Hey, people. I've recently been playing the card Accio and found a cool combo which makes you basically lose nothing when playing Norbert. It includes Norbert, Accio, and Hermione. Before I go on, I'd like to take the time to quickly review these cards, just for flavor ;-) ...

 

Norbert

My Rating: 5 out of 5

Use It?: Yes, use it if you're playing a Creature deck- he's the king! You may have to discard 2 CMCs, but he's relatively cheap at 4 Lessons, and with Accio and Hermione, he's awesome. Just include Vermillious, too, so that way you can wipe out a Norbert your opponent may lay out.

 

Accio

My Rating: 4 out of 5

Use It?: It's definitely playable. If you have a lot of Creatures and Spells that cause you to discard Lessons, have at least 2 or 3 Accios to get them back.

 

Hermione Granger

My Rating: 5 out of 5

Use It?: She's arguably the most useful Starting Character and possibly the most widely-used. If you have a lot of high-cost cards, Hermione's almost a must. The ability to play 2 Lessons per Action can give you a head-up on your opponent.

 

Okay, on to the combo...

 

For this combo to work, you should have Hermione as your Starting Character. Play Norbert for your first Action. You will, of course, have to discard 2 CMC Lessons. As your second Action, play Accio to take those 2 CMCs back from your discard pile. On your next turn, use Hermione's ability to put both CMC Lessons back into play. You've now lost no Lessons for playing Norbert! I'd reccommend using this strategy in the mid-game when you have a good amount of Lessons out already, because in the early-game, the Action you used to play Accio could've been used to play Lessons you had in your hand. It's important to get as many Lessons as possible into play in the early stages of the game.

 

*~ The Gamelord ~*