CardsplainDori, Bearer of Friends
When Dori enters, create a . (It's an with " , this token: Add one mana of any color.")
Grade B Grade from the win rate
Win rate when drawn 57.8% +1.6 vs average 44,509 games
Win rates and picks
- 57.2% 89,517 games
- Average pick ()
- 6.7
By deck
- Goblin Army 58.5% 20,166 games
- Dwarves & Equipment 57.7% 19,788 games
- Burn and Draw 57.2% 1,403 games
Win rates from , 323,114 games. This card is compared with the set average (56.2%).
Reviews
This card reminds me of Plundering Barbarian, a card that pretty much always created a and was very good for it. Dori, Bearer of Friends is a good size for a and the Treasure token it gives you will let you accelerate into a 5-drop on 4, or just go into your stash to buff one of the many cards that care about the number of Treasures you have. Also, since it's , it contributes two towards the three you need for , so that's pretty nice.
Red's best commons (Pinecone Strike, Dori, Bearer of Friends, Gundabad Opportunist) and uncommons (Bothersome Noisemaker, Burn, Burn, Tree and Fern, Gandalf, Spark Starter, Misty Mountains Raider) fit into every single deck.
Don't underrate the value of for achieving this mechanic, or forget how easy Dori, Bearer of Friends makes it (since it's two in one card). You may also have corner case decks Fíli the Pathfinder, which will need to achieve storied somehow with few to no dwarves.Generically good artifacts like Thrór's Map and Goblin Plate Mail are your best bet.
* Two copies of Dori, Bearer of Friends is a great number to play; 3+ has felt a bit much, but the card is definitely good enough to play more than one of. * It's not that different than Grey Dog, but it's better for and has slightly better combat stats for its cost. * Having both gives you a lot of options for light splashes.
How to draft it
One of the 20 cards to memorize. Makes a when it enters. The body is a 3-mana 3/2 with .
Roles in each deck
Goblin Army Early play
This common 3/2 trampler also creates a , which casts a on turn 4 or feeds Smaug the Magnificent, The Sackville-Bagginses and Stir Up Trouble.
How to play it
Learn the Goblin Army deckKeep the unless you need the mana now, because later it is fodder or an extra point of damage for each Smaug the Magnificent attack.
Dwarves & Equipment Sets up the plan
Dori, Bearer of Friends is and makes a when he enters, so one common brings two pieces. The 3-mana 3/2 trampler also speeds up your , since the Treasure can pay for a on turn 4.
How to play it
Learn the Dwarves & Equipment deckSpend the freely once you have the story, but keep it while it is your third piece. Two copies are right, and a third mostly waits in hand.
Burn and Draw Early play
The from this 3-mana 3/2 trampler gets you to Spew Flame or Misty Mountains Raider on turn 4 or Gandalf, Spark Starter on turn 5. Dori and the Treasure are two of the three an needs, and the Treasure adds a point to Smaug the Magnificent's attacks.
How to play it
Learn the Burn and Draw deckSave the for a on turn 4 or for two spells in one turn. Two copies are fine, because a second Dori still makes its Treasure after you choose which one to keep.
Beasts and Burn Early play
On turn 4, Dori's gives you the 5 mana for Misty Mountains Raider or Beorn the Fierce. Dori and the Treasure are also two of the three , or that give you the Bombur, Gentle Dreamer needs, and Bombur is the third.
How to play it
Learn the Beasts and Burn deckSpend the on the turn one extra mana casts your best card early. A second copy still makes its Treasure even though you can keep only one Dori, so two are fine.