This is Spirit Aragorn! (aka Sporagorn)

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This is how to use Sporagorn! Yeah, he's not in the starting lineup but this deck is all about him.

Mulligan for Thorongil. Basically, if you see Thorongil in your starting hand you are on the right track. Other cards that are nice to see are Steward of Gondor, Unexpected Courage, Light of Valinor, Shining Shield, and Dúnedain cards. That is a lot, but I usually can survive without most of those but the Dúnedain cards.

Once you make Aragorn Sporagorn, you quest with him, ready him with his original effect, and then use his Sporagorn effect. You can get Dúnedain Warning on to either Arwen or Bilbo, they can defend, and if you have multiple enemies us Dúnedain Warning's effect to spread around defense. The Marks go to Sporagorn so he can attack if you can get Courage on him, or just do not need his effect this round. This deck could use more attack, so if you are playing a more enemy heavy scenario put in Valiant Sword on to Sporagorn.

I finally found an effective way to play Stone of Elostirion, with Asfaloth and Sporagorn, and it REALLY helps to get much needed cards like Courage.

As for getting the contract flipped, it is kind of dumb with Bilbo because you have to get either two copies of Burning Brand on to him or Burning Brand and Staff of Lebethron, which really doesn't make sense, because both cancel shadow effects, but there is really nothing else to put on him, because he RARELY quests, even with the contract flips.

For the events, I normally play each of them at least once per game, and they all are really useful with the exception of Secret Paths. I rarely need it, be cause Arwen and Sporagorn quest like bosses.

Good adds are Hobbit Pony, for an actually could-be useful restricted on Bilbo, and Valiant Sword. To put those in I would cut Song of Wisdom, (I never use it) and a copy of Burning Brand, and Staff of Lebethron.

Let me know what you think, for my card pool check my user profile. I feel this is a breakthrough, because I initially thought Sporagorn was terrible and it turns out he is actually quite good.

21 comments

Mar 03, 2021 Uruk-guy 535

Nice. I know you don't have the card yet, but once you get Necklace of Girion you will have an even bigger advantage with Aragorn's ability as it provides you the resource you need and doesnt cost a restricted slot.

But yeah, I like the concept here

Mar 03, 2021 Truck 1409

@Uruk-guy I don't think this deck even needs Necklace of Girion. It has soooo much willpower that I think any more would be a waste. But the resource would be useful.

Mar 03, 2021 doomguard 1923

take the ring (aragorn), then you will really shine

Mar 03, 2021 Truck 1409

@doomguard Are you for real abut that?

Mar 03, 2021 Truck 1409

@doomguard I mean do you think this needs The One Ring?

Mar 03, 2021 doomguard 1923

the one ring is great for every 3-hunters deck. in yourcase i would probably give it to bilbo, not aragorn, then he only needs 1 other restricted, and with Inner Strength he makes a solid defender. Power of Command would give 1 more willpower (and up to +2 using while questing) would be perhaps better on aragorn. Well Preserved is also good either on bilbo or aragorn.

another proposal, put in 3 Legacy Blade they cost nothing and can be used by every hero.

Mar 03, 2021 Truck 1409

@doomguard, yeah, that makes sense, giving The Ring to Bilbo . I don't hav e Legacy Blade.

Mar 03, 2021 Jtothemac 475

If you really want to go bananas, you could start with Aragorn and try to Helm of Secrecy once you get Thorongil attached. Then you could have 3 aragorn texts in play, and you would in theory use Loreagorn's ability before playing the helm.

Mar 04, 2021 doomguard 1923

Helm of Secrecy replaces not add.

Mar 04, 2021 Jtothemac 475

Yes, but Thorongil triggers again once the hero is replaced and the attachments move to the new hero.

Mar 04, 2021 doomguard 1923

you will still have only 2 text of aragorn in play. 2. aragorn is attached to thorongil and thorongil go to swapped hero.

but it let question, what do happen with the at thorongil attachend aragorn, if you choose a non-aragornhero.

Mar 04, 2021 Truck 1409

@doomguard``@Jtothemac very interesting...

Mar 04, 2021 Truck 1409

Hey, @doomguard it took me around an hour to find your monotactic fellowship "monotactic 3rd, and i finally found it. I searched on felloowship for a fellowship that used (MotK) Yazan and it didn't work, i wonder why. lol.

Mar 04, 2021 doomguard 1923

usually, you do not need motk yazan. everything he do, Bard the Bowman do better except of thread. and 2 difference is not this huge.

i used him because the startingthread goes under 30. on the other hand, if you are a fanboy and like the character (why evver.... ;) ) you can use him in all decks instead of bard (except you need the dale-trait)

it has nothing to do at all with THIS deck here, but i do not know, where to answer else (perhaps you should hae written your post at that fellowship you linked, an i could have answered there)

Mar 04, 2021 Jtothemac 475

Hey @doomguard I am not sure if you are understanding, but please check my work to make sure I am not missing something. Use G, B, R, P to stand for green aragorn, blue aragorn, etc...

Start with G. Play thorongil. Trigger Thorongil, go get B, attach to Thorongil, which is attached to G.

Play Helm. Swap G for P. Thorongil gets moved from G to P, with B attached. When Thorongil gets attached to P, it triggers again. Go get R, attach to Thorongil, which is attached to P and still has B attached to it.

There doesn't seem to be any text or rule that precludes this play, unless you read moving attachments as a non triggering play.

Mar 04, 2021 Truck 1409

@Jtothemac I think you are right, that seems like it is legal right now, but it seems like it is going to get erratta'd

Mar 04, 2021 Emmental 405

I agree with @Jtothemacand think Helm of Secrecy can make Thorongil trigger another time, ending with two heroes attached to the new hero.

(here are my thoughs of the limits of this combo)

Mar 04, 2021 doomguard 1923

no it does not trigger again. why should it? it standa "move" not "attach". if you "move" nothing is triggert. the response on thorongil can be used, when it is "attached" not "moved"

Mar 04, 2021 Jtothemac 475

I can't imagine going from "it's not attached" to "it's now attached" without some transitional "attaching process". I don't think "moving" some how undercuts it, but other than one of the signals, its the only card that uses that verb. So I think it's a valid objection. I reject it, but its a fair interpretation

Mar 04, 2021 Truck 1409

@Emmental, is that Lothíriel deck puplishec? If not PUBLISH IT NOW! THAT IS EPIC!

Mar 04, 2021 Truck 1409

@Emmental nevermind, I found the published version.