Rarity - Revision history

Teltura at 20:13, 14 September 2024

2024-09-14T20:13:11Z

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			\|Name=None
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			\|Sets=V0,V1,V2
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Eomund: Corrected the meaning of the P rarity

2024-06-20T21:42:05Z

Corrected the meaning of the P rarity

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	\|Abbr=C		\|Abbr=C
	\|Sets=1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,10,11,12,13,15~~,16~~,17,18		\|Sets=1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,10,11,12,13,15,17,18
	\|Notes=One third of a set's normal cards, released as 7 of a booster pack's 11 cards.		\|Notes=One third of a set's normal cards, released as 7 of a booster pack's 11 cards.
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	\|Name=~~Starter-only~~		\|Name=Uncommon
	\|SortOrder=2		\|SortOrder=2
	~~\|Abbr=S~~
	~~\|Sets=11,12,13,15,17,30,31,32~~
	~~\|Notes=Later sets replaced the rarity for cards that only appeared in a starter box as S.~~
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	~~\|Name=Uncommon~~
	~~\|SortOrder=3~~
	\|Abbr=U		\|Abbr=U
	\|Sets=1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,10,11,12,13,15,17,18		\|Sets=1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,10,11,12,13,15,17,18
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	\|Name=Premium		\|Name=Premium
			\|SortOrder=3
			\|Abbr=P
			\|Sets=0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,10,19
			\|Notes=Sets 1-8 and 10 had two starter decks with 2 copies of a Premium card which were only distributed in those decks. The rarity was also used for promotional cards (set 0) and for every card in the final set 19, which could only be purchased as a collector's box with one copy of each card.
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			\|Name=Starter-only
	\|SortOrder=4		\|SortOrder=4
	\|Abbr=P		\|Abbr=S
	\|Sets=~~1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,10,~~11,12,13,15,17,18,19		\|Sets=11,12,13,15,17,30,31,32
	\|Notes=~~Every set had two starter boxes with 2 copies~~ of ~~a Premium card which were~~ only ~~distributed~~ in ~~those boxes~~.		\|Notes=Later sets used S for the rarity of cards that only appeared in starter decks.
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	\|Abbr=R		\|Abbr=R
	\|Sets=1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19		\|Sets=1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19
	\|Notes=One third of a set's normal cards, released as 1 of a booster pack's 11 cards.		\|Notes=One third of a set's normal cards, released as 1 of a booster pack's 11 cards. Special mini-sets (9, 14, and 16) used the R rarity for most/all of the cards in the set.
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	First, a word on how most cards were distributed (as this was the primary means of manipulating a card's rarity). Cards had two primary means of distribution for most of the game's run: booster packs and starter boxes.		First, a word on how most cards were distributed (as this was the primary means of manipulating a card's rarity). Cards had two primary means of distribution for most of the game's run: booster packs and starter boxes.

	Starter packs, 2 per set, were specifically designed for new players and came with a specially-designed deck centered around a particular companion. That companion was marked with a special rarity, ~~Premium~~ (P) and always included two copies per box (in ''Fellowship of the Ring'', those two Premiums were Gandalf, The Grey Wizard, and Aragorn, King in Exile). ~~The other~~ cards ~~included varied~~, ~~but were always the same for~~ a ~~particular~~ box~~, except for 3 random Rare (R) cards to mix things up~~.		Starter packs, 2 per set, were specifically designed for new players and came with a specially-designed deck centered around a particular companion. That companion was marked with a special rarity, premium (P) and always included two copies per box (in [[Fellowship of the Ring]], those two Premiums were {{Card\|Gandalf, The Grey Wizard}}, and {{Card\|Aragorn, King in Exile}}). This rarity was also used for promotional cards (set 0) and every card in the final set [[Age's End]], which could only be purchased as a box containing one of each card.

