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| [[File:LOTR-EN07S079.0_card.jpg|frame|right|link=Anduril, Flame of the West (7R79)]]
| | = Set Details = |
| Set 7, '''The Return of the King''' (or '''ROTK''') is the third base set of the Lord of the Rings Trading Card Game, and the seventh set overall. It was released on November 5, 2003, one month before the film of the same name. | |
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| Like in previous base sets, certain movie concepts were considered spoilers and not permitted to be represented in this base set, most notably [[Shelob]] and the {{C|Gondor}} Army of the Dead.
| | The Return of the King is the third base set of the Lord of the Rings Trading Card Game, and the seventh set overall. It was released on November 5, 2003. The table below describes the distribution of cards in booster packs; it does not include the two starter-only companions. |
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| | | ^ Ring ^ [Dwarven] ^ [Elven] ^ [Gandalf] ^ [Gollum] ^ [Gondor] ^ [Raider] ^ [Ringwraith] ^ [Rohan] ^ [Shire] ^ [Sauron] ^ Sites ^ Total ^ |
| | ^ Common | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 121 | |
| | ^ Uncommon | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 19 | 35 | 121 |
| | ^ Rare | 1 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 121 |
| | ^ Total | 2 | 12 | 16 | 22 | 26 | 50 | 45 | 48 | 40 | 12 | 55 | 35 | 363 |
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| At this point, the relationship between New Line and Decipher had begun to break down, and the first sign of this was that Decipher was not provided with the same level of high-quality image support that they had enjoyed in the past. According to a former Decipher employee, this resulted in the art team needing to pirate the DVD from torrents which existed based on the version of the film submitted for the Oscars to bridge the gap. ROTK didn't suffer too badly in the dearth of images, but the strain began to be felt and was keenly evident in certain blurry and out-of-focus shots by the time of [[Siege of Gondor]] and [[Mount Doom]].
| | = Themes and mechanics = |
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| == Starter Decks == | | == New cultures == |
| ROTK returned to including the 3 random rares, for the first time since [[The Two Towers]]. In addition, this was the first base set to not have a [[Deluxe Starter Set]] alongside the standard starter decks.
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| * [[Starter_Decks/King_Block#ROTK_Aragorn_Starter_Deck|Aragorn Starter Deck]]: {{C|Gondor}} / {{C|Raider}}
| | This was the first base set to not introduce a new culture. Instead it focused on previously established cultures, especially [Gondor], [Raider], [Ringwraith], and [Sauron]. Two prominent cultures from the previous block, [Dunland] and [Isengard], do not appear in the set. |
| * [[Starter_Decks/King_Block#ROTK_Eomer_Starter_Deck|{{Eomer}} Starter Deck]]: {{C|Rohan}} / {{C|Sauron}}
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| == Themes and Mechanics == | | == New loaded keywords == |
| With the defeat of {{C|Isengard}} and {{C|Dunland}} at Helm's Deep, the Free Peoples rally under {{C|Gondor}} at Minas Tirith to fend off the marching {{C|Sauron}} [[Besieger]] swarms, led by {{C|Ringwraith}} generals and vanguards. The main focus of the set are on the [[Besieger]]s vs the [[Knight]]s, but there are new tools all around, in particular the [[Morgul Orcs]], which are non-Nazgul minions under the {{C|Ringwraith}} banner.
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| As usual, the introduction of a new block comes paired with a new site path. The [[King Block]] site path suffers compared to the other two [[Movie Block]] site paths, particularly in feeling formulaic and samey from game to game.
| | Return of the King did not introduce any new loaded keywords. |
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| Two new mechanics were introduced, the first being [[Initiative]]. At any given time, one side or the other is declared to "have initiative", which on its own does nothing but may trigger conditional effects on cards. By default, the Free Peoples player loses initiative if they have 3 or fewer cards in hand (although other card effects may alter this).
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| The second mechanic is [[Threats]], which are essentially "deferred wounds". At any time, cards may add (or remove) threats, up to the current number of companions in the fellowship, and these threats take the form of wound tokens placed on the [[Dead Pile]]. If at any time a character enters the dead pile, those threat wounds are triggered, and the Free Peoples player must assign those wounds among companions before continuing. Threats were an effective counter to the (extremely common) treatment of "disposable" "speed bump" companions, which could now be very costly to utilize, if not game-ending on their own.
| | Return of the King introduced two new unloaded keywords: |
| | * Besieger, on Sauron minions |
| | * Engine, on Sauron conditions |
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| ROTK is also the first set to utilize an adjusted wording template for [[Condition]]s and [[Event]]s. [[Support Area]] was added as a subtype for conditions, meaning that the words "Plays to your support area" are omitted from the card in lieu of a "Support Area" subtype on the card's type line. Gameplay is unaffected, but precious game text area is saved with this change. Events saw a similar transformation, with the phase action being moved to the type line instead of showing as a bold word in front of the game text.
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| Compare: {{Card|Golden Light on the Land}} (old support area condition) vs {{Card|Dark Ways}} (new support area condition), and {{Card|Flurry of Blows}} (old event) vs {{Card|Battle Tested}} (new event).
| | Return of the King introduced several other new mechanics: |
| | * Intitiative |
| | * Threats |
| | * A new site path, which completely replaced the Two Towers sitepath |
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| == Cultures == | | = Card Comparisons = |
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| This was the first base set to not introduce a new culture. Instead it focused on previously established cultures, especially {{C|Gondor}}, {{C|Raider}}, {{C|Ringwraith}}, and {{C|Sauron}}. Two prominent cultures from the previous block, {{C|Dunland}} and {{C|Isengard}}, do not appear in the set.
