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The default meaning of the word “discard” is “discard from play.” Discarding from other locations (such as from your hand or from the top o ...to use its game text or as a result of some other effect, place that card in your discard pile (not your dead pile). ...

|text=Killed Free Peoples characters are placed in your dead pile. The dead pile is separate from and next to your discard pil ...ith the same title. You may play another copy of a non-unique card that is in your dead pile. ...

A companion is a Free Peoples character in your fellowship. ...anion cards in a row, near the other members of your fellowship already in play. ...

...ard|Steadfast Champion}}, discard it to heal Treebeard, exert him twice to play it again, going back to step one with a minion and shadow condition discard ...forums|TLHH]] thread has a detailed explanation of the most popular loops in [[Open]]: https://lotrtcgwiki.com/forums/index.php?topic=237.0 ...

...ay and in your dead pile at any time. (Each copy of a companion in play or in your dead pile counts as a separate companion, whether it is unique or non- ...lowship total of 9 companions. Thus, if 4 copies of the same companion are in the dead pile, the fellowship is restricted to at most 5 companions rather ...

...g a phase that does not match its phase action. Discard an event after you play it, and before the next action is taken. (See spot.) Even after being disca ...play, even though their effects might seem to apply to cards played later in the same turn. These events take a “snapshot” of the current game state, an ...

..., you don’t lose the game. Continue with the cards you have in hand and in play. ...nalty if you don’t find (or choose not to play) a card you are looking for in your draw deck. ...

...anions is 4 or less. The twilight cost of your Ring-bearer is not included in this total. Don’t place any tokens into the twilight pool for the cards in your starting fellowship. ...

...ard Tender}}. If a card with other cards stacked on it [[Leave Play|leaves play]] for any reason, all of the cards stacked on that card are discarded. Like ...ot them. They do not count for uniqueness. A stacked unique card may be in play elsewhere. Multiple copies of the same unique card may be stacked together. ...

...r [[wound]]s, or special [[Culture Tokens]]. When cards [[Leave Play|leave play]] by any means, all tokens on them are removed. ...ds, which are played specifically to counter other decks you expect to see in the [[meta]] ...

|SubtypeClass=Target Play Area ...a [Gollum] condition that has both types of effects. So long as it is in play, all sites gain the [[Unloaded Keyword]] marsh (the passive effect) and als ...

...ng, which means it can [[clog]] up your hand. This card is only worthwhile in [[King Block]]. ...

Each other player in the game, starting with the player immediately to your right, has one Shado During each player’s Shadow phase, that player may perform Shadow actions in any order, including playing most Shadow cards. ...

...ponent to play, both in a broad strategic sense and how you expect them to play, turn to turn. ...ld in [[Movie Block]] and playing a Movie Block informal match on [[GEMP]] in 2021. ...

...Free Peoples player, you may perform fellowship actions during this phase, in any order. * Play a Free Peoples companion, ally, possession, artifact, or condition from you ...

...twilight tokens that must be added to or removed from the twilight pool to play that card. When you play a Free Peoples card, you must add a number of twilight tokens (from the res ...

...[[wound]]. All you need to do to spot something is note that it exists in play. Spotting works like a [[Cost|cost]], but spotting a man doesn't inherently ...stacking up [[burden]]s) or simply make sure that the proper cards are in play so the effect makes sense (eg "spot a companion" because "that companion ca ...

...your [[Fellowship]] on the [[Free Peoples]] side and draw fewer minions to play for your [[Shadow Alignment|Shadow]] side. ...t]] available to your opponent. With little Twilight, they can't afford to play as many Shadow cards. This doesn't just weaken their Shadow phase, but also ...

...lly [[swarm]] strategies that want to play as many [[minion]]s as possible in a single turn. Most Shadow cards are disposable and discarded at the end of ...|site you control]] then replay himself in a later turn. Sometimes you can play minions directly from your [[discard pile]], with cards like {{Card|Uruk Ca ...

...lp). Troop of Uruk-Hai or Ulaire Cantea, Lieutenant of Dol Guldur see more play to negate weapon bonuses or to discard weapons altogether. * Somewhat useful in in sealed play ...

...design a whole deck around this card, as there are 8 Free Peoples races to play one companion each from (Hobbit, Wizard, Man, Elf, Dwarf, Ent, Wraith, Tree ...ine Walkers has synergy with Gandalf, the Grey Wizard and Gandalf's Wisdom in a choke deck. ...

...ria Lake in Fellowship block), Watcher in the Water makes each tentacle in play strength +2 and damage +1. ...Cave Troll of Moria, Scourge of the Black Pit, or even the Balrog, Watcher in the Water cannot bear possessions (namely, Goblin Spear) due to its gametex ...

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...ay something like Goblin Scavengers from the discard pile, who can in turn play a Goblin Scimitar for extra card draw (and trigger Goblin Armory). They are The Orc you play with They Are Coming (“Shadow: Discard 3 cards from hand to play a [moria] Orc from your discard pile.”) cannot be one of the cards you disc ...

...s, especially [[companion]]s, then moving to a site with 15 or more tokens in the pool. ...[[culture]] cards like {{Card|Gandalf, The White Wizard}} and {{Card|Deep in Thought}}, benefit from a full Twilight pool. Some decks, such as [[Ent]]s, ...

...er combined with {{Card|Hobbit Farmer}} and {{Card|Green Hill Country}} to play all of those allies for free. ...of site 3s in [[The Fellowship of the Ring]] set which allow the player to play a character of a given race to draw a card. The others are {{Card|Rivendell ...

...ert Bolger, Wily Rascal (2C101)]]|[[Hobbit Sword-play (2U103)|Hobbit Sword-play (2U103)]]}} ...gorn signet also makes this Frodo easier to heal, using either {{Card|King in Exile}} or {{Card|Hard Choice}}. ...

...early sites or a slightly larger Nazgul than you would normally be able to play at a given site. ...nefits are vast. An extra two twilight left in the pool means that you can play two Threshold of Shadow (to give your Nazgul a total of +4 strength), two N ...

...2005 the game was ready for beta testing in a circle of close friends, and in January 2006 it was opened to the Polish LotR community. Currently, all car ...ame is completely free to play. Both casual games and competitive playing (in the form of tournaments and leagues) are supported. Known only to the Polis ...

..., as both need initiative to be completely effective, and having recursion in {{Card|Ships of Great}} is a helpful bonus. ...t area]], you can discard a galley to allow for a well-timed {{Card|Fierce in Despair}}. ...

...ion archery total -1 for each copy in play. Elven Cloak requires an Elf to play, but with the number of [Elven] allies and companions available, this spott ...introduce other possessions or conditions that decrease the archery total in addition to offering other affects. Shield of Boromir, Rohirrim Shield, and ...

...ompanion threshold and the twilight tokens in play, the Shadow player can, in theory, end the maneuver phase facing five exhausted companions (by using G ...turally enforced so [Sauron] or [Uruk-Hai] Uruk-Hai can also be spotted to play the condition. ...

