I thought it would be a good idea to have a thread discussing all your favorite or best decks in the game. It doesn't have to be "best" as in being able to beat the most quests, if it's a thematic deck that you really enjoy playing, then go ahead and share it. If it can beat every quest with ease, I also urge you to share it, as I'm sure we'd all be fascinated. Just as an example, since I'm writing this quickly, I really enjoy playing with the Gondor deck that FFG posted a while ago in Second Breakfast:

i have 3. the first is the one i am most famous for and my favourite thematically. it changes often so there will be more cards than usual, but here is the general idea..

The Flight To the Ford

Strider (lore)

Frodo

Glorfindel (spirit)

stargazer

gildor

mirkwood runners

riversong

arwen

northern tracker

haldir

asfaloth

light of valinor

good meal

fast hitch

burning brand (if not hasty stroke)

mathom

ranger spikes

song of wisdom

striders path

test of will

hasty stroke (if no brand)

elronds counsel

dwarven tomb

dearons runes

o elbereth gilthoniel

general idea is using frodo s ability with glorfindels low start threat and striders threat reset. generally its a theme deck but i (and others) have had good use with it in solo. its also a great paired deck with a tactics killing deck.

the 2nd is my killing deck. again cards will change...this is just off the top of my head

unnamed

Hama / Beorn / Legolas

vassel

winged guardian

eagles of misty mountains

watcher of the bruinen

trollshaw scout

bofur tactics

support of the eagles

rivendell/gondolin blades

yew bow

black arrows

rivendell bow

feint

thicket of spears

straight shot

goblin cleaver

foe hammer

quick strike

hands upon the bow

strategy is keep hama recycling feint/thicket. beorn sentinels another questing decks enemies and some of the weaker ones that cannot be feinted. legolas hits across the table and hama helps with other enemies.

3rd one is one i posted last night about winning the stewards fear....im proud to say me and a friend got an old style score of -3 on the quest.

The Alliance

theodred

glorfindel

bifur

gildor

erestor

arwen

riversong

northern tracker

gleowine

faramir

gandalf

elfhelm

resourceful

steward

asfaloth

light of valinor

risk some light

test of will

tomb

dearons runes

wealth of lorien

elronds counsel

will of the west

sneak attack

timely aid

@Rich - You made up the Flight to the Ford deck? I thought it was just a popular deck that was easy to think of with the Hero combo.

@Rich - You made up the Flight to the Ford deck? I thought it was just a popular deck that was easy to think of with the Hero combo.

thats a tough one for me to answer. i think it would be rather arrogant of me to say 'yes i was the first to make the deck'.

....rather, i undoubtedly came up with the name for the deck as i was the first to use it, and was certainly one of the first to make it after strider came out

i remember posting on the spoiler thread about the deck's potential as reset deck, but it was quite a while afterwards that i posted about it in the strategy section

...but as you say, its a great hero combination that many have utilized since strider came out. i just thought up that theme of frodo being saved from the black riders by strider and glorfindel in the fellowship

rich

i dont have the deck list since i usually make new decks by the day but the combination that i've felt was the strongest was Glorfindel-Frodo-Elrond. Runs similar to the "flight to the ford" deck listed above but just substitutes Aragron for Elrond and his vilya-awesomeness. The much discussed Dain-Thorin-Ori deck is also incredibly powerful as well...if there were tiers of decks id def put them both in the top

I have several decks that have been very successful. My most successful Dwarf deck is Thorin, Ori and Oin (yes i know that with Dain it would be 10 time better but i just don't want to use him). But the deck that i like to play the most is my Elven Alliance deck with Elrond, Glorfindel and Mirlonde which can beat all of the quests before HoN (where it royally sucks). Now the Outland deck is my weapon of choice against HoN and AtS.

Just made a new mono leadership outlands deck that is probably the strongest of anything i've made recently. posted a decklist in the strategy and deck building forum

Thanks for all the replies! There are some VERY cool decks on here. GrandSpleen, I actually just made something similar to your Legolas and the Dwarves deck, and discovered the power of combining elf weapons and dwarf ferocity. A powerful combination.

Yes. As I mentioned in another thread, I can't get away from that Rivendell Blade. I am also really enjoying Mighty Prowess recently. I want to try to put something together to really take advantage of that card-- thinking Legolas (as standard attacker) and Boromir (for self-readying ability) for massive damage-plunking ability, and Strider to manage Boromir's threat.

Hey Rich,

In your mono tactics fighting deck did you fail to include Gandalf or did you purposely leave him out because you wouldn't have enough resources if you were recyling "Thicket of Spears" all the time?

I currently enjoy playing "The Steward, the King and the Pip", consisting of Leadership Aragorn, Faramir and Pippin (Lore).