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| Return of the King introduced two new unloaded keywords:
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| * [[Besieger]], the {{C|Sauron}} minions marching on Minas Tirith
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| * [[Engine]], the siege implements used on {{C|Sauron}} conditions
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| == Reprinted cards == | | == Reprinted cards == |
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| | == Functional reprints == |
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| | == Strictly better == |
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| | == Strictly worse == |
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| | == Similar sites == |
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| | = Notable Cards = |
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| | * The One Ring, Such a Weight to Carry |
| | * Aragorn, Driven by Need |
| | * Eomer, Valiant Warchief |
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| | = Starter decks = |
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| | ===Aragorn Starter Deck=== |
| | Gondor [Gondor] / Raider [Raider] |
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| | !Ring-bearer (2 cards) |
| | * Frodo, Hope of Free Peoples |
| | * The One Ring, The Ruling Ring |
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| | Adventure Deck (9 cards) |
| | * [1K] Steps of Edoras |
| | * [2K] West Road |
| | * [3K] Beacon of Minas Tirith |
| | * [4K] Osgiliath Fallen |
| | * [5K] City Gates |
| | * [6K] Minas Tirith Sixth Circle |
| | * [7K] Pelennor Grassland |
| | * [8K] Cross Roads |
| | * [9K] Dagorlad |
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| | Free Peoples (23 cards) |
| | * Aragorn, Driven by Need x2 (starting) |
| | * Faramir, Stout Captain |
| | * Madril, Faramir's Aide |
| | * Ranger of Minas Tirith x3 |
| | * Targon |
| | * Hobbit Sword x2 |
| | * Knight's Spear x3 |
| | * Second Level x3 |
| | * Third Level x2 |
| | * City of Men x2 |
| | * Great Gate x2 |
| | * Stand to Arms |
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| | Shadow (26 cards) |
| | * Desert Fighter x3 |
| | * Desert Nomad x3 |
| | * Desert Villain x3 |
| | * Easterling Blademaster x3 |
| | * Easterling Ransacker x3 |
| | * Southron Bandit x3 |
| | * Southron Captain x2 |
| | * Mumakil of the Harad x3 |
| | * Red Wrath x2 |
| | * War Towers |
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| == Notable Cards == | | ===Eomer Starter Deck=== |
| | Rohan [Rohan] / Sauron [Sauron] |
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| * {{Card|Preparations}}
| | !Ring-bearer (2 cards) |
| * {{Card|Slaked Thirsts}} | | * Frodo, Hope of Free Peoples |
| * {{Card|Gandalf, Manager of Wizards}}
| | * The One Ring, The Ruling Ring |
| * {{Card|Terrible and Evil}} | |
| * {{Card|Captured by the Ring}}
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| * {{Card|Gollum, Plotting Deceiver}}
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| * {{Card|Anduril, Flame of the West}}
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| * {{Card|Aragorn, Captain of Gondor}}
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| * {{Card|Derufin}}
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| * {{Card|Noble Leaders}}
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| * {{Card|Red Wrath}}
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| * {{Card|Morgul Brute}}
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| * {{Card|Morgul Destroyer}}
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| * {{Card|Out of Sight and Shot}}
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| * {{Card|The Witch-king, Morgul King}}
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| * {{Card|Eowyn's Sword, Dernhelm's Blade}}
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| * {{Card|Great Siege-towers}}
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| * {{Card|Merry, Swordthain}}
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| * {{Card|Pippin, Wearer of Black and Silver}}
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| * {{Card|Aragorn, Driven by Need}}
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| | Adventure Deck (9 cards) |
| | * [1K] Edoras Hall |
| | * [2K] Rohirrim Camp |
| | * [3K] Hall of the Kings |
| | * [4K] Anduin Banks |
| | * [5K] Pelennor Flat |
| | * [6K] Minas Tirith Fourth Circle |
| | * [7K] Osgiliath Crossing |
| | * [8K] Morgul Vale |
| | * [9K] Slag Mounds |
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| | Free Peoples (24 cards) |
| | * Eomer, Valiant Warchief x2 (starting) |
| | * Eowyn, Restless Maiden (starting) |
| | * Gandalf, Defender of the West |
| | * Rohirrim Guard x3 |
| | * Theoden, Leader of Spears |
| | * Hobbit Sword x2 |
| | * Long Spear x3 |
| | * Riding Armor x2 |
| | * Swift Steed x3 |
| | * Knights of His House x2 |
| | * Morning Came x2 |
| | * Wind in His Face x2 |
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| | Shadow (25 cards) |
| | * Mordor Defender x3 |
| | * Mordor Regular x3 |
| | * Mordor Savage x3 |
| | * Mordor Trooper x2 |
| | * Mordor Veteran x2 |
| | * Orc Brood x2 |
| | * Orc Officer x3 |
| | * Orc Pursuer x2 |
| | * Orc Savage |
| | * Anguish x2 |
| | * Siegecraft x2 |
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