G6 Gandalf 1.0

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This is my quick take on a Narya deck. I'm not a strong deck-builder by any means but I really do enjoy playing this concoction.

The Primary Objective here is to get Gandalf online and to press his action advantage to the max. With Narya up, he should be questing for four, and attacking/defending for five 2x per round. If you find Treebeard, you'll have an offensive duo that swings for 10 thanks to the Ring of Fire. Slap Light of Valinor on Círdan, and Gandalf will have a questing companion as well as a combat comrade.

Wild Stallion (represented here by The Riddermark's Finest) has been a huge boon to the deck. Our ideal scenario now involves Gandalf adding 5 willpower per a turn while attacking and defending enemies for 6.

There are a lot of repeat uniques, but Círdan the Shipwright knows just where to shove the extras. Good Meal provides some much needed resource advantage to power out The Galadhrim's Greeting or Stand and Fight.

Hobbits round out the hero lineup to keep our threat down. Merry helps us continue to comfortably pay threat for Gandalf while Frodo Baggins provides us with a reliable defender when we need to avoid chumping. You'll want to defend with Frodo sparingly, as the threat bank is earmarked for the resident wizard.

Opening Hand

If you're up against a deck with early pressure, you'll want to mulligan for Gandalf. Otherwise, Light of Valinor & Narya are the other key pieces to look for.

Weaknesses

This is a Gandalf Narya deck. If you can't find the pieces, it's going to be tough. The lack of true resource acceleration also makes this deck slower than I'd like. You could drop Frodo for Arwen Undómiel, but I'm not sure what I'd choose to drop for Elven-light. You'd also want to clear out a slot or two for Silver Harp if you went that route.

Solo vs. Multiplayer

I played this deck a few times at Con of the Rings with a player across the table and it performed admirably each time. It was able to defeat The Caves of Nibin-Dum and The Road Darkens. I think that the deck is a turn too slow for true solo, though.

Thank you for taking the time to look over the list. Any ideas or friendly criticisms are welcomed and would be most appreciated.