Jolvan called this the "
boa constrictor" deck. There have been a couple requests for decklists, so here you go. It does no damage for a while then eventually explodes. Of the 17 minions in the deck, 11 or 12 minions is quite common at sites 7 through 9. I've gotten 15 on the table at least once. Even 9 companions have a problem with 12-13 minions. It's also quite fun to play, though it's a little difficult to time things. You want to play Fellowship cards and discard frequently. The deck can win at 4 or 5, but it most frequently goes off at sites 7 and 8. The threat of the bomb forces some stops, and the Knights can just plow through shadow sides like Nazgul and many wounding decks.
This was not my original idea. It came from Alex Tennet (see
http://decktech.net/lotr/decks/decks.php?deck=32193). I converted it to have a more stable Fellowship with Knights. It's slower but can actually win on the Fellowship side. It's beatable - on GEMP it's 53-14 for a 79% win rate, less than two of my better Movie Block decks - but it surprises people a lot. It's a fragile deck. For instance, condition removal plus one
PATHS will defeat you. There are only two cards to deal with Tale of
the Great Ring. Lots of direct damage is a problem, but you can often usually steal
Aragorn's Bow at the right time.
Galadriel, Lady Redeemed is bad, though not terrible because discarding an event is one less used.
Curse their Foul Feet! can be pretty bad, but there are only 13 Orcs in the deck. If you expect to play a lot of Elves and Archery, there's another version that plays
Isengard Warrior and
Saruman's Snows, but you have to sacrifice the Goblin Armories to do so. It doesn't extend the hand as much because Armories generate pool for Underdeeps. That version is more of a "stupid" swarm and tries to win earlier.
The FP side wants to play cards.
Alcarin and
Ingold start. The only card worth holding is
Aragorn's Bow in some matchups. It routinely goes over 5 companions because nobody except Isildur is really important. There are 3 Saplings to handle one Enquea anyway. Faramir is fodder, but after that who you sacrifice depends on the matchup. One thing I occasionally forget is that Elendil is not a knight and does not get the +1 from
Gondor Bow or count for the 3 knights for
Fourth Level and
Citadel of the Stars. This deck needs 3 knights on the table so Elendil often gets sacrificed.
Drawing His Eye is a luxury card, but it's great luxury.
Comments on some cards appear in the decklist inside [braces]. If I were to add another card to each side, I'd add another Aragorn and
Host of Thousands. You don't want to make this deck too big because it works best when you're near the bottom, and you need to get to the bottom before site 9.
Ring-bearer:
Isildur, Bearer of HeirloomsRing:
The One Ring, Answer To All RiddlesAdventure deck:
Steps of EdorasRohirrim CampBase of MindolluinOsgiliath FallenCrashed Gate [sometimes people will add threats, which is good. Otherwise this is neutral.]
Minas Tirith Sixth CirclePelennor Grassland [most neutral option because I tend to have 6 companions following. I don't want to be stopped or forced to move, and I don't have many minions that can exert to draw cards.]
Morgulduin [only way to recycle Enquea]
Haunted PassFree Peoples Draw Deck:
1x
Alcarin, Warrior of Lamedon2x
Aragorn, Captain of Gondor1x
Elendil, The Tall1x
Faramir, Defender of Osgiliath2x
Garrison of Gondor1x
Imrahil, Prince of Dol Amroth1x
Ingold1x
Sam, Son of Hamfast1x
Aragorn's Bow1x
Athelas3x
Gondor Bow1x
Narsil, Blade of the Faithful3x
Sapling of the White Tree1x
Scroll of Isildur2x
Drawing His Eye3x
Citadel of the Stars [this +
Fourth Level = dead.]
4x
Fourth Level2x
Sixth Level2x
Stone Tower1x
The Saga of ElendilShadow Draw Deck:
4x
Goblin Armory1x
The Underdeeps of Moria [one is enough because
Host of Moria can retrieve it]
4x
Goblin Scavengers4x
Goblin Runner3x
Goblin Sneak1x
Goblin Warrior1x
Host of Moria, Legion of the Underdeeps[
Host of Moria is often critical. For a while there were 2, but you don't need it until late and it costs 7. The right card to pick is most often
Goblin Scavengers, but it can also be Underdeeps or Warrior if you need them. Once in a while it's something else.]
1x Úlairë Enquëa, Lieutenant of Morgul
4x
Black Sails of Umbar2x
Corsair Marauder1x
Corsair Plunderer[For a long time there were 2 Plunderer and 3 Black Sails. Eventually I realized that I was holding the Corsairs too long. The point of the Black Sails is to get minions as part of the bomb. Play them out and get them again later. 2 Marauder will strip one or two annoying weapons like a sword on the ringbearer or
Aragorn's Bow.]
4x
Goblin Scimitar2x
Host of Thousands [maybe 3 of these and 3 black sails?]
1x
Unfamiliar Territory [Grr... Tale of
the great ring ...]
1x
Discovered [Tale of
the great ring again, but also removes other annoying stuff.]
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