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The second major batch of errata issued by the PC was done as part of the 2021 12 Days of Yuletide event, which also coincided with the first public playtest release of set V1, [[Shadow of the Past]].  These errata intended to push the boundary of what had previously been done with errata, breaking away from Decipher's restrictions further and issuing buffing errata alongside the nerf errata.  Several infamous cards were targeted, as well as a number of less-well-known ones.
The second major batch of errata issued by the PC was done as part of the 2021 12 Days of Yuletide event, which also coincided with the first public playtest release of set V1, [[Shadow of the Past]].  These errata intended to push the boundary of what had previously been done with errata, breaking away from Decipher's restrictions further and issuing buffing errata alongside the nerf errata.  Several infamous cards were targeted, as well as a number of less-well-known ones.


''For the full article, see [[PC Errata/Yuletide 2021]]''
''For the full article, see [[PC Errata/Yuletide 2021]].''


== 2022 Summer Errata ==
== 2022 Summer Errata ==
A handful of repair errata were released in July and August 2022, almost all of which were alterations to previous errata.  These were mostly buffs to compensate for the over-nerfed state those cards had been left in, sometimes through oversight and in other cases simply being too harsh.
A handful of repair errata were released in July and August 2022, almost all of which were alterations to previous errata.  These were mostly buffs to compensate for the over-nerfed state those cards had been left in, sometimes through oversight and in other cases simply being too harsh.


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Another batch of holiday errata for the 2022 Yuletide Leagues, this batch consisted of 60+ cards in two categories: major balance errata, and a rework to the [[Fellowship Block]]-era [[Discard Deck]] archetype, which aimed to eliminate the [[NPE]] of playing against it entirely.   
Another batch of holiday errata for the 2022 Yuletide Leagues, this batch consisted of 60+ cards in two categories: major balance errata, and a rework to the [[Fellowship Block]]-era [[Discard Deck]] archetype, which aimed to eliminate the [[NPE]] of playing against it entirely.   


To quote the [https://blog.lotrtcgpc.net/2023/01/12/2023-01-errata-remarks/ errata remarks blog post]:
''For the full article, see [[PC Errata/Yuletide 2022]].''


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== 2023 World Championship Errata ==
|title=PC Errata Commentary
With the return of the World Championship under the PC's management, it was known in advance that certain problematic elements of PC-Movie were going to need alteration, and some of those changes were finally made (controversially) [https://lotrtcg.wordpress.com/2023/06/06/june-2023-errata-final-batch-before-the-wc/ in June 2023].
|source=[https://blog.lotrtcgpc.net/2023/01/12/2023-01-errata-remarks/ 2023-01 Errata Remarks]
|text=A Negative Play Experience, or NPE, is different from a card being merely overpowered or too strong. An NPE is when a card or mechanic is degenerate in the sense that it contradicts the basic reason for sitting down and playing the game.


In most card games, you are (bear with me) attempting to sit down and play your cards. It’s okay if your opponent plays better cards, or plays cards more cleverly than you, but if you are made inherently unable to play your cards at all, then you have to wonder what the point was in sitting down in the first place.
''For the full article, see [[PC Errata/WC 2023]].''


Discard decks are not overpowered or difficult to beat. You simply throw out any pretense you had of coming to the table with a fine-tuned deck, you run like a madman down the site path, and you win. Or else you cling to the plan you started with, and watch your hand get disintegrated site after site, alongside your deck getting eaten away little by little, until the number of cards you didn’t play outstrips the cards you did play by a large margin.
== 2023 Yuletide Errata ==
As done most years, the PC's [https://lotrtcg.wordpress.com/2023/12/18/2023-yuletide-leagues/ Yuletide event] includes a batch of errata.  Set [[V1]] receives several buffs and reworks, ARBs received a +1 resistance buff, silver bullets were reworked, and more.


The discard deck is not strong! It is not OP. But it makes you question why you didn’t concede immediately, even if you win. It is, in short, an NPE.
''For the full article, see [[PC Errata/Yuletide 2023]].''


With this errata batch, we are taking a systematic approach to excising this NPE from FOTR block. We are not satisfied with deleting those cards from the game via banning, and in fact we are also not satisfied with merely blanking those cards out and replacing the text with something else entirely.
== 2024 World Championship Errata ==
In preparation for [[Worlds 2024]], the newly-formed Balance Council within the PC issued some last-minute errata, including nerfing Goblin Patrol Troop and temporarily reverting the Silver Bullet errata. [https://lotrtcg.wordpress.com/2023/12/18/2023-yuletide-errata-patch-notes/ September 15 blog].


Instead, we looked to {{Card|Desperate Defense of the Ring}}, which out of all of the discard cards does not feel quite so toxic, somehow. We realized that this must be because of the choice, that even though it is making you choose between two horrible results, you still have the agency to decide which is the least painful path in the moment.
''For the full article, see [[PC Errata/WC 2024]].''