Play is moved forward in a fixed sequence of ''phases'', each alternating between giving all players ...

...the game or simply continue to play the previous format ([[Movie Block]], in this case) instead. ...|Strange-looking Men}}. Only one copy of each of these cards can be played in a deck. As with all other entries to the [[Open]] [[R-list]], these were on ...

...ers Standard (where Get On and Get Away is available), Thror's Map has use in Dauntless Hunter free peoples that do not make use of Pathfinder. ...Pathfinder, Thror's Map is the best form of free peoples site manipulation in Fellowship block ...

...ecessitates the use of multiple copies of Saruman's Ambition, particularly in Fellowship Block where excess twilight is more scarce. While discarding a c ...is far more likely to be seen in sealed play than in casual or competitive play. ...

...phase, players may perform regroup actions (special abilities on cards in play with “'''Regroup:'''” and events with that keyword) using the action proced * If he then has less than eight cards in his hand, he must draw cards until he has eight. ...

...ement to play, Goblin Domain does not benefit by having multiple copies in play despite being non-unique. Due to the sitepath rules described in the CRD, Goblin Domain only affects sites on The Fellowship of the Ring sit ...

...rea; it is either one or the other, although the bearer may be an [[ally]] in the Support Area. If a character is at a particular site, all cards borne b ...or {{Card|Gandalf's Cart}}, are not borne. Those stacked cards are not in play. ...

...Nenya, introduced in the Realms of the Elf Lords expansion, and she could play up to 5. ...playing Horn fodder. Elven discard decks prefer her ability to play Elves in concert with Far-Seeing Eyes. Dodging the [4] cost of Elrond is a boon for ...

...them are each in part responsible for the madness of Saruman and Denethor. In this game, Palantír is an [[item class]], and therefore a [[loaded keyword] ...them from being played again as long as Recovered Seeing Stone remains in play. All three versions of this card interfere with your opponent's hand, eithe ...

...t does not exceed six companions, this card should not become a major clog in your hand. ...in play at any point of the turn, the move limit is -1. Multiple copies in play decrease the move limit to a minimum of 1, preventing cards such as Radagas ...

'''Sudden Strike''' is one of the strongest [[searching]] tools in the game. Adding to the {{C|Gollum}} culture's already popular and splashab ...agol]]) then [[fetch]] {{Card|Web}} to play Gollum consistently, or it can play [[Shelob]] and grab {{Card|Web}}. Alternatively, you can [[fetch]] a [[spla ...

...ell-Spoken Gentlehobbit''' is the strongest form of [[condition]] [[hate]] in the {{C|Shire}} culture. He is able to provide a counter to nasty {{C|Ringw ...m [[ally]] [[hate]] like {{Card|Tower Assassin}} and {{Card|Their Power is in Terror}}. However, Bilbo does not mesh well with {{Card|Pippin, Steadfast F ...

...t every site 4 is underground in Fellowship Block, so if you are hoping to play this minion it might help to have some site manipulation (Best choice is Da ...ur opponent makes a lot (You only need 14 with a Goblin Runner), you could play them both. The Cave Troll benefits from the strength bonus of Dark Places ( ...

...otr01324|The Prancing Pony]] or A Wizard is Never Late, as it is an action in its own right, which makes it even less useful. Can help out choke decks, b ...ay Aragorn or Gandalf at twilight cost -2 if they are in your hand and you play them naturally. It also cannot be used when playing starting fellowship mem ...

...for any deck that prominently plays a powerful main [[Dwarf]] companion. Play him as soon as you get him, and use two to completely nullify the scariness * Cards that benefit from companions in the dead pile, such as {{Card|Orc Butchery}}, {{Card|Sauron's Defenses}}, { ...

...but don't depend on him, you needn't bid too high, as many opponents will play this site for you. ...

...ants to the Dark Lord Sauron. They live forever serving one Master, riding in darkness, seeking the One Ring. ...rn -2 or to remove a burden. More and more, we see these little companions in fellowships, especially to reduce the number of races. ...

..., but it works well against any deck. Can be combined with Morgul Gates to play the Witch King at cost 1. * This site is almost guaranteed in any Nazgul deck. ...

...[[Morgul Orcs]], which focuses on a different culture, generally does not play many Twilight Nazgûl, and has stronger swarming minions like {{Card|Morgul ...nions like this are only useful in [[swarm]] decks, which generally cannot play this card. ...

...rden. Skirmish: If bearer is not assigned to a skirmish, discard this from play an artifact or possession from your draw deck on bearer. | Lore=“‘...there in his hand lay a beautiful golden ring.'” ...

...H is particularly useful if you intend to bid high. With 1 or 2 Farmers in play all hobbits will be free, making this a useful addition to [shire] choke de ...

A borderline unplayable rare, Mordor Enraged has little-to-no use in any competitive deck. ...as Orc Insurgent, Orc Taskmaster, or the Restricted Forces of Mordor exist in the [Sauron] culture. ...

...er (1R166)|Cave Troll's Hammer (1R166)]]|[[Drums in the Deep (1C168)|Drums in the Deep (1C168)]]}} ...fire. Finally, it costs one twilight, making it quite situational overall in its use. ...

...ot" ruling on how it works (see below), it only affects sites which are in play at the time it is played. ...behind on the site path. which is not a position a choke deck wants to be in. Choke does not want to double; the point is to avoid adding [[Twilight]], ...

...ou can afford to make a lot of twilight on that turn or whether you should play a 6th companion (And risk effects like those of Ulaire Enquea, LoM or Greed ...

...ist the construction of the support area or grab an important condition to play on a companion, like O Elbereth! Gilthoniel! or The Last Alliance of Elves ...considering the [2] cost. The addition of Bilbo, Bearer of Things Burgled in the Reflections expansion exasperates this. ...

...lay from the [[Discard]] pile, or a card that stacks other cards on itself in lieu of sending them to the discard pile. ...a [[Condition|condition]], and {{Card|Sindri, Dwarven Lord}} will let you play and replay any {{CultureIcon|Dwarven}} [[Skirmish Phase|skirmish]] [[Event ...

* Beatdown decks such as Nazgul which tend to lack the twilight to play as many cards as the shadow player has ...in play from the current Free Peoples player and all Shadow conditions in play from all current Shadow players. Neither the Free Peoples' Shadow cards nor ...

...he discard pile for each companion over 4, Ulaire Nertea could potentially play up to 5 minions from discard. Ulaire Nertea's game text is not specific to ...n of the Two Towers set. The Nazgul was somewhat replaced by Orc Insurgent in Ents of Fangorn set--a minion without cultural enforcement. ...

...hich is using the {{Card|Erkenbrand's Horn}}/{{Card|New Chapter}} combo to play all their followers at site 1. ...ns into archers, making Frenzy of Arrows the only completely unusable card in the LotR-TCG. ...

