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Darkling Door 6446
This is a thematic deck built as part of my Thematic Nightmare series on my blog, Darkling Door.
The theme for this deck is "The elves of Lórien" and it was built to defeat Nightmare Passage Through Mirkwood.
Strategy
I generally mulligan for A Test of Will, or an otherwise decent hand that includes a Silvan Tracker and either O Lórien! or Nenya (to help pay for it). The Spider's Web is the biggest common threat the encounter deck has to offer, and I don't want to get hit by it without having some sort of answer.
On the first turn, even if I don't get down any defenders, I can safely quest with Celeborn with the knowledge that I'll be able to ready him using the Old Forest Road to defend the Forest Spider. Starting on turn 2, I can put down any Ally with at least 1 to tank the spider without dying until Haldir of Lórien gets around to killing it.
Throughout the game, the goal is to use Galadriel's ability and Island Amid Perils to keep threat low enough that I can leave most enemies in the staging area. Haldir can ping them from a safe distance, but for the most part I can just quest past them. After a couple of rounds I'll have built up enough of a board presence that I can make steady progress on the quest.
In the event that Ungoliant's Spawn shows up (either as a result of the "Don't leave the Path!" stage 3 card or just as an encounter card draw) I need to make sure she stays in the staging area until I can have some explosive turn wherein I play down a bunch of Allies who can use Celeborn's bonus to kill her. If I happen to know she's coming, either because I'm likely to quest through Stage 2 this round or because Henamarth Riversong spotted her sitting atop the deck, I can put down Ranger Spikes so that I can take my sweet old time.
For more analysis, check out my blog post on this deck.