Under the Ash Mountains with Electronjon’s Ain’t No Ash Mountain High Enough – November 6, 2021 – 2nd Attempt

Starting Hand after Mulligan

• Pelargir Shipwright
• Gondorian Shield
• Hidden Cache
• Elrond’s Counsel
• Stand and Fight
• Map of Earnil

Setup

• 45 cards in deck and have to mine 5
  • Light of Valinor
  • Dwarven Tomb
  • Stand and Fight
  • Ethir Swordsman
  • Reforged
• Torech Gorgor Patrol and A Haunt for Beasts added to the staging area.
• Attach The One Ring to Beregond
• Find and add Inner Strength to hand
• Threat – 24

Turn 1

1.3 Draw

• Elrond’s Counsel

1.3 Action(s)

• none

2.2 Planning

• Stand and Fight Ethir Swordsman
• Inner Strength on Beregond

3.1 Quest Phase 3.1 Action(s)

• none

3.2 Committed Characters vs Main Quest

• Eowyn
• Glorfindel
• Threat – 25
• Ethir Swordsman
• Total Quest Power = 9

3.2 Action(s)

• none

3.3 Staging

• Burning Reek mines
  • Ethir Swordsman 2
  • Dwarven Tomb 2
  • Ered Luin Miner and put into play
  • Gondorian Shield 2
• Threat – 26
• Total Staging Area Threat = 3

3.3 Action(s)

• none

3.4 Quest Resolution

• +5 quest progress (max 5 / 25)

3.4 Action(s)

• none

5.2 Optional Engagement

• Torech Gorgor Patrol and it attacks
• 6.4b Action(s)
  • none
• 6.4.1 Defender – Ered Luin Miner
• 6.4.1 Action(s)
  • none
• 6.4.2 Shadow – defending character can’t ready until the end of the round (Fearful Shadows)
• 6.4.2 Action(s)
  • none
• 6.4.3 Determine combat damage – 4
• 6.4.3 Action(s)
  • none
• Ered Luin Miner destroyed.

5.2 Action(s)

• none

6 Combat Phase

6.2 Action(s)

• none

6.3 Enemy Attacks

6.4b Enemy – Torech Gorgor Patrol

• 6.4b Action(s)
  • none
• 6.4.1 Defender – Beregond
• 6.4.1 Action(s)
  • none
• 6.4.2 Shadow – none (Fiery Chasm)
• 6.4.2 Action(s)
  • none
• 6.4.3 Determine combat damage – 0
• 6.4.3 Action(s)
  • none
• Threat – 25

7 Refresh

• 7.3 Threat – 26
• 7.4 Action(s)
  • none
• Mine Knight of Belfalas, Arwen, and A Test of Will

Turn 2

1.3 Draw

• A Test of Will

1.3 Action(s)

• none

2.2 Planning

• Pelargir Shipwright

3.1 Quest Phase 3.1 Action(s)

• none

3.2 Committed Characters vs Main Quest

• Eowyn
• Glorfindel and threat is 27
• Ethir Swordsman
• Pelargir Shipwright
• Total Quest Power = 12

3.2 Action(s)

• none

3.3 Staging

• Twisted Tunnel
• Discard until Nameless Beast added
• Total Staging Area Threat = 5

3.3 Action(s)

• Elrond’s Counsel x2
• Discard Hidden Cache for +1 willpower
• Quest Power =15
• Threat – 21

3.4 Quest Resolution

• +10 quest progress (15 / 25)

3.4 Action(s)

• none

4.2 Travel

• Twisted Tunnel

4.2 Action(s)

• none

6 Combat Phase

6.2 Action(s)

• none

6.3 Enemy Attacks

6.4b Enemy – Torech Gorgor Patrol

• 6.4b Action(s)
  • none
• 6.4.1 Defender – Beregond
• 6.4.1 Action(s)
  • none
• 6.4.2 Shadow – whiffs no ready characters (Spawn of Shelob)
• 6.4.2 Action(s)
  • none
• 6.4.3 Determine combat damage – 0
• 6.4.3 Action(s)
  • none
• Threat – 20

7 Refresh

• 7.3 Threat – 21
• 7.4 Action(s)
  • none
• Mine Galadhrim Weavers x2 and Unexpected Courage

Turn 3

1.3 Draw

• Knight of Belfalas

1.3 Action(s)

• none

2.2 Planning

• Map of Earnil
• Use Map of Earnil to play Dwarven Tomb, get Unexpected Courage into hand, and put Dwarven Tomb on the bottom of my deck.

