Galadriel tank

[Shelobplayer]

This is a list I threw together probably like 5 years ago, and never actually played it. I showed a bunch of unrefined ideas to friend returning to the game, so he can start building his own deck, and this one stuck. Then I refined it a bit and played a few games. It can definitely win games, and it is super consistent.

I paired it with my usual Gollum mix with 4x Not Easily Avoided and 3x Incited, but I feel it is completely unnecessary here, so I'll throw together a new shadow side for it shortly

Ring-bearer: Galadriel, Bearer of Wisdom
Ring: The One Ring, The Binding Ring

Adventure deck:
Buckland Homestead
Cavern Entrance
Neekerbreekers' Bog
Steward's Tomb
Mithlond
Osgiliath Reclaimed
Dammed Gate-stream
Imladris
Mount Doom

Free Peoples Draw Deck:
1x Ordulus, Young Warrior
1x Sméagol, Simple Stoor
1x Aragorn, Defender of Rohan
1x Erkenbrand, Master of Westfold
1x Gamling, Defender of the Hornburg
1x Háma, Captain of the King's Guard
1x Éomer, Forthwith Banished
1x Éowyn, Northwoman
1x Déor
1x Léod, Westfold Herdsman
1x Léowyn
1x Weland, Smith of the Riddermark
1x Arwen's Dagger
1x Asfaloth, Elven Steed
1x Elven Brooch
1x Elven Cloak
1x Elven Rope
1x Elven Sword
1x Naith Longbow
1x Phial of Galadriel
1x Flaming Brand
1x Brego
1x Erkenbrand's Horn
1x Heavy Chain
1x Rider's Spear
1x Éowyn's Sword, Dernhelm's Blade
1x Galadriel's Silver Ewer
1x Nenya
1x Andúril, Flame of the West
1x Throne of the Golden Hall
4x Naked Waste
4x Not Listening
4x Still Far Ahead
2x Last Days of My House
4x Simbelmynë
1x Don't Look at Them
1x Follow Sméagol
2x Gladden Homestead
4x There's Another Way
1x Celebring, Elven-smith
1x Woodhall Elf, Exile
4x Déagol, Fateful Finder
1x Rohan Stable Master
1x Rohan Worker
1x Rohirrim Doorwarden

Shadow Draw Deck:
1x Gollum, Her Sneak
1x Gollum, Old Villain
1x Gollum, Skulker
3x Shelob, Her Ladyship
1x Gríma, Wormtongue
2x The Balrog, Demon of Might
1x Gothmog, Morgul Leader
1x Southron Leader
1x The Witch-king, Morgul King
1x Úlairë Attëa, The Easterling
1x Úlairë Enquëa, Lieutenant of Morgul
2x Úlairë Lemenya, Eternally Threatening
3x Úlairë Nelya, Third of the Nine Riders
2x Úlairë Nertëa, Dark Horseman
1x Web
1x Ships of Great Draught
4x Captured by the Ring
3x Led Astray
4x Sudden Strike
1x We Must Have It
2x You're a Liar and a Thief
4x Deceit
4x Evil-smelling Fens
1x Fat One Wants It
3x Incited
4x Not Easily Avoided
2x Not This Time!
3x Promise Keeping
2x They Stole It
1x Treacherous Little Toad
1x Unabated in Malice
2x The Number Must Be Few
1x Saruman, Servant of Sauron

The idea is to make a beastly Galadriel then choke.
Site 1 fetch Erkenbrand's Horn -> Celebring -> Rohirrim Doorwarden -> Deagol -> Woodhall Elf
Then Déagol can fetch Asfaloth, Elven Steed. If nothing else was drawn, that's already a str 11 ringbearer without a skirmish penalty on site 2.
Then Gamling can pull Elven Broch and Elven Cloak, and a steady stream of Déagols can get Elven Sword, Naith Longbow, Awen's Dagger, Phial of Galadriel and Elven Rope (can be a pretty neat trick vs Gollum too).
2 items per turn without drawing only from the engine.

Éowyn, Northwoman can tank problem minions, and diminish Demon of Might into a joke.

Simple Stoor also becomes a very potent fighter really fast, and fills the discard pile with Naked Waste Also removes burdens with Not Listening.

Then there is the vilager package:
Leowyn: I'm convinced that she is the best healing effect after Mithlond/Neekerbeeker's Bog, and she heals other vilagers
Weland: Heals Galadriel
Déor: with Woodhall Elf, he becomes a beast too.
Léod: can pump Sméagol if it has Rohan Stable Master attached. Simple Stoor winning is very high value.

It's main weakness is Her Ladyship, since without Galadriel handling business, the rest of the company is not that strong.

Háma is here so if I see a sign I fetch him ASAP. Grond is brutal against me, but Háma can make short work of it. Also good vs corsairs. Very underrated Chad.

Things to consider:
Don't Follow the Lights
One Good Turn Deserves Another
Elrond, Herald to Gil-Galad + Vilya + Suport of the Last Homely House (maybe) + Glimpse of Fate
Something Slimy (if I get Glimpse of Fate working)
More copies of Throne of the Golden Hall - Up to 2 now
More copies of Don't Look at Them
Sword of the Fallen instead of Elven Sword (but I like my discard outlets) ADDED

Works pretty fine already, here are some replays:
VS some forestguls
https://play.lotrtcgpc.net/gemp-lotr/game.html?replayId=B0r0m1r$u7k9ujenll12v23f
Galadriel bullied them nazzies.

The man the myth himself (Sgtdraino):
https://play.lotrtcgpc.net/gemp-lotr/game.html?replayId=B0r0m1r$ax77qf7qu9wezbo7
I lost this one, but the freeps went strong. The Number Must be Few probably takes this matchup home. We went 1-1 this time
And went at it again here for my revenge in a site 9 race:
https://play.lotrtcgpc.net/gemp-lotr/game.html?replayId=B0r0m1r$i7b1agx5n62va5vj
2-1

Here she is bullying trolls:
https://play.lotrtcgpc.net/gemp-lotr/game.html?replayId=B0r0m1r$rhoz3w2xhsxycvwp

A very competitive game vs forestguls and RB Gandalf:
https://play.lotrtcgpc.net/gemp-lotr/game.html?replayId=B0r0m1r$p19u2l7qhdtcg8y4

6-1 in 7 games for now, only loss to Madril. The freeps was never touched.


Let me know what you think!