Ironically, after applying this formula to each card, For balance purposes, many cards which affect the draw deck typically had their numbers ''increased'' to compensate for the fact that it was no longer a guaranteed hit. In some cases, the increase was dramatic, but that’s what it took to make it work as an alternate choice.
== 2024 Yuletide + V2 Errata ==
Following [[Worlds 2024]], the [[Balance Council]] addressed some of the strongest showings from the championship.  In addition, with the release of set V2, King of the Golden Hall, a number of errata were issued for that set, most notably the addition of the [[Valiant]] keyword to all Naith Elves.


In addition, Free Peoples cards which discard from the draw deck have been altered to discard from the bottom of the deck instead of the top. The topdeck discard is now reserved for more offensive and targeted cards, which in practice meant every Shadow card.
''For the full article, see [[PC Errata/Yuletide 2024]].''
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== 2025 Spring Errata ==
A few rough edges from V2 were sanded down. The Home-3 allies had their vitality reduced and some Isengard anti-ally options were improved.  GOTM was altered in line of [[Legacy Ruling 1]], which was one of 3 rulings that went out with this errata batch.


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== 2023 World Championship Errata ==
== 2025 World Championship Errata ==
With the return of the World Championship under the PC's management, it was known in advance that certain problematic elements of PC-Movie were going to need alteration, and some of those changes were finally made (controversially) [https://lotrtcg.wordpress.com/2023/06/06/june-2023-errata-final-batch-before-the-wc/ in June 2023].
Several issues had lingered long enough from the release of set V2 (notably Gandalf, Lathspell, whose previous nerf was not sufficient), and some of the recent errata needed their brakes pumped, notably Uruk Raider who was ''too'' good at his anti-ally role.
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== 2023 Yuletide Errata ==
As done most years, the PC's [https://lotrtcg.wordpress.com/2023/12/18/2023-yuletide-leagues/ Yuletide event] includes a batch of errata.  Set [[V1]] receives several buffs and reworks, ARBs received a +1 resistance buff, silver bullets were reworked, and more.


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== 2024 World Championship Errata ==
== 2025 Yuletide Errata + V3 Errata ==
In preparation for [[Worlds 2024]], the newly-formed Balance Council within the PC issued some last-minute errata, including nerfing Goblin Patrol Troop and temporarily reverting the Silver Bullet errata. [https://lotrtcg.wordpress.com/2023/12/18/2023-yuletide-errata-patch-notes/ September 15 blog].
With Yuletide, as always, the PC introduced the largest batch of changes for the year for the purposes of shaking up the metagame alongside the first public release of the set [[The Pelennor Fields (V3)]].  The major cornerstone of this set was to introduce new mechanics, including [[Multi-dot Uniqueness]] and [[Hinder]], both of which were developed with an eye on their use with errata, but there were plenty of other buffs and balance changes besides these.
 
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== 2024 Yuletide + V2 Errata ==
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== 2025 Spring Errata ==
Several other miscellaneous buffs and balance changes were also included.  
A few rough edges from V2 were sanded down. The Home-3 allies had their vitality reduced and some Isengard anti-ally options were improved.  GOTM was altered in line of [[Legacy Ruling 1]], which was one of 3 rulings that went out with this errata batch.


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== Future Errata ==
== Future Errata ==

Revision as of 19:57, 10 November 2025

The PC errata for Flaming Brand (2R32) , intended to reduce its ability to dumpster an entire culture.

While the game was still active, Decipher had a policy of issuing as few Errata as possible, preferring to send problematic cards to the X-List rather than require people to ignore the ink printed on their physical cards. However, in modern times the landscape of the game has changed. The digital platform GEMP dominates the game scene with between 6,000 and 10,000 games per month played, and issuing and managing errata on this centralized platform is easier than it ever was during the game's official print run.

The Player's Council has opted to take an approach more akin to that used in competitive multiplayer video games, with changes issued on an as-needed basis. The PC aims to have no X-Lists and applies the same errata to all PC formats. These are all formats with "PC" in the name, including PC-Fellowship, PC-Movie, and PC-Expanded.

In GEMP, all errata (PC or Decipher) are indicated by a red line across the upper left-hand corner. In addition, all PC errata have a red box in the lower left-hand corner listing the date that the card was last updated.

To search and browse all PC-issued errata, see the following pages:


PC Errata History

PC errata tend to be released in batches, each batch aiming to address a particular cluster of issues or targeting a particular event.

NOTE: The errata listed below are historical in nature. If you are looking for the current errata, then use one of the pages above.

X-List Errata

The first batch of errata issued by the PC in March and April 2021 addressed cards which Decipher had already removed from one or more formats. Decipher added cards to the X-List for all sorts of reason, but regardless of origin the PC attempted to bring all cards to the same standard of playability.

For the full article, see PC_Errata/X-list.