I use a bunch of trap cards and Ithilien Archers/ Trackers with Ranger Bow. To pay for it I have Steward of Gondor which will go on Faramir. Pippin helps with card draw (his own ability plus Mithrandir's Advice, Daeron's Runes etc). I opted for Leadership Aragorn over Lore due to the Sneak Attack & Gandalf combo, resource generation and Fresh Tracks - a card that works wonders in combination with the direct damage offered by Forest Patrol and Ranger Bow.

The main reason to go with Leadership was Willpower. Sword that was Broken helps me cope with the biggest weakness I found in Ranger decks (Willpower). Celebrian's Stone further grants access to Spirit, so I usually include A Test of Will and Unexpected Courage in my deck.

I'm still playing with the idea of adding Tactics as well. Great Yew Bow and Hands upon the Bow are simply so much fun with Faramir!

Hey Rich,

In you mono tactics fighting deck did you fail to include Gandalf or did you purposely leave him out because you wouldn't have enough resources if you were recyling "Thicket of Spears" all the time?

well i used to include gandalf in almost all my decks in core era, but more and more i see little need for him in my decks as there are cheaper ways to do what he can...unless you have sneak attack

so yes, partly becuase of lack of reources, but also because mono tactics allows no sneak attack, and to have gandalf in a deck i think you really need that card to make the 3 slots worth it

sometimes i will have 1 copy just for themeatic sake

rich

Heroes:
Boromir(Tactics)
Eowyn
Glorfindel(Spirit)

Allies:
Arwen Undomiel x2
Gandalf x3

Ethir Swordsman x3
Silvan Refugee x3
Knights of the Swan x3
Vassal of the Windlord x3

Attachments:
Ancient Mathom x3
Light of Valinor x3
Gondorian Shield x3
Unexpected Courage x1
Spear of the Citadel x2
Rivendell Blade x2
Miruvor x3

Events:
The Galadhrim's Greeting x2
Hasty Stroke x2
Elrond's Counsel x3
Dwarven Tomb x1
A Test of Will x2
Behind Strong Walls x3
Gondorian Discipline x3

One of my most powerful decks, which I haven't seen anyone else use, is Strider/Boromir(Tactics)/Bilbo. Bilbo can be exchanged for mirlonde Denethor or Beregond But what's important is the strider, tactics Boromir combo. The basic idea is to beef up Boromir into a killing machine(Gondorian Fire helps a lot) And using him as many times as you need to before lowering your threat with Strider. This is especially powerful against HoN quests which are really tough at the beginning.

That's a great idea Narsil. I use Boromir ALL the time and I don't think I've tried that combo before.

My fav two decks are 1st, a Palantir focused variation on the Flight to the Ford deck -( I have my own deck but use the same hero combo - it's just obscenely effective.) and one of the Trained for War decks out there. I've made a half dozen easily. Just love playing mono tactics

I use Strider with Boromir and add Spirit Glorifindel in for good measure. The deck can take a few turns to get going, but then it is unstoppable. Access to Spirit gives more threat reduction and treachery cancelation and Arwen. Boromir loves him some Arwen.

Boromir loves him some Arwen.

dont tell aragorn.....whats that boromir? orcs shot you? sure strider didnt borrow legolas' bow?

One of my most powerful decks, which I haven't seen anyone else use, is Strider/Boromir(Tactics)/Bilbo. Bilbo can be exchanged for mirlonde Denethor or Beregond But what's important is the strider, tactics Boromir combo. The basic idea is to beef up Boromir into a killing machine(Gondorian Fire helps a lot) And using him as many times as you need to before lowering your threat with Strider. This is especially powerful against HoN quests which are really tough at the beginning.

Other use of this combo is making Boromir the allaround defender... if you can give him "A Burning Brand" even better...

Burning Brand can only go to Lore characters.

Anyway, my best deck so far is a secrecy Strider + Spirit Glorfindel:

My best deck runs Thorin, Bombur, and Ori. The idea is to play a single dwarf on turn one who costs either 1 or 2 lore resource. Second turn you are already drawing an additional card and Thorin is gaining an additional resource. From there it is an ally slaughter fest as you draw your deck quickly and play lots of things. I have my best win ratio with this deck! If anyone wants the actual itemized list, I will post it.

My best deck runs Thorin, Bombur, and Ori. The idea is to play a single dwarf on turn one who costs either 1 or 2 lore resource. Second turn you are already drawing an additional card and Thorin is gaining an additional resource. From there it is an ally slaughter fest as you draw your deck quickly and play lots of things. I have my best win ratio with this deck! If anyone wants the actual itemized list, I will post it.

As someone that just started working on a Dwarf deck, I'd very much like to see what you came up with.

My best deck runs Thorin, Bombur, and Ori. The idea is to play a single dwarf on turn one who costs either 1 or 2 lore resource. Second turn you are already drawing an additional card and Thorin is gaining an additional resource. From there it is an ally slaughter fest as you draw your deck quickly and play lots of things. I have my best win ratio with this deck! If anyone wants the actual itemized list, I will post it.

As someone that just started working on a Dwarf deck, I'd very much like to see what you came up with.

I'd like to see it as well... Please : )