Ithilien Blade & Demoralized/Rapid Reload

[SomeRandomDude]

Rallying Orc + Mountain Troll + low-cost lurkers in discard BUT that's another story.  :hey:

Its not solely wounding, but has the Rapid Reload engine, but I'm saying you should have the dudes that wound so you can maximize the effectiveness of the deck.

[TheJord]

*The One Ring, The Great Ring (19P1) 
*Frodo, Weary From The Journey (15C144) 

 
Sites 
Isenwash (13U193) 
(1) Isengard Ruined (15U192) 
(1) Neekerbeekers' Bog (11S249) 
(1) Slag Mounds (11S258) 
(2) Osgiliath Reclaimed (11S252) 
(2) Window on the West (11S265) 
(3) Mount Doom (15R193) 
(3) City of Kings (13U187) 
(3) The Prancing Pony (11S256) 

 
Fellowship (31) 
1x *Aragorn, Thorongil (15R55) 
1x *Faramir, Captain of Gondor (4R116) 
1x *Mablung, Ranger of Ithilien (15U63) 
1x *Madril, Defender of Osgiliath (15R64) 
3x Gondorian Prowler (15U61) 
3x Hearts Raised (7R103) 
3x Invigorated (12U51) 
4x What Are They?(1C119) 
2x *Aragorn's Bow, Ranger's Longbow (15R56) 
2x *Faramir's Bow, Ithilien Longbow (17R29) 
2x *Faramir's Sword (12R48) 
4x Ithilien Blade (15C62) 
4x Ranger's Cloak (15C68) 

 
Shadow (31) 
2x Countless Companies (12U58) 
3x Demoralized (11U114) 
3x Rapid Reload (15U89) 
3x *Black Gate Sentry (15U98) 
1x *Black Land Chieftain (15R99) 
4x *Mumak Commander, Giant Among the Swertings (15R86) 
3x *The Mouth of Sauron, Messenger of Mordor (12S73) 
3x Archer of Harad (11U67) 
3x Mumak Rider (12R74) 
3x Pitiless Orc (12U99) 
3x Pavise (11C94) 


A slightly slimmed down version, with some Black Gate Sentry for good measure.

[TheJord]

*The One Ring, The Great Ring (19P1) 
*Frodo, Courteous Halfling (4R301) 

 
Sites 
Isenwash (13U193) 
(1) Isengard Ruined (15U192) 
(1) Neekerbeekers' Bog (11S249) 
(1) Slag Mounds (11S258) 
(2) Osgiliath Reclaimed (11S252) 
(2) Window on the West (11S265) 
(3) Mount Doom (15R193) 
(3) City of Kings (13U187) 
(3) The Prancing Pony (11S256) 

 
Fellowship (31) 
1x *Aragorn, Thorongil (15R55) 
1x *Denethor, Lord of Minas Tirith (10R28) 
1x *Faramir, Captain of Gondor (4R116) 
1x *Madril, Defender of Osgiliath (15R64) 
4x Gondorian Prowler (15U61) 
3x Hearts Raised (7R103) 
2x Invigorated (12U51) 
2x Last Throw (10c34) 
4x What Are They?(1C119) 
2x *Aragorn's Bow, Ranger's Longbow (15R56) 
2x *Faramir's Bow, Ithilien Longbow (17R29) 
2x *Faramir's Sword (12R48) 
4x Ithilien Blade (15C62) 
2x Ranger's Cloak (15C68) 

 
Shadow (31) 
1x Countless Companies (12U58) 
3x Demoralized (11U114) 
3x Rapid Reload (15U89) 
3x *Black Gate Sentry (15U98) 
2x *Black Land Chieftain (15R99) 
4x *Mumak Commander, Giant Among the Swertings (15R86) 
3x *The Mouth of Sauron, Messenger of Mordor (12S73) 
4x Archer of Harad (11U67) 
3x Mumak Rider (12R74) 
3x Pitiless Orc (12U99) 
2x Pavise (11C94) 

Protection against discard (Frodo, CH) and guaranteed IB or Aragorn's Bow by site 3 (Denethor, LoMT)

[NappyKorn]

If you want a guaranteed IB early run Boromir, Proud and Noble Man and pull him with Prancing Pony. When played grab your IB with his text .