	Starting in [[Shadows]], many cards in starter decks did not appear in boosters, rather than just the premium starting companion. From this set forward, starter-only cards were given a rarity symbol of S.<ref>Decipher's Shadows press release: [https://web.archive.org/web/20080121021923/http://www.decipher.com:80/content/2004/09/092704lotrshadows.html]</ref> In [[Shadows]] and [[Black Rider]], almost every card in the starter decks had an S rarity symbol, but later sets reduced the number of S rarity cards to only a handful per deck.		Starting in [[Shadows]], many cards in starter decks did not appear in boosters, rather than just the premium starting companion. From this set forward, starter-only cards were given a rarity symbol of S.<ref>Decipher's Shadows press release: [https://web.archive.org/web/20080121021923/http://www.decipher.com:80/content/2004/09/092704lotrshadows.html]</ref> In [[Shadows]] and [[Black Rider]], almost every card in the starter decks had an S rarity symbol, but later sets reduced the number of S rarity cards to only a handful per deck.

	Booster packs, on the other hand, were the primary way of getting cards (as it is with most TCG's), and the primary waterline by which rarity was judged. Each booster pack contained 11 cards, made up of 7 ~~Common~~ (C), 3 ~~Uncommon~~ (U), and 1 ~~Rare~~ (R) card. There were the same number of each rarity in each set; base sets like ''[[Fellowship_of_the_Ring\|Fellowship]]'' had 121 of each, while expansions had 40. This meant that, if you were to collect a complete collection of 121 rares from a base set entirely from booster backs, you would have about 363 uncommon cards, and 847 common cards. This assumes you never got any duplicate rares, and if you wanted a complete ''playset'' (4 of each card, which is the maximum you can have in a particular deck), your Common/Uncommon set would quickly approach quintuple-digits--and that's just for one set!		Booster packs, on the other hand, were the primary way of getting cards (as it is with most TCG's), and the primary waterline by which rarity was judged. Each booster pack contained 11 cards, made up of 7 common (C), 3 uncommon (U), and 1 rare (R) card. There were the same number of each rarity in each set; base sets like ''[[Fellowship_of_the_Ring\|Fellowship]]'' had 121 of each, while expansions had 40. This meant that, if you were to collect a complete collection of 121 rares from a base set entirely from booster backs, you would have about 363 uncommon cards, and 847 common cards. This assumes you never got any duplicate rares, and if you wanted a complete ''playset'' (4 of each card, which is the maximum you can have in a particular deck), your Common/Uncommon set would quickly approach quintuple-digits--and that's just for one set!

	In addition, each booster pack had about a 1 in 6 chance of having one of the cards randomly replaced with a full-foil card of a random rarity. This meant that collecting full foil sets was ''significantly'' more unpredictable, and also could result in some interesting booster packs: for instance, this could result in a booster with two rares (one of them foil, replacing one of the common or uncommon cards). Due to the mechanics of inserting foils into early sets, it was possible - though very unusual - to open a pack with more than one foil card plus an ordinary rare.		In addition, each booster pack had about a 1 in 6 chance of having one of the cards randomly replaced with a full-foil card of a random rarity. This meant that collecting full foil sets was ''significantly'' more unpredictable, and also could result in some interesting booster packs: for instance, this could result in a booster with two rares (one of them foil, replacing one of the common or uncommon cards). Due to the mechanics of inserting foils into early sets, it was possible - though very unusual - to open a pack with more than one foil card plus an ordinary rare.

Eomund: Corrected the meaning of the S rarity, based on a Decipher press release

2024-06-20T21:33:14Z

Corrected the meaning of the S rarity, based on a Decipher press release

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	\|Sets=11,12,13,15,17,30,31,32		\|Sets=11,12,13,15,17,30,31,32
	\|Notes=Later sets replaced the rarity for ~~all~~ cards in a starter box as S ~~instead of the (misleading) C or U they had before~~.		\|Notes=Later sets replaced the rarity for cards that only appeared in a starter box as S.
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	Starter packs, 2 per set, were specifically designed for new players and came with a specially-designed deck centered around a particular companion. That companion was marked with a special rarity, Premium (P) and always included two copies per box (in ''Fellowship of the Ring'', those two Premiums were Gandalf, The Grey Wizard, and Aragorn, King in Exile). The other cards included varied, but were always the same for a particular box, except for 3 random Rare (R) cards to mix things up.		Starter packs, 2 per set, were specifically designed for new players and came with a specially-designed deck centered around a particular companion. That companion was marked with a special rarity, Premium (P) and always included two copies per box (in ''Fellowship of the Ring'', those two Premiums were Gandalf, The Grey Wizard, and Aragorn, King in Exile). The other cards included varied, but were always the same for a particular box, except for 3 random Rare (R) cards to mix things up.

