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2024-07-06T05:20:21Z

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	{{~~SplashImage~~\|~~LOTR-EN01S165.0_card.jpg~~\|''They have a Cave Troll.''~~\|300px\|Cave Troll of Moria, Scourge of the Black Pit (1R165)~~}}		{{SplashCard\|Cave Troll of Moria, Scourge of the Black Pit\|''They have a Cave Troll.''}}

	'''Trolls''' are massive, strong, and dim creatures, often found in caves, the armies of Sauron, or in poorly-moderated Internet discussions. In this game, they are a [[Shadow Alignment\|Shadow]] [[race]], appearing first as a single {{C\|Moria}} [[minion]], and later as {{C\|Sauron}} and {{C\|Orc}} [[culture]] minions.		'''Trolls''' are massive, strong, and dim creatures, often found in caves, the armies of Sauron, or in poorly-moderated Internet discussions. In this game, they are a [[Shadow Alignment\|Shadow]] [[race]], appearing first as a single {{C\|Moria}} [[minion]], and later as {{C\|Sauron}} and {{C\|Orc}} [[culture]] minions.

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			{{SplashImage\|LOTR-EN01S165.0_card.jpg\|''They have a Cave Troll.''\|300px\|Cave Troll of Moria, Scourge of the Black Pit (1R165)}}

	'''Trolls''' are massive, strong, and dim creatures, often found in caves, the armies of Sauron, or in poorly-moderated Internet discussions. In this game, they are a [[Shadow Alignment\|Shadow]] [[race]], appearing first as a single {{C\|Moria}} [[minion]], and later as {{C\|Sauron}} and {{C\|Orc}} [[culture]] minions.		'''Trolls''' are massive, strong, and dim creatures, often found in caves, the armies of Sauron, or in poorly-moderated Internet discussions. In this game, they are a [[Shadow Alignment\|Shadow]] [[race]], appearing first as a single {{C\|Moria}} [[minion]], and later as {{C\|Sauron}} and {{C\|Orc}} [[culture]] minions.

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2022-02-06T20:12:03Z

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	Starting with the [[Shadows]] set, Shadow cultures were reorganized, and all subsequent trolls are {{C\|Orc}} culture. In [[Expanded (Format)\|Expanded]], there are two main strategies featuring trolls: Troll Swarm and Mountain Troll Swarm.		Starting with the [[Shadows]] set, Shadow cultures were reorganized, and all subsequent trolls are {{C\|Orc}} culture. In [[Expanded (Format)\|Expanded]], there are two main strategies featuring trolls: Troll Swarm and Mountain Troll Swarm.

	Troll Swarm is a [[beatdown]] strategy that centers on {{Card\|Troll's Keyward, Keeper of the Beast}}. By including many (often 20+) troll minions in your deck and using a Free Peoples side with strong [[filter]]ing, you can reveal a whole hand full of trolls, generating enough Twilight to play those trolls. Typically this deck plays Fierce, Damage +1 trolls like {{Card\|Ordnance Grunt}}, {{Card\|Cave Troll of Moria, Savage Menace}}, {{Card\|Porter Troll}}, and {{Card\|Beastly Olog-Hai}}, plus the very annoying {{Card\|Tower Troll}}. It also runs {{Card\|Relentless Warg}} to get extra uses out of the Keyward, and cards that can [[recur]] the Keyward and his warg like {{Card\|Goblin Hordes}}, {{Card\|Orkish Warg-Master~~}}, and {{Card\|Half-Troll of Far Harad~~}}.		Troll Swarm is a [[beatdown]] strategy that centers on {{Card\|Troll's Keyward, Keeper of the Beast}}. By including many (often 20+) troll minions in your deck and using a Free Peoples side with strong [[filter]]ing, you can reveal a whole hand full of trolls, generating enough Twilight to play those trolls. Typically this deck plays Fierce, Damage +1 trolls like {{Card\|Ordnance Grunt}}, {{Card\|Cave Troll of Moria, Savage Menace}}, {{Card\|Porter Troll}}, and {{Card\|Beastly Olog-Hai}}, plus the very annoying {{Card\|Tower Troll}}. It also runs {{Card\|Relentless Warg}} to get extra uses out of the Keyward, and cards that can [[recur]] the Keyward and his warg like {{Card\|Goblin Hordes}} and {{Card\|Orkish Warg-Master}}.

	Mountain Troll Swarm is a [[swarm]] strategy, although not properly a deck of its own. It plays a swarm of cheap [[Orc\|orcs]], often with [[exertion]] abilities or abilities that activate when they come into play, then uses {{Card\|Mountain-Troll}} to discard and [[recur]] all of them. This strategy works with many other {{C\|Orc}} culture strategies. [[Warg Super Swarm]] plays many cheap orcs, especially ones that generate more Twilight like {{Card\|Orkish Runner}}, {{Card\|Orkish Scout}}, and {{Card\|Scurrying Goblin}}, then supplements them with [[Warg]] possessions and cards that replay wargs. Mountain-Troll also works well with decks featuring {{Card\|Demoralized}}, which play and replay minions that exhaust companions (chiefly {{Card\|Pitiless Orc}}, {{Card\|Rallying Orc}}, and {{Card\|Orc Hammer}} with {{Card\|Scavenging Goblins}}) to either supplement a [[Direct Wounding\|direct wounding]] strategy, an [[Archery\|archery]] strategy, or simply to set up a huge unbeatable swarm. Mountain-Troll is also a common addition to [[Lurker]] orc decks, which plays efficient swarms of Lurker orcs that all buff each other.		Mountain Troll Swarm is a [[swarm]] strategy, although not properly a deck of its own. It plays a swarm of cheap [[Orc\|orcs]], often with [[exertion]] abilities or abilities that activate when they come into play, then uses {{Card\|Mountain-Troll}} to discard and [[recur]] all of them. This strategy works with many other {{C\|Orc}} culture strategies. [[Warg Super Swarm]] plays many cheap orcs, especially ones that generate more Twilight like {{Card\|Orkish Runner}}, {{Card\|Orkish Scout}}, and {{Card\|Scurrying Goblin}}, then supplements them with [[Warg]] possessions and cards that replay wargs. Mountain-Troll also works well with decks featuring {{Card\|Demoralized}}, which play and replay minions that exhaust companions (chiefly {{Card\|Pitiless Orc}}, {{Card\|Rallying Orc}}, and {{Card\|Orc Hammer}} with {{Card\|Scavenging Goblins}}) to either supplement a [[Direct Wounding\|direct wounding]] strategy, an [[Archery\|archery]] strategy, or simply to set up a huge unbeatable swarm. Mountain-Troll is also a common addition to [[Lurker]] orc decks, which plays efficient swarms of Lurker orcs that all buff each other.

Teltura: Adding cargo query tables

2022-01-29T22:00:36Z

Adding cargo query tables

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	Trolls are a separate race from [[Half-Troll]]s in this game. Cards that apply to "trolls" do not also apply to half-trolls.		Trolls are a separate race from [[Half-Troll]]s in this game. Cards that apply to "trolls" do not also apply to half-trolls.

