To Catch An Orc with a Minimum Purchase Deck 7 – January 24, 2020

Introduction

I didn’t get a chance to continue my Angmar Awakened campaign yet. That just means everyone gets the next installment of To Catch An Orc with my minimum purchase deck. I think everyone will be glad to read this one right after the one posted on Monday.

Decklist

Attempt 7

Setup: Methedras selected to be in the staging area. Stage 2b has 2 time. Threat is 28.

Starting Hand: The Galadhrim’s Greeting x2, Stand and Fight, A Test of Will, Keys of Orthanc, Gondorian Spearman

Turn 1: Draw Blade of Gondolin. Play Keys of Orthanc on Eowyn. Play Gondorian Spearman with doomed 1. Threat is 29. Exhaust keys to put a resource on Eowyn. Eoywn and Grima quest for 6. Prowling Wolf added for 5 threat. Time is 3. Travel to Methedras. Wolf engages and attacks, do not defend, no shadow, 1 damage assigned to Grima. Eomer and Spearman attack for 4 killing the wolf. Refresh, threat is 30, and time is 2

Turn 2: Draw Westfold Outrider. Play Blade of Gondolin on Eomer with doomed 1 and exhaust keys to add resource to Eowyn. Staging adds Orc Cave for 4 threat. Discard a The Galadhrim’s Greeting to place 3 progress on the active location exploring it. Search 3, no enemies, and add Erebor Hammersmith to hand. Time is 3. Travel to Orc Cave and discard Methedras from top of the encounter deck. Refresh, threat is 32, and time is 2.

Turn 3: Draw A Test of Will. Play Westfold Outrider with doomed 1, threat is 33, and add resource to Eowyn. Play Erebor Hammersmith. Eoywn, Grima, and Hammersmith quest for 7. Methedras added to the staging area for 2 threat. Orc Cave explored, search 5, add Mugash’s Guard to staging area, and Lórien Guide added to hand. Travel to Methedras. Optionally engage guard. Gondorian Spearman defends, deals a damage, shadow removes a time counter, and spearman dies. Eomer and outrider attack for 8 killing the guard. Refresh, threat is 34, and time is 1.

Turn 4: Rohan Warhorse drawn and played with doomed 1 and threat is 35. Exhaust keys for a resource. Play Lórien Guide. Eowyn, Grima, and guide quest for 7 and a progress on the Methedras. Take Cover deals a damage to the questers. Surge adds Methedras Orc for 3 threat. Methedras explored, search 3, no enemies, and add Gléowine to hand. Time is 2. Orc engages, attacks, hammersmith defends, no shadow, and hammersmith dies. Eomer and Outrider attack the orc for 8 killing him. Refresh, threat is 36, and time is 1.

Turn 5: Westfold Outrider drawn and played with doomed 1. Threat is 37 and exhaust keys for a resource. Play Gléowine and exhaust him to draw Rohan Warhorse. Eowyn, Grima, and guide quest for 7. Mugash’s Lair added to the staging area for 4 threat. Time is 2. Travel to the Lair. Lair discards Northern Tracker from out of play deck. Refresh, threat is 38, and time is 1.

Turn 6: Veteran Axehand drawn and played with doomed 1. Threat is 39 and exhaust keys for a resource. Draw with Gléowine to get Gondorian Spearman and play it. Quest for 7 and a progress on the Lair with Eowyn, Grima, and guide. Another Lair added to the staging area for 4 threat. Lair #1 explored and time is 2. Travel to Lair #2. Lair discards Isengard Messenger from out of play deck. Refresh, threat is 40, and time is 1.

Turn 7: Lórien Guide #2 drawn and played. Draw Stand and Fight #2 with Gléowine. Eowyn, Grima, and Gudies quest for 8 plus guides’ progress explores Lair #2. Orc Hunter added to the staging area and his when revealed adds Broken Lands for 4 threat. Time is 2. Travel to Broken Lands. Hunter engages, attacks, axehand defends, shadow adds 1 attack, and axehand dies. Eomer attacks for 6 killing the hunter and placing a progress on Broken Lands. Refresh, threat is 41, and time is 1.

Turn 8: Westfold Horse-breeder drawn and played. Draw Keys of Orthanc with Gleowine. Eowyn, Grima, guides, and breeder quest for 9 and 2 more progress on active location. Broken Lands #2 added to the staging area for 2 threat. Active location explored and time is 2. Travel to Broken Lands. Refresh, threat is 42, and time is 1.

