Expanded Meta (Top Tier and/or Commonly Seen Deck Strategies)

[simplegarak]

Twilight Nazgul: 1.5
I wish they could work better in Expanded...

What's holding them back?  I had great luck with them back in the day (pre hunter) using Ring of Asperity, Fell Beast (to solve the fierce problem), and His Terrible Servants. (though I always wanted to try a deck with Shadowy Mount... I think the free and hand stripping worked better)  Ring of Savagery should help too.

There was a deck I faced once (I think maybe the days before GEMP).  All I can recall is that it was rainbow and ran something like 9 companions.  It may have been a standard build but could have been expanded.  I especially remember it using Gondor & elf shenanigans to ditch minions before the archery totals were even calculated (if even that, I think it may have used all maneuver wounding).

Anyone know or remember the deck build of which I speak?

[sgtdraino]

I think the main thing holding them back is the massive burden removal potential in expanded. These days, culture seems to be better at corruption in Expanded than Twilight Nazgul.

[Sven_24]

I am looking for a forest nazgul build. Can anyone steal me in the right direction.

[sgtdraino]

I did a search, but couldn't really find a build thread I liked. Your best bet might actually be to check out this anti-forest nazgul thread I did a while back, which covers most of the key cards in the build:

http://lotrtcgwiki.com/forums/index.php/topic,8811.0.html

[Sven_24]

Thanks for the link! I am trying to build a new deck the Freeps is a little out there and I think it will pair nicely with Nazgul.

As for the deck I am using now, it's an evil men archery and gondor men build.

[Sven_24]

Sorry last part of my post was supposed to be for the players list thread!

[Knight-Who-Says-Nee]

I was wondering if someone could give me some examples of decks that are considered Southron Direct Wounding.  It seems to be spoken highly in this thread but I don't think I have ever seen one.  What are some of the critical cards?  What do some builds look like? 
Thanks 

[sgtdraino]

I think a Movie Format deck I built would best fit what you're looking for:

http://lotrtcgwiki.com/forums/index.php/topic,9060.0.html

It's what I call "Initiative Southrons." What you're thinking of might have fewer Corsairs in it, but the concept is basically the same: Use Corsair War Galley so that you always have initiative, so then the various auto-wounding Southrons do their auto-wounding thing. Couple this with events like Whirling Strike and Red Wrath, and perhaps some Under Foot, and you can deal out some major damage.

[Knight-Who-Says-Nee]

I think a Movie Format deck I built would best fit what you're looking for:

http://lotrtcgwiki.com/forums/index.php/topic,9060.0.html

It's what I call "Initiative Southrons." What you're thinking of might have fewer Corsairs in it, but the concept is basically the same: Use Corsair War Galley so that you always have initiative, so then the various auto-wounding Southrons do their auto-wounding thing. Couple this with events like Whirling Strike and Red Wrath, and perhaps some Under Foot, and you can deal out some major damage.

Very interesting build.  Do you know of other builds that are not meant for a mass cycling fellowship pair? 

[sgtdraino]

Bump, for relevance!

[macheesmo]

Do you tweak this list every so often or is this still based off the meta of when you posted. I know things have shifted.