Argalad - Staging Silvan Scouting Secrecy Solo V1.0 1.0

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Argalad Staging Secrecy with his fellow bow wielding Silvan allies without the typical Celeborn/Galadriel/Haldir heroes... Focus of the deck is to be able to control and destroy the encounter deck from the safety of the trees with Direct Damage. Focus of Solo but can tweak for Multi, note that there are other super useful cards/some in sideboard but looked to optimise for consistency given Argalad isn't S Tier hero. At baseline there is c.95% chance to hit an ally with Timely Aid, c.80-85% chance hit a Silvan with The Tree People, same with Galadhrim Minstrel for an Event, so board acceleration is pretty strong.

Riddle Game gives Stone of Elostirion and Grey Wanderer gives the usual Strider for Argalad 6 and a very easily managable starting threat of 13. Throw on One Ring & Strength and Courage Turn 1/2 and he's pretty potent. Also Stone gives you that much needed extra 1 card draw plus Legolas joins the party after a while.

Key Mechanic: From round 1 Argalad quests for 6 is still ready from Strider then with his effect can take up to 3 threat off table and do 1 damage to that enemy in staging (the latter might not sound like much but it really compounds)... 10+ action value... and can still be readied by the Contract (+ gaining 2 resources) after for attacking if you need him or there is a Troll in your Ithilien Pit that can get to 5 attack with Strength & Courage activation so can end up with 15+ action value in one turn.

Board Set Up:

• Direct Damage:Ranger Bow on Guardian of Ithilien up to x3, Anborn effect is super fun in tandem with Argalad. Galadhon Archer effect. Can quite easily be doing 3-5 damage into staging every turn. Then Ithilien Pit gives extra staging attack potential.
• Location Control: Asfaloth (nonglorfyoverpowered version), Box of Earth & can add in Map of Rhovanion x1/x2, which between the three can can eat up locations once get a couple of them online
• To further improve consistency, get Gildor Inglorion online asap, if hit with an early Timely Aid even better. Once he is online you can manipulate your deck to ensure get whatever expensive Ally you need with Timely Aid/Tree People/AVGT. He is also pretty potent quester if need and a defender if don't want to chump
• Encounter Control: Firyal is a beast, then Henamarth Riversong helps, The Master Ring can handle nasties.
• Thanks to the contract and/or Resourceful we have a good amount of resources coming through so The Galadhrim's Greeting keeps our threat very much in check supported by Handmaiden who also does a nice job with questing.
• Sideboard there to help pending what need per quest

"In the Wide World the Wood-elves lingered in the twilight of our Sun and Moon, but loved best the stars; and they wandered in the great forests that grew tall in lands that are now lost" Tolkien