[Gillian]

I dont see the point of Demoralized in an wounding deck, unless I'm missing something.

Demoralized and Rapid Reload are cool combo, but Demoralized is restricted card, so you can play only one copy in deck.

[NappyKorn]

I dont see the point of Demoralized in an wounding deck, unless I'm missing something.

Demoralized and Rapid Reload are cool combo, but Demoralized is restricted card, so you can play only one copy in deck.

Unless I'm missing something demoralized is x-listed in standard format and isn't banned or restricted in expanded. I just read through the CRD from August '07 so maybe there is a more current one in need to get my hands on .

[TheJord]

Demoralized isnt restricted (or unique for that matter) so its a nasty combo with Rapid Reload.

[SomeRandomDude]

It'll be the first card banned, or maybe the second to Erkenbrand's Horn, as soon as a PC comes out.

[FingolfinFinwe]

Restricted would be fine.  Same thing with Rapid Reload.  That card can be disgusting.

[TheJord]

*The One Ring, The Great Ring (19P1) 
*Frodo, Courteous Halfling (4R301) 

 
Sites 
Isenwash (13U193) 
(1) Isengard Ruined (15U192) 
(1) Neekerbeekers' Bog (11S249) 
(1) Slag Mounds (11S258) 
(2) Osgiliath Reclaimed (11S252) 
(2) Window on the West (11S265) 
(3) Mount Doom (15R193) 
(3) City of Kings (13U187) 
(3) The Prancing Pony (11S256) 

 
Fellowship (31) 
1x *Aragorn, Thorongil (15R55) 
1x *Denethor, Lord of Minas Tirith (10R28) 
1x *Faramir, Captain of Gondor (4R116) 
1x *Madril, Defender of Osgiliath (15R64) 
4x Gondorian Prowler (15U61) 
2x Invigorated (12U51) 
2x The Faithful Stone (18R50) 
2x Last Throw (10c34) 
4x What Are They?(1C119) 
1x *Aragorn's Bow, Ranger's Longbow (15R56) 
2x *Faramir's Bow (4R118) 
2x *Faramir's Sword (12R48) 
2x *Sting, Elven Long Knife (18R113) 
4x Ithilien Blade (15C62) 
2x Ranger's Cloak (15C68) 

 
Shadow (31) 
1x Countless Companies (12U58) 
3x Demoralized (11U114) 
3x Rapid Reload (15U89) 
3x *Black Gate Sentry (15U98) 
2x *Black Land Chieftain (15R99) 
4x *Mumak Commander, Giant Among the Swertings (15R86) 
3x *The Mouth of Sauron, Messenger of Mordor (12S73) 
4x Archer of Harad (11U67) 
3x Mumak Rider (12R74) 
3x Pitiless Orc (12U99) 
2x Pavise (11C94) 

If possible I think I have made this more broken. Added in The Faithful Stone and went for TTT Faramir's Bow as it ties in with his sword better, a fall back if ALL my Ithilien Blade's get discarded.

[SomeRandomDude]

If all your IBs get discarded, then you are probably playing Corsairs and all your bows will be discarded as well. Still very nice, though I'd prefer 2 of Gorn's Bow vs Faramir's.

[Vroengard]

why don't you use sting, elk to remove threats? better way than hearts raised

[TheJord]

Its in there...??

[legolas3333]

um why do you only have 1 thorongil in it... unless you're planning to pull him with the prancing pony, in my version of this deck i use strider and dump a prowler cause then gorn can start and i pull boromir with prancing pony