3.1 Quest Phase 3.1 Action(s)

• none

3.2 Committed Characters vs Main Quest

• Eowyn
• Glorfindel and threat is 22
• Ethir Swordsman
• Pelargir Shipwright
• Total Quest Power = 12

3.2 Action(s)

• none

3.3 Staging

• Nameless Beast
• Total Staging Area Threat = 6

3.3 Action(s)

• none

3.4 Quest Resolution

• +2 Twisted Tunnel progress (2 / 2) and explore it.
• +4 quest progress (19 / 25)

3.4 Action(s)

• none

6 Combat Phase

6.2 Action(s)

• none

6.3 Enemy Attacks

6.4b Enemy – Torech Gorgor Patrol

• 6.4b Action(s)
  • none
• 6.4.1 Defender – Beregond
• 6.4.1 Action(s)
  • none
• 6.4.2 Shadow – none (Overwhelming Darkness) (That’s the 2nd side quests I’ve discarded. The when revealed on Twisted Tunnel discarded another)
• 6.4.2 Action(s)
  • none
• 6.4.3 Determine combat damage – 0
• 6.4.3 Action(s)
  • none
• Threat – 21

7 Refresh

• 7.3 Threat – 22
• 7.4 Action(s)
  • none
• Mine Rider of Rohan, Light of Valinor, and Arwen

Turn 4

1.3 Draw

• Rider of Rohan

1.3 Action(s)

• none

2.2 Planning

• Rider of Rohan

3.1 Quest Phase 3.1 Action(s)

• none

3.2 Committed Characters vs Main Quest

• Eowyn
• Glorfindel and threat is 23
• Ethir Swordsman
• Pelargir Shipwright
• Rider of Rohan
• Total Quest Power = 14

3.2 Action(s)

• none

3.3 Staging

• Mordor Cave Troll
• Total Staging Area Threat = 9

3.3 Action(s)

• Discard Gondorian Shield for +1 willpower

3.4 Quest Resolution

• +6 quest progress (25 / 25)
• Advance to Stage 2
• Overwhelming Darkness and Spawn of Shelob added to the staging area.

3.4 Action(s)

• none

5.3 Engagement

• Spawn of Shelob and mine Light of Valinor

5.3 Action(s)

• none

6 Combat Phase

6.2 Action(s)

• none

6.3 Enemy Attacks

6.4b Enemy – Torech Gorgor Patrol

• 6.4b Action(s)
  • none
• 6.4.1 Defender – Beregond
• 6.4.1 Action(s)
  • none
• 6.4.2 Shadow – Whiffs because it won’t destroy a character (Ash Mountain Werewolf)
• 6.4.2 Action(s)
  • none
• 6.4.3 Determine combat damage – 0
• 6.4.3 Action(s)
  • none
• Threat – 22

6.4b Enemy – Spawn of Shelob

• 6.4b Action(s)
  • none
• 6.4.1 Defender – none
• 6.4.1 Action(s)
  • none
• 6.4.2 Shadow – Discards Ransacked Supplies from the encounter deck (Twisted Tunnel)
• 6.4.2 Action(s)
  • none
• 6.4.3 Determine combat damage – 2 to Glorfindel
• 6.4.3 Action(s)
  • none

7 Refresh

• 7.3 Threat – 23
• 7.4 Action(s)
  • none
• Mine Map of Earnil, Reforged, Unexpected Courage, and Ered Luin Miner that is put into play.

