Frodo Smeagol Aragorn Choke - Ferny RB Kill

[MuadDib85]

This is something I built after seeing Tempest use it on gccg. Not sure how close it is to the version he runs, but works pretty well like this. So far this is the only shadow to defeat my Gandalf Powerful Guide freeps.

The fellowship gives very little pool, Smeagol and Aragorn are 17 and 13 when set up. Swear By the Precious will make sure you win the skirmishes. Deagol plays stuff in the skirmish phase to avoid giving pool in fellowship phase  and to filter, Smeagol can also help filter when he wins.

The shadow is about overwhelming the ring-bearer with Bill Ferny, Agent of Saruman. Use Column of Easterlings, Gathering Strength and Chieftain of Dunland to make Ferny huge. Control Sites with Wandering Hillman and Engrossed Hillman.

Ring-bearer   15C144   • Frodo, Weary From the Journey

The One Ring   15R1   • The One Ring, The Ring of Doom

Adventure Deck

1   18U139   Steward's Tomb
2   11S253   Pelennor Fields
3   11S232   Cavern Entrance
4   18U140   Streets of Bree
5   11S231   Caras Galadhon
6   18U136   Mithlond
7   12U194   Wold Battlefield
8   17U147   Imladris
9   11U235   Dammed Gate-stream

Free Peoples Draw Deck

4x   13R46   • Deagol, Fateful Finder
1x   13U55   • Smeagol, Simple Stoor
4x   12C40   There's Another Way
4x   8U29   Still Far Ahead
2x   11U49   One Good Turn Deserves Another
4x   13U53   Naked Waste
1x   15R55   • Aragorn, Thorongil
1x   17R27   • Anduril, Sword That Was Broken
1x   11R173   • Sting, Weapon of Heritage
4x   15U52   Swear by the Precious
1x   9R+17   • Knife of the Galadhrim
1x   15R56   • Aragorn's Bow, Ranger's Longbow
1x   0P94   • Mithril-coat, Dwarf-mail
1x   10C112   Nine-fingered Frodo and the Ring of Doom

Free Peoples Total   30

Shadow Draw Deck

4x   15R72   • Bill Ferny, Agent of Saruman
3x   15R74   • Chieftain of Dunland
4x   11C72   Column of Easterlings
4x   15U78   Engrossed Hillman
4x   15C75   Courageous Easterling
4x   12U66   Gathering Strength
2x   11C94   Pavise
2x   12U58   Countless Companies
3x   15U94   Wandering Hillman

Shadow Total   30

[Shelobplayer]

Why Thorongil and not HttToG?

[Gil-Estel]

I have had great experiences with Rapt Hillman for sitecontrol, maybe an option?

[MuadDib85]

Why Thorongil and not HttToG?

Thorongil is to protect against Bill Ferny shadows like this one.

[Olorin]

Hi guys,

I'm not quite sure if this shadow is able to that what you maybe want to do...

[MuadDib85]

Hi guys,

I'm not quite sure if this shadow is able to that what you maybe want to do...

Thorongil and Legolas, Woodland Emissary are direct counters to this shadow. Besides those two and The Great Ring, Bill Ferny can usually overwhelm the ring-bearer.

[MuadDib85]

http://www.gempukku.com/gemp-lotr/game.html?replayId=MuadDib85$uxt37ym7ae6lz63w
Link to game involving this deck.


Current Deck:
Ring-bearer: Frodo, Weary From the Journey
Ring: The One Ring, The Ring of Doom

Adventure deck:
Cavern Entrance
Ettenmoors
Pelennor Fields
Caras Galadhon
Wold Battlefield
Mithlond
Dammed Gate-stream
Imladris
Caves of Aglarond

Free Peoples Draw Deck:
1x Smeagol, Simple Stoor
1x Aragorn, Thorongil
1x Salt from the Shire
1x Sting, Weapon of Heritage
1x Anduril, Sword That Was Broken
1x Mithril-coat, Dwarf-mail
1x Phial of Galadriel, The Light of Earendil
4x Naked Waste
2x One Good Turn Deserves Another
1x Release Them
4x Still Far Ahead
4x Swear By the Precious
4x There's Another Way
1x Spirit of the White Tree
1x The Tale of the Great Ring
4x Deagol, Fateful Finder
1x Elendil's Army

Shadow Draw Deck:
4x Bill Ferny, Agent of Saruman
3x Chieftain of Dunland
4x Column of Easterlings
3x Courageous Easterling
4x Engrossed Hillman
1x Ted Sandyman, Chief's Men's Ally
1x The Mouth of Sauron, Messenger of Mordor
1x Vengeful Wild Man
2x Wandering Hillman
2x Pavise
4x Gathering Strength
1x Countless Companies
1x Last Days
2x Saruman, Servant of Sauron