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| The '''Towers Draft Pack''' was a 29-card semi-random pack released in February 2003<ref>DECIPHER ANNOUNCES NEXT STEP IN BOOSTER DRAFT FOR THE LORD OF THE RINGS™ TRADING CARD GAME , Wayback: http://web.archive.org/web/20040603060213/http://decipher.com/content/2003/02/021203boosterdraft.html</ref>, right on the heels of [[Battle of Helm's Deep]]. Unlike [[Booster Packs]], Draft Packs were mostly useful for the [[Booster Draft]] mode that they were built to enable, as their contents were too consistent to appeal to collectors. | | == The Tower Draft packs == |
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| The Towers Draft Pack was planned alongside the printing for [[The Two Towers]], so unlike the [[Fellowship Draft Pack]] extra [[Uncut Sheets]] were produced during the initial [[Print Runs|Print Run]], meaning that every [[Rare]] card was [[First Edition]]. The [[Common]]s and [[Uncommon]]s were reprinted, however. | | The Tower Draft packs were released originally in February 2003. |
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| Individual draft packs retailed for $4.50. The Towers Draft Pack Display Box came with 12 packs, and would retail for $54 (i.e. exactly 12 times as much as a single pack).
| | The Towers Draft pack consists of 29 cards: 14 Shadow Cards, 14 Free Peoples Cards, and a randomly inserted Two Towers rare. The 14 + 14 cards are printed from an endless "Wheel" of cards. Free Peoples cards are taken from one of two 30 cards wheels. The Shadow side cards are taken from a 60 card wheel. Essentially, each seperate 14 card Shadow/Free Peoples section each pack starts with a random card in the wheel and gives you the next 14 from that point. |
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| == Booster Draft == | | === 30-card Free Peoples runs (one of two randomly selected): === |
| In [[Booster Draft]], players would each open a single Draft Pack, whose contents would form the bulk of a deck. After inspecting the contents, players would then open standard booster packs from [[Towers Block]] and select one card to include in their deck, after which each pack would be passed to other players, everyone drafting in a circle. The cards selected would be combined with a skeleton of cards provided by the player (sites, Frodo, and the One Ring), and would form a deck that followed relaxed requirements appropriate for the limited scope of the mode.
| | Gandalf, The White Wizard - Under the Living Earth - Long I Fell - Mithrandir, Mithrandir! - Long I Fell - Under the Living Earth - Gandalf, The White Wizard - Aragorn, Heir of Elendil - Defend It and Hope - Boromir's Gauntlets - Defend It and Hope - Aragorn, Heir of Elendil - Haldir, Emissary of the Galadhrim - Supporting Fire - Lorien Guardian - Lorien Swordsman - Supporting Fire - Haldir, Emissary of the Galadhrim - Legolas, Elven Comrade - Valor - Flashing Steel - Valor - Legolas, Elven Comrade - Faramir, Son of Denethor - War and Valor - Boromir's Gauntlets - New Errand - Ranger of Ithilien - War and Valor - Faramir, Son of Denethor |
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| | Eomer, Sister-son of Theoden - Heavy Chain - Guma, Plains Farmer - Fight for the Villagers - Fight for the Villagers - Hlafwine, Village Farmhand - Horse of Rohan - Eomer, Sister-son of Theoden - Eowyn, Lady of Rohan - Rider's Mount - Elite Rider - Work for the Sword - Elite Rider - Rider's Mount - Eowyn, Lady of Rohan - Gimli, Unbidden Guest - Courtesy of My Hall - Best Company - Alliance Reforged - Best Company - Courtesy of My Hall - Gimli, Unbidden Guest - Merry, Learned Guide - Warmed Up a Bit - Knocked on the Head - Pippin, Woolly-footed Rascal - Merry, Learned Guide - Knocked on the Head - Warmed Up a Bit - Pippin, Woolly-footed Rascal |
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| == Contents == | | === 60-card Shadow run (same for everyone): === |
| Draft Packs were broken down as follows:
| | Southron Bowman - Desert Spearman - Desert Warrior - Easterling Infantry - Easterling Guard - Easterling Axeman - Easterling Lieutenant - Southron Wanderer - Easterling Lieutenant - Easterling Axeman - Easterling Guard - Easterling Infantry - Desert Warrior - Desert Spearman - Southron Bowman - Orthanc Warrior - Uruk Rear Guard - Uruk Defender - Uruk-hai Patrol - Uruk-hai Marauder - Uruk Besieger - Uruk Stormer - Attack on Helm's Deep - Uruk Stormer - Uruk Besieger - Uruk-hai Marauder - Uruk-hai Patrol - Uruk Defender - Uruk Rear Guard - Orthanc Warrior - Band of Wild Men - Dunlending Savage - Dunlending Robber - Hillman Tribe - Dunlending Brigand - Dunlending Ransacker - Dunlending Madman - Hillman Band - Dunlending Madman - Dunlending Ransacker - Dunlending Brigand - Hillman Tribe - Dunlending Robber - Dunlending Savage - Band of Wild Men - Uruk-hai Raiding Party - Uruk Chaser - Uruk Runner - Uruk Plains Runner - Uruk Foot Soldier - Uruk Pursuer - Unferth, Grima's Bodyguard - Grima, Son of Galmod - Unferth, Grima's Bodyguard - Uruk Pursuer - Uruk Foot Soldier - Uruk Plains Runner - Uruk Runner - Uruk Chaser - Uruk-hai Raiding Party |
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| * 14 Shadow cards from the Shadow Wheel
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| * 7 Free Peoples cards from FP Wheel 1
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| * 1 [[Rare]] card from [[The Two Towers]]
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| * 7 Free Peoples cards from FP Wheel 2
