Purple Pain 1.0

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• 1.0

After green, blue, and red, I have finally my all pinky deck. :D

This is a G-G-G team where Glóin will exchange pain for money, Gildor will spend money for cards, and Mr. Gamgee will be a multi-purpose hero with several cards working around him.

Once again, my rules have been the same as with the other three mono-decks: only unique allies and open to any suggestions. :)

Heroes:

• Gildor Inglorion
  • Celebrían's Stone
  • Steward of Gondor
  • Valiant Sword
• Glóin
  • Hardy Leadership
  • King Under the Mountain
  • Shining Shield
  • 2nd Ancestral Armor (only if Wiglaf is not around)
• Sam Gamgee
  • Ancestral Armor
  • Hobbit Cloak
  • Staff of Lebethron

Notes:

• In addition to the contract, we have several options for card-drawing. We should use as many as we can on each turn.
  • Erestor is great for throwing duplicates (we have plenty of them) and getting new cards in return.
  • If there is not a clear discard for King Under the Mountain, keep in mind that Tome of Atanatar can get back any discarded event.
  • Sneak Attack + Gandalf preferred choice will be card-draw as well. Don't forget the Valiant Sacrifice when he leaves play!
  • Prepare for Battle is the side quest we would like to see at first.
  • In the meantime, don't forget Gildor Inglorion's ability,
• Allies like Anborn, Halbarad, Rosie, and Bill are mainly here for Sam.
  • Anborn + Halbarad will put enemies at +15 engagement (plus 1 direct damage).
• Angbor will take benefit from the nature of the contract, while Gimli will do the same from his father's Hardy Leadership.
• In addition to the previous two, Thalion and Wiglaf also have their own readying abbilities, and that's the main reason why they are here.
  • The 2nd Ancestral Armor can be played on Wiglaf for no cost! And we also have the Squire's Helm as backup.
  • After Rosie, Thalion is usually the card I pick when the contrarc is flipped. We have Dúnedain Messages to find side quests for him.
  • Strength of Arms will be the way to go with lazy allies.
• With Rune-master we will be passing a Remedy for free on each round.
  • Keep an eye on Glóin, he will be looking for medicines since the early game, and remedies are our only option in this deck.
• Durin's Song is a great card to see once the contract is flipped.
  • Glóin will be boosted for questing and then be ready (and still boosted) to do his job in combat phase.
  • It can be also a safety net for him if something goes wrong with a just revealed +X shadow card he's defending.
• Bulwark of the West can be used right before Gandalf or Galadriel leave play at the end of the round.
  • Other good choices would be Merry, Halfast (they are cheap and we can benefit from their response by playing them again), or Bill (he's a 0-cost ally in this deck).