...more Armories in play. Goblin Scavengers are also great value because they play a weapon from discard, making more twilight. ...condition discard in their decks. If you don't have a counter to this card in your deck, expect to be hit very hard and try to aim for a shadow win, as m ...

...at http://www.gempukku.com/gemp-lotr, but is now ran by the PC at https://play.lotrtcgpc.net ...ame is completely free to play. Both casual games and competitive playing (in form of leagues) are supported. GEMP is currently the biggest online LotR T ...

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...ful cards such as TAC. It never hit its true stride till Corsairs came out in the Mount Doom expansion. By pairing up Corsair Marauder with Goblin Scimit ...rcumventing the Scavengers' limitation of “on your Moria Orc” only. Useful in those formats that X-list Relics of Moria (Movie Block, Expanded and Pre-Sh ...

...a draw deck; however, Gandalf does not have to be in play at any point to play Gandalf's Cart. The ability to "hold" possessions and artifacts in the support area does not come without risk. Discarding a Gandalf's Cart lo ...

There are 9 different types of cards in the LotR-TCG. Each has its own limitation as to where and when it may be p Most cards in The Lord of the Rings TCG are one of two basic kinds: Free Peoples or Shado ...

...ar|2C104|[[Mines of Moria Index]]|[[Hobbit Sword-play (2U103)|Hobbit Sword-play (2U103)]]|[[Mithril-coat (2R105)|Mithril-coat (2R105)]]}} ''In this section, describe:'' ...

...so Asfaloth's additional strength bonus is not often very useful. However, In the Two Towers, sites 1 through 5, as well as site 8, all have the potentia Asfaloth can also work well in Rohan decks, as many Rohan cards also have synergy with plains and mounts. ...

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...r came the Orcs who tried to cut down those Ents and suffered their wrath! In the end, the Ents overtook the Orcs and regained control of their land. The ...greatness of the Ents in a Nazgul article? It’s because you will see them in very large numbers and when they are played, they will create a lot of twil ...

...pion}} or {{Card|Siege Commander}}. Like most of the other [[Morgul Orcs]] in [[Return of the King]] that specifically focus on supporting Nazgûl or {{Cu ...part {{Card|Shagrat, Captain of Cirith Ungol}}. Most Morgul Orc decks that play any version of Gorbag at all will prefer {{Card|Gorbag, Covetous Captain}}. ...

...is currently in play and active, or if a unique card with the same name is in the [[dead pile]]. If a card doesn't have a title with a dot, it is '''non- ...e four copies of any card with the same title, regardless of the subtitle. In the case of Sauron, your deck could have two copies of each of Sauron, the ...

...ur support area. There is no limit to the number of allies you may have in play. Block symbol is a factor in determining an ally’s home site. ...

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...rd|Orc Patrol}}, and {{Card|Grishnakh, Orc Captain}}. Additionally you can play the [[initiative]] [[trackers]] from [[Return of the King]], on the off cha ...ood}}, or the condition-tossing {{Card|Galadriel, Lady Redeemed}}, you can play {{Card|Terrible as the Dawn}} to either kill [[Galadriel]] or cripple their ...

...a league may compete by playing any number of games against other players in the league over a period of time, typically segmented as Series. ...

...[[culture]] for dealing with bothersome possessions, the only other cards in this culture that can deal with conditions are either comparably restrictiv ...gul}}, then five for Beauty is Fading itself. This is especially difficult in [[Fellowship Block]], where [[choke]] decks are common and [[site]]s have g ...

...al approaches to doing so, some of which are also referred to as "cycling" in the specific case. ...the other side, too, because it means you can more quickly find key cards in your deck before they are needed. Cards that draw more cards, such as {{Car ...

...effects that respond to the same kind of trigger. They count something in play, and when there is more of that thing, more effects happen. ...nt requires you to discard 2 cards from your hand and you only have 1 card in hand, just discard the 1 card and ignore the rest. If the effect of a card ...

...ve to spot him (Their Arrows Enrage, Uruk Ravager etc.) are much easier to play. It also means that other copies of him cannot be played while he is out, s ...etc.) as the Free Peoples player will not only be able to discard him from play but also received an additional benefit depending on what card they used. ...

...on your opponent, even if they can counter the Balrog himself. He can also play [moria] orcs from discard; this is not usually that useful, as there’s rare * In a fair fight, the Balrog is strong against pretty much everything. However, ...

'''Lore''' is flavor text placed underneath the game text in italicized font if there's room. Usually the lore is a quote from the Lord ...005.jpg?300 |The Balrog came, climbed up the walls / And kicked poor Durin in the balls.}}]] ...

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...t have any Regroup Events - even if they did, they might simply opt not to play them, as they can see the Orc Ambusher's ability anyway. ...

...play, and comes in handiest against devastating regroup events like Fierce in Despair or New Fear. Additionally, An Able Guide can help cover most of the * Expensive [Raider] regroup actions, such as Fierce In Despair, Great Beasts, or New Fear ...

...y, all of the '''[[companion]]s''' that the [[Free Peoples]] player has in play. This always includes the [[Ring-bearer]], and may include up to eight othe ...Keyword]]''', an [[unloaded keyword]] that only appears on [[companion]]s in the last [[set]], [[Age's End]]. ...

Among the least-used [Shire] allies in the game across any format, Master Proudfoot, Distant Relative of Bilbo is ...Master Proudfoot does not exert for his ability, he can also be exerted to play cards like Thror's Map or A Talent for Not Being Seen. ...

...phase, players may perform archery actions (special abilities on cards in play with "Archery:" and events with that keyword) using the action procedure. W ...to the minion archery total to his companions (and participating allies), in any way he wishes. ...

...also has a low shadow number, which detracts a little from its ability to play Nazgul more cheaply, but gives you the advantage of moving to a low twiligh * Players who drew mostly shadow cards in their first hand (Then immediately moved to this site) ...

...et, Hobbit Sword is one included in almost every deck in Sealed tournament play. ...hat specifically interact with a Hobbit bearing a possession. Hobbit Sword-Play is one of the few [Shire] pre-skirmish wounding cards (Shadowplay and Unhee ...

...effect as Bree Streets if you can play two Nazgul, and is worse if you can play three Nazgul. Despite site 2 being the first site the player travels too, t * Players who drew mostly shadow cards in their first hand (Then immediately moved to this site) ...

...Balrog, Demon of Might, who skips the maneuver phase, or add many threats in the shadow phase to prevent event retrieval (With cards such as Black Land ...galad, HKotN of tokens to use, however Gift of the Evenstar, Blessed Light in particular is nigh impossible to get rid of, because it is an artifact (Gro ...

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...gned by the Shadows player, who can stack extra minions wherever they like in the hopes of winning more [[skirmish]]es or [[overwhelm]]ing key companions ...ay a bunch of minions, then stack all of the extras on the [[Ring-bearer]] in the hopes of overwhelming them. However, if the Ring-bearer is well-defend ...

