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Preferred Player Count: 1-4
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Premise
A thematic Vilya deck is very hard to define, so I settled in making the thematic Vilya deck more a thematic "Three Rings" deck. I therefore run all three elven rings as well as their respective bearers during the War of the Ring. Council of the Wise also is a great thematic fit of course so I decided to go for that.
How To Play
Your key ring (and card) remains Vilya of course, so I would usually suggest finding it ASAP. I would therefore keep hands that either have Vilya or a great way to fetch it (like Gather Information or Word of Command). Finding a way to control Vilya is a little less crucial here I find, since you can just draw the top card if you don't like it virtually on demand with Galadriel or your contract, freeing up the following card for Vilya-duties.
Considerations
Northern Tracker, Grim Resolve, Double Back and potentially also Yazan (especially in 3-/4-player games for his amazing ranged attack) should all be included in multiplayer. Cards to remove are Henamarth Riversong, Flame of Anor, depending on the quest Nori and of course any cards leading to a uniqueness conflict. Gaining Strength is always a very useful sub.
Enjoy!!!