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'''King Standard''' is a historical [[format]] that includes all of the sets up to the seventh set, [[The Return of the King]]. It's a snapshot of [[Standard]] immediately before the release of [[Siege of Gondor]] in March 2004. As such, it includes the first two waves of additions to the [[X-List]], and uses the [[Site#List of King Block Sites|King Block site path]], albeit without the sites from Siege of Gondor or [[Mount Doom]]. Ring-bearer [[Skirmish Cancellation|skirmishes can be cancelled]] in King Standard as that rule had not yet been introduced, but {{Card|Curse Them}} is the only legal card capable of doing so. It's a somewhat nonstandard format, supported mainly on [[GEMP]] and [[The Last Homely House]] forums. ([[mLOTRO]] has a similar format, called "Early King Standard", that includes sets 1-8.)
'''King Standard''' (short for '''Return of the King Standard''' and sometimes called '''RotK Standard''') is a historical [[format]] that includes all of the sets up to the seventh set, [[The Return of the King]]. It's a snapshot of [[Standard]] immediately before the release of [[Siege of Gondor]] in March 2004. As such, it includes the first two waves of additions to the [[X-List]], and uses the [[Site#List of King Block Sites|King Block site path]], albeit without the sites from Siege of Gondor or [[Mount Doom]]. Ring-bearer [[Skirmish Cancellation|skirmishes can be cancelled]] in King Standard as that rule had not yet been introduced, though {{Card|Curse Them}} is the only legal card capable of doing so. The format is not particularly popular, supported mainly on [[GEMP]] and [[The Last Homely House]] forums. Still, the French community (one of the few groups to still meet regularly and play the game face-to-face) used King Standard for their [https://lotrtcgwiki.com/forums/index.php?topic=11953.0 2021 tournament].


King Standard is one of several historical standard formats. It follows after [[Fellowship Block]], which includes sets 1-3, and [[Towers Standard]], which includes sets 1-6 and is a snapshot of Standard at the end of [[Tower Block]]. Unlike those formats, the snapshot comes in the middle of [[King Block]], after one set of three. The historical standard format that includes all of King Block is the more-popular, somewhat confusingly-named [[Movie Block]], which includes the first ten sets.
Decipher's Standard format was constantly evolving, and unlike block formats there was no official support for past incarnations as new sets were released. King Standard is one of several historical standard formats supported by the community, but unlike others the snapshot comes in the middle of a block rather than at the end. Due to the naming convention it is often confused with the far more popular (though somewhat oddly named) [[Movie Block]], which includes the first ten sets and is the Standard format prior to the release of [[Shadows]]. [[mLOTRO]] uses what might be the expected nomenclature, with "King Standard" referring to Movie Block.


Sets [[Siege of Gondor|eight]], [[Reflections|nine]], and [[Mount Doom|ten]] are omitted from King Standard because [https://lotrtcgwiki.com/forums/index.php/topic,11423.0.html players felt] that cards added in the three omitted sets suffered from unacceptable [[power creep]], or that they would rather not play with the alternate [[Ring-bearer]]s first introduced in set 9, [[Reflections]].
[https://lotrtcgwiki.com/forums/index.php/topic,11423.0.html Its advocates feel] that [[Siege of Gondor|set 8]] in particular suffered from unacceptable [[power creep]], and that - like players who prefer [[Fellowship Block]] or the Towers formats - it is the last point before the game took a sharp (and mostly negative) turn away from what it had been. [[Mount Doom|Set 10]] is often cited as further evidence -- only format changes saw more additions to the X-list than during Mount Doom. [[Reflections|Set 9]], meanwhile, brought First Age characters into the Third Age setting of the game and [[Alternate Ring-bearers]], substantial shifts from the established narrative and gameplay even before evaluating the relative power of the cards themselves.


== X-list ==
== X-list ==


The following cards cannot be included in King Standard decks. For more details, see [[X-list]].
The following cards cannot be included in King Standard decks, with new additions to the X-list noted with the reason. For more details, see [[X-list]].
* {{Card|Elrond, Lord of Rivendell}}
* {{Card|Elrond, Lord of Rivendell}}
* {{Card|Galadriel, Lady of Light}}
* {{Card|Galadriel, Lady of Light}}
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* {{Card|Horn of Boromir}}
* {{Card|Horn of Boromir}}
* {{Card|Saruman, Keeper of Isengard}}
* {{Card|Saruman, Keeper of Isengard}}
* {{Card|Relics of Moria}}
* {{Card|Relics of Moria}} - to curb the effectiveness of {{C|Moria}}
* {{Card|The Palantir of Orthanc}}
* {{Card|The Palantir of Orthanc}} - to prevent [[initiative]] abuses
* {{Card|Frying Pan}}
* {{Card|Frying Pan}} - to counter-balance the ban to Relics of Moria and give new {{C|Sauron}} Orc strategies some breathing room
* {{Card|Bill the Pony}}
* {{Card|Bill the Pony}} - permanent resource denial with no cultural enforcement


==See Also==
==See Also==
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|ValidSets=1,2,3,4,5,6,7
|XList=1R40,1R45,1R80,1U108,1R139,1R195,1U234,1C248,1R313,2R32,2C101,2R108,3R38,3R42,3R67,3R68,3U106,3C108
|RingBearerCancel=Yes
|SitePath=King
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{{Format Table}}
{{Format Table}}

Latest revision as of 21:54, 20 October 2022

King Standard (short for Return of the King Standard and sometimes called RotK Standard) is a historical format that includes all of the sets up to the seventh set, The Return of the King. It's a snapshot of Standard immediately before the release of Siege of Gondor in March 2004. As such, it includes the first two waves of additions to the X-List, and uses the King Block site path, albeit without the sites from Siege of Gondor or Mount Doom. Ring-bearer skirmishes can be cancelled in King Standard as that rule had not yet been introduced, though Curse Them (4C113) is the only legal card capable of doing so. The format is not particularly popular, supported mainly on GEMP and The Last Homely House forums. Still, the French community (one of the few groups to still meet regularly and play the game face-to-face) used King Standard for their 2021 tournament.

Decipher's Standard format was constantly evolving, and unlike block formats there was no official support for past incarnations as new sets were released. King Standard is one of several historical standard formats supported by the community, but unlike others the snapshot comes in the middle of a block rather than at the end. Due to the naming convention it is often confused with the far more popular (though somewhat oddly named) Movie Block, which includes the first ten sets and is the Standard format prior to the release of Shadows. mLOTRO uses what might be the expected nomenclature, with "King Standard" referring to Movie Block.

Its advocates feel that set 8 in particular suffered from unacceptable power creep, and that - like players who prefer Fellowship Block or the Towers formats - it is the last point before the game took a sharp (and mostly negative) turn away from what it had been. Set 10 is often cited as further evidence -- only format changes saw more additions to the X-list than during Mount Doom. Set 9, meanwhile, brought First Age characters into the Third Age setting of the game and Alternate Ring-bearers, substantial shifts from the established narrative and gameplay even before evaluating the relative power of the cards themselves.

X-list[edit]

The following cards cannot be included in King Standard decks, with new additions to the X-list noted with the reason. For more details, see X-list.

See Also[edit]


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 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
PC-Fellowship
PC-Movie
PC-Expanded
Unofficial Formats 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 9 11 12 13 14 15 17 18 16 19
French French
Austrian (Movie)
Austrian (Shadows)
Other Variants
Sealed • Booster Draft • Cube Draft • Culture Shock • Highlander • Poor Man's • PC Errata
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