	~~For ''~~Shadows~~'' and ''Black Rider''~~, ~~all non-rare~~ cards ~~included~~ in the ~~Starter Packs~~ were given a rarity of S, in an ~~attempt to normalize~~ rarity ~~labels (since Common and Uncommon cards included in a Starter Pack were~~ of ~~course much, much more common than other C/U~~ cards only ~~released through boosters). This was only true for these two sets, however~~.		Starting in [[Shadows]], many cards in starter decks did not appear in boosters, rather than just the premium starting companion. From this set forward, starter-only cards were given a rarity symbol of S.<ref>Decipher's Shadows press release: [https://web.archive.org/web/20080121021923/http://www.decipher.com:80/content/2004/09/092704lotrshadows.html]</ref> In [[Shadows]] and [[Black Rider]], almost every card in the starter decks had an S rarity symbol, but later sets reduced the number of S rarity cards to only a handful per deck.

	Booster packs, on the other hand, were the primary way of getting cards (as it is with most TCG's), and the primary waterline by which rarity was judged. Each booster pack contained 11 cards, made up of 7 Common (C), 3 Uncommon (U), and 1 Rare (R) card. There were the same number of each rarity in each set; base sets like ''[[Fellowship_of_the_Ring\|Fellowship]]'' had 121 of each, while expansions had 40. This meant that, if you were to collect a complete collection of 121 rares from a base set entirely from booster backs, you would have about 363 uncommon cards, and 847 common cards. This assumes you never got any duplicate rares, and if you wanted a complete ''playset'' (4 of each card, which is the maximum you can have in a particular deck), your Common/Uncommon set would quickly approach quintuple-digits--and that's just for one set!		Booster packs, on the other hand, were the primary way of getting cards (as it is with most TCG's), and the primary waterline by which rarity was judged. Each booster pack contained 11 cards, made up of 7 Common (C), 3 Uncommon (U), and 1 Rare (R) card. There were the same number of each rarity in each set; base sets like ''[[Fellowship_of_the_Ring\|Fellowship]]'' had 121 of each, while expansions had 40. This meant that, if you were to collect a complete collection of 121 rares from a base set entirely from booster backs, you would have about 363 uncommon cards, and 847 common cards. This assumes you never got any duplicate rares, and if you wanted a complete ''playset'' (4 of each card, which is the maximum you can have in a particular deck), your Common/Uncommon set would quickly approach quintuple-digits--and that's just for one set!
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	==Legends and Legends Masterwork==		==Legends and Legends Masterwork==
	Starting with the [[Shadows]] set, alternate versions of select cards were reprinted as the "Legends" series meant to represent particularly popular cards or concepts. This increased the total number of cards to collect while at the same time making these additions quite rare, as eventually during the set's lifetime these alternate cards would be discontinued. Legends-series cards were always foil, and marked with the RF rarity to differentiate them from their non-Legends counterpart. RF cards were inserted at an approximate rate of 1 every 7 packs, replacing the random rare <ref>Decipher's Shadows ~~foil~~ press release: [https://web.archive.org/web/20080121021923/http://www.decipher.com:80/content/2004/09/092704lotrshadows.html]</ref>.		Starting with the [[Shadows]] set, alternate versions of select cards were reprinted as the "Legends" series meant to represent particularly popular cards or concepts. This increased the total number of cards to collect while at the same time making these additions quite rare, as eventually during the set's lifetime these alternate cards would be discontinued. Legends-series cards were always foil, and marked with the RF rarity to differentiate them from their non-Legends counterpart. RF cards were inserted at an approximate rate of 1 every 7 packs, replacing the random rare <ref>Decipher's Shadows press release: [https://web.archive.org/web/20080121021923/http://www.decipher.com:80/content/2004/09/092704lotrshadows.html]</ref>.

