This is the deck I’ve been playing lately, the Spain and World Champion 2023.
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Pool
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1 Halbarad (TW)
1 Ioreth (TD)
1 Ulkaur the Tongueless (LE) (+Strange Rations + Blazon if the Eye)
1 Balin (TW)
1 Kíli (TW)
1 Ciryaher (LE)
1 Layos (LE) (to the deck after the draft)
1 Troll-chief (LE)
1 Óin (TW)
1 Vôteli (TW)
1 Bad Company [S] (WH)
1 Hidden Haven [S] (WH)
1 Blazon of the Eye [M] (LE)
1 Strange Rations [M] (LE)
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Deck
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3 Saruman (WH)
1 Belegorn (LE)
1 Wormtongue (DM)
1 Baduila (DM)
1 Golodhros (DM)
1 Drór (DM)
1 Adûnaphel (TW)
2 Assassin (TW)
2 Alone and Unadvised (AS)
1 An Unexpected Outpost (DM)
2 Sellswords Between Charters (LE)
1 Daelomin at Home (TD)
1 Itangast at Home (TD)
1 Rain-drake (TD)
1 Scorba at Home (TD)
1 Smaug at Home (TD)
2 Cave-drake (TW)
1 Corsairs of Umbar (TW)
2 Lure of Expedience (TW)
2 Lure of Nature (TW)
2 Lure of the Senses (TW)
1 Mouth of Sauron (TW)
1 Ren the Unclean (TW)
2 River (TW)
1 The Balance of Things (TW)
1 Inner Cunning (DM)
1 Revealed to all Watchers (DM)
1 Ûvatha the Horseman (TW)
2 Dark Tryst [M] (AS)
2 Longbottom Leaf [H] (BA)
1 A Strident Spawn [S] (WH)
1 The Fortress of Isen [S] (WH)
1 Gatherer of Loyalties [S] (WH)
1 Great Patron [S] (WH)
1 Guarded Haven [S] (WH)
1 Wizard’s Myrmidon [S] (WH)
2 Hall of Fire [H] (DM)
2 Smoke Rings [H] (DM)
2 Withdrawn to Mordor [H] (DM)
1 Gifts as Given of Old [M] (LE)
1 No More Nonsense [M] (LE)
2 Voices of Malice [M] (LE)
2 Weigh All Things to a Nicety [M] (LE)
1 Hill Trolls [M] (LE)
1 Misty Mountain Wargs [M] (LE)
1 Stone Trolls [M] (LE)
1 Marvels Told [H] (TD)
2 A Friend or Three [H] (TW)
1 Wizard’s Ring [H] (TW)
1 The Forge-master [S] (WH)
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Sideboard
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1 Euog (Ulzog) (WH)
1 Ill-favoured Fellow (WH)
2 Long Grievous Siege [M] (BA)
1 Itangast Ahunt (TD)
1 Smaug Ahunt (TD)
1 Call of Home (TW)
1 Lost in Free-domains (TW)
1 Lure of Creation (TW)
1 Muster Disperses (TW)
1 Rolled down to the Sea (WH)
2 Mischief in a Mean Way [S] (WH)
3 Greater Half-orcs [S] (WH)
1 Half-orcs [S] (WH)
1 Free to Choose [H] (DM)
1 Noble Hound [H] (DM)
1 Gifts as Given of Old [M] (LE)
1 Marvels Told [H] (TD)
2 Twilight (TW)
1 Bill the Pony [H] (TW)
2 Stealth [H] (TW)
1 Tom Bombadil [H] (TW)
1 Saruman’s Machinery [S] (WH)
1 The White Hand [S] (WH)
1 Keys to the White Towers [S] (WH)
Strategy:
The idea is to have the troll in the Ettenmoors throughout the game, playing factions and playing Long Grievous Siege on them. Balin and Kili, when you have 10 stage points, bring Mischief from the sideboard and travel to Bree or the Old Forest with a stealth and turn it into a haven, then you can comfortably play the ally.
Saruman comes out in the Isengard haven, play a lot of characters under him, the Wizard’s Ring, spawn, Saruman’s Machinery, White Hand…
It’s a very secure and reliable deck, focus on protecting the troll by having free influence and quickly bringing out Golodhros. Against minions, you can use it by changing corruption hazards to another one you prefer.
MP Detail:
Characters: 10-15
Factions: 7-14
Items: 2
Allies: 1-3
Misc: 4-13
Total: 26-37
Deck created by Manuel Cabezalí