I am trying to build one deck that can beat all six of the quests in the Hobbit Saga without any card changes. This deck is great but has trouble with last two quests (Lonely Mountain and Battle of Five Armies).

Heroes:

Ori (lore)

Nori (spirit)

Oin (spirit)

Allies (29):

Erebor Hammersmith x2

Miner of the Iron Hills x2

Erebor Record Keeper x3

Henamarth Riversong x1

Rivendell Minstrell x3

Dori x1

Bifur x1

Core Gandalf x2

OHaUH Gandalf x1

Gloin x1

Fili x1

Imladris Stargazer x3

Zigil Miner x3

Kili x1

Dwalin x1

OHaUH red Bofur x1

Veteran Axhand x2

Attachments (12):

Fast Hitch x1

Protector of Lorien x1

Thror's Map x1

Legacy of Durin x1

Resourceful x2

Song of Kings x1

Song of Wisdom x1

Steward of Gondor x1

Dwarodelf Ax x2

Ring Mail x1

Events (10):

Rumours from the Earth x1

Dwarvin Tomb x1

Galadhrim's Greeting x3

Untroubled by Darkness x1

Will of the West x1

Hail of Stones x3

Strategy: The deck looks inconsistent because of so many single cards, but honestly it runs smooth because of card drawing and search.

The main focus of the deck is card drawing and using stargazer to get exactly the card you need for whatever situation you happen to be in. If you don't see the cards you need you can search with Minstrel or Bilbo (searching for treasure).

The deck is a ton of fun. The key is to get to 5 dwarves fast. You play the Record Keeper and Zigil Miner or Kili/Fili as quickly as possible, then rely on Ori extra card each round to keep playing a dwarf when you can, which keeps the threat low. Once situation is stabilized you can use Thror's map and Hail of Stones to keep it clear as you quest. (Seriously, Hail of Stones is the best card in all of LOTR) Skry with Rumours and Riversong and use Dwarvin Tomb and Will of West to get cards you need (like Hail of Stones) from discard back into deck (only use tomb to fetch will). You always have the cards you need pretty much and eventually you will win with a low threat level.

I thought the deck would have trouble with the riddle game with Gollum, but actually wins pretty easily. The only time the deck really has a hard time is when it is overrun with a lot of enemies in the early game before 5 dwarves in play.

Any comments or suggestions would be appreciated, thanks!

I'm attempting the Hobbit saga.

Pleased to say I picked the same heroes as you for my deck.

I'll definitely take some hints here. I understand the first quest is a tad difficult.

Wow, way to resurrect an old deck. Just note, the deck was made before the will of West nerf (removes it from game). I would often play will of West 3 or 4 times in a game, so not sure how it would change now. The deck was super fun. You will have to let me know what you end up doing. I'm glad I made Oin work, since many consider him one of the worst heroes in the game.

Oin has been great for the Tactics help.

In this morning's game, none of my characters could hit Tom (as only one character can attack him). I was waiting for the last Gandalf card, but I got wiped out before he arrived.

I have little experience of Tactics deck as I only play solo. Actually, this is my first dwarf deck. I always am inclined to go with rangers, but I wanted to go close to the book. I never even knew of Hail of Stones, so that's definitely going in the deck.

Yes, it's great fun and there is a lot to keep track of, and to no let any mistakes slip past.

Thanks for the tips, it's a challenge for sure!

I put an updated list on another thread (secrecy strategies). This list doesn't have erebor battlemaster for some reason. That is the guy you use to hit big boss type enemies. With him, you can kill just about anything in one hit, and you only need one copy in the deck.

Just finished "We must away.."

The differing attack restrictions on the trolls threw me a bit.

In the end I let the threat level go up in order to get the killing blow in on William.

Eredor is going in my deck!

Ring mail is pretty good to boost a defender.

Got threw by the skin of my teeth, and I was very careful about mistakes. And I know the deck better now so flow is easier.

Thanks for your tips. It's "Over the Misty Mountain Grim" for me now, and a goblin hoarde!