CardsplainFíli the Pathfinder
(If you control three or more , , and/or , you have an for the rest of the game.)
As long as you have an enduring story, creatures you control get +1/+1.
Whenever Fíli or another nontoken Dwarf you control enters, create a 2/2 red Dwarf creature .
Grade A+ Grade from the win rate
Win rate when drawn 66.3% +10.1 vs average 9,687 games
Win rates and picks
- 59.6% 20,868 games
- Average pick ()
- 1.9
By deck
- Dwarves & Equipment 68.6% 5,206 games
- Draw Two 64.8% 2,998 games
Win rates from , 323,114 games. This card is compared with the set average (56.2%).
Reviews
It turns out that many of the cards in The Hobbit don't give you that much of a bonus for getting your . But then there's Fíli the Pathfinder. +1/+1 to your whole team is a very strong bonus, and being a pair of 2/2s for 4 mana is a very sturdy baseline. This looks very strong for most white decks, and it even looks very possible that you'll be able to enable storied as soon as it hits the table.
mostly matters for a handful of stacked rares.Fíli the Pathfinder and Kíli the Resourceful encourage you to play a bunch of dwarves and equipment, which naturally tends to get you storied since so many of them are . The uncommon storied payoffs are mostly lacking in oomph though, as even Thorin Oakenshield is more of an annoyance than anything amazing.
You may also have corner case decks Fíli the Pathfinder, which will need to achieve somehow with few to no dwarves.Generically good like Thrór's Map and Goblin Plate Mail are your best bet.
Another obscene rare, of course. I only mention Fíli the Pathfinder to say that you can occasionally play it in non RW decks,like WB and BR. Dori, Bearer of Friends is an excellent card for this kind of thing for several reasons.
How to draft it
Roles in each deck
Dwarves & Equipment Rewards the plan
No card does more for this deck, so take Fíli the Pathfinder over anything else you open. Fíli and every nontoken Dwarf that enters after it bring a 2/2 Dwarf each, so the 4-mana 2/2 lands as two bodies and every later Dwarf as two more. Once you have an , all your creatures get +1/+1, the tokens included.
How to play it
Learn the Dwarves & Equipment deckCount your pieces before turn 4. With two out, Fíli is the third and the team bonus starts at once. Hold your other Dwarves until it lands so each one brings a free 2/2.
Draw Two Threat
Fíli arrives with a 2/2 Dwarf , and each other nontoken Dwarf of yours that enters later brings one more. It also has . Once you control three or more , and in any mix, you have an for the rest of the game, and Fíli gives your creatures +1/+1. Dwarves & Equipment gets there more easily (68.6%). Your pieces here include Fíli itself, the Bilbos, Bard the Bowman, Great Gilded Boat, Thrór's Map, The Arkenstone and every Saga.
How to play it
Learn the Draw Two deckTake it early and cast it on turn 4 for two bodies. The +1/+1 stays once you have the , even if those cards leave. Iron Hills Blacksmith, Dwarven Provisioner, Bofur, Kíli, Dwalin and Nori are among your Dwarves, so each one cast after Fíli makes an extra .
Removal Midrange Threat
Fíli makes a 2/2 Dwarf as it enters, so the 4-mana 2/2 comes with a second body, and each nontoken Dwarf you cast later brings another. Once you control three or more , and/or , gives you an for the rest of the game, and then your creatures get +1/+1. Fíli counts as one of those legendaries, and Crude Bent Blade, Axe tokens, Gollum, Silent Slinker and any Saga count too.
How to play it
Learn the Removal Midrange deckTake it early and count your , and before you cast it. If Fíli is the third, the +1/+1 applies at once, included. Iron Hills Blacksmith, Dwarven Provisioner, Dwalin and Ori, Keeper of Songs are Dwarves, so cast them after Fíli for an extra 2/2 each.
Patchwork Midrange Threat
Fíli arrives with a 2/2 Dwarf , and another comes whenever a nontoken Dwarf of yours enters, such as Iron Hills Blacksmith or Dwalin, Weaponmaster. turns on once Fíli and your other , and , like the Blacksmith's Axe, tokens and The Mountain-king's Return, add up to three, and from then on your creatures get +1/+1. With Fíli in your pile, take Treasure makers and a little higher.
How to play it
Learn the Patchwork Midrange deckCount your , and before you cast it on turn 4. If Fíli is the third, the team gets +1/+1 at once and keeps it after the other two leave.