	With the release of [[Black Rider]], Legends were joined with the Legends Masterwork series, indicated by a ring O as the rarity. These cards were more than just foil, however; each card used a new card template with a completely redone color scheme and sometimes a card image that "popped" outside its frame. The visual difference is appropriately striking. Some uploaded images on Decipher's website for Black Rider show an * for a rarity symbol, but this was likely a placeholder image and was never printed this way. Legends Masterworks were inserted at an approximate rate of 1 every 35 packs (i.e about one per booster box), which when combined with the chance for a Legends RF meant that post-Black Rider sets had an approximate 1 in 7 chance for a foil of some flavor <ref>Decipher's Black Rider foil breakdown: [http://web.archive.org/web/20050205055957/http://www.decipher.com:80/content/2005/01/011105lotrblackrider.html]</ref>.		With the release of [[Black Rider]], Legends were joined with the Legends Masterwork series, indicated by a ring O as the rarity. These cards were more than just foil, however; each card used a new card template with a completely redone color scheme and sometimes a card image that "popped" outside its frame. The visual difference is appropriately striking. Some uploaded images on Decipher's website for Black Rider show an * for a rarity symbol, but this was likely a placeholder image and was never printed this way. Legends Masterworks were inserted at an approximate rate of 1 every 35 packs (i.e about one per booster box), which when combined with the chance for a Legends RF meant that post-Black Rider sets had an approximate 1 in 7 chance for a foil of some flavor <ref>Decipher's Black Rider foil breakdown: [http://web.archive.org/web/20050205055957/http://www.decipher.com:80/content/2005/01/011105lotrblackrider.html]</ref>.

Teltura: updating references

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	==Legends and Legends Masterwork==		==Legends and Legends Masterwork==
	Starting with the ''Shadows'' set, alternate versions of select cards were reprinted as the "Legends" series meant to represent particularly popular cards or concepts. This increased the total number of cards to collect while at the same time making these additions quite rare, as eventually during the set's lifetime these alternate cards would be discontinued. Legends-series cards were always foil, and marked with the RF rarity to differentiate them from their non-Legends counterpart. RF cards were inserted at an approximate rate of 1 every 7 packs, replacing the random rare.		Starting with the [[Shadows]] set, alternate versions of select cards were reprinted as the "Legends" series meant to represent particularly popular cards or concepts. This increased the total number of cards to collect while at the same time making these additions quite rare, as eventually during the set's lifetime these alternate cards would be discontinued. Legends-series cards were always foil, and marked with the RF rarity to differentiate them from their non-Legends counterpart. RF cards were inserted at an approximate rate of 1 every 7 packs, replacing the random rare <ref>Decipher's Shadows foil press release: [https://web.archive.org/web/20080121021923/http://www.decipher.com:80/content/2004/09/092704lotrshadows.html]</ref>.

	With the release of ''Black Rider'', Legends were joined with the Legends Masterwork series, indicated by a ring O as the rarity. These cards were more than just foil, however; each card used a new card template with a completely redone color scheme and sometimes a card image that "popped" outside its frame. The visual difference is appropriately striking. Some uploaded images on Decipher's website for Black Rider show an * for a rarity symbol, but this was likely a placeholder image and was never printed this way. Legends Masterworks were inserted at an approximate rate of 1 every 36 packs (i.e one per booster box).		With the release of [[Black Rider]], Legends were joined with the Legends Masterwork series, indicated by a ring O as the rarity. These cards were more than just foil, however; each card used a new card template with a completely redone color scheme and sometimes a card image that "popped" outside its frame. The visual difference is appropriately striking. Some uploaded images on Decipher's website for Black Rider show an * for a rarity symbol, but this was likely a placeholder image and was never printed this way. Legends Masterworks were inserted at an approximate rate of 1 every 35 packs (i.e about one per booster box), which when combined with the chance for a Legends RF meant that post-Black Rider sets had an approximate 1 in 7 chance for a foil of some flavor <ref>Decipher's Black Rider foil breakdown: [http://web.archive.org/web/20050205055957/http://www.decipher.com:80/content/2005/01/011105lotrblackrider.html]</ref>.

