Promise Elves and Dunland Rush

[Crabby Imposter]

This is my first time posting a deck, I just exported it from Zorbec's, so feel free to give tips on presentation.  New deck I built about a week ago, very simple but effective.  Hobbits and Elves effectively choke while building strength.  FP goes first, but the point is to enable Dunland to grab at least one site on the first turn.  Deck is about 7/9 right now, almost entirely shadow kills.  No Retreat forcing them to move through Site 6 and wounding them with the First Circle is just gold.  Always hard to kill Frodo and Sam with A Promise.  Elves are there for early strength, condition removal, and to play Glimpse of Fate, which can still be used after they die.


Deck title   Promise Elves and Dunland Rush

Ring-bearer   2C102   • Frodo, Reluctant Adventurer
The One Ring   7R2   • The One Ring, Such a Weight to Carry

Adventure Deck
1   7U332   Rohirrim Road
2   7U337   West Road
3   7U340   Tower of Ecthelion
4   7U341   Anduin Banks
5   8U119   Crashed Gate
6   7U347   Minas Tirith First Circle
7   8U120   Osgiliath Channel
8   10U120   Watchers of Cirith Ungol
9   7U360   Dagorlad

Free Peoples Draw Deck

1x   7R16   • Arwen, Fair Elf Maiden
1x   0P50   • Glorfindel, Revealed in Wrath
1x   10R13   • Phial of Galadriel, Star-glass
2x   1R47   • Gwemegil
1x   1U31   • Asfaloth
2x   10U12   • Glimpse of Fate
1x   7R28   • Shadow Between
4x   4R61   Company of Archers
3x   10P122   • Sam, Great Elf Warrior
1x   2R105   • Mithril-coat
1x   4R303   • Frodo's Cloak
3x   7C319   Hobbit Sword
1x   8R113   • Sting, Bane of the Eight Legs
4x   2R112   A Promise
1x   2R108   • O Elbereth! Gilthoniel!
1x   10U108   • A Light in his Mind
4x   1C296   Hobbit Intuition
1x   4C64   Elven Sword
1x   10U116   • The Tale of the Great Ring

Free Peoples Total   34

Shadow Draw Deck

4x   6C2   Dunlending Elder
4x   4U11   Dunlending Looter
4x   9R+2   • Freca, Hungry Savage
4x   4C25   Hillman Tribe
4x   4R19   Hides
4x   4U36   War Club
2x   4R29   • No Refuge
2x   4R30   No Retreat
1x   4U31   • Over the Isen
1x   6R7   Ready to Fall
4x   4C5   Burn Every Village

Shadow Total   34

[hrcho]

jmccarthy?

[Crabby Imposter]

yes. I am the crabby imposter.

[hrcho]

Well, I played against this deck. Freeps did a good job and I don't think anything has to be said about dunland.

Do you really need 3 Hobbit Swords and Sting? I think you can remove at least 1 Hobbit Sword for some elven pump maybe. Consider even a copy or 2 of The Shire Countryside to help with the healing.

My suggestion:

remove:
1x Hobbit Intuition
1x Hobbit Sword
1x Company of Archers

add:
2x Shire Countryside
1x A light in his mind

I base this on the game we played. Your freeps are good, but I don't think they can run and survive a lot. And my shadow wasn't the wounding type and still kept you pretty exhausted. And if you do face a wounding shadow, I think you might be in trouble. Extra healing would help a long way.

[Imrahil]

I like it.  I don't know if you need 4x Hill Tribe if you already have 4x Freca.  Is there a better minion you could add?

[Witchkingx5]

I dunno, maybe 3x Freca and 3x Hillman Tribe. I'd definitely add Constantly threatening, as you're running No Retreat, maybe even over ready to fall.

[TheJord]

I have been thinking about a site control swarm with Gorgoroth Keeper, Uruk Besieger and Orc Captain to pile on tons of minions

[Witchkingx5]

and how would you control Sites? Siege Troop and Gothmogs Warg? Attack on Helm's Deep with Down to the Last Child? I also tried that a lot of times, and Freca really seems like the best way.

[TheJord]

Freca and his mates obviously.