Realms of the Elf-lords - Revision history

Eomund: Added a cycles section and made numerous smaller edits to text and formatting in other sections

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 [[File:LOTR-EN03S122.0_card.jpg|frame|right|{{Card|Boromir, Defender of Minas Tirith}} was later reprinted in [[Black Rider]].]]
-Set 3, '''Realms of the Elf-lords''' (or '''ROTEL'''), the second expansion to [[The Lord of the Rings TCG]] took strategy to a whole new level. Largely focusing on the {{C|Elven}} allies of Rivendell and Lothlorien, ROTEL created an entirely new subset of minions with {{C|Isengard}} Orcs, largely expanded the {{C|Sauron}} discard strategy, and introduced several cards to keep the Fellowship healed. Realms of the Elf-lords also introduced a new Aragorn, two new Arwen companions, and the two starter deck companions, {{Card|Legolas, Son of Thranduil}} and {{Card|Boromir, Defender of Minas Tirith}}. Finally, ROTEL introduced Saruman as a playable character and introduced the three Elven rings of power, {{Card|Narya}}, {{Card|Nenya}}, and {{Card|Vilya}}.
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 == Notable Cards ==
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 * {{Card|Frying Pan}}
 * {{Card|The Shire Countryside}}
 Realms of the Elf Lords featured several cards that were subsequently X-Listed in future formats, including:
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 Sharp-eyed readers will notice the overlap between this list and the Notable Cards from above.
-== Starter Decks ==
+== Print Runs ==
 Realms of the Elf-lords is one of the most difficult sets to find sealed product for; presumably in response to the over-printed [[Mines of Moria]], Decipher cut down on the print runs for ROTEL and ran into the opposite problem: rather than overflowing warehouses, players literally could not get enough.  Even in the later overprint distribution in [[Reflections]], ROTEL remained underrepresented.
 {{Set Table}}

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	* {{Card\|Aragorn, Heir to the White City}}		* {{Card\|Aragorn, Heir to the White City}}
	* {{Card\|Gondor Bowmen}}		* {{Card\|Gondor Bowmen}}
			* {{Card\|Might of Numenor}}
	* {{Card\|Horn of Boromir}}		* {{Card\|Horn of Boromir}}
	* {{Card\|Saruman, Keeper of Isengard}}		* {{Card\|Saruman, Keeper of Isengard}}
			* {{Card\|Bill the Pony}}
			* {{Card\|Frying Pan}}
	* {{Card\|The Shire Countryside}}		* {{Card\|The Shire Countryside}}

	~~Other honorable mentions include {{Card\|Frying Pan}}, {{Card\|Might of Numenor}}, and {{Card\|Bill the Pony}}.~~

	Realms of the Elf Lords featured several cards that were subsequently X-Listed in future formats, including:		Realms of the Elf Lords featured several cards that were subsequently X-Listed in future formats, including:
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	Sharp-eyed readers will notice the overlap between this list and the Notable Cards from above.		Sharp-eyed readers will notice the overlap between this list and the Notable Cards from above.

			== Starter Decks ==
			* [[Starter_Decks/Fellowship_Block#RotEL_Boromir_Starter_Deck\|Boromir Starter Deck]]: {{C\|Gondor}} / {{C\|Sauron}}
			* [[Starter_Decks/Fellowship_Block#RotEL_Legolas_Starter_Deck\|Legolas Starter Deck]]: {{C\|Elven}} / {{C\|Isengard}}

	== Print Runs==		== Print Runs==

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	[[File:LOTR-EN03S122.0_card.jpg\|frame\|right\|{{Card\|Boromir, Defender of Minas Tirith}} was later reprinted in [[Black Rider]].]]		[[File:LOTR-EN03S122.0_card.jpg\|frame\|right\|{{Card\|Boromir, Defender of Minas Tirith}} was later reprinted in [[Black Rider]].]]

