Singleton Silvan 1.0

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For those that are unfamiliar with the term singleton, it refers to a deck that includes only one copy of each card. This is a format of deck building I became familiar with from my time spent playing Magic the Gathering. I looked around to see if anyone else had posted singleton decks on RingsDB, but my brief search turned up nothing. I took this as an invitation to inject a fun idea into the LotR LCG environment.

I like singleton deck building because it adds a unique wrinkle to the process. Since you can only have one of each card, you are forced to select from a wider range of cards than you might otherwise consider. This idea is both liberating and restricting. Additionally, your deck loses consistency because you can not rely on certain starting hands. However, what you lose in certainty, I guarantee you make up for in fun and flavor.

Now, taking a look at the actual deck, this is centered around two parts: Haldir of Lórien and his Silvan brethren. Ideally, you want to get some early weapon attachments for Haldir of Lórien so you can start to make use of his ability quickly. Allies like Galadriel and Bofur, as well as card draw from events like Daeron's Runes will hopefully help you find your toys.

As for the Silvan component of this deck, it includes single copies of all the staple cards. This means it has the 14 Silvan allies for which it is a resource match. It packs O Lórien! to bring the cost down and Rivendell Minstrel to help you find the pivotal song. It also houses the three events that allow you to bounce Silvan back to your hand (four if you count Sneak Attack). While you are playing and bouncing Silvan allies they are reaping the benefit of Celeborn's global boost.

All the other cards in here are chosen to supplement those cards that you would usually run duplicates of. For instance, Warden of Healing makes up for the healing you miss out on from not being able to run multiple copies of Galadhrim Healer. Legacy of Númenor makes up for the fact that you only get one copy of O Lórien!. There are so many cards in the pool that could work in here, but I chose the ones that I think help out the Silvan the most.

Thank you so much for looking at my goofy deck. Please let me know which cards you would include/remove. I am excited to get everyone's feedback and see what ideas other people have.