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			==List of Cards with the Troll Race==

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	Trolls are massive, strong, and dim creatures, often found in caves, the armies of Sauron, or in poorly-moderated Internet discussions. In this game, they are a [[Shadow Alignment\|Shadow]] [[race]], appearing first as {{C\|Moria}} [[minion]]s, and later as {{C\|Sauron}} and {{C\|Orc}} [[culture]] minions.		'''Trolls''' are massive, strong, and dim creatures, often found in caves, the armies of Sauron, or in poorly-moderated Internet discussions. In this game, they are a [[Shadow Alignment\|Shadow]] [[race]], appearing first as a single {{C\|Moria}} [[minion]], and later as {{C\|Sauron}} and {{C\|Orc}} [[culture]] minions.

	The first troll minion was {{Card\|Cave Troll of Moria}}, a {{C\|Moria}} minion which set the tone for most later troll cards. It's expensive but cheaper under certain conditions, both from its own [[Twilight]] cost reduction at [[Underground]] [[Site\|site]]s (sites 4 and 5 in [[Fellowship Block]]) as well as from {{Card\|Troll's Keyward}}. It's so strong that it threatens to [[overwhelm]] unprepared [[companion]]s, especially when equipped with its exclusive possessions, {{Card\|Cave Troll's Hammer}} and {{Card\|Cave Troll's Chain}}, or the only possession it has in common with other {{C\|Moria}} minions, {{Card\|Goblin Spear}}. And it's both [[Fierce]] and [[Damage]] +1, allowing to do four wounds if allowed to rampage unchecked. It wasn't always played, but it would occasionally appear in [[Moria Beatdown]], a strategy on higher-strength minions supplemented with {{Card\|Moria Axe}} (as opposed to the typical {{C\|Moria}} [[swarm]] strategies), or simply to help keep the Free Peoples player honest.		The first troll minion was {{Card\|Cave Troll of Moria}}, a {{C\|Moria}} minion which set the tone for most later troll cards. It's expensive but cheaper under certain conditions, both from its own [[Twilight]] cost reduction at [[Underground]] [[Site\|site]]s (sites 4 and 5 in [[Fellowship Block]]) as well as from {{Card\|Troll's Keyward}}. It's so strong that it threatens to [[overwhelm]] unprepared [[companion]]s, especially when equipped with its exclusive possessions, {{Card\|Cave Troll's Hammer}} and {{Card\|Cave Troll's Chain}}, or the only possession it has in common with other {{C\|Moria}} minions, {{Card\|Goblin Spear}}. And it's both [[Fierce]] and [[Damage]] +1, allowing to do four wounds if allowed to rampage unchecked. It wasn't always played, but it would occasionally appear in [[Moria Beatdown]], a strategy on higher-strength minions supplemented with {{Card\|Moria Axe}} (as opposed to the typical {{C\|Moria}} [[swarm]] strategies), or simply to help keep the Free Peoples player honest.

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	Mountain Troll Swarm is a [[swarm]] strategy, although not properly a deck of its own. It plays a swarm of cheap [[Orc\|orcs]], often with [[exertion]] abilities or abilities that activate when they come into play, then uses {{Card\|Mountain-Troll}} to discard and [[recur]] all of them. This strategy works with many other {{C\|Orc}} culture strategies. [[Warg Super Swarm]] plays many cheap orcs, especially ones that generate more Twilight like {{Card\|Orkish Runner}}, {{Card\|Orkish Scout}}, and {{Card\|Scurrying Goblin}}, then supplements them with [[Warg]] possessions and cards that replay wargs. Mountain-Troll also works well with decks featuring {{Card\|Demoralized}}, which play and replay minions that exhaust companions (chiefly {{Card\|Pitiless Orc}}, {{Card\|Rallying Orc}}, and {{Card\|Orc Hammer}} with {{Card\|Scavenging Goblins}}) to either supplement a [[Direct Wounding\|direct wounding]] strategy, an [[Archery\|archery]] strategy, or simply to set up a huge unbeatable swarm. Mountain-Troll is also a common addition to [[Lurker]] orc decks, which plays efficient swarms of Lurker orcs that all buff each other.		Mountain Troll Swarm is a [[swarm]] strategy, although not properly a deck of its own. It plays a swarm of cheap [[Orc\|orcs]], often with [[exertion]] abilities or abilities that activate when they come into play, then uses {{Card\|Mountain-Troll}} to discard and [[recur]] all of them. This strategy works with many other {{C\|Orc}} culture strategies. [[Warg Super Swarm]] plays many cheap orcs, especially ones that generate more Twilight like {{Card\|Orkish Runner}}, {{Card\|Orkish Scout}}, and {{Card\|Scurrying Goblin}}, then supplements them with [[Warg]] possessions and cards that replay wargs. Mountain-Troll also works well with decks featuring {{Card\|Demoralized}}, which play and replay minions that exhaust companions (chiefly {{Card\|Pitiless Orc}}, {{Card\|Rallying Orc}}, and {{Card\|Orc Hammer}} with {{Card\|Scavenging Goblins}}) to either supplement a [[Direct Wounding\|direct wounding]] strategy, an [[Archery\|archery]] strategy, or simply to set up a huge unbeatable swarm. Mountain-Troll is also a common addition to [[Lurker]] orc decks, which plays efficient swarms of Lurker orcs that all buff each other.

	~~Note that trolls~~ are a separate race from [[Half-Troll]]s in this game. Cards that apply to "trolls" do not also apply to half-trolls.		Trolls are a separate race from [[Half-Troll]]s in this game. Cards that apply to "trolls" do not also apply to half-trolls.

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2021-12-30T02:15:41Z

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	Trolls are massive, strong, and dim creatures. In this game, they are a [[Shadow Alignment\|Shadow]] [[race]], appearing first as {{C\|Moria}} [[minion]]s, and later as {{C\|Sauron}} and {{C\|Orc}} [[culture]] minions.		Trolls are massive, strong, and dim creatures, often found in caves, the armies of Sauron, or in poorly-moderated Internet discussions. In this game, they are a [[Shadow Alignment\|Shadow]] [[race]], appearing first as {{C\|Moria}} [[minion]]s, and later as {{C\|Sauron}} and {{C\|Orc}} [[culture]] minions.

