The Three Hunters, Thematically 1.0

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This is my first stab at a thematic three hunters deck with Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli. I've consistently beaten The River Running with this deck, and it's a lot of fun. There are some obvious limitations here, though, which make this more of a niche deck than a well-rounded one that can handle most quest types. That said, it's fun to see the original three hunters together on the table in a way that works.

To play, put The One Ring and Inner Strength on Gimli. Mulligan for Elven-light, which you'll need for card draw if you don't get all but one or two of the restricted attachments you need. I would keep a hand with Raiment of War, which goes on Gimli, because defense in the early game can be a little tricky. I try to maximize action advantage with Unexpected Courage, Steed of the North, and Miruvor.

In an ideal world your three hunters will have the following restricted attachments when they are all set up:

Aragorn gets Celebrían's Stone, Steed of the North, and War Axe

Gimli gets The One Ring, and Raiment of War

Legolas gets Silver Circlet, Mirkwood Long-knife, and either Elven Spear or Steed of Imladris (depending on whether you need more attack power or more location control).

Once you're up and running, you should be using Gimli and Legolas' synergy to quest (throw in Aragorn, too, if needed). Fully outfitted, the three of them can quest for 21 (see attachment list above) with Gimli ready and Aragorn able to be readied if you engage an enemy. Gimli can defend for 4 with 7 hit points (hopefully with a ready or two thanks to Miruvor and/or Unexpected Courage). Legolas can attack for 5 (more if you have Elven Spear and cards you can afford to discard). Aragorn can attack for 6. The Forth, The Three Hunters! provides the only healing in the deck, but it should be enough for many quests.

You'll want to move fast with this deck given the high starting threat and the reduced threat elimination level of 45. Favor of the Valar can buy you a few turns, but this is not a deck that likes to turtle.

Give it a spin and let me know what you think.