Teltura: adding sections to match the more complete TTT set page

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	Set 3, '''Realms of the Elf-lords''' (or '''ROTEL'''), the second expansion to [[The Lord of the Rings TCG]] took strategy to a whole new level. Largely focusing on the {{C\|Elven}} allies of Rivendell and Lothlorien, ROTEL created an entirely new subset of minions with {{C\|Isengard}} Orcs, largely expanded the {{C\|Sauron}} discard strategy, and introduced several cards to keep the Fellowship healed. Realms of the Elf-lords also introduced a new Aragorn, two new Arwen companions, and the two starter deck companions, {{Card\|Legolas, Son of Thranduil}} and {{Card\|Boromir, Defender of Minas Tirith}}. Finally, ROTEL introduced Saruman as a playable character and introduced the three Elven rings of power, {{Card\|Narya}}, {{Card\|Nenya}}, and {{Card\|Vilya}}.		Set 3, '''Realms of the Elf-lords''' (or '''ROTEL'''), the second expansion to [[The Lord of the Rings TCG]] took strategy to a whole new level. Largely focusing on the {{C\|Elven}} allies of Rivendell and Lothlorien, ROTEL created an entirely new subset of minions with {{C\|Isengard}} Orcs, largely expanded the {{C\|Sauron}} discard strategy, and introduced several cards to keep the Fellowship healed. Realms of the Elf-lords also introduced a new Aragorn, two new Arwen companions, and the two starter deck companions, {{Card\|Legolas, Son of Thranduil}} and {{Card\|Boromir, Defender of Minas Tirith}}. Finally, ROTEL introduced Saruman as a playable character and introduced the three Elven rings of power, {{Card\|Narya}}, {{Card\|Nenya}}, and {{Card\|Vilya}}.

	~~Power rares from the set include:~~		== Notable Cards ==

	* {{Card\|Elrond, Herald to Gil-Galad}}		* {{Card\|Elrond, Herald to Gil-Galad}}
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	* {{Card\|The Palantir of Orthanc}}		* {{Card\|The Palantir of Orthanc}}

	Sharp-eyed readers will notice the overlap between this list as the ~~Power Rares~~ from above.		Sharp-eyed readers will notice the overlap between this list and the Notable Cards from above.

			== Print Runs==

	Realms of the Elf-lords is one of the most difficult sets to find sealed product for; presumably in response to the over-printed [[Mines of Moria]], Decipher cut down on the print runs for ROTEL and ran into the opposite problem: rather than overflowing warehouses, players literally could not get enough. Even in the later overprint distribution in [[Reflections]], ROTEL remained underrepresented.		Realms of the Elf-lords is one of the most difficult sets to find sealed product for; presumably in response to the over-printed [[Mines of Moria]], Decipher cut down on the print runs for ROTEL and ran into the opposite problem: rather than overflowing warehouses, players literally could not get enough. Even in the later overprint distribution in [[Reflections]], ROTEL remained underrepresented.

Teltura: revamping summary

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revamping summary

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	~~=Realms of the Elf-lords=~~

	~~Realms of the Elf Lords~~, ~~the second expansion to the Lord~~ of ~~the Rings Trading Card Game took strategy to a whole new level. Largely focusing on the~~ [~~Elven] allies of Rivendell and Lothlorien, Realms of the Elf Lords created an entirely new subset of minions with~~ [~~Isengard~~] ~~Orcs, largely expanded the [Sauron~~] discard strategy, and introduced several cards to keep the Fellowship healed. Realms of the Elf Lords also introduced a new Aragorn, two new Arwen companions, and the two starter deck companions, Legolas and Boromir. Realms of the Elf Lords finally introduced Saruman as a playable character and introduced the three Elven rings of power, Narya, Nenya, and Vilya.		[[File:LOTR-EN03S122.0_card.jpg\|frame\|right\|{{Card\|Boromir, Defender of Minas Tirith}} was later reprinted in [[Black Rider]].]]

