Dúnhere Rises (Rhovannion + Core) 1.0

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This is a deck built from just Core Set + The Wilds of Rhovannion cards for Path Less Traveled, an ongoing series on my blog, Darkling Door.

Played Against: Lost in Mirkwood

Equipping the deck for Success

This is a huge improvement over the Core-only Dúnhere deck!

Bard son of Brand gives me access to Weapons for Dúnhere without having to include a Hero.

Mulligan

As with any Dúnhere deck, this deck lives and dies by its Weapons. Unlike in most other Dúnhere decks, I can find them pretty quickly with the help of Beravor, even if they're not in my opening hand.

I'd accept any hand with either a useful Weapon or threat reduction like The Galadhrim's Greeting or Gandalf in it (since threat reduction lets me stall for time until I find a Weapon).

Questing

The Core Set and Wilds of Rhovannion lack some of the stellar 2 Allies found elsewhere in the card pool. Instead, I make ends meet with Events. Radagast's Cunning, Secret Paths, and Strength of Will all help to make progress early on when the is scarce.

Attachments like Celebrían's Stone, The Favor of the Lady and Protector of Lórien can help boost my numbers in place of the traditional Ally army.

Later on, once I have several copies of Lórien Guide and Map of Rhovanion out, I should be able to clear the Active Location every round regardless of how much willpower I'm putting out.

► For more analysis, check out my blog post on this quest.