The Three Trials with a Minimum Purchase Deck 5 – February 7, 2020

Introduction

One last time with this build.

Decklist

Attempt 5

Set up: Stage 2 is Trail of Intuition. Raven Guardian and Cave Barrow randomly selected. Time is 4. Threat is 30.

Starting Hand: Northern Tracker, Gondorian Spearman, Westfold Horse-breeder, Feint, Veteran Axehand, and Greyflood Wanderer

Turn 1: Gandalf drawn. Play Westfold Horse-breeder. Eowyn quests for 4. Cursed Forest added to the staging area for 6 threat. Threat is 32. Travel to the Barrow. Breeder defends the guardian attack, no shadow, and breeder dies. Eomer and Idraen attack dealing 3 damage. Refresh, threat is 33, and time is 3.

Turn 2: Silver Lamp drawn. Play Spearman and wanderer. Wanderer and Eowyn quest for 6. Tangled Forest added to the staging area for 5 threat resulting in one progress on the active location. Spearman defends, deals a damage, no shadow, and dies. Idraen and Eomer attack dealing 3 damage. Refresh, threat is 34, and time is 2.

Turn 3: Dwarven Axe drawn. Eowyn and wanderer quest for 6. Treachery removes a time. 1 progress on the active location. Feitn the guardian. Eomer and Idraen attack and defeat the guardian. Refresh and threat is 35.

Turn 4: The Galadhrim’s Greeting drawn. Play Northern Tracker. Tracker, wanderer, and Eowyn quest for 7 plus 1 progress on locations in staging area. Treachery puts Barrow in staging area for 8 threat. Threat is 36. Travel to the Barrow exhausting Idraen. Refresh and threat is 37.

Turn 5: Lórien Guide drawn. Play Veteran Axehand. Eowyn, wanderer, and tracker quest for 7 and a progress on locations in staging area. Treachery adds guardian to staging area and he engages. 2 progress on active location. Axehand defends, shadow exhausts Idraen, and Axehand defends. Refresh, threat is 38, and time is 3.

Turn 6: The Galadhrim’s Greeting drawn. Play Lórien Guide. Eowyn, tracker, and guide quest for 6 plus a progress on all locations in play. Cursed Forest explored. Treachery returns Barrow to the staging area. Top encounter card discarded but no key. Wanderer defends, Idraen exhausted by shadow, and wanderer dies. Refresh, threat is 39, and time is 2.

Turn 7: Guide #2 drawn and played. Play Dwarven Axe on Eomer. Eowyn and tracker quest for 5 and a progress on each location. Tangled Woods explored. Another Tangled Woods added to the staging area for 5 threat. Guide defends, no shadow, and guide dies. Other guide, Eomer, and Idraen attack for 10 dealing 5 damage. Refresh, threat is 40, and time is 1.

Turn 8: Stand and Fight drawn. Play it to get breeder back in play. Eowyn and tracker quest for 5 and a progress on each location. Spirit of the Wild added to the staging area for 6 threat. Threat is 41. Spirit engages. Breeder defends guardian attack, shadow removes a time dealing a damage to each character, and breeder dies. Guide defends spirit attack, no shadow, and guide dies. Eomer and Idraen defeat the guardian. Refresh and threat is 42.

Turn 9: Silver Lamp #2 drawn and played. Tracker quests exploring the Barrow. Staging adds key and advance to Trial of Perservance. Stone Barrow and Wolf Guardian added. I scoop because I will lose a hero to guardian attack and won’t be able to recover.