Sneak Attack Gandalf every turn!

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Marcelf 1368

The goal of this deck is to play Sneak attack Gandalf every turn.

To be able to do that you must already empty your deck. here it is done in 4-5 turns, you draw a lot with Cirdan, Galadriel, her mirror, elven light, possibly Erestor, and you discard a lot with A Very Good Tale, Zigil Miner and Emery.

Then you have to have Sneak Attack, Gandalf, a weaver in hand, a Map of Earnil in play, and Dwarven Tomb and Island Amid Perils in the discard pile.

You play sneak attack gandalf, rather in the combat phase to benefit from Narya. The next turn you play the weaver to get back sneak attack in the deck, which you draw with Galadriel or elven light or mirror. You make the action of Map of Earnil that targets Dwarven Tomb that targets Island Amid Perils. Dwarven Tomb goes into the deck. You draw it with Galadriel or elven light or mirror. You play Dwarven Tomb on Map of Earnil. you put Map of Earnil in play. You play Island Amid Perils to bring back the weaver in your hand. And you repeat sneak attack gandalf ... All this requires 5 resources (6 if you use elven light to draw) that you have easily with the 3 heroes + Steward of Gondor + possibly Arwen and elven light.

All this is quite complicated and long to put in place (you must hold 4-5 turns) for a result that does not guarantee victory, but the effect of Gandalf that comes into play + 2 actions in the combat phase is still not too bad. I do not know yet if its worth it but I like the fun of the recursive combo.

4 comments

Dec 24, 2017 Taurelin 503

I like your hero-setup, and I like the idea of your combo.

Some suggestions: Erebor Guard is an additional way to plow through your deck and also a solid defender that helps you to survive the early rounds. With all the effects that fill your discard pile, Hidden Cache grants you an extra bonus.

I think I would also split Map and Tomb the other way (= 3x Dwarven Tomb / 1x Map of Earnil), since Tomb has a broader range of targets and can be played more flexible.

Dec 25, 2017 Marcelf 1368

Thanks im glad you like it! Erebor Guard and maybe Hidden cache would be good additions. You are right about Map of Earnil and Dwarven Tomb. That way it seems more flexible indeed. thanks for the feedback.

Dec 27, 2017 Seastan 43864

If you are looking for even faster mill effects, with Galadriel's Mirror it should't be that hard to pull together A Good Harvest with Longbeard Sentry. He can mill 14 cards from your deck every turn.

Dec 27, 2017 Marcelf 1368

Thanks for that idea about Longbeard Sentry! Here you dont need to mill the deck so quickly because you need to setup enough allies before the deck is empty, but in a deck that reccurs spirit events it could be fun!