This article is about the Tales of Tribute Patron and Deck. For the person it is named after, see Lore:Delmene Hlaalu.
—Hlaandu Hlaalu
The Grandmaster Delmene Hlaalu Deck is a Tales of Tribute Patron and Deck themed after House Hlaalu's Age of Gilded Glory under the leadership of Delmene Hlaalu. The deck consists of 1 starter card, 8 standard cards (20 total), and 4 upgrades.
This Patron is available by default.
GameplayEdit
This deck focuses on effects that Acquire cards from the Tavern for free, as well as gaining Coin, with most cards giving a lot more compared to other decks. For example, Luxury Exports costs 2 Coin to purchase but gives you 3 Coin whenever it is used. While you cannot win a game with Coin alone as any unspent Coin is completely lost at the end of your turn, this is very useful for building a powerful deck early on by acquiring and purchasing cards from other Patrons.
The Patron's effect goes hand-in-hand with its deck, giving you Prestige in exchange for cards you've purchased and don't need anymore. This is especially useful near the end of a game when you're either approaching 40 Prestige or trying to gain a lead over your opponent by removing an expensive card you won't use again, such as Hlaalu Kinsman or Hlaalu Councilor. Alternatively you can use this effect to remove and gain Prestige from already damaged Contract Agents (assuming any Patrons with Contract Agents were chosen), since they will be removed from play if your opponent kills them anyway.
PatronEdit
FAVORED
Sacrifice 1 card you own in play that cost 1 or more Coin: 
Gain Prestige equal to the card's cost minus 1.
NEUTRAL
Sacrifice 1 card you own in play that cost 1 or more Coin: Gain Prestige equal to the card's cost minus 1. This Patron now FAVORS you.
UNFAVORED
Sacrifice 1 card you own in play that cost 1 or more Coin: Gain Prestige equal to the card's cost minus 1. This Patron is now NEUTRAL.
DeckEdit
StarterEdit
1 copy of the starter card Goods Shipment is added to each player's decks at the start of the game.
| Card | Name | Type | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
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Goods Shipment | Action |  Gain 1 Coin. |
CardsEdit
There are 8 unique cards, with all copies totaling to 20 cards.
| Card | Name | Type | Cost | Health | Effect | Copies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Currency Exchange | Action | 7 |  Replace up to 1 card from the Tavern. Gain 5 Coin.
Combo 2 |
2 | |
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Customs Seizure | Action | 4 |  Acquire 1 card from the Tavern with a cost up to 6. |
3 | |
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Hireling | Agent | 6 | 2 | Gain 2 Coin.
Combo 2 |
3 (1) |
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Hlaalu Kinsman | Agent | 10 | 1 | Acquire 1 card from the Tavern with a cost up to 9.
Combo 2 |
2 (1) |
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Hostile Takeover | Action | 5 |  Gain 1 Power.
Combo 2 |
2 | |
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House Marketplace | Action | 8 | Gain 6 Coin.
Combo 2 |
2 (1) | |
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Kwama Egg Mine | Contract Action | 3 | Gain 2 Coin.
Combo 3 |
3 (1) | |
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Luxury Exports | Action | 2 | Gain 3 Coin. |
3 |
UpgradesEdit
There are 4 upgrades, obtainable from completing achievements or opening hidden chests with a clue.
| Card | Name | Type | Cost | Health | Effect | Copies | Replaces | Obtained from |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Ebony Mine | Contract Action | 3 | Gain 2 Coin.
Combo 3 |
2 | Kwama Egg Mine (2) | Achievement: Roister's Club Novice | |
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Hlaalu Councilor | Agent | 10 | 2 | Acquire 1 card from the Tavern with a cost up to 9.
Combo 2 |
1 | Hlaalu Kinsman (1) | Found in Deshaan after obtaining the Hlaalu Councilor Clue |
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House Embassy | Action | 8 | Gain 7 Coin.
Combo 2 |
1 | House Marketplace (1) | Found in Vvardenfell after obtaining the House Embassy Clue | |
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Oathman | Agent | 6 | 2 | Gain 2 Coin.
Combo 2 |
2 | Hireling (2) | Achievement: Great House's Mandate |
