() As a simple action, there are no prerequisites to meet, just kneel the faction card anytime and take a card. The thing that pushes this for me is the timing of the trigger. With renown as standard, and pillage helping to fill that discard pile, his ability will fire regularly and your opponents will hate it. But hey, at least SOMETHING is.īalon Greyjoy is a tremendous figurehead for this box with a really powerful ability. ![]() Somewhere between Core Euron, Flea Bottom and the 6 gold Wall, representing card advantage and huge tempo advantage for the price of a faction kneel and no trigger-condition? Obviously great, and the only blot on his record is that some agendas need to keep the faction kneel free, limiting his playability a bit. Hopefully we’ll be as cheerful as ever still. I’m not sure he can outmuscle King Balon because of that card’s King trait and non-kneeling efficiency, but this guy is great.Ĭurmudgeons are down one Istaril for this review, as he’s busy with real life stuff alas. The flexibility of stealing ANY card for the phase is huge: it could be the character you need to push through that challenge or gain that last bit of renown, a powerful location with a one-off effect, or a negative attachment that swings the challenges phase in your favour. When I first looked at this card, I thought it would be a great centrepiece card for pillage decks, until I realised that he doesn’t even need a dedicated pillage deck to be good. I can’t give 5 because even in a pillage deck there will be variance to worry about, plus of course the core Balon is so good! Generally you will be taking a character for effectively a free challenge/strength pump, but there is a lot of potential for fun by taking an opponent’s Ghaston Gray or Iron Mines. John Lithgow looks like a fun opener to the box, with decent stats for the cost and an ability that scales with how good your opponents deck is. King Balon will remain the best choice for goodstuff Greyjoy, and Core Balon in unopposed builds. Balon has the look a fun card that will see play, but mostly in decks specifically built to take advantage. It’s also a good counter to Flea Bottom decks, but those are less of an issue now. Like with Euron, Balon’s ability is great when paired with location control such as We Do Not Sow or Newly Made Lord. ![]() I look forward to new Balon vs new Wall matchups where the boards are completely mixed up… Before we consider the effect itself, keep in mind that it requires a faction card kneel (No Greensight), but can be triggered in any phase. Let us know in the comments how you feel about the cards in this pack! Cards are listed in number order and scored on a scale ranging from one through five, with five being the best possible score. Answers to frequently asked rules questions can be found on the individual card pages on. Our staff has put together a first blush analysis of the newly released “Kings of the Isles” deluxe box. He invited King Joffrey to send an envoy to the Iron Islands to fix the borders between their realms and discuss a possible alliance.” “There was an old letter from Doran Martell, warning him that Storm’s End had fallen, and a much more intriguing one from Balon Greyjoy on Pyke, who styled himself King of the Isles and the North.
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