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| TheGreatGatsby |
![]() Posted: Mon Jul 24, 2006 3:51 pm |
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Frodo, Protected by Many
The One Ring, The Ring of Rings
Unyielding Ranger
Gondorian Prowler
Madril, Defender of Osgiliath
Free Peoples (29 + starting)
Faramir, Dunadan of Gondor
Aragorn, Swift Hunter
Mablung, Ranger of Ithilien
Unyielding Ranger x 3
Ithilien Blade x 4
Gondorian Blade x 2
Ranger’s Cloak x 4
Sting, Bane of the Eight Legs x 2
Invigorated x 4
Tireless x 2
Battle Cry x 3
Dagger Strike x 2
Shadow (32)
The Witch-king, Captain of the Nine Riders x 3
Ulaire Enquea, Thrall of the One x 3
Ulaire Toldea, Thrall of the One x 3
Ulaire Cantea, Thrall of the One x 3
Ulaire Attea, Thrall of the One x 2
The Pale Blade, Sword of Flame x 2
Winged Mount x 4
Hatred Stirred x 2
Unending Life x 2
Flung Into the Fray x 2
Keening Wail x 4
Between Nazgul and Prey x 2
The Free Peoples side focuses mainly on discarding large minions with the Ithilien Blade. The Ranger’s Cloak adds threats which Madril uses to make minions roaming during the Maneuver Phase. I’m wondering whether I should replace Faramir with another version...
The Shadow side is a basic Enduring Nazgul setup: Play Nazgul, exert them with CotNR and Keening Wail, and then heal them to cut down the fellowship. I threw in two copies of Unending Life to aid against large pumped fellowships, and Hatred Stirred helps get a minion back here and there for later use.
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| Gagnut |
![]() Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2006 5:39 pm |
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| I think I should tell you, your starting fellowship doesn’t count for the amount of freeps cards. You have an illegal deck here,, I would reccomend filling out the deck with a few of the great fortifacations that are in The Hunters. |
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| PorterTroll |
![]() Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2006 6:10 pm |
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| yes it does, your staring companions (not the ring) count as fellowship cards |
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| sickofpalantirs |
![]() Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2006 6:55 pm |
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Gagnut wrote: I think I should tell you, your starting fellowship doesn’t count for the amount of freeps cards. You have an illegal deck here,, I would reccomend filling out the deck with a few of the great fortifacations that are in The Hunters.
yeah PT is right.
OK
another toldea would eb good he is a real killed. why not a Enduring witch king you only have 3.
farmair CoG is good. |
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| AdultLink |
![]() Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2006 10:18 pm |
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sickofpalantirs wrote: Gagnut wrote: I think I should tell you, your starting fellowship doesn’t count for the amount of freeps cards. You have an illegal deck here,, I would reccomend filling out the deck with a few of the great fortifacations that are in The Hunters.
yeah PT is right.
Ummm... you guys are both wrong, and he is right. It DOES count towards your total. Only the ring-bearer and the ring count... ask Merrick or Bib. |
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| PorterTroll |
![]() Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2006 10:23 pm |
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| i was right or gagnut was right? cause im positive that your starting companions count toward your total number of free peoples cards. |
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| TheGreatGatsby |
![]() Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2006 12:17 am |
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PorterTroll is right. The Comprehensive Rulebook states that you play your starting Fellowship from your draw deck (which is composed of an equal amount of Free Peoples and Shadow cards). So the starting fellowship does count against your deck limit. Frodo and the One Ring, however, are part of the Adventure Deck, so they do not count against your deck limit.
And as for why I don’t have 4 copies of the WK, I just don’t want to get my hand clogged with multiple copies of a unique character. I can always retrieve discarded minions with Hatred Stirred, so having 3 copies of my main minions seems to work out the best. |
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| CarpeGuitarrem |
![]() Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2006 12:33 am |
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| What format is this? Because if it’s Expanded, you should have Faramir, Captain of Gondor so that you can fit in an Aragorn, Strider...and even another Gondorian Prowler, if you want. |
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| TheGreatGatsby |
![]() Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2006 1:15 am |
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It’s Standard format.
Does anyone know of any reliable Standard format  condition removal? I think that’s something this deck is missing. |
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| paippo |
![]() Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2006 5:44 am |
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Lack of condition/possesion removal is the main Gondor weakness. Knights have some chance with Catapult (FUN!!!), but for Rangers...  .
Maybe you could find place for Pallando, or use the Gimli, Bearer of Grudges + Ring of Fury + Gimli’s Battle Axe, Trusted Weapon + 3 Blood Runs Chill package instead of Frodo.
However, there are better ranger companions you could play instead of 4x Unyielding Ranger, Faramir, and Aragorn, Swift Hunter. There isn’t a really good version of Ranger Faramir in standard  , so you could probably get rid of him. Your Aragorn is not so useful, try to get a Aragorn, Thorongil or go for Aragorn, Strider in your starting Fellowship. Both Thorongil than new Gorn’s Bow are money in your deck, ’cause You really need a reliant way to add threats. Duty of Two, Guarded or Hidden Knowledge (with Houses of Healing) are pretty good alternative ways.
Halbarad, Ranger of the North and Damrod, Dunadan of Gondor, are some good companions you’re missing and Pippin, Wearer of Black and Silver is a really powerful splash. If you stick with Frodo you could start Frodo, Halbarad, Madril, Aragorn Strider and Pippin, pretty good, if you ask me 
IMHO Decorated Barricade and Portico are good cards worthing consideration...
I Hope that helps You |
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