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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.
[[File:LOTR-EN03S122.0_card.jpg|frame|right|{{Card|Boromir, Defender of Minas Tirith}} was later reprinted in [[Black Rider]].]]


"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.
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}}.


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.
Power rares from the set include:
 
* {{Card|Elrond, Herald to Gil-Galad}}
* {{Card|Aragorn, Heir to the White City}}
* {{Card|Gondor Bowmen}}
* {{Card|Horn of Boromir}}
* {{Card|Saruman, Keeper of Isengard}}
* {{Card|The Shire Countryside}}
 
Other honorable mentions include {{Card|Frying Pan}}, {{Card|Might of Numenor}}, and {{Card|Bill the Pony}}.
 
Realms of the Elf Lords featured several cards that were subsequently X-Listed in future formats, including:
 
* {{Card|Bill the Pony}}
* {{Card|Horn of Boromir}}
* {{Card|Aragorn, Heir to the White City}}
* {{Card|Saruman, Keeper of Isengard}}
* {{Card|The Palantir of Orthanc}}
 
Sharp-eyed readers will notice the overlap between this list as the Power Rares from above.
 
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.


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.


Realms of the Elf Lords is one of the most difficult sets to find sealed product.


* [[lotr03122|{{ cards:lotr03122.jpg?225 |Boromir, Defender of Minas Tirith was later reprinted in Black Rider.}}]]
* [[lotr00015|{{ cards:lotr00015.jpg?225 |Promotional release of Legolas, Son of Thranduil}}]]


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Realms of the Elf-lords
ID3
NameRealms of the Elf-lords
CreatorDecipher
Release Date2002-06-19
Is Officialyes
PlatformsPaper • LotR-O • GEMP • mLOTRO • Tabletop Simulator • Lackey • gccg
Notes



Boromir, Defender of Minas Tirith (3P122) was later reprinted in Black Rider.

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 Elven allies of Rivendell and Lothlorien, ROTEL 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, Son of Thranduil (3P121) and Boromir, Defender of Minas Tirith (3P122) . Finally, ROTEL introduced Saruman as a playable character and introduced the three Elven rings of power, Narya (3R34) , Nenya (3R23) , and Vilya (3R27) .

Power rares from the set include:

Other honorable mentions include Frying Pan (3C108) , Might of Númenor (3C43) , and Bill the Pony (3U106) .

Realms of the Elf Lords featured several cards that were subsequently X-Listed in future formats, including:

Sharp-eyed readers will notice the overlap between this list as the Power Rares from above.

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.



Sets
Official Decipher Sets Promotional Promotional
Fellowship Block The Fellowship of the Ring • Mines of Moria • Realms of the Elf-lords
Towers Block The Two Towers • Battle of Helm's Deep • Ents of Fangorn
King Block The Return of the King • Siege of Gondor • Mount Doom
War of the Ring Block Shadows • Black Rider • Bloodlines
Hunters Block The Hunters • Rise of Saruman • Treachery & Deceit
Non-Block Sets Reflections • Expanded Middle-earth • The Wraith Collection • Age's End
Unreleased Sets The Great Eye • Shelob's Lair
Unofficial Fan Sets Player's Council PC Kitchen Sink (V0) • Shadow of the Past (V1)
The Hobbit Draft Game Main Deck • Shadow Packs • Supplementary Packs
mLOTRO MLOTRO Promo Cards • MLOTRO Reflections II
The Journey Continues The Journey Begins
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