Movie Block: Solo Smeagol/Ninja Gollum

[ket_the_jet]

Movie Solo Smeagol

Ring-bearer: Smeagol, Bearer of Great Secrets
Ring: The One Ring, Such a Weight to Carry

Adventure deck:
Isengard Ruined
King's Tent
The Dimholt
City of the Dead
City Gates
Minas Tirith First Circle
Ruined Capitol
Northern Ithilien
Dagorlad

Free Peoples Draw Deck:
4x Clever Hobbits
4x Nasty
4x Not Listening
4x Still Far Ahead
2x Where Shall We Go
4x Power According to His Stature
4x Don't Look at Them
4x Follow Smeagol
4x Never
4x Poor Wretch
1x O Elbereth! Gilthoniel!

Shadow Draw Deck:
1x Gollum, Old Villain
1x Gollum, Stinker
1x Gollum, Vile Creature
3x Shelob, Her Ladyship
1x Úlairë Enquëa, Lieutenant of Morgul
2x Web
4x Captured by the Ring
4x We Must Have It
2x You're a Liar and a Thief
2x Evil-smelling Fens
1x Fat One Wants It
1x Final Strike
2x Hidden Even From Her
1x It's Mine
1x Plotting
2x Promise Keeping
1x Reclaim the Precious
4x Slippery as Fishes
3x They Stole It
2x Unabated in Malice

It is a large deck at 39/39; however, it cycles quickly with They Stole It, Don't Follow the Lights, Where Shall We Go, and the obvious fact that 75% of the cards play directly to the support area.

Several strategies make this deck nearly impossible to win, including Grind, Archery, and anything with Mass Condition discarding; however, I have pulled out some pretty fantastic wins against nearly every other strategy. There are probably a few things that could be changed--I like You're A Liar and a Thief for the potential bonus kill of another exhausted companion, and Slippery as Fishes has limited use besides the strength bonuses at sites 3, 4, 7, and 9 (with Final Strike).

It's Mine is a key card in the deck for drawing, and you can dump anything extra with They Stole It. If I were to pare down the deck a bit, Slippery As Fishes would be first to go with the addition of another It's Mine.

The Free Peoples is probably about as good as Solo Smeagol can get in Fellowship Block, and it literally is Solo Smeagol. He has won a few games by running, but they are few and far between. Your favorite matchup, surprisingly, will be Ninja Gollum, as Clever Hobbits is your only condition removal (but it works on your opponent's cards as well.

This deck might function at 36/36, but it has decked out even when it was 42/42--I cut a bit to increase on percentages. The deck surprisingly has a winning record if you remove the 24 times I've immediately conceded upon seeing Galadriel, Lady Redeemed. Seriously, no point in even trying against her with this deck.

Best,
-wtk

[Gil-Estel]

Like it ?

[Lapalme]

You mention Don't Follow The Lights as a good cycling card... but it's not in the list?

[Gerontius]

You mention Don't Follow The Lights as a good cycling card... but it's not in the list?

Not the original poster, but I assume they meant Don't Look at Them.

[ket_the_jet]

Indeed; thanks.
-wtk