	==Tournament Foil==		==Tournament Foil==

Teltura: removing the obsolete "0P127 is the rarest card" observation

2022-10-03T23:42:29Z

removing the obsolete "0P127 is the rarest card" observation

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	Promotional cards were given out to promote up-and-coming sets and were usually alternate-image versions of previously existing cards. For instance, Faramir, Son of Denethor (P), was packaged with Collector's Editions of ''The Two Towers'' movie. Promotional cards were almost always exact duplicates of other cards (except for the card image itself), and so were considered the same from a game judgement standard. There are several important exceptions, however, including 0P56 through 0P60 and 0P62 through 0P67. Most promotional cards have a P rarity, but towards the end of the game's lifespan a few promotional cards with D rarity were printed and handed out.		Promotional cards were given out to promote up-and-coming sets and were usually alternate-image versions of previously existing cards. For instance, Faramir, Son of Denethor (P), was packaged with Collector's Editions of ''The Two Towers'' movie. Promotional cards were almost always exact duplicates of other cards (except for the card image itself), and so were considered the same from a game judgement standard. There are several important exceptions, however, including 0P56 through 0P60 and 0P62 through 0P67. Most promotional cards have a P rarity, but towards the end of the game's lifespan a few promotional cards with D rarity were printed and handed out.

	This meant that for players who focused on the game, Promotional cards were not particularly worth the effort getting, whereas for collectors it was practically a whole new set to collect. This was enshrined by the fact that all Promotional cards are part of set 0, and this is the only way to differentiate a Premium card from a Promotional card. The effective rarity of Promotional cards varied wildly; some were tournament prizes, some packaged with other products, some ~~printed and distributed as much as any Premium card~~. The most hard-to-find ~~card is~~ generally considered to be ~~{{Card\|0P127}}~~; ~~one copy sold for US$499~~.		This meant that for players who focused on the game, Promotional cards were not particularly worth the effort getting, whereas for collectors it was practically a whole new set to collect. This was enshrined by the fact that all Promotional cards are part of set 0, and this is the only way to differentiate a Premium card from a Promotional card. The effective rarity of Promotional cards varied wildly; some were tournament prizes, some packaged with other products, some packed into every deluxe DVD set of Lord of the Rings sold. The most hard-to-find cards are generally considered to be 0P62 - 0P67, a set of cards released as a tie-in to the digital [[Customizable League Cards]] for [[Lord of the Rings Online TCG]]; since few people participated in the promotion (due in part to Decipher/World's Apart delaying the first few by several months), very few of these ever made it out into the wild.

	Decipher also printed several oversized cards; these cards were given a rarity of M (and were of course not tournament-legal).		Decipher also printed several oversized cards; these cards were given a rarity of M (and were of course not tournament-legal).

Teltura: added sorting to all rarities in the db

2022-09-25T06:29:29Z

added sorting to all rarities in the db

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Teltura at 09:00, 5 September 2022

2022-09-05T09:00:54Z

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	\|Notes=Every set had two starter boxes with 2 copies of a Premium card which were only distributed in those boxes.		\|Notes=Every set had two starter boxes with 2 copies of a Premium card which were only distributed in those boxes.
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Teltura at 22:24, 1 September 2022

2022-09-01T22:24:03Z

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	Starting with the ''Shadows'' set, alternate versions of select cards were reprinted as the "Legends" series meant to represent particularly popular cards or concepts. This increased the total number of cards to collect while at the same time making these additions quite rare, as eventually during the set's lifetime these alternate cards would be discontinued. Legends-series cards were always foil, and marked with the RF rarity to differentiate them from their non-Legends counterpart. RF cards were inserted at an approximate rate of 1 every 7 packs, replacing the random rare.		Starting with the ''Shadows'' set, alternate versions of select cards were reprinted as the "Legends" series meant to represent particularly popular cards or concepts. This increased the total number of cards to collect while at the same time making these additions quite rare, as eventually during the set's lifetime these alternate cards would be discontinued. Legends-series cards were always foil, and marked with the RF rarity to differentiate them from their non-Legends counterpart. RF cards were inserted at an approximate rate of 1 every 7 packs, replacing the random rare.

	With the release of ''Black Rider'', Legends were joined with the Legends Masterwork series, indicated by a ring O as the rarity. These cards were more than just foil, however; each card used a new card template with a completely redone color scheme and sometimes a card image that "popped" outside its frame. The visual difference is appropriately striking. ~~The initial set of Legends Masterworks in~~ Black Rider ~~had~~ an * for a rarity symbol ~~(see Legolas, Of the Grey Company (O))~~, but this was ~~changed to an O in sets 15 on~~. Legends Masterworks were inserted at an approximate rate of 1 every 36 packs (i.e one per booster box).		With the release of ''Black Rider'', Legends were joined with the Legends Masterwork series, indicated by a ring O as the rarity. These cards were more than just foil, however; each card used a new card template with a completely redone color scheme and sometimes a card image that "popped" outside its frame. The visual difference is appropriately striking. Some uploaded images on Decipher's website for Black Rider show an * for a rarity symbol, but this was likely a placeholder image and was never printed this way. Legends Masterworks were inserted at an approximate rate of 1 every 36 packs (i.e one per booster box).

