Gimli the Ghostly Horseman (true solo) 1.0

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A variation of my previous Gimli deck, able to beat without too much problems the scenario Deadmen's Dike in true solo. The strategy is pretty simple :

• Mulligan for something to discard with Arwen Undómiel, like Elven-light. That will allow you to pay faster Citadel Plate or Vigilant Guard. Misty Mountain Journeyman is great here too, because we are engaged against an ennemy during the setup
• Gimli gets an undefended attack then attacks Baleful Shade. Iarion can help in attack if necessary
• Attach Citadel Plate, Vigilant Guard and Unexpected Courage to Gimli. If you can play the second Unexpected Courage, attach it to Aragorn
• Build your board up without hasting. Several allies are only in 1 or 2 copies in the deck to reduce the risk of the allies discarding by the treachery Dark Sorcery
• Defend with Defender of Rammas and Derndingle Warrior. Trigger Honour Guard for protecting Gimli or Aragorn if they take a risky undefended attack, or for canceling the 1 hit point damage you could do to Derndingle Warrior
• Use Gandalf's action for whatever you need
• Don't wait too long for playing Will of the West
• Use Quick Strike in step 2B and just after the staging step of a round if a Sorcery treachery is drawing when Thaurdir has low hit points but the quest points are not 13 yet. Quickstrike with Gimli (Unexpected Courage can be crucial here) totally thwarts the Thaurdir's ability to heal himself up to 3 HP.

Have fun !