Hobbit Hospital & Moria Sauron Archer Grind

[TheJord]

*The One Ring, Isildur's Bane (1R1)
*Frodo, Old Bilbo's Heir (1R289)

Sites
(1) Green Hill Country (1U323)
(2) Buckleberry Ferry (1U330)
(3) Frodo's Bedroom (1U339)
(4) Great Chasm (2U118)
(5) The Bridge of Khazad-dum (1C349)
(6) Dimrill Dale (1U350)
(7) The Great River (3C118)
(8) Brown Lands (1U357)
(9) Tol Brandir (1U363)

Fellowship (35)
1x *Farmer Maggot, Chaser of Rascals (1R288)
1x *Filibert Bolger, Wily Rascal (2C101)
1x *Old Noakes, Purveyor Of Wisdoms (3C111)
1x *Rosie Cotton, Hobbiton Lass (1U309)
1x *The Gaffer, Sam's Father (1R291)
1x Bounder (1C286)
1x Hobbit Farmer (1C295)
2x Hobbit Party Guest (1C297)
1x *Mithril-coat (2R105)
1x *Merry, Friend to Sam (1R302)
1x *Pippin, Friend to Frodo (1C306)
1x *Sam, Faithful Companion (1R310)
1x *A Talent for Not Being Seen (1U316)
1x *O Elbereth! Gilthoniel!(2R108)
1x *There and Back Again (1C317)
3x A Promise (2R112)
2x Deft in Their Movements (2C99)
3x Hobbit Intuition (1C296)
3x Hobbit Stealth (1C298)
2x Power According to His Stature (1R308)
2x *Bill The Pony (3U106)
1x *Sting (1R313)
1x *Thror's Map (1R318)
2x Hobbit Sword (1C299)

Shadow (35)
3x Orc Bowmen (1R264)
3x Under the Watching Eye (1C281)
2x Bitter Hatred (1U164)
3x Hate (1R250)
3x Malice (3U79)
4x Goblin Bowman (2C60)
4x Goblin Marksman (1C176)
2x Goblin Runner (1U178)
2x Orc Ambusher (1C261)
3x Orc Assassin (1U262)
2x Orc Scout (2C89)
4x Orc Scouting Band (1U270)

Hobbit Hospital, my first go at it. Nazgul pillage and rape me.

The Archer grind wasnt doing so well, but with some swarm elements it has become more effective.

[Cw0rk]

I like your deck. Maybe you could add Melilot Brandybuck to prevent burdens. I also like Boromir, SoD in hobbit decks but I dunno if you want to play pure hobbit or not.

Have you ever faced 'choke' with your shadow? Did it perform well or not?
I think you could also include Ulaire Enquea, LoM as Isildur Bane's will be used quite often vs your wounding deck.

[5tein]

On the Freeps I would definitely play 4 Promises, at least 1 F Pan, if not another Sword too. If you're being hurt by Naz the only way to survive is with more Strength: T&B/Bounder, etc. I'd drop Thror's Map, Hobbit Farmer, and a Hobbit Party Guest.

The Pippen and Sam you are playing are just so-so, imo. There really is no good Pip, so I suppose there's little choice. But uou have 2 Ponys, so go with Sam Son of Hamfast or Sam, Proper Poet.

I don't like Deft either, and if Nazgul are giving you trouble why not Not Feared in Sunlight? Or another A Talent will help consistency and reduce TL faster.

Clockwork is right to recommend Boromir, SoD. And every deck needs Enquea LoM if not Nertea.

For the Shadow, I'd go balls-to-the-walls with Watching Eyes and Bowmen and Hate--4 of each.

Bitter Hatred is OK, but Malice seems iffy. I'd definitely drop from these two to fill out the Watchful Eyes etc.

The minions seem tricky. You have a lot of low cost guys, but mixed with a lot of events. I think the little guys are just going to die. When I played Watchful Eye I played Morgul Hunters and Orc War Bands--big guys who aren't going away willingly. Moria Archer Troop is pricey, but better than those Bowmen.

At any rate, I like 4 Orc Assassin over any Orc Scouts. I actually like the Goblin Runners, and would go with 4 along with They Are Coming x2. Helps alleviate your clog, gets your Runners (or archers) back.

Will it work? I don't know. Try it and tell us!

[Smeagollum]

Don't drop the hobby party guest!! You need 4 of them! I actually played a lot of this kind of decks and I never used A Promise in it (became even 2nd in a regional TOC with in 2002).
You do need 4 path's. And indeed I would add 1 frying pan. Just one Bill the pony will be sufficient, but you do need another A Talent for Not Being Seen. Instead of 3 copies I would use 4 Hobbit Intuition and 4 Hobbit Stealth. And I would add another There and back again. You also need 2 bounders instead of 1. Maybe also add a bilbo to cycle important cards.

Out:
Thror's map, Old Noakes, both Deft in their movements (allthough I like this card very much),

[Gil-Estel]

You need thror's map, to make sure you don't run into the Ally discard site...