	The first troll minion was {{Card\|Cave Troll of Moria}}, a {{C\|Moria}} minion which set the tone for most later troll cards. It's expensive but cheaper under certain conditions, both from its own [[Twilight]] cost reduction at [[Underground]] [[Site\|site]]s (sites 4 and 5 in [[Fellowship Block]]) as well as from {{Card\|Troll's Keyward}}. It's so strong that it threatens to [[overwhelm]] unprepared [[companion]]s, especially when equipped with its exclusive possessions, {{Card\|Cave Troll's Hammer}} and {{Card\|Cave Troll's Chain}}, or the only possession it has in common with other {{C\|Moria}} minions, {{Card\|Goblin Spear}}. And it's both [[Fierce]] and [[Damage]] +1, allowing to do four wounds if allowed to rampage unchecked. It wasn't always played, but it would occasionally appear in [[Moria Beatdown]], a strategy on higher-strength minions supplemented with {{Card\|Moria Axe}} (as opposed to the typical {{C\|Moria}} [[swarm]] strategies), or simply to help keep the Free Peoples player honest.		The first troll minion was {{Card\|Cave Troll of Moria}}, a {{C\|Moria}} minion which set the tone for most later troll cards. It's expensive but cheaper under certain conditions, both from its own [[Twilight]] cost reduction at [[Underground]] [[Site\|site]]s (sites 4 and 5 in [[Fellowship Block]]) as well as from {{Card\|Troll's Keyward}}. It's so strong that it threatens to [[overwhelm]] unprepared [[companion]]s, especially when equipped with its exclusive possessions, {{Card\|Cave Troll's Hammer}} and {{Card\|Cave Troll's Chain}}, or the only possession it has in common with other {{C\|Moria}} minions, {{Card\|Goblin Spear}}. And it's both [[Fierce]] and [[Damage]] +1, allowing to do four wounds if allowed to rampage unchecked. It wasn't always played, but it would occasionally appear in [[Moria Beatdown]], a strategy on higher-strength minions supplemented with {{Card\|Moria Axe}} (as opposed to the typical {{C\|Moria}} [[swarm]] strategies), or simply to help keep the Free Peoples player honest.
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	Starting with the [[Shadows]] set, Shadow cultures were reorganized, and all subsequent trolls are {{C\|Orc}} culture. In [[Expanded (Format)\|Expanded]], there are two main strategies featuring trolls: Troll Swarm and Mountain Troll Swarm.		Starting with the [[Shadows]] set, Shadow cultures were reorganized, and all subsequent trolls are {{C\|Orc}} culture. In [[Expanded (Format)\|Expanded]], there are two main strategies featuring trolls: Troll Swarm and Mountain Troll Swarm.

	Troll Swarm is a [[beatdown]] strategy that centers on {{Card\|Troll's Keyward, Keeper of the Beast}}. By including many (often 20+) troll minions in your deck and using a Free Peoples side with strong [[filter]]ing, you can reveal a whole hand full of trolls, generating enough Twilight to play those trolls. Typically this deck plays Fierce, Damage +1 trolls like {{Card\|Ordnance Grunt}}, {{Card\|Cave Troll of Moria, Savage Menace}}, {{Card\|Porter Troll}}, {{Card\|Beastly Olog-Hai}}, plus the very annoying {{Card\|Tower Troll}}. It also runs {{Card\|Relentless Warg}} to get extra uses out of the Keyward, and cards that can [[recur]] the Keyward and his warg like {{Card\|Goblin Hordes}}, {{Card\|Orkish Warg-Master}}, and {{Card\|Half-Troll of Far Harad}}.		Troll Swarm is a [[beatdown]] strategy that centers on {{Card\|Troll's Keyward, Keeper of the Beast}}. By including many (often 20+) troll minions in your deck and using a Free Peoples side with strong [[filter]]ing, you can reveal a whole hand full of trolls, generating enough Twilight to play those trolls. Typically this deck plays Fierce, Damage +1 trolls like {{Card\|Ordnance Grunt}}, {{Card\|Cave Troll of Moria, Savage Menace}}, {{Card\|Porter Troll}}, and {{Card\|Beastly Olog-Hai}}, plus the very annoying {{Card\|Tower Troll}}. It also runs {{Card\|Relentless Warg}} to get extra uses out of the Keyward, and cards that can [[recur]] the Keyward and his warg like {{Card\|Goblin Hordes}}, {{Card\|Orkish Warg-Master}}, and {{Card\|Half-Troll of Far Harad}}.

	Mountain Troll Swarm is a [[swarm]] strategy, although not properly a deck of its own. It plays a swarm of cheap [[Orc\|orcs]], often with [[exertion]] abilities or abilities that activate when they come into play, then uses {{Card\|Mountain-Troll}} to discard and [[recur]] all of them. This strategy works with many other {{C\|Orc}} culture strategies. [[Warg Super Swarm]] plays many cheap orcs, especially ones that generate more Twilight like {{Card\|Orkish Runner}}, {{Card\|Orkish Scout}}, and {{Card\|Scurrying Goblin}}, then supplements them with [[Warg]] possessions and cards that replay wargs. Mountain-Troll also works well with decks featuring {{Card\|Demoralized}}, which play and replay minions that exhaust companions (chiefly {{Card\|Pitiless Orc}}, {{Card\|Rallying Orc}}, and {{Card\|Orc Hammer}} with {{Card\|Scavenging Goblins}}) to either supplement a [[Direct Wounding\|direct wounding]] strategy, an [[Archery\|archery]] strategy, or simply to set up a huge unbeatable swarm. Mountain-Troll is also a common addition to [[Lurker]] orc decks, which plays efficient swarms of Lurker orcs that all buff each other.		Mountain Troll Swarm is a [[swarm]] strategy, although not properly a deck of its own. It plays a swarm of cheap [[Orc\|orcs]], often with [[exertion]] abilities or abilities that activate when they come into play, then uses {{Card\|Mountain-Troll}} to discard and [[recur]] all of them. This strategy works with many other {{C\|Orc}} culture strategies. [[Warg Super Swarm]] plays many cheap orcs, especially ones that generate more Twilight like {{Card\|Orkish Runner}}, {{Card\|Orkish Scout}}, and {{Card\|Scurrying Goblin}}, then supplements them with [[Warg]] possessions and cards that replay wargs. Mountain-Troll also works well with decks featuring {{Card\|Demoralized}}, which play and replay minions that exhaust companions (chiefly {{Card\|Pitiless Orc}}, {{Card\|Rallying Orc}}, and {{Card\|Orc Hammer}} with {{Card\|Scavenging Goblins}}) to either supplement a [[Direct Wounding\|direct wounding]] strategy, an [[Archery\|archery]] strategy, or simply to set up a huge unbeatable swarm. Mountain-Troll is also a common addition to [[Lurker]] orc decks, which plays efficient swarms of Lurker orcs that all buff each other.

	Note that trolls are ~~considered to be~~ a separate race from [[Half-Troll]]s in this game. Cards that apply to "trolls" do not also apply to half-trolls.		Note that trolls are a separate race from [[Half-Troll]]s in this game. Cards that apply to "trolls" do not also apply to half-trolls.