You must meet any requirements to play a card (or perform an action) before paying its costs. (See spot.) ...minion Madril is skirmishing.” You check that you have at least four cards in hand before you discard cards to pay for that ability’s cost. When you pay ...

...u are not taking 8 archery, you can empty the pool or leave just enough to play your own events. Remember that if you bring something to -1, or even -8, it ...f, The White Wizard, environment, this card is a must in your deck. If you play skirmish events that require twilight, you might want to replace this condi ...

...he Two Towers]], and cards before that point simply included the full text in the card's game text. Conditions can also contain a Support Area subtype as a shorthand for the play target text, but strictly speaking this is not an [[Item Class]]. ...

...oesn't have to come from your hand. However, if you use it on the turn you play it, there's almost nothing the Free Peoples player can do to stop you from ...Card|Ulaire Nertea, Dark Horseman}}. While the minion you want needs to be in the discard pile, self-[[mill]] cards like {{Card|Ever My Heart Rises}} or ...

...ny of Archers}}, or {{Card|Secret Sentinels}} and discard all of the cards in a single stack at once? His [[exertion]] cost, low [[strength]] for his cos ...in ''The Two Towers'' film. He's played by New Zealand actor Ben Fransham in an uncredited role. His name is apparently a [[Decipher]] creation, and isn ...

...and attack an opponent's [[conditions]], or {{Card|Pathfinder}} being used in [[Fellowship Block]] to avoid {{Card|Anduin Confluence}} at site 7. Site ma ...

...t 15, meaning that at the time of its release there was no way to actually play with a pure Hunters Block site path. Set 17 brought 4 more sites which made ...e cards necessary to actually start a deck. No starter decks were produced in time for the release of set 18, the only expansion set without one at all. ...

...nt has in play as well as their entire deck then moving down the site path in one turn. ...with an effect that isn't very useful on its own but might be more useful in a combo. {{Card|The Shire Countryside}}, for example, is a combo piece that ...

...other cards. Also, Barliman can grab this card after usage to immediately play it again, which is handy if you have a way of healing him. ...

...|1U215|[[Fellowship of the Ring Index]]|[[In the Ringwraith's Wake (1R214)|In the Ringwraith's Wake (1R214)]]|[[Morgul Blade (1R216)|Morgul Blade (1R216) * Expensive Fellowships, allowing the Shadow player to play several Nazgul, then draw more cards. ...

...irst Level transfers during the maneuver phase, it can be used effectively in conjunction with {{Card|Alcarin}} or {{Card|Turgon}}. First Level is also g ...fications found in King Block that represent Minas Tirith. There are seven in total: ...

...site, the Shadow player is able to use all twilight to play minions later in the game without worrying as much about running out of protection from Hide ...des' lower initial cost and added card drawing mean that it is rarely seen in constructed Dunland decks. ...

..., this makes it a great boon to beatdown decks which might only be able to play one or two minions otherwise. ...ty to get through your deck. However, when there's only enough twilight to play this minion or another one, the potential of an opponent doubling should be ...

...ansion, Rohan has gained a special ability not seen before: the ability to play possessions outside of the fellowship phase for a benefit (as if playing a ...ething that can be tailored to a specific situation. The obvious use is to play weapons on him, giving him not only the +2 for his text, but also the weapo ...

...a [[dwarf]]-specific pump event anyway because there are only three dwarfs in the whole [[format]]: {{Card|Gloin, Son of Groin}}, {{Card|Thorin III, Ston Similar to {{Card|Sharp Defense}}, if there's one [[Hunter]] minion in play, you have to grant the dwarf +1 [[strength]] and [[Damage]] +1. You can't c ...

...ith [[Tracker]] minions, especially with the {{C|Isengard}} [[condition]]s in [[The Two Towers]]. ...

...py's ability, it rarely sees play, although it could potentially be useful in a hybrid deck. Cards that work well with it include Resistance Becomes Unbe ...

As two versions of Arwen and all versions of Aragorn are rangers in the Fellowship of the Ring block, Arwen's Fate is generally less productive ...e Fellowship of the Ring set, Arwen's Fate is even less likely to see play in a sealed format, as it requires having two rare companions (Arwen, Daughter ...

...ed counterparts, oversized cards are not typically permitted in tournament play. ...

...term. Something that is overpowered is just too strong. It's a common term in games of all sorts. Along with being a [[Negative Play Experience]], being OP is one of the main ways a card can be [[Broken|broke ...

...Dagger Strike may be played to no effect to cycle it out of hand (perhaps in an effort to draw the weapons needed). Dagger Strike is also a versatile event in mono-Hobbit decks as it is not a stealth event, which can be cancelled or p ...

...phase, players may perform maneuver actions (special abilities on cards in play with “'''Maneuver:'''” and events with that keyword) using the action proce ...ly pass. Passing does not prevent a player from performing an action later in the same phase.</block> ...

...{{Nazgul}} from the {{C|Ringwraith}} culture, but it has made appearances in every [[Shadow]] culture, empowering large [[Troll]]s, [[Orc]]s, or the occ Players may again perform assignment actions (special abilities on cards in play with "Assignment:" and events with that keyword) using the action procedure ...

...On the other hand, the twilight reduction will almost always allow you to play Durin's Bane, even against a choke deck, and Flame of Udun is usually possi In the Pre-Shadows Multipath Format, you can hit an opponent hard with this si ...

...phase) Pursuit Just Behind may give the free peoples player the advantage in a move to a sanctuary or to site 9. ...a dangerous exertion before the Shadow player gets another opportunity to play minions ...

...of My People is still relevant after Fellowship Block, and often sees play in Movie Block to counter Besieger decks and the still popular [Moria] culture * Decks with the ability to play from discard pile ...

...' is an informal game term. Fetching a card means taking it from an out-of-play area (often the draw deck) and putting it somewhere more useful, typically ..."important" ones such as components of a [[combo]] or a [[silver bullet]]. In this way it is distinct from [[recursion]], which is favored when an effect ...

...ng Quarters}}, it's probably a good idea to run one of those instead, even in a deck chiefly focused on {{C|Gondor}} [[companion]]s. ...into {{Card|Rohirrim Camp}}, few swarm decks are going to try very hard to play a swarm of minions at site 2 or 3. ...

...weaker, but much cheaper, and can still be played if [[Gandalf]] isn't in play. ...who remove all their wounds when they return to your hand), {{Card|A Light In His Mind}} combined with {{Card|The Shire Countryside}} and some source of ...

...e''' is one of the most popular and [[splashable]] condition removal tools in post-[[Shadows]] formats. It provides a small strength boost and condition ...lf]] twilight tricks like {{Card|Fury of the White Rider}} and {{Card|Deep in Thought}}. However, Pallando is virtually ineffective against [[Ninja Gollu ...

