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G’day, I’m new to the forum, and also to the card game. Long post, so hold on to your hats....
I’ve inherited 20-30,000 cards from every set and am now looking to build some crazy decks from every culture to get a feel for the game. I know that there are tons of great decks posted on CC, and on decktech, and on Decipher, but frankly, there are too many. I hear people referring to a Forest Nazgul deck, or a Moria Swarm, or a Solo Smeagol, or an Elven Archery... you get the point. What I want to know, if anyone would oblige, is the defining decks for each culture. Not hundreds of random, fun ones. The 2 or 3 most competitive for each culture. For example, if you listed (’ ’) you might say Eater of Light Deck and Ninja Gollum (btw I really don’t know if these two are classic, I’m just conjecturing). Once I have a complete list of the best 2 or 3 decks by culture (both shadow and freep), I can then search for particularly popular decks of those strategies.
I know this is a big request and a huge thanks to whoever can help me out. I have a passion for all thinks Tolkien and can tell I’m going to love this game, but I have too many cards to be bothered thinking about all original decks to start out with. I’d love to see what makes a deck great, successful, and defining. I’m also not afraid of advanced decks- I have played a lot of CCGs in the past.
Cheers guys,
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| CarpeGuitarrem |
![]() Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2007 1:33 am |
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All right, here goes...
Ithilien Blade
Noble Leaders
(Yes, those are decks. They’re based around the cards)
-Free Peoples
Solo Smeagol
+  --> Frodo, Sam, Smeagol
-Shadow
Ninja Gollum
Shelob, Eater of Light
Discarding (paired with  on the Freeps)
Grind
Corruption
Lurker Swarm
Archery
Bill Ferny
Daddy Twofoot
Ents
Forest Nazgul (Lost in the Woods)
Corruption
Swarm
Site Control beatdown
There’s plenty more...that’s just scratching the surface. |
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| NBarden |
![]() Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2007 2:10 am |
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If you don’t use all those cards, I’ll take ’em! 
First of all, not all of the decks of each culture are completely that culture. For example, the most competitive  deck is called "the run", and uses cards from the and culture. Well...I’ll start with giving you a narrative of "the run."
"The run" is a deck type that focuses on increasing the move limit and rushing to site nine. In examining a run strategy, I reccomend Macheteman’s strategy article, Ride! Mount up and ride! However, this particular version of the run is for people very familiar with the game, and should thus not be used until you are very familiar with how LotR works.
A basic run deck revolves around four copies of Riding like the wind. Your two starting companions are.
Theoden, The Renowned
Theodred, Second Marshal of the Mark
This off the bat makes the move limit +1. Theodred’s text also allows you to start him with Theoden.
Now, for other cards
This card is a must for any run deck. And with it, you need mounts for each of your companions. Snowmane, Noble Mearas, and a simple rider’s mount is good enough for these two.
Now, the run is very susceptible to being swarmed very easily. So, in order to utilize Theoden’s defender +1 text, you need a copy of Eowyn, and Eomer for his damage +1.
Eowyn, Restless Warrior is a good card for any run with tokens, as it allows you to reinforce tokens each time you move. Give her Windfola
As for the Eomer, well, Third Marshal of Cheatermark is a must for any deck. (Eomer, Third Marshal of Riddermark.)
Then, you need to make him defender +1. Firefoot, Mearas of the Mark is the ideal mount for him, as it utilize those tokens Eowyn throws out.
Now you splash in Radagast, the Brown with Radagast’s Staff to make the move limit even larger. And of course, a mount for him, Brego.
And then, of course Rohirrim Army is critical for getting rid of those big minions. And a Rider’s Mount for him.
Okay, now you need a Ring-bearer. Boromir, Bearer of Council is a good ring-bearer, as he allows you to get Seeing Stone of Orthanc into play, and on him slap the One Ring, The Ring of Rings. He needs a mount, so give him a Horse of Rohan.
Then of course, your basic pumps. Hamstrung is good, because its text will activate almost every time. We left none alive will sometimes activate because of the texts on your mounts, but if not, toss the tokens to use Firefoot, Mearas of the Mark, or Snowmane, Noble Mearas (notice that once you use it on Snowmane, you can use the tokens as pumps for Theoden.) King’s Board is also a good pump.
Now for possessions. Everyone needs a Spear of the Mark, to stop swarms. also, 4 copies of Riddermark Javelin not only provide a strength bonus, but can be ditched to increase the fellowship archery.