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2021-12-25T21:28:43Z

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	For the next nine sets, all of the trolls were {{C\|Sauron}} culture, starting in [[Ents of Fangorn]]. That set introduced {{Card\|Gate Troll}} and {{Card\|Troll of Udun}}. These saw only occasional play, owing to their high cost. Trolls weren't a common sight until [[Siege of Gondor]]'s [[Besieger]] trolls: {{Card\|Great Hill Troll}} and {{Card\|Troll of Gorgoroth, Abomination of Sauron}}. Those trolls were key parts of the Besieger deck of [[King Block]] and [[Movie Block]], which played many [[Engine]] [[condition]]s and [[possession]]s to set up to overrun the [[Fellowship]] with discount-price trolls. (This set also had {{Card\|Olog-Hai of Mordor}}, but its much-more-difficult discount condition meant that it's generally skipped.) {{C\|Sauron}} besiegers is a common Shadow side in [[Movie Block]] to this day. [[Mount Doom]] later introduced {{Card\|Troll of Cirith Gorgor}}, a strong minion similar to the Cave-Troll, and it can be played in any {{C\|Sauron}} deck that can afford its high Twilight cost.		For the next nine sets, all of the trolls were {{C\|Sauron}} culture, starting in [[Ents of Fangorn]]. That set introduced {{Card\|Gate Troll}} and {{Card\|Troll of Udun}}. These saw only occasional play, owing to their high cost. Trolls weren't a common sight until [[Siege of Gondor]]'s [[Besieger]] trolls: {{Card\|Great Hill Troll}} and {{Card\|Troll of Gorgoroth, Abomination of Sauron}}. Those trolls were key parts of the Besieger deck of [[King Block]] and [[Movie Block]], which played many [[Engine]] [[condition]]s and [[possession]]s to set up to overrun the [[Fellowship]] with discount-price trolls. (This set also had {{Card\|Olog-Hai of Mordor}}, but its much-more-difficult discount condition meant that it's generally skipped.) {{C\|Sauron}} besiegers is a common Shadow side in [[Movie Block]] to this day. [[Mount Doom]] later introduced {{Card\|Troll of Cirith Gorgor}}, a strong minion similar to the Cave-Troll, and it can be played in any {{C\|Sauron}} deck that can afford its high Twilight cost.

	~~After Mount Doom~~, Shadow cultures were reorganized, and all subsequent trolls are {{C\|Orc}} culture. In [[Expanded (Format)\|Expanded]], there are two main strategies featuring trolls: Troll Swarm and Mountain Troll Swarm.		Starting with the [[Shadows]] set, Shadow cultures were reorganized, and all subsequent trolls are {{C\|Orc}} culture. In [[Expanded (Format)\|Expanded]], there are two main strategies featuring trolls: Troll Swarm and Mountain Troll Swarm.

	Troll Swarm is a [[beatdown]] strategy that centers on {{Card\|Troll's Keyward, Keeper of the Beast}}. By including many (often 20+) troll minions in your deck and using a Free Peoples side with strong [[filter]]ing, you can reveal a whole hand full of trolls, generating enough Twilight to play those trolls. Typically this deck plays Fierce, Damage +1 trolls like {{Card\|Ordnance Grunt}}, {{Card\|Cave Troll of Moria, Savage Menace}}, {{Card\|Porter Troll}}, {{Card\|Beastly Olog-Hai}}, plus the very annoying {{Card\|Tower Troll}}. It also runs {{Card\|Relentless Warg}} to get extra uses out of the Keyward, and cards that can [[recur]] the Keyward and his warg like {{Card\|Goblin Hordes}}, {{Card\|Orkish Warg-Master}}, and {{Card\|Half-Troll of Far Harad}}.		Troll Swarm is a [[beatdown]] strategy that centers on {{Card\|Troll's Keyward, Keeper of the Beast}}. By including many (often 20+) troll minions in your deck and using a Free Peoples side with strong [[filter]]ing, you can reveal a whole hand full of trolls, generating enough Twilight to play those trolls. Typically this deck plays Fierce, Damage +1 trolls like {{Card\|Ordnance Grunt}}, {{Card\|Cave Troll of Moria, Savage Menace}}, {{Card\|Porter Troll}}, {{Card\|Beastly Olog-Hai}}, plus the very annoying {{Card\|Tower Troll}}. It also runs {{Card\|Relentless Warg}} to get extra uses out of the Keyward, and cards that can [[recur]] the Keyward and his warg like {{Card\|Goblin Hordes}}, {{Card\|Orkish Warg-Master}}, and {{Card\|Half-Troll of Far Harad}}.

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2021-12-25T21:26:22Z

weapon trivia and some minor refactoring

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	Trolls are massive, strong, and dim creatures. In this game, they are a [[Shadow Alignment\|Shadow]] [[race]], appearing first as {{C\|Moria}} [[minion]]s, and later as {{C\|Sauron}} and {{C\|Orc}} [[culture]] minions.		Trolls are massive, strong, and dim creatures. In this game, they are a [[Shadow Alignment\|Shadow]] [[race]], appearing first as {{C\|Moria}} [[minion]]s, and later as {{C\|Sauron}} and {{C\|Orc}} [[culture]] minions.

	The first troll minion was {{Card\|Cave Troll of Moria}}, a {{C\|Moria}} minion which set the tone for most later troll cards. It's expensive but cheaper under certain conditions, both from its own [[Twilight]] cost reduction at [[Underground]] [[Site\|site]]s (sites 4 and 5 in [[Fellowship Block]]) as well as from {{Card\|Troll's Keyward}}. It's so strong that it threatens to [[overwhelm]] unprepared [[companion]]s. And it's both [[Fierce]] and [[Damage]] +1, allowing to do four wounds if allowed to rampage unchecked. He wasn't always played, but ~~he'd~~ occasionally appear in ~~{{C\|Moria}}~~ [[~~beatdown~~]], a strategy ~~that focused less~~ on ~~lots of cheap~~ minions with {{Card\|~~Goblin Scimitar~~}} ~~and more on higher-strength minions supplemented with~~ {{~~Card~~\|Moria ~~Axe~~}}, or simply to help keep the Free Peoples player honest.		The first troll minion was {{Card\|Cave Troll of Moria}}, a {{C\|Moria}} minion which set the tone for most later troll cards. It's expensive but cheaper under certain conditions, both from its own [[Twilight]] cost reduction at [[Underground]] [[Site\|site]]s (sites 4 and 5 in [[Fellowship Block]]) as well as from {{Card\|Troll's Keyward}}. It's so strong that it threatens to [[overwhelm]] unprepared [[companion]]s, especially when equipped with its exclusive possessions, {{Card\|Cave Troll's Hammer}} and {{Card\|Cave Troll's Chain}}, or the only possession it has in common with other {{C\|Moria}} minions, {{Card\|Goblin Spear}}. And it's both [[Fierce]] and [[Damage]] +1, allowing to do four wounds if allowed to rampage unchecked. It wasn't always played, but it would occasionally appear in [[Moria Beatdown]], a strategy on higher-strength minions supplemented with {{Card\|Moria Axe}} (as opposed to the typical {{C\|Moria}} [[swarm]] strategies), or simply to help keep the Free Peoples player honest.

