So I have this quirk where I want to beat each scenario with only the given materials up to that point. So I have gone throught the first two core quests and 5/6 of the Mirkwood cycle. The one I can't get is Escape from Dol Guldur, with just one core set. I have been using leadership/spirit with Aragorn, Eowyn, and Eleanor. This way I can use 32 spirit cards augmented with 3 Gandalfs and 15 leadership cards. Plus Aragorn gets a spirit icon if Celebrian's Stone shows up. Problem is I'm getting mobbed right from the get go and one of my heroes is "captured". Any ideas from the community?

No idea how to go about this. With a card pool from every expansion released and 3x core sets, I've still never managed to beat Dol Guldur solo. I know people say they have, but I'm just not convinced its actually doable without a perfect draw and the lamest encounter draw possible.

It took me some 40 tries to beat this quest, and I was only able to do it after collecting cards completely up to the long dark. Its generally believed to be impossible except for perfect luck (and even then, i'd question the odds) with just the core set as a single player game.

I'd suggest skipping it and coming back. At a later date. It drove me nuts, because I wanted to beat everything in order, but believe me, you will be playing this game for a very long time if you try and beat it now. Even if you do beat it, it won't show much skill, as, again, its so luck based even with some of the best cards to date.

I had skipped it believing that playing some of the Mirkwood cycle would help grow my skills enough to come back and beat it. Now that I am on Return to Mirkwood, which is another 7, I thought going back to Dol Guldur may be a good idea. If only to prove to myself I can beat it. I think the problem I am running into is that the threat is too high with core set heroes. I was just hoping that since this quest came with the core set victory would be achievable with only core set cards.