CardsplainGollum, Riddle Master
As Gollum enters, choose odd or even. (Zero is even.)
Whenever an opponent casts a spell with of the chosen quality, choose one that hasn't been chosen —
• Put a on Gollum.
• Each opponent loses 2 life and you gain 2 life.
• Draw a card.
Grade A+ Grade from the win rate
Win rate when drawn 64.1% +7.9 vs average 4,529 games
Win rates and picks
- 58.7% 10,832 games
- Average pick ()
- 1.5
By deck
- Goblin Army 65.0% 2,098 games
- Ferocious Wolves 65.5% 1,400 games
Win rates from , 323,114 games. This card is compared with the set average (56.2%).
Reviews
This is a really cool design for a Gollum card, but at mythic rare this just feels a little underwhelming. Gollum, Riddle Master is very likely to trigger at least once. If you're on the play and you cast it on turn 2, you can name “even” and your opponent can't cast a without giving you a free card. Similarly, if you're on the draw, you name “odd” and your opponent will trigger Gollum if they play their 3-drop on . Until we start to play with The Hobbit, it'll be hard to know what the best choice will be in a vacuum, but I'd guess “even” for now, simply because of how important 2-drops tend to be.
You should often name the of whatever spells are likely to killGollum, Riddle Master, which you can base on your opponent's colors. “Odd” is a good choice for white (Magnificent End), blue (Enchanted River's Grasp), and black (Stir Up Trouble, Bilbo's Deadly Slice, Crude Bent Blade), while “even” is better against red (Pinecone Strike) and green (Quarrel). If your 2-mana 3/1 cantrips when it , you're absurdly ahead!
How to draft it
Roles in each deck
Goblin Army Threat
Up to three times, an opponent's spell earns you a reward from this 2-mana 3/1 mythic. You choose odd or even as it enters, and each opposing spell with a of that kind gives you a reward you haven't taken yet: a +1/+1 counter on Gollum, 2 life from them to you, or a card.
How to play it
Learn the Goblin Army deckPick odd or even to match the their colors use, so the spell aimed at Gollum still pays you. Odd fits black (Stir Up Trouble costs 1, Bilbo's Deadly Slice and Crude Bent Blade 3), and even fits red (Pinecone Strike costs 2). Easy Pickings or any 1 damage kills it, so take the card first when it may not last.
Ferocious Wolves Threat
Spells the opponent was going to cast anyway pay you up to three times: a +1/+1 counter , a 2-life drain and a card. That is a lot for a 2-mana 3/1.
How to play it
Learn the Ferocious Wolves deckChoose odd or even to match the they are likely to hold, so the spell aimed at Gollum pays you first. Against black, odd catches Crude Bent Blade, Bilbo's Deadly Slice and Stir Up Trouble (mana values 3, 3 and 1). Against green, even catches Quarrel (2).