So, there it is! The basic run.
Ring-Bearer
Boromir, Bearer of Council
The One Ring, The Ring of Rings
Starting Fellowship:
Theoden, The Renowned
Theodred, Second Marshal of the Mark
Deck:
Companions: (9)
Eomer, Third Marshal of Riddermark x 3
Eowyn, Restless Warrior x 3
Rohirrim Army
Radagast, The Brown x 2
Possessions: (14)
Snowmane, Noble Mearas
Windfola
Firefoot, Mearas of the Mark
Brego
Rider’s Mount
Horse of Rohan
Spear of the Mark x 4
Riddermark Javelin x 4
Artifacts:(2)
Radagast’s Staff
Seeing Stone of Orthanc
Conditions:(4)
We Left None Alive x 4
Events:(4)
Hamstrung x 4
Total: 35 cards.
4x Riding like the wind + Theoden + Radagast = move limit +6. Its already 2, so you can move on 8 times, in other words, play the perfect hand at site 1 and march non-stop to site 9.
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![]() Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2007 2:35 am |
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For the elves, archery is the best. I’m just gonna give a decklist this time.
Galadriel, Bearer of Wisdom
The One Ring, The Ring of Rings
Legolas, Of The Grey Company
Arwen, Queen of Elves and Men
Elrond, Witness to History x 4
Aragorn, Driven By Need x 4
Aragorn’s Bow, Ranger’s Longbow
Elven Bow x 2
Long-Knives of Legolas
Hadafang
Gwemegil
Ranger’s Sword, Blade of Aragorn
Sword of the Fallen
Feathered x 4
Valor x 4
Double Shot x 4
Nocked x 4
Arwen’s Fate x 2
Total: 35 cards
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![]() Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2007 11:57 am |
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whoa, thanks guys. NBarden, that’s a lot of work giving decks for each culture  I appreciate that a lot!
All I really need is a couple of keywords for the classic decks that I could easily find in a deck search, such as what CarpeGuitarrem has done. What about dwarves, isengard, and uruks?
Keep em coming, thanks! |
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![]() Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2007 12:02 pm |
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I will add other competitive deck/s for each culture to give you a choice
Knights
Troll Engine
Besiegers
Isengard archery
Beatdown
Resistance exertions(not the best but cheaper then some others)
Beatdown with Sudden fury and Fates entwined
or Super Sam with Sam, Great Elf warrior
Elven Archery
Elevn Events
telepathy
Discard
Beatdown
Desert lord archery
Captain Crunch
Corsairs
Beasterlings
Beatdown
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| CarpeGuitarrem |
![]() Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2007 3:10 pm |
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There’s also Eowyn wounding, which doesn’t really fit into any one category.
Troll Swarm
Retribution
Grimbeorn beatdown |
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![]() Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2007 3:16 pm |
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Three hunters
if you look in the deck archive under dunland Hazael has a deck that is apparently pretty good.
Moria archery is another strategy as well as moria beatdown, but neither are the best |
Sop's haves/ top wants
(mm)"SoP: you will always be the Official CC Spammer in my heart"
"DáinIronfoot"
Spammers really are amazing creatures. You can learn all there is to know about their ways in a month. And yet, after a hundred years, they can still surprise you. |
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![]() Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2007 1:48 am |
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Dwarves?  Okay, the best deck for dwarves is discarding.
Dwarven Axe
Greatest Kingdom of My People is a maybe, but orcs are pretty popular, so it might be good.
Nobody Tosses a Dwarf.
What are we waiting for?
The new Thorin III, Stonehelm.
And pair this deck with a orc discarding deck.
Desperate Defense of the Ring
Thin and Stretched
Desperate Measures
The Irresistible Shadow
The Ring is Mine
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![]() Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2007 1:55 am |
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Isengard?
SITE CONTROL!
Down to the last child
Attack on Helm’s Deep
Siege Troop. (I know he’s an orc, but he’s awesome for taking control of sites)
Uruk-Hai Mob
Uruk-Hai Horde
Uruk-Hai Band
Sack of the Shire
Banner of Isengard
Suffered Much Loss with Uruk Assault Band, Advance Uruk Patrol and Uruk Vanguard
AND INCLUDE SOME BATTLEGROUNDS IN THE ADVENTURE DECK!!!!!!!!!!
Maybe eve Pillage of Rohan with Uruk Besieger |
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