Outlaws and Creatures

The band of Outcasts, Beornings, and eagles all come together to fight against the forces of Sauron and his ilk.

The Outlanders and Shapeshifters Game Plan:

1. This uses the A Perilous Voyage Contract - which supplies a huge Deck Hand and impossible Threat Reduction
   • The hand has to start with either Stone of Elostirion or Prepare for Battle - Raising the card draw per turn.
2. Beginning of the game - Éowyn and Osbera are questers and Prince Imrahil is a defender
3. Card List Devoted to Éowyn: A master Quester and Attacker
   • Beyond All Hope, Valiant Warrior, Leader of Men = Beginning of the game Buffs (If they are illegal, discard)
   • Necklace of Girion, Stone of Elostirion = Spirit boosts - for Questing and Battle
   • Steward of Gondor = Resource accumulation - to pay for and cards and for buff from Gondorian Fire.
   • Firefoot - make sure that this is equipped before Éowyn uses her card text to raise her by 9
   • Thorongil, = awakens Éowyn and gives access to: Herugrim, Lay of Nimrodel for massive bonus, Unexpected Courage for allowing the Éowyn/Éowyn complex to quest and attack, and Elven-light to help with Spirit points.
   • Elendilmir is for Prince Imrahil, mostly when he converts to Prince Imrahil late in the game, but can be ucefull for Prince Imrahil's card tex abillity in mid game.
4. Card List Devoted to Prince Imrahil, Defender then Attacker - Ally swarm.
   • Prince Imrahil works by spamming allies so Prince Imrahil can be used for 2 actions per turn.
   • Outlander Allies require numbers to be useful, and these , , , and buffs get applied to Prince Imrahil with Prince of Dol Amroth
   • Late in game, Andúril becomes relevant, but is not a crucial to the game play.
5. Card list devoted to Osbera: Quester and Attacker
   • All the Beorning Allies - they are attack based and resource heavy. Beorning Skin-changer is the gateway to these heavy hitters, and Birna allows Beorning Skin-changer to be puled back from the discard pile for a near endless loop of Beorn spawning.

Creatures and Hero's Game Play:

1. Start with Radagast's Staff, the synergy of Gwaihir and Radagast does not work without his staff. Their must be an eagle played every turn - and Grimbeorn the Old's resources are specifically reserved for his card text ability.
2. Radagast's Cards: A quester and attacker
   • Radagast's Staff is first priority - Radagast can't loose it - their are 3 in the deck.
   • Glamdring is nice, not essential.
3. Grimbeorn the Old's Cards: A defender and attacker
   • Captain of Gondor, Support of the Eagles = to buff our Beorn tank - every turn, Grimbeorn the Old will be defending and then attacking without the support of other characters - Grimbeorn the Old needs to have Stat Boosts and it doesn't feel right to give him artifacts or weapons - because he is a bare
4. Gwaihir's Cards: A quester and attacker
   • Most of the allies, and events are devoted to his mechanic. Golden Crown is nice, not required - but it is good to note that the card text does not say the eagle ally needs to be ready for it to leave this player's field - in a pinch, it can be used to awaken the slumber of the great Gwaihir for a second attack. (that's also why Flight of the Eagles is in this deck, with the added benefit of an eagle being added to the encounter deck)
   • Hand draw power for eagles in hand = The Eagles Are Coming!, and Gwaihir's Debt.
5. Cards reserved for use on the Outlanders and Shapshifters party:
   • Golden Belt = for Éowyn, she is going to need to be able to hold 3 restricted attachments to be her best self.
   • Necklace of Girion = also for Éowyn, because she needs to have her high, and one card in 100 is terrible odds.