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Preferred Player Count: 1-4
Rating: .5
Premise
With most of my Silvan decks leaning into the doomed package and/or Steward of Gondor heavily, I wanted to have an alternative that is a bit less built around these staples and therefore (potentially) a bit more convenient for multiplayer settings or just to change up a little bit the cards you play a lot. I also decided to include Lothíriel to further shake things up - and while excluding Galadriel obviously hurts, Lothíriel has her own value, especially in conjuncture with Elf-friend and The Elvenking who allow you to ambush Silvans very cheaply while keeping them in hand to do the same thing next round.
How To Play
Seeing Elf-friend early on is absolutely key here. It unlocks Lothíriel's ability in a big way. I therefore mulligan for it aggressively. Aside from that, you usually just play what is in front of you, considering carefully what fits your current situation. A card I consider especially crucial (probably the most important card of the whole Silvan archetype) is Galadhrim Minstrel. The repeatable tutoring it provides is just amazing and a key component to any Silvan deck.
Considerations
Greenwood Archer is not that useful for you since the heroes you could ready with it are not that insanely useful, however I like to include it if there are heroes across the table that would profit more from it. Steward of Gondor, Legacy of Númenor and The Seeing-stone would all make the deck better of course - at that point however, you might as well just play the combo versions and be done with it. Double Back is a card I like to add in higher player counts especially.
One card I would like to call out in particular is Elrond - who I like in solo as a cheeky 1x, but who I usually bump up in higher player counts.
Enjoy!!!