The real issue was that anytime a threat like Mirkwood Bats hit the table, it was dealt with, and I had no recourse against it or recursion
When you've got other monsters on the board, it's not hard to cast Ghalta for just two mana
Search your library for an artifact card with mana value X or less, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle
One of the other copyrights filed by Wizards of the Coast listed Extra Life 2020 among the rumored Secret Lair sets
If morph is in the set, the manifest costs may need to be nerfed since manifesting a card that actually has morph will save you the initial downpayment of 3 mana
Other LOTR precon upgrades: Food and Fellowship is a White/Black/Green Food deck that has a strong focus on Lifegain and Tokens themes, which are tied together by our primary Food theme since those are artifact tokens that can be used to gain life