...ause the limiting factor for [Moria] swarms is usually the number of cards in hand and not the amount of twilight, having cheap goblins (Especially Gobli ...playing things over and over again. Many popular minions have coming-into-play benefits: Goblin Runner, Goblin Flankers, Moria Scout, Goblin Scavengers or ...

...decks are only called "bomb" decks if they somehow play many more minions in a single turn than is normally possible. ...once. For example, playing multiple copies of {{Card|Lost to the Goblins}} in one turn, after you've [[filter]]ed out almost all of the Free Peoples card ...

...later sites. The Ents of Fangorn card Winged and Ominous offers an assist in the generation of pool. It is a condition that plays to your support area f ...exertions, thereby increasing the likelihood that they will be exhaustible in the Regroup phase. ...

...Heart in the Skirmish phase to make Gimli strength +1 (whether or not he's in a skirmish, remember!). ...no means out of the game. The event Defending the Keep allows a player to play a Dwarven condition from the discard pile, so Dwarven Heart can be played a ...

...[[Ring-bearer]] in this game, is a hobbit. With one exception, all hobbits in this game are {{C|Shire}} culture Free Peoples [[character]]s. ...ty allows the [[Shadow Alignment|Shadow]] player to play this minion, then play cards like {{Card|Fool of a Took!}} that spot "a Hobbit" against any oppone ...

The Easterling Captain in particular makes an excellent combination with Look at Him, his skirmish ab ...ard just gets nastier and nastier, often adding 6-8 twilight with a single play. That lets you easily use Evil-Smelling Fens to get back big minions, espec ...

...a of how the game began in contrast to the major changes that Towers block in particular brought. ...where the latest and most expansive version of the game is the only way to play. Decklists can be found at [http://lotrtcgwiki.com/forums/index.php/board,1 ...

...sh another culture, such as the [Isengard] Beyond the Height of Men). Bear in mind however that the Troll may still overwhelm characters like Gimli, even Cave Troll's Hammer is also less difficult than most unique weapons to play because it can be played using Relics of Moria, makes twilight with Goblin ...

...e when used with the plethora of {{C|Elven}} allies available, especially in {{Card|Far-Seeing Eyes}} Decks. {{Card|Silinde}} can then copy this site's ...of site 3s in [[The Fellowship of the Ring]] set which allow the player to play a character of a given race to draw a card. The others are {{Card|Frodo's B ...

...most common in [[Tower Block]], [[Towers Standard]], and [[King Standard]] play. By [[Movie Block]], it's rarely seen. ...

...atility is also one of few counters to Ulaire Enquea, Lieutenant of Morgul in Fellowship Block, making it easier to protect large Fellowships. ...ave any number of rivers and forests on the path, so the card may see play in Expanded decks. ...

...g''' is an [[Item Class]], and thus a [[Loaded Keyword]]. All of the rings in this game are [[Artifact]]s of a previous age. Characters may only bear one ...a special card type and is not considered a ring. Cards that affect rings in general do not affect the One Ring, and the [[Ring-bearer]] may also bear a ...

...{{Card|Nasty}}. As a result, Clever Hobbits is mainly used as a trump card in Solo Sméagol, to get through particularly tough turns. ...ditions if there isn't a fair amount of [[twilight cost|twilight]] already in the pool. (A single copy of Deceit simply gets discarded first with no help ...

...Horn over and over to put them all into play. This is especially powerful in conjunction with {{Card|Gamling, Defender of the Hornburg}} to [[download]] ...

...in [[Besieger]] decks, Grond is a staple of almost all {{C|Sauron}} decks in [[Movie Block]] and later. ...make (the very annoying) {{Card|Gorgoroth Assassin}} more attractive even in a deck not chiefly focused on Besiegers. ...

...he is killed, regardless of whether he wears the Ring. See also [[leaving play]]. ...

...d [[Elvents]] that play many {{C|Elven}} skirmish events, they still don't play Arrow and Blade. ...However, this card is so expensive and weak that it is rarely played, even in those decks. ...

...ealed in Wrath}} and {{Card|Back to the Light}} that do more for less. All in all, just pick a different event. ...nd {{Card|Back to the Light}} can make the top card whatever you want, but in this case you’ll want {{Card|Forearmed}} ...

...n unreliable. In many games, players expect about a 50/50 chance of a card in the draw deck to be a Free Peoples or Shadow card and less of a chance for ...r According to His Stature maintain effectiveness. Keeping Fool of a Took! in hand for that perfect swarm will slow your ability to cycle somewhat, thoug ...

...), each site had a particular number and had to be played in that position in the adventure path. Starting with Shadows, sites did not have numbers print * In a two-player game, only one player ever makes it to site 9; if they survive ...

| GameText=Fellowship: Spot 2 [ROHAN] Men (or 1 valiant [ROHAN] Man) to play a [ROHAN] character or [ROHAN] possession from your draw deck. ...the bright eyes in the grass! Evermind they are called... for they blossom in all seasons of the year, and grow where dead men rest.'” ...

...of the Ring]], the only playable Ring-bearer was Frodo, and if Sam was in play when he died, [[the One Ring]] would pass to Sam and you would continue on ...ard|Smeagol, Bearer of Great Secrets}}, you do not need to add a burden to play him. ...

...arly any other Nazgul strategy to severely limit the Free People's options in skirmishes and with abilities that require exertions. It is particularly e ...select Blade Tip, leaving Black Breath to slowly suffocate that companion. In addition, Black Breath has no limit per companion, so you can place two or ...

...(on the bottom if you've rotated the site properly). This arrow is unused in 2-player 1v1 matches. In multiplayer with 3 or more players, this arrow is used to determine which S ...

...y into common gamer usage. You might encounter casual usage of those terms in conversations about the Lord of the Rings TCG, some of which you can find d ...dagast, The Brown}}, or relatively weak characters, like most [[Hobbit]]s. In the case of {{Card|Sam, Son of Hamfast}}, he's all three, and it's rare tha ...

...h the [[hand extension]] and [[recursion]] of [[Corsair]] {{C|Raider}}s to play huge [[swarm]]s of minions all at once. ...ill your hand with {{Card|Under Foot}}. Under ideal circumstances, you can play Under Foot multiple times, since almost all of your minions are cheap or fr ...

...Pale Blade when you [[Reconcile|reconcile]], and pick it up again once you play the Witch-King. ...like {{Card|Hall of the Kings}}, {{Card|City Gates}}, or {{Card|Dagorlad}} in [[King Block]]-based [[format]]s like [[Movie Block]], you'll generally nee ...

There are just too many better {{C|Ringwraith}} minions in the same niche. {{Card|Morgul Hound}} is less reliable but half the cost fo ...orne]] by minions, and the worthwhile [[support area]] possessions are not in {{C|Ringwraith}} culture. ...