Turn 9: Isengard Messenger drawn and played. Draw Gandalf with Gleowine. Eowyn, Grima, guides, and messenger quest for 9 and 2 progress on Broken Lands #2. Staging adds Orc Hunter which adds Prowling Wolf for 5 threat. Active location explored and time is 2. Both enemies engage. Breeder defends vs hunter, no shadow, and dies. An outrider defends vs wolf, no shadow, and no damage dealt. Eomer attacks for 6 on the wolf killing it. Eomer attacks again thanks to warhorse killing hunter. Refresh, threat is 43, and time is 1.

Turn 10: Isengard Messenger #2 drawn and played. Draw Deep Knowledge with Gleowine and play it, threat is 45, and exhaust keys for a resource. Northern Tracker and Westfold Outrider drawn and played. Eowyn, Grima, guides, and messengers quest for 12. Orc Hound and Methedras Orc added to the staging area for 5 threat. Time is 2. Play The Galadhrim’s Greeting during Travel phase action window to reduce threat to 37. Both enemies engage. Exhaust an Outrider for hound forced effect. Tracker defends hound attack, shadow adds 1 attack, and 1 damage taken. An outrider defends the orc’s attack, warhorse shuffled into out of play deck, shadow adds 1 attack, and outrider dies. Eomer attacks and kills hound then readies with warhorse. Eomer and last outrider attack and kill the orc. Refresh, threat is 38, time is 1.

Turn 11: Blade of Gondolin drawn. Exhaust Gléowine and draw Lórien Guide. Play the guide with doomed 1 and exhaust keys for a resource. Threat is 39. Eowyn, guides and messengers quest for 11. Staging adds Methedras for 2 threat. Time is 2. Travel to Methedras. Refresh, threat is 40, and time is 1.

Turn 12: Deep Knowledge drawn. Westfold Horse-breeder drawn with Gleowine and played. Eowyn, guides and messengers quest for 9 and 3 progress on Methedras exploring it. Search 3, no enemies, and Gandalf #2 added to hand. Take Cover deals 1 damage to Gleowine, Eowyn, guides, and messengers killing a guide. Orc Hunter and Prowling Wolf added to the staging area for 5 threat. Time is 2. Enemies engage. Wolf attacked defended by tracker, no shadow, and no damage dealt. Breeder defends the hunter’s attack, no shadow, and dies. Eomer kills both thanks to warhorse. Refresh, threat is 41, and time is 1.

Turn 13: Feint drawn. Gleowine draws last card in my deck which is The Wizards’s Voice. Eowyn, guides and messengers quest for 8. Staging adds Orc Hound. Surge reveals Orc Territory and add Orc Cave to the staging area for 4 threat. Time is 2. Travel to Orc Cave and discard Orc Hunting Party from the encounter deck. Hound engages. Tracker defends, shadow discards keys from Eowyn, and no damage dealt. Eomer kills hound placing a progress on Orc Cave. Refresh, threat is 42, and time is 1.

Turn 14: No cards left to draw. Eowyn, guides and messengers quest for 8 plus 2 progress on Orc Cave. Staging reveals Orc Territory and add Methedras to the staging area for 2 threat. Orc Cave explored, search 5, Mugash added to the staging area, and advance to stage 3. Time is 3. Travel to Methedras. Mugash engages. Spearmand defends the attack, deals 1 damage, no shadow, and dies. Eomer, outriders x2, and tracker attack for 12 defeating Mugash. Exhaust Grima to capture Mugash. Refresh, threat is 43, and time is 2.

Turn 15: No cards left to draw. Play Keys of Orthanc on Eowyn. Play Stand and Fight to get 3rd Isengard Messengerfrom discard pile. Play 2nd Stand and Fight with doomed 1 to put Lórien Guide #3 back into play. Exahust keys for a resource. Play Gandalf and lower threat by 5 to 38. Eowyn, guides, messengers, tracker, and Gandalf quest for 18 plus 3 progress on the active location which explores it. Search last 2 cards to get another Gandalf added to my hand. Methedras Orc added to the staging area for 3 threat resulting in 15 progress exactly for the win.

Score 185 = 15*10 + 38 threat + 4 hero damage + 0 heroes killed – 3 victory display

Postmortem

I noticed much later that I missed the Methedras Orc forced effect to shuffle in one of my cards to the out of play deck on turn 4. I don’t think it that much of difference because I had a pretty good board state through most of the game and several cards I held onto throughout the whole game without playing just in case I needed them later.