Over the Misty Mountains Grim Nightmare Solo Progression 2.0

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DECK NAME - A Wizard Is Sometimes Late

https://youtu.be/WJFOe8pgn-4

OVERVIEW - I wanted to build a deck that owns Stone-Giant. Saruman and Gandalf will arrive precisely when they mean to, and hopefully just in time to deal with Stone-Giant. Denethor will help us keep additional Stone-Giants from entering staging. This is a fun and quirky deck that relies on card draw and the Istari.

HEROES

• Denthor - using his action to gain knowledge each round; bury additional Stone-Giants
• Frodo Baggins - I wish I could include Pippin for his response in the unlikely event A Stone-Giant engages but there isn't a Hobbit available to use with him
• Sam Gamgee - attach Steward of Gondor
• Bilbo Baggins - attach Fast Hitch to allow Bilbo to take the Dim Valley action twice in one round if able

STRATEGY

• OPENING HAND - hard mulligan for Saruman or The Seeing-stone
• STAGE 1 - the worst card revealed during setup would be a second Stone-Giant but I can usually overcome this using Gandalf's response; ensure only 1 Stone-Giant is ever added to the staging area and keep from engaging it; when you're ready to move on be sure to have all allies in play and try to have all character ready for stage 2; also play an Expecting Mischief just in case a goblin is revealed at 3B; try and have your under 30
• STAGE 2 - chump with Henamarth Riversong and have Hasty Stroke ready for the Great Goblin's attack; use Risk Some Light to insure a goblin doesn't engage you from the Great Goblin's forced effect; destroy GG in counter-attack
• Beorn - helpful in case you get unlucky and have multiple goblins engage you when advancing to stage 3
• Gandalf - start off drawing cards rather than lowering
• Saruman - if a Guffawing Giant comes out during setup, just play Saruman in round 1 to remove Stone-Giant from play for the round; play Saruman when a Galloping Boulders is going to come out to remove surge from it by temporarily removing Stone-Giant from play; put damage from Galloping Boulder on Saruman
• A Good Harvest - used for so much more than just playing Beorn; makes an early Risk Some Light possible
• A Test of Will - Frodo's resources mostly used to play A Test of Will and Dwarven Tomb
• Expecting Mischief - with Henamarth Riversong's help kills Suspicious Crow in stage 1 and Goblin Runners in stage 2
• Peace, and Thought - exhaust Frodo and Bilbo
• Risk Some Light - use before Great Goblin attacks but also can be helpful to buring Stone-Giant or a treachery you don't have A Test of Will for
• The Seeing-stone - mostly used for a needed early Saruman but can grab a Deep Knowledge if desperate for a specific card
• Valiant Sacrifice - lots of fun card draw here between Gandalf and Saruman leaving play often
• We Are Not Idle - effectively lowers your deck size to 47