	==Tournament Foil==		==Tournament Foil==

Teltura at 20:47, 1 September 2022

2022-09-01T20:47:27Z

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	Tournament Foil cards were distributed during the Shadows block as rewards for winning official tournaments, or in some cases as a reward for purchasing a certain amount of product (earlier, tournament winners received random foils.) There were 9 in total; all were foiled versions of cards from ''Black Rider'' and ''Bloodlines''. These cards are unique in that they were not distributed by Decipher, but by their partners in France, Germany, and Italy, and so were printed and handled entirely overseas. As might be imagined, these are among the rarest of cards due to the separation of markets.		Tournament Foil cards were distributed during the Shadows block as rewards for winning official tournaments, or in some cases as a reward for purchasing a certain amount of product (earlier, tournament winners received random foils.) There were 9 in total; all were foiled versions of cards from ''Black Rider'' and ''Bloodlines''. These cards are unique in that they were not distributed by Decipher, but by their partners in France, Germany, and Italy, and so were printed and handled entirely overseas. As might be imagined, these are among the rarest of cards due to the separation of markets.

	* [http://lotrtcgwiki.com/forums/index.php/topic,5817.0.html\|See this thread for more information.]		* [http://lotrtcgwiki.com/forums/index.php/topic,5817.0.html\| See this thread for more information.]

	==Virtual Cards==		==Virtual Cards==

Tunadan: Fixed link

2022-01-09T23:10:37Z

Fixed link

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	Promotional cards were given out to promote up-and-coming sets and were usually alternate-image versions of previously existing cards. For instance, Faramir, Son of Denethor (P), was packaged with Collector's Editions of ''The Two Towers'' movie. Promotional cards were almost always exact duplicates of other cards (except for the card image itself), and so were considered the same from a game judgement standard. There are several important exceptions, however, including 0P56 through 0P60 and 0P62 through 0P67. Most promotional cards have a P rarity, but towards the end of the game's lifespan a few promotional cards with D rarity were printed and handed out.		Promotional cards were given out to promote up-and-coming sets and were usually alternate-image versions of previously existing cards. For instance, Faramir, Son of Denethor (P), was packaged with Collector's Editions of ''The Two Towers'' movie. Promotional cards were almost always exact duplicates of other cards (except for the card image itself), and so were considered the same from a game judgement standard. There are several important exceptions, however, including 0P56 through 0P60 and 0P62 through 0P67. Most promotional cards have a P rarity, but towards the end of the game's lifespan a few promotional cards with D rarity were printed and handed out.

	This meant that for players who focused on the game, Promotional cards were not particularly worth the effort getting, whereas for collectors it was practically a whole new set to collect. This was enshrined by the fact that all Promotional cards are part of set 0, and this is the only way to differentiate a Premium card from a Promotional card. The effective rarity of Promotional cards varied wildly; some were tournament prizes, some packaged with other products, some printed and distributed as much as any Premium card. The most hard-to-find card is generally considered to be ~~[[LOTR00127~~\|0P127~~, Aragorn, Defender of Rohan]]~~; one copy sold for US$499.		This meant that for players who focused on the game, Promotional cards were not particularly worth the effort getting, whereas for collectors it was practically a whole new set to collect. This was enshrined by the fact that all Promotional cards are part of set 0, and this is the only way to differentiate a Premium card from a Promotional card. The effective rarity of Promotional cards varied wildly; some were tournament prizes, some packaged with other products, some printed and distributed as much as any Premium card. The most hard-to-find card is generally considered to be {{Card\|0P127}}; one copy sold for US$499.

	Decipher also printed several oversized cards; these cards were given a rarity of M (and were of course not tournament-legal).		Decipher also printed several oversized cards; these cards were given a rarity of M (and were of course not tournament-legal).

	==Rare Plus==		==Rare Plus==