	~~"Power" rares from~~ the ~~set include Elrond~~, ~~Herald~~ to ~~Gil~~-~~Galad~~, ~~Aragorn~~, ~~Heir to~~ the ~~White City~~, ~~Gondor Bowmen~~, ~~Horn~~ of Boromir, ~~and Saruman, Keeper~~ of ~~Isengard~~, and ~~The Shire Countryside~~, ~~while other playable cards include Frying Pan~~, ~~Might of Numenor~~, and ~~Bill the Pony~~.		Set 3, '''Realms of the Elf-lords''' (or '''ROTEL'''), the second expansion to [[The Lord of the Rings TCG]] took strategy to a whole new level. Largely focusing on the {{C\|Elven}} allies of Rivendell and Lothlorien, ROTEL created an entirely new subset of minions with {{C\|Isengard}} Orcs, largely expanded the {{C\|Sauron}} discard strategy, and introduced several cards to keep the Fellowship healed. Realms of the Elf-lords also introduced a new Aragorn, two new Arwen companions, and the two starter deck companions, {{Card\|Legolas, Son of Thranduil}} and {{Card\|Boromir, Defender of Minas Tirith}}. Finally, ROTEL introduced Saruman as a playable character and introduced the three Elven rings of power, {{Card\|Narya}}, {{Card\|Nenya}}, and {{Card\|Vilya}}.

	The ~~starter decks in~~ Realms of the Elf Lords featured ~~a new version of Legolas~~, ~~Son~~ of ~~Thranduil and~~ Boromir, ~~Defender~~ of ~~Minas Tirith~~. ~~Legolas, Son~~ of ~~Thranduil was also a featured promotional card (pictured) before~~ the ~~release~~ of the ~~set. The starter decks are largely lambasted~~ for ~~being among~~ the ~~weakest strategies; however~~, ~~they are still regularly purchased when available~~ for the ~~chance of~~ the ~~powerful rare cards the set includes~~.		Power rares from the set include:

			* {{Card\|Elrond, Herald to Gil-Galad}}
			* {{Card\|Aragorn, Heir to the White City}}
			* {{Card\|Gondor Bowmen}}
			* {{Card\|Horn of Boromir}}
			* {{Card\|Saruman, Keeper of Isengard}}
			* {{Card\|The Shire Countryside}}

			Other honorable mentions include {{Card\|Frying Pan}}, {{Card\|Might of Numenor}}, and {{Card\|Bill the Pony}}.

			Realms of the Elf Lords featured several cards that were subsequently X-Listed in future formats, including:

			* {{Card\|Bill the Pony}}
			* {{Card\|Horn of Boromir}}
			* {{Card\|Aragorn, Heir to the White City}}
			* {{Card\|Saruman, Keeper of Isengard}}
			* {{Card\|The Palantir of Orthanc}}

			Sharp-eyed readers will notice the overlap between this list as the Power Rares from above.

			Realms of the Elf-lords is one of the most difficult sets to find sealed product for; presumably in response to the over-printed [[Mines of Moria]], Decipher cut down on the print runs for ROTEL and ran into the opposite problem: rather than overflowing warehouses, players literally could not get enough. Even in the later overprint distribution in [[Reflections]], ROTEL remained underrepresented.

	Realms of the Elf Lords featured several cards that were subsequently X-Listed in future formats, including Bill the Pony, Horn of Boromir, Aragorn, Heir to the White City, Saruman, Keeper of Isengard, and The Palantir of Orthanc.

	~~Realms of the Elf Lords is one of the most difficult sets to find sealed product.~~

	* [[lotr03122\|{{ cards:lotr03122.jpg?225 \|Boromir, Defender of Minas Tirith was later reprinted in Black Rider.}}]]
	* [[lotr00015\|{{ cards:lotr00015.jpg?225 \|Promotional release of Legolas, Son of Thranduil}}]]

	{{Set Table}}		{{Set Table}}

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			{{NavBar\|Realms of the Elf-lords\|[[Main Page]]\|[[Mines of Moria]]\|[[The Two Towers]]}}
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			\|Abbr=RotEL
	\|Creator=Decipher		\|Creator=Decipher
	\|ReleaseDate=2002-06-19		\|ReleaseDate=2002-06-19

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	{{~~:set_table~~}}		{{Set Table}}

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	\|IsOfficial=yes		\|IsOfficial=yes
			\|Platforms=Paper, LotR-O, GEMP, mLOTRO, Tabletop Simulator, Lackey, gccg
	\|Notes=		\|Notes=
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