[DC] stands for DreamCard.
Character Pool
Starting Company
[DC MEFB] Bladorthin + [DC MEFB] Trusted Councellor
[DC MEFB] Legolas of Greenwood + [DC MEFB] Prince of Mirkwood + [DC MEFB] Bow of Yew
Glorfindel
+
[DC MEFB] Towers Destroyed
[DC MEFB] Contested Powers
In deck
[DC MEFB] Arhendhiril
[DC MEFB] Wood-elf
[DC MEFB] Wood-elf
[DC MEFB] Wood-elf
In sideboard
Celeborn
Mallorn-dweller
Elven Handmaid
Avatar and Characters
[DC MEFB] Thranduil of Mirkwood
[DC MEFB] Thranduil of Mirkwood
[DC MEFB] Thranduil of Mirkwood
Nimloth
Calendal
Resources
[DC MEFB] Aranruth
Aiglos
Bow of the Galadhrim
Wood-Elves
[DC MEFB] Falcons of Mirkwood
Blackbole
[DC MEFB] Healing Song
[DC MEFB] Healing Song
[DC MEFB] Captain of the House
[DC MEFB] Lord of Wood and Beasts
[DC MEFB] Sworn to the Lord
[DC MEFB] The King's Hunting
[DC MEFB] Great Achievement
Gates of Morning
Gates of Morning
Gates of Morning
Many Turns and Doublings
Many Turns and Doublings
Many Turns and Doublings
The Evenstar
The Evenstar
The Evenstar
The Cock Crows
The Cock Crows
The Cock Crows
I'll Report You
Smoke Rings
Smoke Rings
Longbottom Leaf
Longbottom Leaf
Hazards
Crebain
Crebain
Crebain
[DC MENE] Vampire
[DC MEDF] Dwarven Warparty
[DC MEDF] Dwarven Warparty
[DC MEDF] Dwarven Warparty
[DC MEDF] King-spider
[DC MEDF] King-spider
[DC MEDF] King-spider
Ent in Search of the Entwives
The Grimburgoth
Adunaphel
Mouth of Sauron
[DC MENE] The Enemy is Watching
[DC MENE] The Enemy is Watching
[DC MENE] The Enemy is Watching
[DC MENE] Dark Shapes Gathered There
[DC MENE] Dark Shapes Gathered There
[DC MENE] Dark Shapes Gathered There
[DC MENE] Evil Entered Secretly
Aware of their Ways
Aware of their Ways
Aware of their Ways
Rolled Down to the Sea
No Way Forward
[DC MEDF] Shifting Paths
[DC MEDF] Pit Trap
An Unexpected Outpost
An Unexpected Outpost
Sideboard
vs. all
Star of High Hope
Legacy of Smiths
[DC MEFB] Great Bow of Lorien
Lapse of Will
[DC MEFB] Sulhelka
Bitter Cold
The Old Thrush
Lore of the Ages
[DC MEFB] Clean the Greenwood
Knowledge of the Enemy
[DC MEFB] Kheleglin
Elf-path
[DC MEFB] The Elf-king
[DC MEFB] Wardens of the Woodland Realm
Muster
Risky Blow
[DC MEDF] Desperate Strike
Free to Choose
Marvels Told
Withdrawn to Mordor
Twilight
Awaken Denizens
Awaken Minions
Times are Evil
[DC MENE] Many Burdens
Muster Disperses
Thranduil's Folk
No Escape from My Magic
Nothing to Eat or Drink
Greed
vs. Fallen
[DC MEFB] Camthalion
Diminish and Depart
Drowning Seas
Something Else at Work
The Will of the Ring
[DC MEFB] The Dark Days
The Sun Shone Fiercely
[DC MEDF] Fear of Kin
[DC MEDF] Flooded to the Surface
[DC MENE] Politics
Sites
[DC MEFB] Thranduil's Halls => Wood-Elves
[DC MENE] Mountains of Mirkwood => [DC MENE] Falcons of Mirkwood
[DC MEFB] Caras Amrath => Bow of the Galadhrim
[DC MEFB] Cor Angaladh (minion version) => Blackbole
Dol Guldur => Sulhelka, Kheleglin
The Sulfur-deeps => Aiglos, Sulhelka, Kheleglin
Dead Marshes => Aranruth
Play tips
Characters
Bladorthin is Thranduil's Trusted Councellor, costing 5 GI for 6 DI.
Trusted Councellor reduces GI cost for Bladorthin by 3, but Bladorthin reduces GI of Thranduil by 3.
It's really bad, but on the other hand Bladorthin becomes the new avatar Lord if Thranduil dies.
So take great care about GI, only 14 when Thranduil enters play, until Lord of Wood and Beasts increases it by 2.
Characters must be Sworn to the Lord to protect them against Call of Home.
Legolas of Greenwood, being Prince of Mirkwood, costs only 2 GI, and becomes ranger and leader.
As a leader he can play I'll Report You to make company stronger.
He uses a Bow of Yew and benefits from Healing Song.
Glorfindel is the strongest character, the most suitable for the quest, and becomes latter Captain of the House which is useful against Nazgul.
Celeborn is the back-up of Glorfindel.
