As the physical cards are getting harder to find these days, I gathered a large physical collection of common and nostalgic decks to play with family and friends as a pre-built game. I'm posting these decks as a reference and for feedback.
The decks are split into free peoples and shadow sides, all interchangeable at
35 (36 as I added more cycling and discard decks) cards each. There are some obvious drawbacks to doing it this way, but it is 100% worth it to allow mixing/matching. It allows enough combinations to keep each game unique and interesting. The idea is to have thematic and fun strategies while maintaining a balance. These are built with physical cards, so any in the $150+ range are not always going to make it in due to the costs and to maintain balance among the decks. I follow the Expanded format and rules before errata, but some decks might also fit into other formats. This is one of those decks:
![Gondor [Gondor]](https://lotrtcgdb.com/forums/Smileys/classic/gondor.png)
Gondor Wraiths - Free Peoples (Expanded)
Old-school invincible wraiths deck.Starting:
The One Ring, Such a Weight to CarryFrodo, Hope of Free PeoplesDead Man of DunharrowOathBreakerCompanions:
Aragorn, Driven by Need x4
King of the DeadShadow HostSleepless Dead x2
Cursed of ErechPossessions:
Sting, Bane of the Eight LegsRanger's SwordBanner of Westernesse x2
Events:
Gondor Will See It Done x4
Banner of the White Tree x4
Swordarm of the White Tower x4
Conditions:
The Saga of ElendilStrength in My Blood x3
Swept Away x2
Stronger and More Terrible x2
The Tale of the Great RingStrategy:
The trick is using
Swept Away and
Stronger and More Terrible to make the companions nearly invincible.
I've had this deck for over 20 years, and found that having
Gondor Will See It Done events is vital against many shadow strategies to get to a point where those conditions will work.
One card I don't have that would help is
Sting, Elven Long Knife.
I would love to hear any feedback/suggestions.