Gandwarves / Uruk and Sauron Swarm

[Cw0rk]

Frodo And Ring 
*The One Ring, Answer To All Riddles (4R1) 
*Gimli, Bearer of Grudges (RB)(9R+4) 

 
Sites 
(1R)Isengard Ruined (7U331) 
(2R)Rohirrim Camp (7U336) 
(3R)Hall of the Kings (7U339) 
(4R)Anduin Banks (7U341) 
(5R)Crashed Gate (8U119) 
(6R)Minas Tirith First Circle (7U347) 
(7R)Osgiliath Channel (8U120) 
(8R)Morgul Vale (7U357) 
(9R)Haunted Pass (7U361) 

 
Fellowship (35) 
1x *Albert Dreary, Entertainer From Bree (1R69) 
1x *Barliman Butterbur, Prancing Pony Proprietor (1U70) 
1x *Thrarin, Dwarven Smith (1U27) 
1x *Gandalf's Staff (2R22) 
1x *Narya (3R34) 
1x *Ring of Fury (9R+7) 
1x *Ring of Retribution (9R9) 
1x *Aragorn, Ranger Of The North (1R89) 
1x *Durin III, Dwarven Lord (9R+3)  (start)
1x *Faramir, Son of Denethor (4C117) 
2x *Gandalf, Greyhame (4R89) 
1x *Linnar, Dwarven Lord (9R5)  (start)
1x *Pippin, Hobbit of Some Intelligence (1R307) 
1x *Radagast, The Brown (9R+26) 
1x *Sam, Son Of Hamfast (1C311) 
2x A Wizard Is Never Late (1R87) 
2x Axe Strike (1C3) 
1x Grown Suddenly Tall (4R92) 
1x Have Patience (4C93) 
2x Roll of Thunder (4U99) 
1x Servant of the Secret Fire (1R83) 
1x Sleep, Caradhras (1C84) 
1x *Gimli's Battle Axe, Trusted Weapon (7R9) 
1x *Glamdring (1R75) 
1x Dwarven Armor (1C8) 
2x Dwarven Axe (1C9) 
3x Dwarven Bracers (2U3) 
1x Hand Axe (2C10) 

 
Shadow (35) 
2x *Ithil Stone (9R+47) 
2x Greed (1R125) 
1x The Number Must Be Few (1U260) 
1x *Gollum, Plotting Deceiver (7R58) 
3x *Uruk Captain (2R46) 
4x Cirith Ungol Sentinel (10U83) 
4x Cirith Ungol Sentry (10C84) 
4x Gorgoroth Assassin (8R95) 
4x Orc Runner (5C109) 
2x Orc Taskmaster (2C90) 
4x Uruk Regular (4C192) 
4x *Grond, Hammer of the Underworld (8R103) 

The fellowship is build to resist to most shadows... It has possession, condition and burden removals as well as strong companions and can resist swarms. Gandalf, Greyhame is an awesome splash Gandalf as I can always stay at 5 companions and play the guys I need from the discard pile (Aragorn, RotN at site 8). Having many companions also helps me vs wounding shadows as I can kill one, and replace him easily.

This shadow is quite effective. It combines the power of swarming with the power of Grond. I have Greed vs large fellowship and The number must be few vs Ents. As most Sauron minions are roaming until site 6, it may be hard do big damages before site 6 (unless you have many Isengard Uruks for a site 5 carnage). So in early game, you want to use Grond to discard everything the opponent plays (mulligan if u don't get it at site 1). Even archery will have trouble vs this deck as Grond discards Aragorn's Bow and everything else. Gorgoroth Assassin is awesome to kill the little hobbits. Ithil Stone, Orc Runner and Uruk Captain provide excellent hand extension.

[Cw0rk]

Any suggestions?

[legolas3333]

Dain... Brand...

[Gil-Estel]

Both not movie, so no options.

Maybe more Ithil Stone, since that is gold in a swarm deck, to play cheap minions. Otherside it can clog your hand as well, but I find it in most cases a very good addition.

[Cw0rk]

Hey guys, I posted this deck a while ago and I feel like I didn't get enough comments on it.

I found out that Cirith Ungol Sentinel works extremely well with Uruk Regular. In my last game, I was able to play like 7 Uruks at site 6 with very little twilight due to this combo.

[legolas3333]

oky my advice would be to use Uruk Captain, Uruk Lieutenant and Uruk Regular for isengard and the cheap uruks from mount doom then use the cards that work on Uruk-Hai in general, saruman, keeper of isengard, broad-bladed sword, greed, suffered much loss, you get the idea, and maybe add some goblin runners and Hate and Anger to draw more cards,

[ket_the_jet]

Saruman, Keeper of Isengard is X-ed in Movie Block.

I remember playing against this deck on GCCG and complimenting you about it then. But l3333 brings up a good point--why not Broad-Bladed Sword? That would help Cirith Ungol Sentinel in the rare case of playing a deck with very few possessions.

One guy I don't understand is Orc Taskmaster. Is it because of his net twilight cost of if he is not roaming? I suppose I like the idea, but I think I'd rather see a cost Uruk-Hai or something along those lines. Or, Goblin Runner. I mean, then you have a net + twilight when not roaming and you would have 1 vitality either way.
-wtk

[Cw0rk]

Well, Orc Taskmaster adds a token on Grond and is a cost 1 minion with strenght 8 past site 6 and also cost 1 at site 5 if I played a Orc Runner. But maybe there are better choices out there... Any other suggestion beside Goblin Runner?

I don't use Broad-Bladed sword because I want to have a good number of minions in the deck. Cirith Ungol Sentinel can spot 2 possessions at most, because roaming penalty cannot be removed. Grond is one of them and 99% of the time the Free Peoples player will have at least one possession.

I've also been thinking about adding a dwarf condition in my fellowship and swap my site 1 for Dunharrow Plateau. Which one should I add? Lord of Moria? Greatest Kingdom of my People? Another one?

[ket_the_jet]

Endurance of Dwarves wouldn't hurt, would it?

I've always liked the Here Is Good Rock combination of stacking Toss Me but that seems to be too many cards.
-wtk