...lture. Unfortunately, it's just not consistent enough to justify inclusion in almost any deck, however. ...h a twilight cost greater than zero. Cards that can soak up twilight later in the turn, like {{Card|Ulaire Attea, Keeper of Dol Guldur}} or {{Card|Easter ...

...s very difficult to counter, however, as more and more cards were released in later sets, several strategies became possible to deal with this minion, mo ...

|text=Some card effects allow you to draw cards in the fellowship phase. You cannot draw (or take into hand) more than 4 cards ...e discard pile ({{Card|Birthday Present}}), or taking cards into hand from play ({{Card|The Shards of Narsil}}). ...

..., Lady of Light shown at the right can use her ability as soon as she's in play. ...pher placed the home site information in the center of the card instead of in the unused section right beneath the vitality; perhaps they didn't want the ...

...indicates that you may perform that action whenever the trigger described in its game text happens. ...n is “about to” happen. Typically, only one such response can be performed in a given situation, because its effect will “prevent” that situation or repl ...

...y using events after the fellowship phase such as Roll of Thunder and Deep in Thought, the Free Peoples player can maintain a smaller fellowship and stil ...'''after''' paying their costs (effect), and as such the twilight added to play them will be available to increase Gandalf's strength. ...

...ny powerful skirmish-won effects utilized by the Dunlendings, Hill Clan is in a family of minions (the others being {{Card|Wild Man of Dunland}}, {{Card| ...an, this deficiency may leave the Shadow player without enough twilight to play a strong minion that can take advantage of the damage bonus. Even without u ...

...nding deck you make because of the many ways it can destroy allies and aid in various Dunlending strategies. ...ior is a good counter for anyone who winds up facing Rohan Fellowships day in and day out. Kill off the annoying villagers who heal and pump strength and ...

...ock]] [[Uruk Beatdown]] decks in [[Movie Block]]. While it's rarely played in Movie Block, that's the only significant [[format]] where it's useful at al ...rounds at all, which quietly [[Nerf|nerf]]ed these key cards in that deck. In formats using the King Block site path, like [[Movie Block]] and [[King Sta ...

...of site 3s in [[The Fellowship of the Ring]] set which allow the player to play a character of a given race to draw a card. The others are {{Card|Rivendell ...

Most artifacts tell you who their bearer can be. Other artifacts play to your support area. |filter= C.CardType IN ('Artifact') AND {{PromoFilter}} AND {{HobbitFilter}} ...

...gnment attempts. Or assure the vitality of Isengard Smith at regroup phase in order to discard Free Peoples weapons (by assigning the Smith to a companio ...light in Two Towers than Fellowship, so it may be possible to play Saruman in conjunction with Lurtz, another strong Uruk or a mounted Warg-rider. ...

...Edge of Madness}}, but there's little reason to play those two companions in the first place. Even if you found a use for their special abilities despit ...

...nce, letting them earn online avatars and movement tokens by participating in online events. ...ble League Cards were also offered exclusively to players who participated in online leagues, which today are among the rarest and most difficult cards t ...

...omplete, each defending character will fight in a separate skirmish phase. In an order decided by the Free Peoples player, skirmishes are resolved one at ...phase, players may perform skirmish actions (special abilities on cards in play with “'''Skirmish:'''” and events with that keyword) using the action proce ...

...of those cards, you ideally want to discard Stay This Madness the turn you play it, because otherwise it's stacking up extra threats for no benefit. And, l ...double? Still useless. Even if it's a do-or-die turn and any contribution in regroup is a help, {{C|Gandalf}} culture already has {{Card|Out of the High ...

...lly a very weak, situational card, but also a staple of {{C|Gondor}} decks in [[Movie Block]]. It's chiefly played as part of a whole package of {{C|Gond ...k]] (or later [[format]]s) as it is. Removing [[Twilight (Cost)|twilight]] in preparation for a [[double move]] is generally more useful, but a [[threat] ...

...pes that the Elves will at least survive by cutting the potential wounding in half. ...to stay competitive. For these reasons, Lorien Is Most Welcome rarely sees play. ...

...on to the similar {{Card|Slaked Thirsts}}, which serves much the same role in both {{C|Dwarven}} decks and [[Rainbow Wounding|multicultural wounding deck ...to wipe the Shadow player's minions and support area out in one fell swoop in the [[regroup phase]]. ...

...It is the last incarnation of Decipher's "standard" format for competitive play. On [[mLOTRO]], this format is called "Hunters Standard". ...was released in 2005, Decipher began [[Rotation|rotating out]] older sets in Standard similar to other TCGs like ''Magic: the Gathering''. This was not ...

...caves, the armies of Sauron, or in poorly-moderated Internet discussions. In this game, they are a [[Shadow Alignment|Shadow]] [[race]], appearing first ...mpage unchecked. It wasn't always played, but it would occasionally appear in [[Moria Beatdown]], a strategy on higher-strength minions supplemented with ...

Useful for any deck with site 6 allies, Lothlorien Woods is generally used in decks which amass allies (Such as Horn of Boromir decks). Since most site 6 * Ally Hate (Tower Assassin, Their Power is in Terror) ...

...what and reduce friction in a tournament setting. It was first introduced in October 2001, just prior to [[Worlds 2002]]<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web This ruling has since been widely adopted for casual play within the community. ...

...released in The Two Towers which specifically require Grima to be in play in order to be used. While certain to surprise a Free Peoples player, there ar ...ing to include more copies of Haunting Her Steps to ensure it is available in the small window it may be used, but not wanting to clog his or her hand wi ...

...icularly in Fellowship Block format--do not contain more than 5 companions in total, meaning the Shadow player would need eight burdens and the four comp * Hand clog early in the game ...

.... Morgul Hunter also has high vitality and thus can be good at exerting to play various [Sauron] support cards. He is expensive however, and is particularl ...

...ecks, to help mill an opponent's hand, or for swarm decks, since these can play more minions than average. This site is also a Plains, so it provides bonus * There are only two other Plains sites in Fellowship block: [[lotr01331|Ettenmoors]] and Hollin. ...

...re than four minions that add tokens to machines. If you're not interested in is game text, there are better alternatives like {{Card|Uruk Warrior}}, {{C ...s remember to play it using {{Card|Siege Engine}} if you have that card in play, rather than playing it on its own. It's easy to forget. ...

...hrough [[overwhelming]] them instead: the important thing is that they die in skirmishes. Frequently. ...

...can remember them AND their cost and calculate why twilight has been left in the pool. ...never assigns a battle to a vulnerable companion when there are 6 twilight in the pool. ...

...y-played card, due to its highly situational game text. It's mainly played in decks that want another site 3 {{C|Elven}} [[ally]] to spot or exert. ...and in [[Fellowship Block]], since the Balrog can't be played after site 5 in that block. ...

...Coldly Still. Also note that The Mouth of Sauron, Messenger of Mordor can play both this and Countless Companies from your draw deck. ...

...it would be Gandalf who would lead the final fight against Sauron and aid in the destruction of the One Ring. ...d he gets along with all the races of Middle Earth. He's the uniting force in the alliance of the Free Peoples. ...