2021 Yuletide Errata

The second major batch of errata issued by the PC was done as part of the 2021 12 Days of Yuletide event, which also coincided with the first public playtest release of set V1, Shadow of the Past. These errata intended to push the boundary of what had previously been done with errata, breaking away from Decipher's restrictions further and issuing buffing errata alongside the nerf errata. Several infamous cards were targeted, as well as a number of less-well-known ones.

For the full article, see PC Errata/Yuletide 2021.

2022 Summer Errata

A handful of repair errata were released in July and August 2022, almost all of which were alterations to previous errata. These were mostly buffs to compensate for the over-nerfed state those cards had been left in, sometimes through oversight and in other cases simply being too harsh.

For the full article, see PC Errata/Summer 2022.


2022 Yuletide Errata

Another batch of holiday errata for the 2022 Yuletide Leagues, this batch consisted of 60+ cards in two categories: major balance errata, and a rework to the Fellowship Block-era Discard Deck archetype, which aimed to eliminate the NPE of playing against it entirely.

For the full article, see PC Errata/Yuletide 2022.

2023 World Championship Errata

With the return of the World Championship under the PC's management, it was known in advance that certain problematic elements of PC-Movie were going to need alteration, and some of those changes were finally made (controversially) in June 2023.

For the full article, see PC Errata/WC 2023.

2023 Yuletide Errata

As done most years, the PC's Yuletide event includes a batch of errata. Set V1 receives several buffs and reworks, ARBs received a +1 resistance buff, silver bullets were reworked, and more.

For the full article, see PC Errata/Yuletide 2023.

2024 World Championship Errata

In preparation for Worlds 2024, the newly-formed Balance Council within the PC issued some last-minute errata, including nerfing Goblin Patrol Troop and temporarily reverting the Silver Bullet errata. September 15 blog.

For the full article, see PC Errata/WC 2024.

2024 Yuletide + V2 Errata

Following Worlds 2024, the Balance Council addressed some of the strongest showings from the championship. In addition, with the release of set V2, King of the Golden Hall, a number of errata were issued for that set, most notably the addition of the Valiant keyword to all Naith Elves.

For the full article, see PC Errata/Yuletide 2024.

2025 Spring Errata

A few rough edges from V2 were sanded down. The Home-3 allies had their vitality reduced and some Isengard anti-ally options were improved. GOTM was altered in line of Legacy Ruling 1, which was one of 3 rulings that went out with this errata batch.

2025 World Championship Errata

Several issues had lingered long enough from the release of set V2 (notably Gandalf, Lathspell, whose previous nerf was not sufficient), and some of the recent errata needed their brakes pumped, notably Uruk Raider who was too good at his anti-ally role.


2025 Yuletide Errata + V3 Errata

With Yuletide, as always, the PC introduced the largest batch of changes for the year for the purposes of shaking up the metagame alongside the first public release of the set The Pelennor Fields (V3). The major cornerstone of this set was to introduce new mechanics, including Multi-dot Uniqueness and Hinder, both of which were developed with an eye on their use with errata, but there were plenty of other buffs and balance changes besides these.

Hinder, as a temporary disable, is designed to be a perfect drop-in replacement for mass discard, and it is this application which makes up a large portion of this year's Yuletide Errata. Cards such as Sleep, Caradhras (1C84) and Saruman's Power (1U136) , which have been powerhouses since their introduction all the way back in set 1, were altered to instead used to temporarily Hinder cards. Other long-standing problematic cards such as Galadriel, Lady Redeemed (10R11) , Gríma, Wormtongue (4R154) , and Secret Sentinels (2R20) were also altered to utilize Hinder, replacing all earlier less elegant efforts to restrict their use.

Besides the Hinder retrofit, the Dwarven culture was given a boost in a series of buffs to its Fellowship Block array of cards, with the aim of improving that culture's ability to rival the Elven and Gandalf cultures in both PC-Fellowship and PC-Movie.

Several other miscellaneous buffs and balance changes were also included.

Future Errata

If there has been an errata batch released since the above section, please go bother ketura on the PC Discord to update this article, lol.

Also, if you have an idea for a card to alter (whether through a buff or a nerf), the PC would love to hear from you.


Formats
Sets 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 9 11 12 13 14 15 17 18 16 19
Historical Decipher Formats Fellowship Block Towers Block King Block War of the Ring Block Hunters Block
Towers Standard
King Standard
Movie Block
War of the Ring Standard
Standard
Expanded
Open
Player's Council Formats (including PC Errata) 1 2 3 V1 4 5 6 V2 7 8 9 10 V3 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
PC-Fellowship
PC-Movie
PC-Expanded
PC Errata 2021 X-List Errata • Yuletide 2021
2022 Summer 2022 • Yuletide 2022
2023 World Championship 2023 • Yuletide 2023
2024 World Championship 2024 • Yuletide 2024 + V2
2025 Spring 2025 • World Championship 2025 • Yuletide 2025 + V3
2026 TBD
Other Variants
Sealed • Booster Draft • Cube Draft • Culture Shock • Highlander • Poor Man's • PC Errata
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