Hi everyone,
While I do not have your extensive experience with the game, I thought I would still post my KS
Mithrandir (P) Superfriends deck for people who could be interested. I always loved this card (especially the promotional version with the beautiful white color) and really wanted to make it work:
Frodo, Hope of Free PeoplesThe One Ring, Isildur's Bane1x
Arwen, Daughter of Elrond (starting)
1x
Legolas, Greenleaf (starting)
3x
Gandalf, Mithrandir (P)3x
Aragorn, King in Exile3x
Elrond, Herald to Gil-Galad1x
Barliman Butterbur, Prancing Pony Proprietor2x
Shadowfax1x
Gandalf's Staff, Walking Stick (P)1x
Narya2x
Aragorn's Bow2x
Ranger's Sword1x
The Saga of Elendil1x
Asfaloth1x
Elven Sword (placeholder for
Gwemegil)
1x
The Tale of Gil-Galad1x
Sting, Baggins Heirloom1x
Vilya3x
Servant of the Secret Fire3x
Swordsman of the Northern Kingdom2x
Secret SentinelsTrying to stay at 34 but not adverse to changing the count a little. Below is my "sideboard", or cards I'm still considering adding / swapping for:
1x
Boromir, Lord of Gondor (6th companion to replace a dead one, ranger, I think I'll include him in the main deck)
1x
Blade of Gondor1x
Aragorn, King in Exile (if needed)
1x
Gandalf, Mithrandir (P) (for additional healing through discard)
1x
Gift of the Evenstar (placeholder for
The Last Alliance of Elves and Men)
1x
Elven Bow (to increase the archery count with Arwen)
1x
Asfaloth (second copy to boost Arwen more reliably)
1x
Elven Sword (placeholder for
Gwemegil, second copy to boost Arwen more reliably)
2x
Roll of Thunder (
Gandalf, Mithrandir (P) is quite strong on his own so not always critical)
2x
Grown Suddenly Tall (
Secret Sentinels do pretty well generally and can discard 2 conditions each against Sauron so maybe sufficient)
2x
Strength of Spirit (nice synergy with the archery exertions from
Legolas, Greenleaf and
Aragorn's Bow but not much space in the deck)
2x
Moment of Respite (for cycling and additional healing, considering including a one-off it if I find something to cut)
3x
Hard Choice (good additional healing that can target most companions, but except against severe wounding maybe overkill)
2x
Galadriel, Lady of the Golden Wood (for additional healing but can only target the elves so shelved for now)
1x
Gandalf's Cart (for cycling but maybe less versatile than
Moment of Respite)
The strategy is very straightforward : gear up
Gandalf, Mithrandir (P) (up to 12 STR, DMG+2 incl.
Shadowfax's exertion, 6 VIT) and
Aragorn, King in Exile, the latter providing also healing every turn to offset the wounding.
Gandalf's Staff, Walking Stick (P) is chosen over the other staffs to ensure that a fierce big minion such as
The Witch-King, Lord of Angmar is killed during the first skirmish.
Elrond, Herald to Gil-Galad, and probably
Moment of Respite in the future as well, ensure that
Gandalf, Mithrandir (P) can continue to wreak havoc without worry (his 2 copies can also be discarded for healing). Good skirmish support from
Arwen, Daughter of Elrond and good flexibility to wound minions during the archery phase thanks to
Legolas, Greenleaf and
Aragorn's Bow.
Servant of the Secret Fire and
Swordsman of the Northern Kingdom (with 2 to 3 rangers in the deck) are very versatile pumps. Those are pretty classic.
So far, it's been quite good but I lost to swarm. I might need a one-off
Power According to His Stature since
Frying Pan is banned in KS but I do not own this card unfortunately. Increasing the fellowship to 6 with
Boromir, Lord of Gondor is another possibility but a bit risky facing
Ulaire Enquea, Lieutenant of Morgul or similar. Also vulnerable to rainbow hate (luckily not much in my meta).
Let me know if you have any comment !
Cheers