	For the next nine sets, all of the trolls were {{C\|Sauron}} culture, starting in [[Ents of Fangorn]]. That set introduced {{Card\|Gate Troll}} and {{Card\|Troll of Udun}}. These saw only occasional play, owing to their high cost. Trolls weren't a common sight until [[Siege of Gondor]]'s [[Besieger]] trolls: {{Card\|Great Hill Troll}} and {{Card\|Troll of Gorgoroth, Abomination of Sauron}}. Those trolls were key parts of the Besieger deck of [[King Block]] and [[Movie Block]], which played many [[Engine]] [[condition]]s and [[possession]]s to set up to overrun the [[Fellowship]] with discount-price trolls. (This set also had {{Card\|Olog-Hai of Mordor}}, but its much-more-difficult discount condition meant that it's generally skipped.) {{C\|Sauron}} besiegers is a common Shadow side in [[Movie Block]] to this day. [[Mount Doom]] later introduced {{Card\|Troll of Cirith Gorgor}}, a strong minion similar to the Cave-Troll, and it can be played in any {{C\|Sauron}} deck that can afford its high Twilight cost.		For the next nine sets, all of the trolls were {{C\|Sauron}} culture, starting in [[Ents of Fangorn]]. That set introduced {{Card\|Gate Troll}} and {{Card\|Troll of Udun}}. These saw only occasional play, owing to their high cost. Trolls weren't a common sight until [[Siege of Gondor]]'s [[Besieger]] trolls: {{Card\|Great Hill Troll}} and {{Card\|Troll of Gorgoroth, Abomination of Sauron}}. Those trolls were key parts of the Besieger deck of [[King Block]] and [[Movie Block]], which played many [[Engine]] [[condition]]s and [[possession]]s to set up to overrun the [[Fellowship]] with discount-price trolls. (This set also had {{Card\|Olog-Hai of Mordor}}, but its much-more-difficult discount condition meant that it's generally skipped.) {{C\|Sauron}} besiegers is a common Shadow side in [[Movie Block]] to this day. [[Mount Doom]] later introduced {{Card\|Troll of Cirith Gorgor}}, a strong minion similar to the Cave-Troll, and it can be played in any {{C\|Sauron}} deck that can afford its high Twilight cost.

Cease: total rewrite. not sure if i really want to redlink those expanded troll deck strategies, since there's one obvious key card to link to

2021-12-25T21:15:42Z

total rewrite. not sure if i really want to redlink those expanded troll deck strategies, since there's one obvious key card to link to

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	~~For the longest time there was only~~ [[~~LOTR01165~~\| ~~Cave Troll of Moria, Scourge of the Black Pit~~]], [[~~LOTR01166\|his hammer~~]] and [[~~LOTR02053\|his chain~~]].		Trolls are massive, strong, and dim creatures. In this game, they are a [[Shadow Alignment\|Shadow]] [[race]], appearing first as {{C\|Moria}} [[minion]]s, and later as {{C\|Sauron}} and {{C\|Orc}} [[culture]] minions.

	~~Then~~ [[~~Ents of Fangorn~~]] ~~released and~~ [[~~Sauron culture~~]] ~~got~~ [[~~LOTR06103~~\|~~Gate Troll~~]] and [[~~LOTR06106~~\|Troll ~~of Udun~~]]. ~~The pair even came with~~ [[~~LOTR06107~~\|~~their own toy~~]].		The first troll minion was {{Card\|Cave Troll of Moria}}, a {{C\|Moria}} minion which set the tone for most later troll cards. It's expensive but cheaper under certain conditions, both from its own [[Twilight]] cost reduction at [[Underground]] [[Site\|site]]s (sites 4 and 5 in [[Fellowship Block]]) as well as from {{Card\|Troll's Keyward}}. It's so strong that it threatens to [[overwhelm]] unprepared [[companion]]s. And it's both [[Fierce]] and [[Damage]] +1, allowing to do four wounds if allowed to rampage unchecked. He wasn't always played, but he'd occasionally appear in {{C\|Moria}} [[beatdown]], a strategy that focused less on lots of cheap minions with {{Card\|Goblin Scimitar}} and more on higher-strength minions supplemented with {{Card\|Moria Axe}}, or simply to help keep the Free Peoples player honest.

	~~Trolls blasted onto~~ the ~~scene~~ in [[~~set8~~\|Siege of Gondor]] ([[~~LOTR08102~~\|Great Hill Troll]], [[~~LOTR08105~~\|Olog-~~hai~~ of Mordor]] and [[~~LOTR08108~~\|Troll of ~~Gorgoroth~~, ~~Abomination~~ of ~~Sauron~~]]) ~~and it got worse~~ from ~~there~~.		For the next nine sets, all of the trolls were {{C\|Sauron}} culture, starting in [[Ents of Fangorn]]. That set introduced {{Card\|Gate Troll}} and {{Card\|Troll of Udun}}. These saw only occasional play, owing to their high cost. Trolls weren't a common sight until [[Siege of Gondor]]'s [[Besieger]] trolls: {{Card\|Great Hill Troll}} and {{Card\|Troll of Gorgoroth, Abomination of Sauron}}. Those trolls were key parts of the Besieger deck of [[King Block]] and [[Movie Block]], which played many [[Engine]] [[condition]]s and [[possession]]s to set up to overrun the [[Fellowship]] with discount-price trolls. (This set also had {{Card\|Olog-Hai of Mordor}}, but its much-more-difficult discount condition meant that it's generally skipped.) {{C\|Sauron}} besiegers is a common Shadow side in [[Movie Block]] to this day. [[Mount Doom]] later introduced {{Card\|Troll of Cirith Gorgor}}, a strong minion similar to the Cave-Troll, and it can be played in any {{C\|Sauron}} deck that can afford its high Twilight cost.

			After Mount Doom, Shadow cultures were reorganized, and all subsequent trolls are {{C\|Orc}} culture. In [[Expanded (Format)\|Expanded]], there are two main strategies featuring trolls: Troll Swarm and Mountain Troll Swarm.

			Troll Swarm is a [[beatdown]] strategy that centers on {{Card\|Troll's Keyward, Keeper of the Beast}}. By including many (often 20+) troll minions in your deck and using a Free Peoples side with strong [[filter]]ing, you can reveal a whole hand full of trolls, generating enough Twilight to play those trolls. Typically this deck plays Fierce, Damage +1 trolls like {{Card\|Ordnance Grunt}}, {{Card\|Cave Troll of Moria, Savage Menace}}, {{Card\|Porter Troll}}, {{Card\|Beastly Olog-Hai}}, plus the very annoying {{Card\|Tower Troll}}. It also runs {{Card\|Relentless Warg}} to get extra uses out of the Keyward, and cards that can [[recur]] the Keyward and his warg like {{Card\|Goblin Hordes}}, {{Card\|Orkish Warg-Master}}, and {{Card\|Half-Troll of Far Harad}}.

