Gondor's Riches 2.0

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After several minor changes, a deck that complements Caldara beatifully. Unlike most of my combat decks, relies heavily on its named allies, and the heroes are less important. (They're still important for what they do to get set up.)

For a starting hand, mulligan to get Steward of Gondor of course, to put on Denethor. In a pinch, one Captain's Wisdom plus one Heed the Dream will do it too, but in most cases in the midgame you should not pay the 3 Leadership to re-Heed. Remember that Beravor, Daeron's Runes, Heed the Dream, and We Are Not Idle all work during the Resource Phase, so that you can hunt for your Captain's Wisdom. Mablung is also Noble and sometimes must be wise enough to recruit allies.

The big benefit of this deck is Denethor, feeding money as needed to Mablung, but more often to Caldara or Prince Imrahil. Wealth of Gondor can feed any of them directly as well. We have huge flexibility with Beravor, and later Gléowine, to feed cards to both decks. This deck can sometimes also feed itself nicely with an early Legolas.

Déorwine is the Chief Sentinel, using Denethor's money to cancel shadows. Eldahir is surprisingly useful as his right-hand man, once you have Horn of Gondor on Beravor. Gondorian Shield is usually for Denethor, who can then cover whatever Eldahir checks and can't cover, twice with Heir of Mardil. On rare occasions, you need more blocks instead of one strong block, so give shield to Mablung instead.

Gimli and his henchdwarves are mostly here as extra quest power. On some rare occasions, you might We Are Not Idle for resources, usually to help Beravor help Eldahir, or sometimes to feed Caldara. Usually though, using Dwarven Sellsword to be Not Idle is just a waste, circling without increasing.

Sneak Attack is of course great for Gandalf, over and over again, but sometimes Elrond can also be useful. Watch for Condition attachments.