...e becomes a strength 9, Fierce fighter - one of the most efficient minions in the game. ...n and Easterling Infantry are commons; making them easy to get and easy to play. Easterling Trooper is uncommon but the other 5 cards are all rare. Easterl ...

...d Differences (2C69)]]|[[Throw Yourself in Next Time (2U71)|Throw Yourself in Next Time (2U71)]]}} ...Bridge of Khazad-dum at a discount) which in turn robs itself of any place in a deck. ...

...ete in booster drafts and give away prizes to players, I present this card in all of its glory. ...hadow intensive, shadow swarms are very popular and these, in turn, result in rather large fellowships. Thus, it will not be unusual to see your 5 twilig ...

Each burden on your Ring-bearer reduces the resistance of every companion in your fellowship by 1. ...s reduced to zero, there is no immediate penalty, though your opponent may play Shadow cards to take advantage of this. ...

...l skirmish-won effects utilized by the Dunlendings, Dunlending Arsonist is in a family of minions (the others being {{Card|Wild Man of Dunland}}, {{Card| ...es down to choosing which skirmish to lose. By leaving some extra twilight in the pool ({{Twilight|2}} is the magic number for {{Card|Wulf}}, {{Card|Frec ...

...at limited by uniqueness in a deck that might focus on a swarm. That said, in a well-played [Sauron] swarm (using the Battle of Helms Deep expansion trac ...eing neither limited by uniqueness or the strength of the minion "army" in play, and featuring one more vitality. ...

...y on you to provide him with Twilight, so by keeping the pool empty as you play events you're helping ensure he cannot retaliate. However, it may be bette All in all, this event falls into the category of "situational" events that often ...

...block era and the post-Shadows era, since the new and old cultures do not play well together. This had the effect of alienating the playerbase, who viewe ...

...isn't a [[Free Peoples]] character, and he can stack {{C|Men}} [[minion]]s in strange places. These latter qualities are rarely useful, though. ...rossed Hillman}}, and {{Card|Wandering Hillman}}. Since all of these occur in the maneuver phase, the Shadow player can control sites then immediately re ...

...ip moves there (such as Eregion Hills). Since it only requires a Nazgul to play, it might have some use with later sites such as Tol Brandir, but if the op ...that the player gets the site that they want. It could also have more use in games with three or more players. ...

...to spot. More often, it means that something is intolerably unpleasant to play against, either because it is [[Overpowered|overpowered]] or because it is ...k about how a [[nerf]] broke a deck, but when talking about "broken decks" in general, the implied meaning is overpowered or NPE decks. ...

...ide and Seek, [[lotr01170|Fool of a Took!]] and [[lotr02071|Throw Yourself in Next Time]] are examples of [moria] cards with an anti-Hobbit theme. Also n ...ompanions. With all that in mind, Goblin Spear may be a really good weapon in some Moria decks if you pack the needed tools to support it. ...

Expensive condition with a powerful response that plays better in future formats. Few Uruk-Hai have exerting regroup actions, so healing afte ...skirmish and have the available twilight to heal, it is uncommonly played in competitive formats. ...

...the meta changes to many hunter minion decks, ATAR might start to see more play again. Even bearing the above in mind, The Great Ring's ability to add burdens for strength at will makes it ...

...but his lack of starting fellowship reduction in cost makes him harder to play than Third Marshal of Riddermark, although he can still be played from draw ...

...ricted list, as multiple copies could potentially allow a Shadow player to play multiple Orc Scouting Band at the end of his or her shadow phase. Don't count out seeing Tol Brandir in a [Moria] swarm deck, either. Sneaking a few copies of Orc Ambusher into th ...

This card is on the Expanded X-List, meaning it can not be used in any deck in that format. ...eather. To play, exert a [Isengard] minion. Plays on a site. No player may play skirmish events or use skirmish special abilities during skirmishes at this ...

...this card is doubled if used at a river site, now wounding each Nazgul in play twice. That’s great for those Fellowship Block Tournaments. ...nous as well as Spied From Above key off of the Nazgul being able to exert in the Regroup phase. We all know that an exhausted minion (or companion/ally ...

...appearing on {{C|Sauron}} [[culture]] cards in [[King Block]]. All engines play to the [[support area]], and, except for one [[possession]], all of them ar ...

...Manipulation|site manipulation]], and [[Negative Play Experience|Negative Play Experiences]]. French format is supported in [[GEMP]] and [[mLOTRO]]. More info is available in [https://lotrtcgwiki.com/forums/index.php?topic=12007.msg98464 this Last Ho ...

* Pass of Caradhras cannot play Weather events out of phase - http://lotrtcgwiki.com/forums/index.php/topic * This site is the only Mountain in Fellowship Block, and was printed long before any cards that synergise with ...

...aide in the final battle against Sauron. This strength and nobility shows in the power of the Rohan culture to win skirmishes and to punish your opponen ...hem. With the addition of three companions in Battle of Helms Deep who can play possessions outside of the Fellowship phase, Rohan now also has a way to ge ...

...ions, the {{Twilight|2}}-cost Far-seeing Eyes is nonetheless game-changing in its ability to make the Shadow player discard cards from his or her hand be * Decks that play from the discard pile ...

...block era and the post-Shadows era, since the new and old cultures do not play well together. This had the effect of alienating the playerbase, who viewe ...the strongest shadow cultures of the later sets, and specialises primarily in recursion; it was possible to recover any Orc culture card from the discard ...

...s that are intended to be easy enough for brand-new players to pick up and play. Each set typically had two starter decks, each one focusing on different Starter decks were also used in [[Sealed]] formats as a foundation for deckbuilding to be supplemented by o ...

...flaw is primarily the fact that it is an event, which makes it much worse in general than cards like Great Shield and Elven Cloak, while these themselve * Incredibly focused gametext for a single play event; several permanents feature this same text, such as Elven Cloak, Grea ...

...nfluences, etc etc. Not all cards have actions, and a card is not limited in the number of actions that it can contain (though it's usually capped at ar * Discarding cards from play ...

...[Twilight (Cost)|twilight cost]] again and having the card [[Hand Clog|sit in your hand]] until then. That's a pretty strong effect on its own! However, ...can turn them into [[burden]]s during his skirmish. And those burdens can in turn turn into wounds on companions with {{Card|Gates of the Dead City}}. R ...

...a Dunlending strength +2 to keep those minions alive and stop you opponent in his tracks. ...ite control and possession removal are keyed off their winning skirmishes. In two of these strategies, single fights can make or break a game. It's that ...

...he Standard format as it existed immediately before the release of Shadows in November 2004. It allows all sets 1-10 (all of the sets available at that t ...to bring: a single "block" sitepath that encompassed more than three sets in contrast to the movie-driven block formats of 1-10 which changed with every ...

