by mjd83
I think what really makes it bad is the opening scene at the gate. Locations AND enemies are locked into the staging area causing the threat to build fast. They give you the torch to help mitigate the locations, but the prolem is in my experience it's a minimal gain, as it usually takes multiple exhausts for a lot of dark locations with a fair chance of an enemy popping up and adding his threat.I usually try to sprint through the gate to minimize staging threat buildup, and then hit mid stage unprepared. The only time I have beat this one is with a Dain Dwarf Deck where Dain plusses up every character (and remains untapped to absorb a "Watchful Eyes". And as I mentioned, I feel like moreso in this deck than any other, nearly every encounter draw hurts. Like I actually feel physical pain as I'm revealing it.