Barter to Sword-thain Robin 3.0

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Changes since V2 :

-2 Rivendell Minstrel

-1 Peace and Thought

+1 Wellinghall Preserver

+1 Ghan buri Ghan

+1 Erebor Hammersmith

This is an updated version of this secrecy mono Lore deck (https://ringsdb.com/decklist/view/10347/a-good-deal-3.0) with Drinking Song, Gaffer Gamgee and The Shirefolk.

The deck relies on a lot of draw (Bilbo Baggins,Deep Knowledge, Mithrandir's Advice, Peace, and Thought) to quickly get the cards that will boost resources (Resourceful, the combo Scroll of Isildur/Bartering/Sword-thain, and Love of Tales).

Love of Tales is great with Drinking Song. This combo is the resource acceleration that was lacking in mono lore! I try to play Drinking Song once per turn to make resources, and it's easy with Scroll of Isildur that recur Drinking Song or Mithrandir's Advice depending on the situation.

Since the scrolls are free thanks to Sword-thain, I added Erebor Hammersmith to recur even more lore events.

Before the tests, I thought that the deck couldn't work because you need to play Sword-Thain on Robin if you want to be able to keep playing The Shirefolk. But I found that you drew so much that you could play all 3 The Shirefolk before Sword-thain is in play, or you could draw Robin Smallburrow, or you could keep the second copy of Bartering to put it on Robin Smallburrow. So it is not an issue.

It has not the power of Seastan's Hobbit combo deck, even if it is the same heroes, but I found it so funny to play!

Results :

Escape from Umbar 3 - 0

Desert Crossing 2 - 0

Intruders in chetwood 1 - 0

Journey along anduin nightmare : 1 - 0

Fords of Isen : 1 - 0

I wanted to play Fords of isen (a quest that punishes draw and size of the hand) with this deck and I surprisingly won! Of course without drawing like this deck is supposed to...

Try it if you want a fun and effective mono lore deck! Yes Bilbo can be effective in true solo now :D