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I've highlighted a deck like this before, but I felt like playing another one because it's actually the deck archetype that got me into this game. Though, when I originally started, a lot of the ally selection was very different.
I used to run things like Haldir of Lórien and Eagles of the Misty Mountains, because those stats were great! Tons of flexibility in how you use them, and the cost was about a round worth of resources (or a trick, in the case of the eagles).
Of course, now the allies are a lot more specialized, and they come with some potent upsides. Like Firyal filtering the encounter deck, or Jubayr allowing you to very safely defend smaller enemies.
Deck Strategy:
This is a deck that wins quests by swarming all over them with big, powerful allies. Low threat means you can choose your engagements, generally, and there's enough willpower in the deck to allow you to leave the staging area fuller than you would with other decks.
Secrecy is how you do that in the early game. Timely Aid, Rivendell Scout, Celduin Traveler and Ithilien Lookout are all a steal at their secrecy cost, and you can play them (sometimes several of them) in the first round.
After that first round, Steward of Gondor, Resourceful and the abilities of Théodred and Bifur will help you play out your allies relatively quickly.
Part of the fun of the deck, for me, is deciding how to shift resources around on the fly. You could, for example, end up with 5 resources on Bifur in the second round, so you could pay for a Firyal in your opening hand. (Pass one to Bifur in round 1, give Bifur the Theodred bonus resource, and pass a third in round two.) This means a lot of thinking at least one or two rounds ahead, which you'll see some of in the video.
Final Thoughts:
Yeah, you could probably replace most of the allies up there with Outlands allies, and get a more consistent deck. But I think that's less fun than a full toolbox of powerful unique allies, and not every quest needs to have its teeth kicked in that hard.
You'll also see on the video that I haven't played this quest as much as some of the others. That plus having to plan my resources pretty carefully means the video's a bit longer.
Check out the video on youtube or try the deck for yourself!