Calendal can join quickly the main company to destroy the Towers of Dol Guldur, thanks to his home site, and heal there.
Latter some Wood-elf will join the main company from Thranduil's Halls.
Arhendhiril and Nimloth have nice skills and can influence Wood-Elves.
Resources
Resource part relies on Gates of Morning.
Many Turns and Doublings cancel spiders-attacks, and reduce hazard limit. Don't forget to recycle them with Prince of Mirkwood.
The Evenstar boost one Elf and then each Elf.
The Cock Crows cancel troll automatic-attacks (Dol Guldur and Sulfur-deeps), and discard nasty hazard events.
If not enough, sideboard Star of High Hope and Lore of the Ages.
Hazards
Hazard strategy is based on The Enemy is Watching.
Being a key card, Dark Shapes Gathered There is great to recycle it.
Dark Shapes Gathered gives access to Awaken Denizens, Awaken Minions (great against Dwarf-lords), and Times are Evil.
Against Lord-players, Aware of their Ways upgraded to 6 cards has a good chance to remove a key card opponent is recycling.
This can ruin the opponent's strategy !
Recycle them when opponent reveals 2 cards at once, for example thanks to a Vampire.
Removing a random card from hand can be devastating too.
Harass opponent with Crebain, and recycle Rolled Down to the Sea with the Mouth of Sauron.
Companies move only in Mirkwood and thus aren't annoyed by No Way Forward.
Shifting Paths is a cool theme card in Mirkwood.
Additionally there are defense with hazards.
The Grimburgoth must move and reveal himself just afterwards. Otherwise he'll be overkilling by opponent ! (Withdrawn to Mordor is in sideboard)
Adunaphel must not be used before Sulhelka is played.
King-spider may benefit and discard opponent's Full of Froth and Rage and almost Protecting Their Domain.
Missions
Quick preparations
If you're lucky enough to have Aranruth in starting hand, play it with Bladorthin at Dead Marshes (aa cancelable by Many Turns and Doublings).
Bladorthin with Aranruth shines to 10 prowess and 8 DI.
Additionally, Elu Thingol's blade can untap a character thanks to The Evenstar !
Otherwise if Bow of the Galadhrim is in starting hand, play it with Legolas at Caras Amrath (aa cancelable by Bladorthin or Legolas).
Sideboard Great Bow of Lorien.
Bow of Yew Legolas had at start will be later given to a Wood-elf.
Destroying the Towers
Afterwards, or if none of these items are in starting hand, go to Dol Guldur to Destroy its Towers.
Stay there until quest is completed.
Trolls aa is cancelable by the Cock Crows.
Mission's first steps with Orcs and Trolls are easy.
Mission's third step with Nazgul needs preparation for the combo.
Sideboard before Lapse of Will which is very suitable and almost Sulhelka.
The extrem condition to play Sulhelka is here automatic.
Defeat the Nazgul with Bladorthin and play Sulhelka with Glorfindel.
Glorfindel with Sulhelka shines to 10 prowess and 5 DI.
Additionally, Celebrimbor's blade gives a permanent Bitter Cold for free !
As a side note Sulhelka fits well in Calendal's cold hand, from an artwork point of view
Mission's last step with Maia (Necromancer himself) needs preparation too.
Sideboard before The Old Thrush and recycle the cool theme card Desperate Strike.
The Great Achievement gives full MP for this quest.
Contested Powers
Build a second company around Thranduil.
When entering play, Thranduil must side to discard the following cards : Muster, Risky Blow, Desperate Strike, Mallorn-dweller, and Elven-handmaid.
The King's Hunting is very useful to recycle them.
This company is weaker so consider to play Wardens of the Woodland Realm as a protection, depending on opponent's hazard strategy.
Recruit Wood-Elves and Falcons of Mirkwood with Muster.
Tap a faction to flip Contested Powers to Wholesome Forest.
Now these factions can heal.
And Wholesome Forest is automatically completed with Towers Destroyed quest.
Either Clean the Greenwood or Knowledge of the Enemy was taken.
The coolest is the second one to free Kheleglin.
A mere Healing Song or a faction is needed to heal him.
Under-deeps
If you have time or not played any weapon before, go to Sulfur-deeps only if Dol Guldur isn't tapped (to move backwards).
There you can find/play Kheleglin and/or Aiglos.
Glorfindel with Gilgalad's spear shines to 10 prowess, 10 body and 6 DI.
As a trick Sulhelka is playable there thanks to your own Adunaphel as automatic-attack.
And Aranruth is playable there too.
Further sideboard
Legacy of Smiths is absolutely needed for the big weapons' MP.
For a long game, give Thranduil Sulhelka or Aiglos to let him become The Elf-king.
Free to Choose helps to protect him against corruption.
There are thematic hazards :
- Thranduil's Folk
- No Escape from My Magic
- Nothing to Eat or Drink
- The Dark Days
The Dark Days is my favorite as a nasty surprise for an Dwarf-lord opponent.
This is like the uttermost stage for Thranduil !
MP overview (expected / max)
Characters : 10 / 14
Items : 9 / 14
Factions : 3 / 3
Allies : 1 / 3
Miscellanous : 11 / 16
Kill : 2 / 4
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Total : 36 / 54