Ent

In The Lord of the Rings TCG, Ent is the Race given to the animated trees of Fangorn Forest (but not to be confused with Tree, appearing only as Huorn). All Ent cards are within the Gandalf Culture. Debuting in The Two Towers with a paired set of Ally cards for Treebeard, Ents would gradually grow into a dominant subculture with additional cards being added in Battle of Helm's Deep and - you guessed it - Ents of Fangorn.

The Ent Horde start

There is an (in)famous eight-character Ent starting Fellowship in Expanded, played in this order:

• Any Ring-bearer, for free as usual.
• Merry, In the Bloom of Health (17U107) for 1 Twilight
• Pippin, In the Bloom of Health (17U109) for 1 Twilight
• Any 1-cost unbound Hobbit. Farmer Maggot, Hobbit of the Marish (11U163) or Fredegar Bolger, Fatty (18R107) are popular choices.
• Quickbeam, Bregalad (6C33) for zero Twilight, because you can spot two Ents and three unbound Hobbits.
• Skinbark, Fladrif (6R35) for one Twilight, because you can spot three Ents and three unbound Hobbits.
• Host of Fangorn (6U32) for zero Twilight, because you can four Ents and three unbound Hobbits.
• Ent Horde (6R28) , for zero Twilight, because you can spot five Ents and three unbound Hobbits.

You can also run just Merry, Pippin, Quickbeam, and a two-cost companion of your choice, if you prefer to not be vulnerable to Úlairë Enquëa, Lieutenant of Morgul (1U231) at site 2!

Any Merry, and Pippin, and Quickbeam are the closest you can come to this start in any format that doesn't include Rise of Saruman.

Ent characters

• Birchseed, Tall Statesman (5U15)
• Ent Avenger (6C27)
• Ent Horde (6R28)
• Forest Guardian (5C17)
• Host of Fangorn (6U32)
• Leaflock, Finglas (15R30)
• Lindenroot, Elder Shepherd (5R19)
• Quickbeam, Bregalad (6C33)
• Quickbeam, Hastiest of All Ents (15R34)
• Shadow of the Wood (15U35)
• Shepherd of the Trees (15R36)
• Skinbark, Elder Ent (15U37)
• Skinbark, Fladrif (6R35)
• Treebeard, Earthborn (4R103)
• Treebeard, Enemy of the Hand (0W4)
• Treebeard, Guardian of the Forest (6C37)
• Treebeard, Keeper of the Watchwood (10R18)
• Treebeard, Oldest Living Thing (4C104)
• Treebeard, Enraged Shepherd (15R38)
• Woodland Onod (17U26)

Cards which Interact with Ents

These cards interact with Ents. Free Peoples cards are overwhelmingly from the Gandalf Culture.

Free Peoples

• Companions:

 * Huorn
 * Merry, In the Bloom of Health
 * Pippin, In the Bloom of Health

• Conditions:

 * Enraged
 * Enraged (AI)
 * Ent Draught
 * Ent Moot
 * Windows in a Stone Wall

• Events:

 * Boomed and Trumpeted
 * Crack Into Rubble
 * Ents Marching
 * Momentous Gathering
 * Roused
 * The Sap is in the Bough
 * Stump and Bramble

• Sites:

 * Fangorn Forest