When Nertea was released in [[Ages' End]], he became the bane of [[monoracial]] decks such as [[Gondor ...g-bearer]]. However, due to his easy monoculture hate, he is widely played in many decks as either a [[splash]] minion or as an augmentation to a strateg ...

...dangerous events such as It Wants to Be Found, Morgul Skulker is a fixture in several [Wraith] strategies. ...ghtly cost-prohibitive in the early game when the Shadow player may rather play a Nazgul minion. That said, a key discarded condition like Helpless or Draw ...

...it has synergy with Far Seeing Eyes, and is often played (and then killed) in such decks. After Fellowship Block, players get access to a host of Helms D * Cards that benefit from companions in the dead pile, such as Orc Butchery, Sauron's Defenses, Despair; Uruk Fanat ...

...R] Wraith and add 2 threats. Response: If Aragorn is about to take a wound in a skirmish, exert King of the Dead to prevent that wound. In this section, describe: ...

...and and will try to make the most out of the twilight available, the built-in prevention tends to merely keep the Free Peoples player from making too muc ...o removing (3) for an effect the Free Peoples doesn't need and make moving in the Regroup phase a little safer or keep the Shadow player from using event ...

...s of Mordor generates twilight just by the nature of playing minions. With play-from-discard abilities such as Tol Brandir or hand extending cards like The With the card drawing capabilities of [Sauron] Orcs, particularly in the Battle of Helms Deep expansion (Grishnakh, Orc Captain, Orc Chaser, etc ...

...a threat to middling-strength [[companion]]s. Plus, most {{C|Moria}} decks play their Scimitars over and over again, using tools like {{Card|Goblin Scaveng It's slightly more useful in [[Moria Archery]] and [[Moria Beatdown]], as those decks have more minions ...

...ded Sword will solve that problem, and having a few other healthy Uruks in play (Such as Uruk-hai Raiding Party* or Troop of Uruk-hai) can also help mitiga ...

...k. He can benefit from [elven] pumps such as Defiance, so he could be used in an all elves deck. ...nions have better stats (Even Farin and Fror can use [Dwarven] equipment). In The Two Towers, a more powerful version of Haldir is released, along with g ...

...d other than Thror's Map or Pressing On that can manipulate the site path. In Towers Block, this card is particularly useful at site 6, allowing the Free ...panded format, since site manipulation cards have more value post-shadows. In spite of this, Get On and Get Away can still be pulled from deck via Saved ...

...arming companions when they arrive. Because it allows the Free Peoples to play cards from the discard pile, it has good synergy with other Dwarven effects ...n Axe}} and {{Card|Hand Axe}} play for free (as well as {{Card|Heavy Axe}} in the right deck}}), Beneath the Mountains can be used to quickly arm a fello ...

...iminate the roaming costs of other Orcs while allowing you to exert him to play Under the Watching Eye, but afterwards he can go on to win his skirmish. ...ree Peoples decks based around conditions - Trust Me as You Once Did, Help in Doubt and Need, Gondor Archery and Gondor/Elf Skirmish, etc - makes their a ...

...y, Killing Field aims to help weak companions armed with an Elven Bow stay in the game longer. ...e enough to stay competitive. For these reasons, Killing Field rarely sees play. ...

| GameText=Besieger. When you play Gothmog, the Free Peoples player must wound a companion for each site you c | Lore=“‘Move into the City. Kill all in your path.'” ...

...n the deck since you need to reveal shadow cards from the top of your deck in order to make the deck work. ...

...ilight. Celeborn, Lord of Lorien can also assist Elrond, Lord of Rivendell in extending the Free Peoples hand with an additional draw. ...el, Maid of Lorien provide a strength 15 ally--enough to beat most minions in Fellowship Block. ...

...powerful skirmish-won effects utilized by the Dunlendings, Hillman Mob is in a family of minions (the others being {{Card|Wild Man of Dunland}}, {{Card| ...urning through more than one skirmish pump. By leaving some extra twilight in the pool ({{Twilight|2}} is the magic number for {{Card|Wulf}}, {{Card|Frec ...

...and a decent amount of twilight, the Free Peoples player may be forced to play events to keep companions from being overwhelmed, adding again to the twili ...s of Great Draught also works well with Easterling Captain, as it helps to play him multiple times and set him up with equipment. ...

...your 20 latest games, with format and tournament (if any) they were played in, deck you used, game result, opponent, day and time the game finished and g * Contribute - explains how you can help (if you want to) in [[Gemp-LotR]] development, ...

| GameText=To play, spot an [ORC] minion. Each time the fellowship moves from an underground s In this section, describe: ...

...ctant Adventurer or Frodo, Mr. Underhill for free, making it a good choice in decks which are using that copy of Frodo. ...reliable for removing burdens as needed, if he should die the extra copies in the draw deck become dead cards whereas Brace of Coneys can always be playe ...

...'s Pipe caters mainly to its own deck build, providing synergy with tales. In such a deck, it would likely combine best with Gimli's Pipe, since a tale d ...very weak recursion potential. It also works well with resupplying "Enters play" bonuses such as Songs of the Blessed Realm and Mines of Khazad Dum. ...

...e [[Promotional]] set. It was released as part of [[The Weta Collection]] in summer 2004, and so is considered one of the [[Weta Book Cards]]. ...ability does not specify between Free Peoples and Shadow Men, meaning that in some matchups this is much easier to accomplish than others. Additionally, ...

...h}} for his high strength, respectable vitality, and low [[Twilight]] cost in a starting [[Fellowship]]; his game text is a secondary consideration. Like ...

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...tal -1 for each copy in play. By comparison, Shield of Boromir, introduced in the Mines of Moria expansion, also costs [1] and has added text. ..., while Great Shield can be played on a [rohan] Man, there is little point in doing so. ...

All of them have the same text, never pay roaming costs and hit hard early in the game. ...articularly weak in region 3. Thus it can be useful to include other cards in a deck with them that are stronger at the later sites (Voice of the Desert, ...

...as Warmed Up a Bit and Make Haste were released, which would allow you to play Pippin multiple times (And get this benefit each time). ...Pippin is played, it can be used to remove a burden when Pippin is played in your starting fellowship. ...

...t in strategies that use allies as fighters. With your Lothlorien Woods in play, Uruviel, Maid of Lorien makes all elven allies with a home site of 6 stren * Best used with Lothlorien Woods in Horn of Boromir decks ...

...s an ent for spotting and exerting purposes, which is chiefly important to play cards like {{Card|Host of Fangorn}} or {{Card|Ent Horde}}. Most decks meet ...

...orce the opponent to play another copy later for beneficial twilight later in the game. ...

...avage is unlikely to win any skirmishes, but its 3 vitality can be used to play cards such as Worry, Beyond the Height of Men, Saruman's Power or any [isen ...

...effective against several Shadow strategies, depending on which rings you play from deck. In terms of its regular ability, the fact that it requires an exertion to equi ...