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| | =Realms of the Elf-lords= |
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| | 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. |
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| |Name=Realms of the Elf-lords
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| |Abbr=RotEL
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| |Creator=Decipher
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| |ReleaseDate=2002-06-19
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| |IsOfficial=yes
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| |Platforms=Paper, LotR-O, GEMP, mLOTRO, Tabletop Simulator, Lackey, gccg
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| [[File:LOTR-EN03S122.0_card.jpg|frame|right|{{Card|Boromir, Defender of Minas Tirith}} was later reprinted in [[Black Rider]].]]
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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}}.
| | "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. |
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| == Notable Cards ==
| | 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. |
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| * {{Card|Elrond, Herald to Gil-Galad}}
| | 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. |
| * {{Card|Aragorn, Heir to the White City}}
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| * {{Card|Gondor Bowmen}}
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| * {{Card|Might of Numenor}}
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| * {{Card|Horn of Boromir}}
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| * {{Card|Saruman, Keeper of Isengard}}
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| * {{Card|Bill the Pony}}
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| * {{Card|Frying Pan}}
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| * {{Card|The Shire Countryside}}
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| Realms of the Elf Lords featured several cards that were subsequently X-Listed in future formats, including: | | Realms of the Elf Lords is one of the most difficult sets to find sealed product. |
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| * {{Card|Bill the Pony}} | | * [[lotr03122|{{ cards:lotr03122.jpg?225 |Boromir, Defender of Minas Tirith was later reprinted in Black Rider.}}]] |
| * {{Card|Horn of Boromir}}
| | * [[lotr00015|{{ cards:lotr00015.jpg?225 |Promotional release of Legolas, Son of Thranduil}}]] |
| * {{Card|Aragorn, Heir to the White City}} | |
| * {{Card|Saruman, Keeper of Isengard}}
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| * {{Card|The Palantir of Orthanc}}
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| Sharp-eyed readers will notice the overlap between this list and the Notable Cards from above.
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| == Starter Decks ==
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| * [[Starter_Decks/Fellowship_Block#RotEL_Boromir_Starter_Deck|Boromir Starter Deck]]: {{C|Gondor}} / {{C|Sauron}}
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| * [[Starter_Decks/Fellowship_Block#RotEL_Legolas_Starter_Deck|Legolas Starter Deck]]: {{C|Elven}} / {{C|Isengard}}
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| == Print Runs==
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| 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.
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