Well, this is my best Real-Life Standard Deck I've got, so check it out!
Isildur, BoHThe One Ring, SaWtCFreeps:
1x
Anarion (starting)
1x
Pippin, WoBaS (foil, starting)
3x
Aragorn, Thorongil2x
Halbarad2x
Watcher at Sarn Ford1x
Anduril, Stwb1x
Narsil, BotF4x
Sapling of the White Tree3x
Gondorian Blade3x
Ranger's Cloak1x
Faramir's Company1x
Scroll of Isildur1x
Gondorian Servant1x
I will go4x
Banners Blowing4x
Rally the company2x
Ranger of the NorthShadow:
2x
Gorbag, Filthy Rebel4x
Orc Artisan2x
Black Land Chieftain4x
Hill Orc4x
Watchful Orc4x
Scavenging Goblins4x
Goblin Hordes4x
Orc Spear4x
Unforgiving Depths3x
RetributionAnd now some strategy description:
Freeps:
Start with
Anarion and
WoBaS.
Anarion is the Main character, and
WoBaS is just there as protection for the first couple of moves when you didn't set up yet and also to soack up some archery. Kill him off later when you don't need him anymore and when you draw your 6th companion.
As said before, 6 comps isn't a problem in the case that you sacrifice
WoBaS and now a little explanation for those 3 Rangers:
Thorongil: Awesome card. Really, really awesome. When your opponent doesn't run Hunters, he'll die cus' of this one. And when you get the possibility to own 3 of those in real, I suppose playing all of them!
Halbarad: Forget about the twilight cost ability, this one's here for healing. You'll always need
Anarion full healed and that's why I put this guy in my Deck. And he's a Ranger, btw.
Watcher at Sarn Ford: First time I saw this card, I just thought: "This guy is so awesome, I just wanna have some of those!" And so he is, he gives my comps the possibility to pump themselves up, even
Isildur, BoH can do this in several occasions. He's a killer.
As for the possesions, I don't think any explanation is needed, except for
Narsil, BotF, which I sometimes play on
Anarion, making him +1 vitality and much stronger than he is now. Sapling are here to push Narsil and also as protection.
But one of the most important posessions is
Ranger's Cloak, and that's because of the vitality bonus for Anraion and the cloak fits in perfectly into the
Watcher at Sarn Ford strategy! +1 Resistance to make his ability easier to activate, and the vitality bonus to activate it more often! Same goes for
Gondorian Servant.
I will go -> Defnder +1 for
AnarionAll the events are also clear, and
Ranger of the North is just an awesome card to do many tricks.
Shadow:
Gorbag is just a cheap, but strong minion to arm, and will be strong against other Decks that use
Thorongil. The main strategy is to drop
orc Artisan at an underground and then drop some copies of
Orc Spear, giving 3 extra twilight for each one. The strategy has lots of support, which I'll show you now:
Black Land Chieftain: Now this one adds lots of Threats, doesn't he? When I drop this monster, he usually adds about 5-7 thrats, which are enoughto kill a couple of companions. He has also ver good stats (5 twilight for
Orc Spear!) and the spotting requirement isn't too hard at all.
Hill Orc: Let' think a little about this Orc. First, he costs 4 twilight, ideal for
Orc Spear. Secondly, his ability is pretty easy to get, just make the following calcualtion: If your opponent bids 3 to go first, over 50% of all companions will be affected by his ability. Even if it's just an Uncommon, it's a good one!
Watchful Orc: This guy costs
exactly 4 twilight for
Orc Spear, and he activates the underground sites.
Scavenging Goblin: They come into play for free if you have a Goblin Artisan out, and this isn't bad at all, isn't it?
Goblin Hordes: I play a Deck that has lots of Undergrounds. Do I need to say more? Staple, 4 copies of it!
Unforgiving Depths: No spotting Requiremts, brings out your Undergrounds - that's it!
Retribution: I really love this card. It gives the whole strategy a new focus, and works perfectly with
Hill Orc. And the best thing is: this one has a drawback! If you got 2 - no problem, just discard the one in play and drop the other one! This card has no spotting requierements and costs zero twilight, which makes it very flexible. Just awesome in this Deck.