			Mountain Troll Swarm is a [[swarm]] strategy, although not properly a deck of its own. It plays a swarm of cheap [[Orc\|orcs]], often with [[exertion]] abilities or abilities that activate when they come into play, then uses {{Card\|Mountain-Troll}} to discard and [[recur]] all of them. This strategy works with many other {{C\|Orc}} culture strategies. [[Warg Super Swarm]] plays many cheap orcs, especially ones that generate more Twilight like {{Card\|Orkish Runner}}, {{Card\|Orkish Scout}}, and {{Card\|Scurrying Goblin}}, then supplements them with [[Warg]] possessions and cards that replay wargs. Mountain-Troll also works well with decks featuring {{Card\|Demoralized}}, which play and replay minions that exhaust companions (chiefly {{Card\|Pitiless Orc}}, {{Card\|Rallying Orc}}, and {{Card\|Orc Hammer}} with {{Card\|Scavenging Goblins}}) to either supplement a [[Direct Wounding\|direct wounding]] strategy, an [[Archery\|archery]] strategy, or simply to set up a huge unbeatable swarm. Mountain-Troll is also a common addition to [[Lurker]] orc decks, which plays efficient swarms of Lurker orcs that all buff each other.

			Note that trolls are considered to be a separate race from [[Half-Troll]]s in this game. Cards that apply to "trolls" do not also apply to half-trolls.

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	Starting with the [[Shadows]] set, Shadow cultures were reorganized, and all subsequent trolls are {{C\|Orc}} culture. In [[Expanded (Format)\|Expanded]], there are two main strategies featuring trolls: Troll Swarm and Mountain Troll Swarm.		Starting with the [[Shadows]] set, Shadow cultures were reorganized, and all subsequent trolls are {{C\|Orc}} culture. In [[Expanded (Format)\|Expanded]], there are two main strategies featuring trolls: Troll Swarm and Mountain Troll Swarm.

	Troll Swarm is a [[beatdown]] strategy that centers on {{Card\|Troll's Keyward, Keeper of the Beast}}. By including many (often 20+) troll minions in your deck and using a Free Peoples side with strong [[filter]]ing, you can reveal a whole hand full of trolls, generating enough Twilight to play those trolls. Typically this deck plays Fierce, Damage +1 trolls like {{Card\|Ordnance Grunt}}, {{Card\|Cave Troll of Moria, Savage Menace}}, {{Card\|Porter Troll}}, and {{Card\|Beastly Olog-Hai}}, plus the very annoying {{Card\|Tower Troll}}. It also runs {{Card\|Relentless Warg}} to get extra uses out of the Keyward, and cards that can [[recur]] the Keyward and his warg like {{Card\|Goblin Hordes}}, {{Card\|Orkish Warg-Master~~}}, and {{Card\|Half-Troll of Far Harad~~}}.		Troll Swarm is a [[beatdown]] strategy that centers on {{Card\|Troll's Keyward, Keeper of the Beast}}. By including many (often 20+) troll minions in your deck and using a Free Peoples side with strong [[filter]]ing, you can reveal a whole hand full of trolls, generating enough Twilight to play those trolls. Typically this deck plays Fierce, Damage +1 trolls like {{Card\|Ordnance Grunt}}, {{Card\|Cave Troll of Moria, Savage Menace}}, {{Card\|Porter Troll}}, and {{Card\|Beastly Olog-Hai}}, plus the very annoying {{Card\|Tower Troll}}. It also runs {{Card\|Relentless Warg}} to get extra uses out of the Keyward, and cards that can [[recur]] the Keyward and his warg like {{Card\|Goblin Hordes}} and {{Card\|Orkish Warg-Master}}.

	Mountain Troll Swarm is a [[swarm]] strategy, although not properly a deck of its own. It plays a swarm of cheap [[Orc\|orcs]], often with [[exertion]] abilities or abilities that activate when they come into play, then uses {{Card\|Mountain-Troll}} to discard and [[recur]] all of them. This strategy works with many other {{C\|Orc}} culture strategies. [[Warg Super Swarm]] plays many cheap orcs, especially ones that generate more Twilight like {{Card\|Orkish Runner}}, {{Card\|Orkish Scout}}, and {{Card\|Scurrying Goblin}}, then supplements them with [[Warg]] possessions and cards that replay wargs. Mountain-Troll also works well with decks featuring {{Card\|Demoralized}}, which play and replay minions that exhaust companions (chiefly {{Card\|Pitiless Orc}}, {{Card\|Rallying Orc}}, and {{Card\|Orc Hammer}} with {{Card\|Scavenging Goblins}}) to either supplement a [[Direct Wounding\|direct wounding]] strategy, an [[Archery\|archery]] strategy, or simply to set up a huge unbeatable swarm. Mountain-Troll is also a common addition to [[Lurker]] orc decks, which plays efficient swarms of Lurker orcs that all buff each other.		Mountain Troll Swarm is a [[swarm]] strategy, although not properly a deck of its own. It plays a swarm of cheap [[Orc\|orcs]], often with [[exertion]] abilities or abilities that activate when they come into play, then uses {{Card\|Mountain-Troll}} to discard and [[recur]] all of them. This strategy works with many other {{C\|Orc}} culture strategies. [[Warg Super Swarm]] plays many cheap orcs, especially ones that generate more Twilight like {{Card\|Orkish Runner}}, {{Card\|Orkish Scout}}, and {{Card\|Scurrying Goblin}}, then supplements them with [[Warg]] possessions and cards that replay wargs. Mountain-Troll also works well with decks featuring {{Card\|Demoralized}}, which play and replay minions that exhaust companions (chiefly {{Card\|Pitiless Orc}}, {{Card\|Rallying Orc}}, and {{Card\|Orc Hammer}} with {{Card\|Scavenging Goblins}}) to either supplement a [[Direct Wounding\|direct wounding]] strategy, an [[Archery\|archery]] strategy, or simply to set up a huge unbeatable swarm. Mountain-Troll is also a common addition to [[Lurker]] orc decks, which plays efficient swarms of Lurker orcs that all buff each other.

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	For the next nine sets, all of the trolls were {{C\|Sauron}} culture, starting in [[Ents of Fangorn]]. That set introduced {{Card\|Gate Troll}} and {{Card\|Troll of Udun}}. These saw only occasional play, owing to their high cost. Trolls weren't a common sight until [[Siege of Gondor]]'s [[Besieger]] trolls: {{Card\|Great Hill Troll}} and {{Card\|Troll of Gorgoroth, Abomination of Sauron}}. Those trolls were key parts of the Besieger deck of [[King Block]] and [[Movie Block]], which played many [[Engine]] [[condition]]s and [[possession]]s to set up to overrun the [[Fellowship]] with discount-price trolls. (This set also had {{Card\|Olog-Hai of Mordor}}, but its much-more-difficult discount condition meant that it's generally skipped.) {{C\|Sauron}} besiegers is a common Shadow side in [[Movie Block]] to this day. [[Mount Doom]] later introduced {{Card\|Troll of Cirith Gorgor}}, a strong minion similar to the Cave-Troll, and it can be played in any {{C\|Sauron}} deck that can afford its high Twilight cost.		For the next nine sets, all of the trolls were {{C\|Sauron}} culture, starting in [[Ents of Fangorn]]. That set introduced {{Card\|Gate Troll}} and {{Card\|Troll of Udun}}. These saw only occasional play, owing to their high cost. Trolls weren't a common sight until [[Siege of Gondor]]'s [[Besieger]] trolls: {{Card\|Great Hill Troll}} and {{Card\|Troll of Gorgoroth, Abomination of Sauron}}. Those trolls were key parts of the Besieger deck of [[King Block]] and [[Movie Block]], which played many [[Engine]] [[condition]]s and [[possession]]s to set up to overrun the [[Fellowship]] with discount-price trolls. (This set also had {{Card\|Olog-Hai of Mordor}}, but its much-more-difficult discount condition meant that it's generally skipped.) {{C\|Sauron}} besiegers is a common Shadow side in [[Movie Block]] to this day. [[Mount Doom]] later introduced {{Card\|Troll of Cirith Gorgor}}, a strong minion similar to the Cave-Troll, and it can be played in any {{C\|Sauron}} deck that can afford its high Twilight cost.

