Anyone have lists of the best two 50 card dual-sphere decks using just one Core Set?

I don't know if these are the "best" two 50 card dual sphere decks using just one Core set only, but this is what my girlfriend and I have been using so far:

Leadership/Lore deck

Heroes (28 threat)

Aragorn (Lead)

Theodred (Lead)

Denethor (Lore)

Leadership

Guard of the Citadel x 3

Snowbourn Scout x 3

Faramir x2

Son of Arnor x2

Longbeard Orc Slayer x2

Silverlode Archer x1

Steward of Gondor x2 (Place on Denethor)

Celebrian's Stone x1

Valiant Sacrifice x2

Sneak Attack x2 (Use with Gandalf)

For Gondor! x2

Grim Resolve x1

Lore

Gleowine x2

Erebor Hammersmith x2

Miner of the Iron Hills x2

Henamarth Riversong x1

Daughter of the Nimrodel x3

Forest Snare x2 (with the right hand, makes an excellent combo with Son of Arnor)

Self-Preservation x2

Protector of Lorien x1 (place on Aragorn or Eowyn)

Lore of Imladris x2

Secret Pathways x2

Ragagast's Cunning x2

Beorn's Hospitality x1

Lorien's Wealth x2

Neutral

Gandalf x3

Spirit/Tactics Deck

Heroes (27 threat(

Eowyn (Spir)

Thalin (Tact)

Legolas (Tact)

Spirit

Wandering Took x2

Lorien Guide x3

Northern Tracker x2

Unexpected Courage x1

The Favour of the Lady x2

Stand and Fight x3

Hasty Stroke x2

A Test of Will x2

Dwarven Tomb x1

The Galadhrim's Greetings x2

A Light in the Dark x1

Fortune or Fate x1

Tactics

Gondorian Spearman x3

Veteran Axehand x3

Beorn x1

Horseback Archer x2

Horn of Gondor x1

Dwarven Axe x2

Citadel Plate x2

Blade of Gondolin x2

Blade Mastery x3

Rain of Arrows x2

Swift Strike x1

Quick Strike x2

Feint x2

Stand Together x1

Neutral

Gandalf x1

Please note that my GF and I have only played these two decks against Passage Through Mirkwood… hope to test them against Journey Along the Anduin soon. I expect it might take us a few tries to succeed at that one, and I doubt the decks will hold up against Escape from Dol Guldur… but we'll see!

Curious to see what others have come up with, as I'm still relatively new to the game and I've really been focused on defeating the Core scenarios using one Core set only.

Edited July 10, 2014 by TwiceBornh

Alright, so my GF and I have used these two decks 11 times against Passage Through Mirkwood (standard mode), and won every single time. Our best combined score was 74 (randomly selecting Beorn's Path in stage 3 of the quest); in that game, we beat the quest in less than 3 rounds (thanks to Legolas and the two blades of Gondolin attached to him, and Gandalf/Sneak Attack helping out immensely with questing).

We tried the same decks against Journey Along the Anduin tonight (standard mode), and were successful on first try (combined score of 138; maybe we'll do better on future attempts?). We ended up having to kill both hill trolls, the second one having been revealed in stage 3 of the quest. We completed the quest in less than 7 rounds, and Theodred died around round 4 or so, but we still pulled through.

This is the first LCG my girlfriend and I have played. I think we'll keep playing Anduin a few more times until she's comfortable with the various challenges the encounter deck throws at us (and how to respond with different hands)… but I look forward to eventually trying out Escape From Dol Guldur with these decks.

Edited July 4, 2014 by TwiceBornh

You are a lucky man, I wish my girlfriend played with me like this. Two handed play is my only choice unfortunately!

Yes I am!

I've also gotten her to play the 2-player HBO Game of Thrones card game (and she's quite good at it)… but the greater complexity of the Game of Thrones LCG remains a deterrent to her (and some of my other friends) playing. Still, she likes playing quite a few different board games with me, and I'm slowly getting her hooked on LotR LCG… so I certainly can't complain! LotR seems to be the perfect "entry" LCG if only because of its cooperative basis.

Still not sure if I'll ever succeed in roping her into playing RPGs, though… :-)

Edited July 10, 2014 by TwiceBornh