Elven Telepathy - Corsairs

[Murphdaddy]

Cards
Ring-bearer   ? Galadriel, Bearer of Wisdom
The One Ring   ? The One Ring, The Binding Ring


Draw Deck
Free Peoples (31 cards)
4x   Forearmed
3x   Still Needed
1x   • Elladan, Son of Elrond (start)
1x   • Elrohir, Son of Elrond (start)
3x   • Elrond, Witness to History
3x   • Gandalf, Manager of Wizards
1x   • Brooding On Tomorrow
1x   Lembas
2x   Banner of Elbereth
1x   • Hope Comes
2x   • Glimpse of Fate
1x   • Shadow Between
1x   • Celeborn, Lord of the Galadhrim
1x   • Círdan, The Shipwright
1x   • Nenya
1x   • Woodhall Elf, Exile
1x   • Hadafang
3x   Alliance Reforged



 

Shadow (31 cards)
3x   • Castamir of Umbar
4x   Corsair Marauder
3x   Black Numenorean
2x   Ships of Great Draught
2x   Corsair War Galley
4x   Black Sails of Umbar
3x   Wind That Sped Ships
1x   • Gollum, Plotting Deceiver
2x   Let Her Deal With Them
2x   Discovered
2x   Corsair Plunderer
1x   Corsair Boatswain
2x   • Sauron, The Lord of the Rings

Strategy

Free peoples
This deck gets to the point when it kind of just stops cycling.  To help I included a few cards that can still force to cycling e.g. nenya (pull first turn with the ring) woodhall elf and alliance reforged.   The idea is to put a sauron on top of your deck w/gandalf (losing initiative) play a forearmed for -18 (or 20), also you can use elrond to get back forearmed and draw it back w/ hope comes / banners.  Cirdan and celeborn have their uses but are mainly just there as throwaways/backup.

Shadow

Corsairs are the only shadow that really work with this fellowship, due to their ability to play off the top of the deck / discard pile.  I got the gollum idea from someone on here.  Sauron is more of a card for the fellowship but it has come in handy many times. 


This deck needs some work.  I recently cut it down from 38 on a side and this is the core of the deck.  It could really use some more healing (maybe using elrond / galadriel as allys???)  and corruption prevention (silver ewer + watch and wait or Sam{i know not expanded})but I don't want the deck to get bloated again.  Any suggestions?