Turn 5

1.3 Draw

• Rider of Rohan

1.3 Action(s)

• none

2.2 Planning

• Unexpected Courage on Beregond
• Map of Earnil mined

3.1 Quest Phase 3.1 Action(s)

• none

3.2 Committed Characters vs Main Quest

• Eowyn
• Glorfindel and threat is 24
• Ethir Swordsman
• Pelargir Shipwright
• Rider of Rohan
• Ered Luin Miner
• Total Quest Power = 15

3.2 Action(s)

• none

3.3 Staging

• Fearful Shadows
• Threat – 25
• Total Staging Area Threat = 9

3.3 Action(s)

• none

3.4 Quest Resolution

• +6 quest progress (6 / 25)

3.4 Action(s)

• none

6 Combat Phase

6.2 Action(s)

• none

6.3 Enemy Attacks

6.4b Enemy – Torech Gorgor Patrol

• 6.4b Action(s)
  • none
• 6.4.1 Defender – Beregond
• 6.4.1 Action(s)
  • none
• 6.4.2 Shadow – none (Hideous Deeps)
• 6.4.2 Action(s)
  • none
• 6.4.3 Determine combat damage – 0
• 6.4.3 Action(s)
  • ready with Unexpected Courage

6.4b Enemy – Spawn of Shelob

• 6.4b Action(s)
  • none
• 6.4.1 Defender – Beregond
• 6.4.1 Action(s)
  • none
• 6.4.2 Shadow – whiffs because no ready characters (Spawn of Shelob)
• 6.4.2 Action(s)
  • none
• 6.4.3 Determine combat damage – 0
• 6.4.3 Action(s)
  • none

7 Refresh

• 7.3 Threat – 26
• 7.4 Action(s)
  • none
• Mine A Test of Will, Hidden Cache, Dunedain Pathfinder, Elrond’s Counsel.
• +2 resources on Eowyn.

Turn 6

1.3 Draw

• Ered Luin Miner

1.3 Action(s)

• none

2.2 Planning

• Rider of Rohan
• Pelargir Shipwright mined.

3.1 Quest Phase 3.1 Action(s)

• none

3.2 Committed Characters vs Main Quest

• Eowyn
• Glorfindel and threat is 27
• Ethir Swordsman
• Pelargir Shipwright
• Riders of Rohan x2
• Ered Luin Miner
• Total Quest Power = 17

3.2 Action(s)

• none

3.3 Staging

• Narrow Opening
• Total Staging Area Threat = 12

3.3 Action(s)

• none

3.4 Quest Resolution

• +5 quest progress (11 / 25) (This is not looking good with only 9 cards left in my deck)

3.4 Action(s)

• none

4.2 Travel

• Narrow Opening

4.2 Action(s)

• none

5.2 Optional Engagement

• Mordor Cave Troll

5.2 Action(s)

• none

6 Combat Phase

6.2 Action(s)

• none

6.3 Enemy Attacks

6.4b Enemy – Torech Gorgor Patrol

• 6.4b Action(s)
  • none
• 6.4.1 Defender – Beregond
• 6.4.1 Action(s)
  • none
• 6.4.2 Shadow – none (Torech Gorgor Patrol)
• 6.4.2 Action(s)
  • none
• 6.4.3 Determine combat damage – 0
• 6.4.3 Action(s)
  • none
• Threat – 26

6.4b Enemy – Spawn of Shelob

• 6.4b Action(s)
  • none
• 6.4.1 Defender – none
• 6.4.1 Action(s)
  • none
• 6.4.2 Shadow – whiffs because no ready characters (Spawn of Shelob)
• 6.4.2 Action(s)
  • none
• 6.4.3 Determine combat damage – 2 to Eowyn
• 6.4.3 Action(s)
  • Beregond readies with Unexpected Courage

6.4b Enemy – Mordor Cave Troll

• 6.4b Action(s)
  • none
• 6.4.1 Defender – Beregond
• 6.4.1 Action(s)
  • none
• 6.4.2 Shadow – none (Mordor Cave Troll)
• 6.4.2 Action(s)
  • none
• 6.4.3 Determine combat damage – 1
• 6.4.3 Action(s)
  • none

7 Refresh

• 7.3 Threat – 27
• 7.4 Action(s)
  • none
• Mine Hidden Cache, Pelargir Shipwright, Stand and Fight, and Knight of Belfalas

Turn 7

1.3 Draw

• Reforged