I must confess I've never played a one hero deck before. The closest I've come is starting with Fatty Bolger in Escape from Mount Gram. This one-hero deck was submitted for testing by RingsDB user RedSpider. This deck explores the thematic possibility of Frodo not continuing the journey after Rivendell and the Fellowship proceeding without … Continue reading Deck #38 The Fellowship of the King
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Deck #37 Dain, King Under the Mountain
There seems to be a dwarf revival! The RingsDB homepage has been dominated by dwarf decks all week! I'm happy to see dwarves get some play again! Maybe the recent errata has been healthy for the dwarves. It's true that they have some very powerful options available that can become overpowered if built "correctly," but … Continue reading Deck #37 Dain, King Under the Mountain
Deck 36 Cheaters Prosper
Today I'll look at a new deck on RingsDB that focuses on getting expensive into play for "free." Cheaters Prosper was created and uploaded to RingsDB by user Denison. The deck contains 40 allies and a few key attachments and events to help get them into play for reduced cost. First Impressions It looks like … Continue reading Deck 36 Cheaters Prosper
Deck #34 Adventures of Thorongil: Counsel of the White Wizard
This Doomed deck was created and uploaded to RingsDB by user WingfootRanger. The deck has a thematic focus on Aragorn's adventures in Middle Earth before the events of the LOTR trilogy. First Impressions It's hard to go wrong with Grima! He's really an extremely strong hero for solo play! Erkenbrand is another of my favorites … Continue reading Deck #34 Adventures of Thorongil: Counsel of the White Wizard
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 #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 #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 #22 The Heir in Ithilien
Lore Faramir has always been a tricky hero. He's 2/2/2/5 with ranged, has a high threat cost and benefits from enemies in the staging area. His stats aren't focused and his ability runs counter to his threat cost... He did some interesting things in the Heirs of Numenor Cycle, but I don't seem him getting … Continue reading Deck #22 The Heir in Ithilien
Deck #19 Free Peoples in Secret
The Free Peoples is a fairly recent event card that has huge potential, but I haven't used as much as I hoped I would. Its a wonderfully thematic card, emphasizing the coming together of different people and races to fight against the shadow in Tolkien's world. I tend to play "tribal" decks more often than … Continue reading Deck #19 Free Peoples in Secret
LOTR Deck Testing Ground 