This deck was created and posted to RingsDB by user kinpatsusamurai. You should kinpatsusamurai on Instagram where he posts pictures of the Lord of the Rings LCG along with a wide variety of other gaming goodness! First Impressions I think Erkenbrand is one of the most undervalued heroes currently out there. With good defensive stats, … Continue reading Deck #33 Return of the Rune Masters
Month: January 2018
Deck #32 The North United
Here we have a thematic deck focusing on the people of the North, the Hobbits and Dunedain. The North United was created and posted to RingsDB by user Fantasty. Sam and Folco go hunting with a Dunedain troop but Boffin is bound to head home come lunch time and keep the hunting party in Secrecy … Continue reading Deck #32 The North United
Decks #30 and #31 – Deep Knowledge
While I usually test decks alone in a "true solo" context, today I have the chance to test a 2-handed fellowship consisting of The Hunters of the North and Eyes of the White Tower decks. This fellowship was created and sent to me by RingsDB user Onidsen. First Impressions The entire fellowship is primarily made … Continue reading Decks #30 and #31 – Deep Knowledge
Deck #29 Bastards of Thorondor
This deck posted by RingsDB user curiousboss combos a huge amount of card draw and cost reduction to make the eagles set up super fast. Hirgon is good, Elrond and really good and Gandalf is crazy good so this should be wild! First Impressions The description claims that it can empty the 50 card deck in … Continue reading Deck #29 Bastards of Thorondor
Deck #28 Some Very Good Tales
This deck focuses on getting temporary big allies into play through various means, then using them to get permanent beefy allies into play with A Very Good Tale. The deck was posted by RingsDB user Roka. The Tactics version of Prince Imrahil is the only hero I've never played before. I think I have an … Continue reading Deck #28 Some Very Good Tales
Deck #27 Teach a Tree to Talk: Teach a Tree to Smash
Another Ent-themed deck! This deck was submitted to the blog by The Purple Wizard. While this deck shares two heroes with the last deck I tested this week, it should feel a good bit different with Treebeard as a starting hero! I haven't played hero Treebeard for a while so I'm looking forward to this! … Continue reading Deck #27 Teach a Tree to Talk: Teach a Tree to Smash
Deck #26 The Old Powers
This deck was submitted for testing by RingsDB user eldub. The deck is full of Ents, shepherded by the elves (the most recent Grey Company Podcast episode contains an interesting discussion with community personality Master of Lore regarding the Ents and Elves and which race is older). First Impressions This deck is an Ent deck … Continue reading Deck #26 The Old Powers
Deck #25 The Last Ships West
The Last Ships West was created and uploaded to Ringsdb by user Fantasty. It focuses on Legolas and Gimli and their last voyage from the Grey Havens into the West after King Aragorn passed away. The deck description is very thorough and lengthy. First Impressions I'm happy to see some more attention given to the … Continue reading Deck #25 The Last Ships West
Deck #24 Folco, Folco Boffin: King of the Wild Frontier
Here we have a look at a Gandalf/Thurindir/Folco deck! This sidequest deck was created and sent to me by Rings user OKTarg. First Impressions I always enjoy a Gandalf deck, and I've been playing a lot of Folco decks lately. I haven't played many decks focusing on sidequests yet, so I'm interested to see how … Continue reading Deck #24 Folco, Folco Boffin: King of the Wild Frontier
Deck #23 Ramp Ents
This Ent deck was submitted for testing by xDIABOx. It aims to ramp up the ent power fast by using Grima's Doom/Keys combo and the power of mono-Lore card draw. The hero lineup is substantially different that the classic Gandalf-Hobbit version, or the Mablung/Bifur/Faramir "readying ents" deck that have proved themselves. The deck includes The … Continue reading Deck #23 Ramp Ents
LOTR Deck Testing Ground 