Rate This Free Peoples: Gimli/Aragorn

[Alazzar]

Lemme start by saying that I love the idea of trying out new deck ideas.  My friend and I have recently started playing the game again, and we've taken it upon ourselves to just build as many decks as we possibly can, meaning we're using all sorts of obscure fellowships and shadow sub-cultures (my friend has a whopping 25 decks... you can't accomplish that without making some sort of weird Warg/Mumak deck -- I'm pretty sure he calls that one "mounds of mounts").

That being said, I think the problem you're going to run into here is that you're running a very small fellowship without the ability to choke.  The whole purpose of running with so few companions is to limit what your opponent can play against you.  You not only have no means of reducing twilight (you know, stuff like A Talent For Not Being Seen, etc.), but you also have a lot of cards that will add substantial twilight during the Fellowship phase.  Granted, the most expensive stuff (i.e., Anduril) will theoretically be a one-time cost that you can hopefully pay while your opponent's minions are still roaming, but even just adding two twilight with a Hearts Raised might be enough to let the opponent get another minion out (or just get a bigger one out).  I definitely see problems with the wounds stacking up, particularly because you're relying on Aragorn to exert twice to remove threats every time Gimli gets assigned.

But, once again, I applaud you coming up with something unique.  If the deck is fun to play, then go with it!  

[ket_the_jet]

Yeah, big minions may be a problem but I think that Gimli is tough enough to survive (Honed is sweet, by the way). But you are right. Maybe adding Smeagol and Never might be a good idea. But I'd need some killer burden removal if I had Smeagol.

One of the biggest problems with two companion decks is that you have to have each companion survive. If Aragorn is killed, I can't add two threats...thus, two burdens...thus, well, corruption.

Conceptually, Citadel of the Stars is a nice get out of jail free card against a swarm or a larger minion and Citadel of Minas Tirith will provide some nice healing assuming that the two beatstick companions don't actually lose a skirmish. But yeah...Never is probably a pretty good option for removing threats, but then I have to have a better burden removal engine and such.

Actually, a solo Gimli-Smeagol deck would be cool!

Old Noser would help me cycle extra copies of Anduril, etc.
-wtk