	~~After Mount Doom~~, Shadow cultures were reorganized, and all subsequent trolls are {{C\|Orc}} culture. In [[Expanded (Format)\|Expanded]], there are two main strategies featuring trolls: Troll Swarm and Mountain Troll Swarm.		Starting with the [[Shadows]] set, Shadow cultures were reorganized, and all subsequent trolls are {{C\|Orc}} culture. In [[Expanded (Format)\|Expanded]], there are two main strategies featuring trolls: Troll Swarm and Mountain Troll Swarm.

	Troll Swarm is a [[beatdown]] strategy that centers on {{Card\|Troll's Keyward, Keeper of the Beast}}. By including many (often 20+) troll minions in your deck and using a Free Peoples side with strong [[filter]]ing, you can reveal a whole hand full of trolls, generating enough Twilight to play those trolls. Typically this deck plays Fierce, Damage +1 trolls like {{Card\|Ordnance Grunt}}, {{Card\|Cave Troll of Moria, Savage Menace}}, {{Card\|Porter Troll}}, {{Card\|Beastly Olog-Hai}}, plus the very annoying {{Card\|Tower Troll}}. It also runs {{Card\|Relentless Warg}} to get extra uses out of the Keyward, and cards that can [[recur]] the Keyward and his warg like {{Card\|Goblin Hordes}}, {{Card\|Orkish Warg-Master}}, and {{Card\|Half-Troll of Far Harad}}.		Troll Swarm is a [[beatdown]] strategy that centers on {{Card\|Troll's Keyward, Keeper of the Beast}}. By including many (often 20+) troll minions in your deck and using a Free Peoples side with strong [[filter]]ing, you can reveal a whole hand full of trolls, generating enough Twilight to play those trolls. Typically this deck plays Fierce, Damage +1 trolls like {{Card\|Ordnance Grunt}}, {{Card\|Cave Troll of Moria, Savage Menace}}, {{Card\|Porter Troll}}, {{Card\|Beastly Olog-Hai}}, plus the very annoying {{Card\|Tower Troll}}. It also runs {{Card\|Relentless Warg}} to get extra uses out of the Keyward, and cards that can [[recur]] the Keyward and his warg like {{Card\|Goblin Hordes}}, {{Card\|Orkish Warg-Master}}, and {{Card\|Half-Troll of Far Harad}}.

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	Trolls are massive, strong, and dim creatures. In this game, they are a [[Shadow Alignment\|Shadow]] [[race]], appearing first as {{C\|Moria}} [[minion]]s, and later as {{C\|Sauron}} and {{C\|Orc}} [[culture]] minions.		Trolls are massive, strong, and dim creatures. In this game, they are a [[Shadow Alignment\|Shadow]] [[race]], appearing first as {{C\|Moria}} [[minion]]s, and later as {{C\|Sauron}} and {{C\|Orc}} [[culture]] minions.

	The first troll minion was {{Card\|Cave Troll of Moria}}, a {{C\|Moria}} minion which set the tone for most later troll cards. It's expensive but cheaper under certain conditions, both from its own [[Twilight]] cost reduction at [[Underground]] [[Site\|site]]s (sites 4 and 5 in [[Fellowship Block]]) as well as from {{Card\|Troll's Keyward}}. It's so strong that it threatens to [[overwhelm]] unprepared [[companion]]s. And it's both [[Fierce]] and [[Damage]] +1, allowing to do four wounds if allowed to rampage unchecked. He wasn't always played, but ~~he'd~~ occasionally appear in ~~{{C\|Moria}}~~ [[~~beatdown~~]], a strategy ~~that focused less~~ on ~~lots of cheap~~ minions with {{Card\|~~Goblin Scimitar~~}} ~~and more on higher-strength minions supplemented with~~ {{~~Card~~\|Moria ~~Axe~~}}, or simply to help keep the Free Peoples player honest.		The first troll minion was {{Card\|Cave Troll of Moria}}, a {{C\|Moria}} minion which set the tone for most later troll cards. It's expensive but cheaper under certain conditions, both from its own [[Twilight]] cost reduction at [[Underground]] [[Site\|site]]s (sites 4 and 5 in [[Fellowship Block]]) as well as from {{Card\|Troll's Keyward}}. It's so strong that it threatens to [[overwhelm]] unprepared [[companion]]s, especially when equipped with its exclusive possessions, {{Card\|Cave Troll's Hammer}} and {{Card\|Cave Troll's Chain}}, or the only possession it has in common with other {{C\|Moria}} minions, {{Card\|Goblin Spear}}. And it's both [[Fierce]] and [[Damage]] +1, allowing to do four wounds if allowed to rampage unchecked. It wasn't always played, but it would occasionally appear in [[Moria Beatdown]], a strategy on higher-strength minions supplemented with {{Card\|Moria Axe}} (as opposed to the typical {{C\|Moria}} [[swarm]] strategies), or simply to help keep the Free Peoples player honest.

