Solo deck beorn Faramir 2.0

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This is the deck I use to play through the Core Set and the Mirkwood cycle. With some experience piloting the deck, you will be able to beat quests like Journey Along the Anduin 99 times out of 100.

Here are some basic points on gameplay strategy:

Cards: Try to quest with Théodred and Éowyn and use Beravor to draw every turn. Drawing extra cards each round is one of the biggest keys to success at this game. I will often sacrifice allies rather than defend with Beravor just so I can draw.

Resources: Steward of Gondor goes on Eowyn. This allows her to quickly afford expensive cards like Northern Tracker and The Galadhrim's Greeting. Théodred's resource should go on the hero that is going to need it next round. Once Beravor gets Unexpected Courage, she can both quest and draw each turn, and becomes eligible for Théodred's resource.

Although you don't have a tactics hero, you can play Beorn by discarding him to Éowyn and bringing him into play with Stand and Fight.

You can play Sneak Attack and Gandalf to play him for cheap, and if you do it during the combat phase, you can pair it with Ever Vigilant to use Gandalf for both defending and attacking. Or you can trigger Beorn's effect and use Ever Vigilant to make use of his 8 attack twice before he leaves play.

Wait until the end of the combat phase before using exhaust abilities like Beravor or Henamarth Riversong. This is because you may get hit by a Necromancer's Reach during questing, or an enemy you didn't expect may show up that you need to defend. It is handy to have those characters ready.

One neat trick: If you turn up The Brown Lands while questing, you can discard a Snowbourn Scout to Éowyn, then bring him into play with Stand and Fight and place a progress on the location to clear it from play before resolving the quest.

Journey Along the Anduin JAtA is a great quest, and if you can master it you will be well on your way to overall success at this game. Here is some specific advice about using this deck for the quest:

Try to mulligan for The Galadhrim's Greeting. The extra turns you buy yourself before needing to engage the Hill Troll are worth more than a hand containing Steward of Gondor. If you find that you can't handle the Hill Troll once you engage him, one trick I like to do is save up resources and play Son of Arnor to engage the troll during the planning phase, then slap down a Forest Snare on it right away, so you never have to deal with its attacks.

For getting through Stage 2, you should aim to get through it in only 1 turn to avoid too many encounter cards from piling up in the staging area, so try not to advance past stage 1 until you're ready to do this. A helpful combo for getting a huge burst of willpower in stage 2 is to use Ever Vigilant with Faramir and use his ability twice in one questing phase.