SFTF/Nazgûl

[Tunadan]

This is a deck that I've been playing with that's rather competitive and is fun to play. No loops, no OP combos/cards, just good clean fun.

Ring-bearer: Isildur, Bearer of Heirlooms
Ring: The One Ring, The Binding Ring

Adventure deck:
Buckland Homestead
The Angle
Cavern Entrance
Caras Galadhon
Fords of Isen
Mithlond
Imladris
The Prancing Pony
Falls of Rauros

Free Peoples Draw Deck:
4x Gandalf, Wise Guide
1x Ghân-buri-Ghân, Chieftain of the Woses
1x Grimbeorn, Beorning Chieftain
1x Jarnsmid, Barding Emissary
1x Treebeard, Enraged Shepherd
1x Aragorn, Thorongil
1x Gondorian Prowler
1x Gamling, Defender of the Hornburg
1x Éomer, Forthwith Banished
2x Barliman Butterbur, Prancing Pony Proprietor
1x Hugin, Emissary from Laketown
1x Beorning Axe
1x Glamdring, Foe-hammer
1x Flaming Brand
1x Erkenbrand's Horn
1x Narya
1x Anduril, Flame of the West
1x Narsil, Forged by Telchar
1x Ring of Barahir
1x Scroll of Isildur
1x Throne of Minas Tirith
4x A Wizard is Never Late
2x Deep in Thought
2x New-awakened
4x Saved From the Fire
2x Speak "Friend" and Enter
2x Traveled Leader
1x Perspective
1x Traveler's Homestead
2x Watch and Wait
1x Garrison of Osgiliath
1x Heirs of Gondor
1x Noble Leaders
1x Alatar, Final Envoy
1x Gwaihir, The Windlord
1x Meneldor, Misty Mountain Eagle
1x Pallando, Far-travelling One
1x Radagast, Tender of Beasts
1x Elendil's Army

Shadow Draw Deck:
1x Gollum, Old Villain
1x Gollum, Threatening Guide
1x Shelob, Her Ladyship
1x Grima, Wormtongue
1x The Balrog, Demon of Might
2x Gothmog, Morgul Leader
2x Southron Leader
2x Morgul Squealer
1x The Witch-king, Morgul King
3x Úlairë Cantëa, Faster Than Winds
2x Úlairë Enquëa, Lieutenant of Morgul
1x Úlairë Enquëa, Sixth of the Nine Riders
3x Úlairë Lemenya, Eternally Threatening
3x Úlairë Nelya, Third of the Nine Riders
2x Úlairë Nertëa, Dark Horseman
2x Úlairë Otsëa, Duplicitous Specter
3x Úlairë Toldëa, Black Shadow
1x Web
1x Ships of Great Draught
2x Ring of Terror
4x Captured by the Ring
3x Sudden Strike
1x All Life Flees
2x Too Great and Terrible
3x Evil-smelling Fens
3x Moving This Way
2x They Feel the Precious
1x Saruman, Servant of Sauron

Strategy:
Bid 0. You'll have fairly low resistance to start. Mulligan for Gandalf, unless you have a great shadow hand. If you can, go first and play the Prancing Pony, if not, play it asap. Use Gamling and Éomer to play your followers in this priority order: Pallando, Meneldor, Alatar, Gwaihir, and Radagast. Kill off the dudes afterward. Your first burn target will be the prowler, unless you managed to get Ghan out. You'll want Anduril, Narsil, and the Throne first. After that, any token condition will do. The binding ring can pull Narya or The Ring of Barahir as needed, optimally when moving into Imladris. After that, try to play Falls of Rauros in region 2, at the very least at the sanctuary with Anduril. After that, just play your hand naturally. Jarnsmid helps against heavy burdening, Narsil and the Throne deal with possessions, and GrimB recycles events. Be wary of Demon of Might, though. New Awakened can toss Deceit with enough vitality out there, leaving their conditions vulnerable to Deep in Thought. Try to spam Traveled Leader/ Speak Friend with Caras Galadhon against Tentacles. Nazgûl corruption can be a threat, but Jarnsmid and your other burden removal should stave them off.

The Shadow is a meld of your typical Sudden Strike shadow and a Threatgûl build. Essentially, use Moving this Way and Old Villain to cycle, kill Gandy with TGAT and Black Shadow, harass Gondor and Dwarves with Nertea, and use Sudden Strike, ESF, and your simplified toolkit to fetch what's needed.

Replays:

https://play.lotrtcgpc.net/gemp-lotr/game.html?replayId=Tunadan$4l7r8dj92y9hng1v

https://play.lotrtcgpc.net/gemp-lotr/game.html?replayId=Tunadan$drzkh2vbcjnm865t This one was a concession due to IRL stuff, but he was in trouble to begin with.

https://play.lotrtcgpc.net/gemp-lotr/game.html?replayId=Tunadan$s8rdw9iy5vex7whd