	For the next nine sets, all of the trolls were {{C\|Sauron}} culture, starting in [[Ents of Fangorn]]. That set introduced {{Card\|Gate Troll}} and {{Card\|Troll of Udun}}. These saw only occasional play, owing to their high cost. Trolls weren't a common sight until [[Siege of Gondor]]'s [[Besieger]] trolls: {{Card\|Great Hill Troll}} and {{Card\|Troll of Gorgoroth, Abomination of Sauron}}. Those trolls were key parts of the Besieger deck of [[King Block]] and [[Movie Block]], which played many [[Engine]] [[condition]]s and [[possession]]s to set up to overrun the [[Fellowship]] with discount-price trolls. (This set also had {{Card\|Olog-Hai of Mordor}}, but its much-more-difficult discount condition meant that it's generally skipped.) {{C\|Sauron}} besiegers is a common Shadow side in [[Movie Block]] to this day. [[Mount Doom]] later introduced {{Card\|Troll of Cirith Gorgor}}, a strong minion similar to the Cave-Troll, and it can be played in any {{C\|Sauron}} deck that can afford its high Twilight cost.		For the next nine sets, all of the trolls were {{C\|Sauron}} culture, starting in [[Ents of Fangorn]]. That set introduced {{Card\|Gate Troll}} and {{Card\|Troll of Udun}}. These saw only occasional play, owing to their high cost. Trolls weren't a common sight until [[Siege of Gondor]]'s [[Besieger]] trolls: {{Card\|Great Hill Troll}} and {{Card\|Troll of Gorgoroth, Abomination of Sauron}}. Those trolls were key parts of the Besieger deck of [[King Block]] and [[Movie Block]], which played many [[Engine]] [[condition]]s and [[possession]]s to set up to overrun the [[Fellowship]] with discount-price trolls. (This set also had {{Card\|Olog-Hai of Mordor}}, but its much-more-difficult discount condition meant that it's generally skipped.) {{C\|Sauron}} besiegers is a common Shadow side in [[Movie Block]] to this day. [[Mount Doom]] later introduced {{Card\|Troll of Cirith Gorgor}}, a strong minion similar to the Cave-Troll, and it can be played in any {{C\|Sauron}} deck that can afford its high Twilight cost.

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	~~For the longest time there was only~~ [[~~LOTR01165~~\| ~~Cave Troll of Moria, Scourge of the Black Pit~~]], [[~~LOTR01166\|his hammer~~]] and [[~~LOTR02053\|his chain~~]].		Trolls are massive, strong, and dim creatures. In this game, they are a [[Shadow Alignment\|Shadow]] [[race]], appearing first as {{C\|Moria}} [[minion]]s, and later as {{C\|Sauron}} and {{C\|Orc}} [[culture]] minions.

	~~Then~~ [[~~Ents of Fangorn~~]] ~~released and~~ [[~~Sauron culture~~]] ~~got~~ [[~~LOTR06103~~\|~~Gate Troll~~]] and [[~~LOTR06106~~\|Troll ~~of Udun~~]]. ~~The pair even came with~~ [[~~LOTR06107~~\|~~their own toy~~]].		The first troll minion was {{Card\|Cave Troll of Moria}}, a {{C\|Moria}} minion which set the tone for most later troll cards. It's expensive but cheaper under certain conditions, both from its own [[Twilight]] cost reduction at [[Underground]] [[Site\|site]]s (sites 4 and 5 in [[Fellowship Block]]) as well as from {{Card\|Troll's Keyward}}. It's so strong that it threatens to [[overwhelm]] unprepared [[companion]]s. And it's both [[Fierce]] and [[Damage]] +1, allowing to do four wounds if allowed to rampage unchecked. He wasn't always played, but he'd occasionally appear in {{C\|Moria}} [[beatdown]], a strategy that focused less on lots of cheap minions with {{Card\|Goblin Scimitar}} and more on higher-strength minions supplemented with {{Card\|Moria Axe}}, or simply to help keep the Free Peoples player honest.

	~~Trolls blasted onto~~ the ~~scene~~ in [[~~set8~~\|Siege of Gondor]] ([[~~LOTR08102~~\|Great Hill Troll]], [[~~LOTR08105~~\|Olog-~~hai~~ of Mordor]] and [[~~LOTR08108~~\|Troll of ~~Gorgoroth~~, ~~Abomination~~ of ~~Sauron~~]]) ~~and it got worse~~ from ~~there~~.		For the next nine sets, all of the trolls were {{C\|Sauron}} culture, starting in [[Ents of Fangorn]]. That set introduced {{Card\|Gate Troll}} and {{Card\|Troll of Udun}}. These saw only occasional play, owing to their high cost. Trolls weren't a common sight until [[Siege of Gondor]]'s [[Besieger]] trolls: {{Card\|Great Hill Troll}} and {{Card\|Troll of Gorgoroth, Abomination of Sauron}}. Those trolls were key parts of the Besieger deck of [[King Block]] and [[Movie Block]], which played many [[Engine]] [[condition]]s and [[possession]]s to set up to overrun the [[Fellowship]] with discount-price trolls. (This set also had {{Card\|Olog-Hai of Mordor}}, but its much-more-difficult discount condition meant that it's generally skipped.) {{C\|Sauron}} besiegers is a common Shadow side in [[Movie Block]] to this day. [[Mount Doom]] later introduced {{Card\|Troll of Cirith Gorgor}}, a strong minion similar to the Cave-Troll, and it can be played in any {{C\|Sauron}} deck that can afford its high Twilight cost.

			After Mount Doom, Shadow cultures were reorganized, and all subsequent trolls are {{C\|Orc}} culture. In [[Expanded (Format)\|Expanded]], there are two main strategies featuring trolls: Troll Swarm and Mountain Troll Swarm.

			Troll Swarm is a [[beatdown]] strategy that centers on {{Card\|Troll's Keyward, Keeper of the Beast}}. By including many (often 20+) troll minions in your deck and using a Free Peoples side with strong [[filter]]ing, you can reveal a whole hand full of trolls, generating enough Twilight to play those trolls. Typically this deck plays Fierce, Damage +1 trolls like {{Card\|Ordnance Grunt}}, {{Card\|Cave Troll of Moria, Savage Menace}}, {{Card\|Porter Troll}}, {{Card\|Beastly Olog-Hai}}, plus the very annoying {{Card\|Tower Troll}}. It also runs {{Card\|Relentless Warg}} to get extra uses out of the Keyward, and cards that can [[recur]] the Keyward and his warg like {{Card\|Goblin Hordes}}, {{Card\|Orkish Warg-Master}}, and {{Card\|Half-Troll of Far Harad}}.

			Mountain Troll Swarm is a [[swarm]] strategy, although not properly a deck of its own. It plays a swarm of cheap [[Orc\|orcs]], often with [[exertion]] abilities or abilities that activate when they come into play, then uses {{Card\|Mountain-Troll}} to discard and [[recur]] all of them. This strategy works with many other {{C\|Orc}} culture strategies. [[Warg Super Swarm]] plays many cheap orcs, especially ones that generate more Twilight like {{Card\|Orkish Runner}}, {{Card\|Orkish Scout}}, and {{Card\|Scurrying Goblin}}, then supplements them with [[Warg]] possessions and cards that replay wargs. Mountain-Troll also works well with decks featuring {{Card\|Demoralized}}, which play and replay minions that exhaust companions (chiefly {{Card\|Pitiless Orc}}, {{Card\|Rallying Orc}}, and {{Card\|Orc Hammer}} with {{Card\|Scavenging Goblins}}) to either supplement a [[Direct Wounding\|direct wounding]] strategy, an [[Archery\|archery]] strategy, or simply to set up a huge unbeatable swarm. Mountain-Troll is also a common addition to [[Lurker]] orc decks, which plays efficient swarms of Lurker orcs that all buff each other.

			Note that trolls are considered to be a separate race from [[Half-Troll]]s in this game. Cards that apply to "trolls" do not also apply to half-trolls.

			{{Unloaded_Keywords_Table}}