I've been running Elrond/Galadriel/Spirit Glorfindel for a while, but I've been thinking that Celeborn looks interesting. Unwilling to drop neither Elrond nor Glorfindel as my main deck is pretty much built around them and I'm so used to their mechanics, I let go of Galadriel in favour of her husband.

So I ran Elrond/Celeborn/Glorfindel today. I haven't tried much tri-sphere before. It was a bit tedious to collect enough resources. Vilya always helps with the Spirit part, but I had to throw in an extra Song of Wisdom to manage the Lore. The Stargazer is, of course, key to deck control. I discovered that Celeborn pairs nicely with Mirkwood Runner (+1 attack, and enemy has no defense) and Silvan Tracker (Celeborn can take a hit and Elrond adds to the healing). I rather reluctantly took out 2 Master of the Forge. He fits the theme very well and is rather cheap, but he's one of those allies I rarely get to use for his effect - mostly ends up a chump blocker.

I tried Passage Through Mirkwood - standard for trying new decks for me. Starting threat was 29, final threat 35. Took 7 rounds to finish. Had to defeat Ungoliant's Spawn at the end. I think it worked fairly well, though I'm still not very fond of the idea of using three spheres at once.

Here's what I used today. What are your thought on a deck like this? I think I'm looking for variation - I'm ready to swap any hero but Elrond, because healing always falls on me in group play. I've considered using the core set version of Glorfindel to guarantee enough lore resources, but then I worry threat would be an issue and I'm so used to spirit access now - I'm the only one in my group who plays Spirit and, again, threat issues and effect cancellation usually falls on me. I think we'll fix that the next time we play, though.

I used Lore Aragorn in Celeborn's and Galadriel's place for quite a while, but either one or the other of my friends uses him quite often (the Leadership version) and I want a deck that I don't have to rebuild depending on what the others play.

Ideas are most welcome! And I think the new packs will help me decide. I'll definitely include ents, eventually.

Heroes:

Elrond (lore)

Celeborn (leadership)

Glorfindel (spirit)

Allies:

Gandalf x2

Gildor Inglorion x1

Haldir of Lorien x2

Mirkwood Runner x2

Silvan Tracker x2

Rivendell Minstrel x2

Warden of Healing x3

Silverlode Archer x2

Arwen Undómiel x2

Imladris Stargazer x3

Attachments:

Vilya x3

Song of Wisdom x2

Asfaloth x2

Celebrian's Stone x1

Dunedain Cache x2

Dunedain Mark x2

Light of Valinor x3

Unexpected Courage x1

Events:

Daeron's Runes x3

Sneak Attack x2

The Galadhrim's Greeting x2

Elrond's Counsel x2

Power of Orthanc x2

A Test of Will x2