Pulled directly from a thread I made during CC's waning days. The only comments I ever got were from NBarden, so I'm curious to see what others think....
Twilight minions were never a big part of LOTR TCG. In total, there were only eight ever made by Big D. Yet they remain memorable for being one of the best ways to terrorize the Ring-bearer.
Yet most people have only done so with the famous twilight Nazgul of the Fellowship block. I haven't seen any decks using the trio of
twilight minions from
Ents of Fangorn. Moreso, I can't recall EVER seeing a deck that combined the two, yet there just seems to be so much potential there. Granted, the twilight
cards only help your twilight Nazzies. However, there is LOTS of potential going the other direction: the
Wraiths work with ANY twilight minion, regardless of culture.
Both focus around the same strategy: wound or burden the Ring-bearer to death. Who cares if there are a bunch of powerful companions in the fellowship? Do things right, and they won't matter as your opponent cries for mercy while wound after wound and burden after burden are laid on the Ring-bearer. This is especially evil if you catch them with a non-[Shire] RB, as alternate Ring-bearers typically have less vitality, less resistance, or both.
So, here's a hastily-constructed
/
twilight minion deck. Let me know what you think, and what might make it better.
SHADOW (36 cards):The Witch-king, Lord of the Nazgul x3
Ulaire Enquea, Ringwraith in Twilight x3
Ulaire Nelya, Ringwraith in Twilight x4
Ulaire Otsea, Ringwraith in Twilight x3
Wisp of Pale Sheen x4
Corpse Lights x3
Dead Ones x3
Ithil Stone x3
Blade Tip x4
His Terrible ServantsResistance Becomes Unbearable x3
Wraith-world x2
Obviously, the minions themselves are the focus here. The twilight Nazzies do what they normally do: use and abuse
Blade Tip and the
RBU /
Wraith-world combo to slam the Ring-bearer with more than they can handle. Otsea makes sure a
Blade Tip goes on the Ring-bearer to make things REALLY messy with more burdens. Enquea and Wikkie keep the Ring-bearer near death and perfectly set up Nelya as a nice beat-stick.
The
Wraiths each have their own function.
Corpse Lights makes minions--especially the Nazzies, who lack other pumps--stronger.
Wisp of Pale Sheen piles on more burdens, as it should be alive with another twilight minion often enough (unless facing lots of damage bonuses). And the
Dead Ones are pure, unabashed swarmers.
The last card is
Ithil Stone, which works nicely here. Not only can you exert any minion in the deck to get it out (aside from the 1-vitality
Dead Ones, of course) and allow you to get more Shadow cards each turn, but it can also play any of your
Corpse Lights or
Wisp of Pale Sheen for free!
So, is this feasible, or just a fuzzy dream in
the twilight world?
P.S. - I thought about tossing in a copy or two of
Spied From Above to ensure your Wisps of Pale Sheen survive until regroup, or
Get Off The Road! just to be mean
, but I deemed that the room was better used for the other cards I have here. Do you disagree?
