This deck runs lots of cards that use "charge counters", and ways to add or move those counters around
Mari, the Killing Quill There are other assassins that add hit counters, but Mari, the Killing Quill can remove them to get you Treasure
A player loses the game after having been dealt 21 combat damage from any one of them, not from both of them combined (although your Background wont usually be a creature anyway)
TheChirurgeon: POUNDING TABLE MORE GATES Credit: Wizards of the Coast Gond Gate BPhillipYork : Making gates enter untapped is pretty nice
Besides, isnt Tooth and Nail one of the best green tutors of all time
When The One Ring enters, if you cast it, you gain protection from everything until your next turn