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| | == Playing a Towers Booster Draft == |
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| "Wheels" were Decipher's method for keeping draft packs semi-random<ref>New Draft Packs Make Great Booster Draft Base, Wayback: http://web.archive.org/web/20040410104907/http://www.decipher.com/lordoftherings/articles/2002/111302boosterdraftlischke.html </ref>, without compromising the cohesion of the included cards. Each wheel was a (looping) list of cards, which was divided into thematic sections smaller than the selection included in the pack. By carefully choosing the sizes involved, each pack received roughly 1 complete run and part of another from a different theme, which provided a foundation for further drafting the deck while also providing enough flexibility to work with a number of strategies.
| | === Product Required === |
| | Each player brings to the draft (from the Two Towers Block): |
| | * A frodo companion card |
| | * A the One Ring card |
| | * An adventure deck of 9 site cards |
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| | * A Tower Draft Pack |
| | * 3 Boosters from the Two Towers Block (3 packs from the Set 4; 2 packs from Set 4 and 1 pack from Set 5 or Set 6; or 1 pack each from Set 4, Set 5 and Set 6) |
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| The Shadow Wheel was 30 cards, and the two Free Peoples Wheels were each 30 cards, meaning that a single [[Uncut Sheet]] was enough to print enough cards for a bit less than 5 draft packs, presumably with a black [[Spacer Card]] placed between the Free Peoples wheels.
| | === Draft Process === |
| | Players assemble randomly into drafting circles (called groups) of roughly equal size. Groups should have an even number of players if possible and eight players is the best number. |
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| == Free Peoples Wheel 1 ==
| | Before drafting of booster packs begins, each player should open their Two Towers Draft Pack and examine its contents. The mix of companions and minions in that pack provide a basis for the drafting of the booster packs. |
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| Unlike the [[Fellowship Draft Pack]], there is no emphasis on [[Premium]] cards, which are completely absent in the Towers Draft Pack.
| | At a signal, each player opens a booster pack (all players must be drafting from the same set). The player chooses one card from the booster pack, and then passes the remaining cards face down to the player on his left. The opened packs are passed around the drafting group with each player taking one card each before passing until all cards are drafted. Once a player has removed a card from the pack and placed it face down in front of him, that card may not be returned to the pack. Players may not show their card selections or the contents of their current packs to other participants in the draft. |
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| * {{Card|Gandalf, The White Wizard}}
| | After each player’s first pack is drafted, draft the 2nd booster pack. This time, the direction of drafting is reversed and now proceeds to the right. This process is repeated until all cards in all |
| * {{Card|Long I Fell}}
| | booster packs are drafted. The first and third packs are drafted clockwise (to each player’s left), and the |
| * {{Card|Under the Living Earth}}
| | second pack is drafted counterclockwise (to each player’s right). Players may not review the cards they have drafted or the cards in their draft packs until the drafting procedure is complete and they are building decks. |
| * {{Card|Mithrandir, Mithrandir!}}
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| * {{Card|Under the Living Earth}}
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| * {{Card|Long I Fell}}
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| * {{Card|Gandalf, The White Wizard}}
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| * {{Card|Aragorn, Heir of Elendil}}
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| * {{Card|Defend It and Hope}}
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| * {{Card|Boromir's Gauntlets}}
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| * {{Card|Defend It and Hope}}
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| * {{Card|Aragorn, Heir of Elendil}}
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| * {{Card|Haldir, Emissary of the Galadhrim}}
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| * {{Card|Supporting Fire}}
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| * {{Card|Lorien Guardian}}
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| * {{Card|Lorien Swordsman}}
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| * {{Card|Supporting Fire}}
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| * {{Card|Haldir, Emissary of the Galadhrim}}
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| * {{Card|Legolas, Elven Comrade}}
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| * {{Card|Valor}}
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| * {{Card|Flashing Steel}}
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| * {{Card|Valor}}
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| * {{Card|Legolas, Elven Comrade}}
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| * {{Card|Faramir, Son of Denethor}}
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| * {{Card|War and Valor}}
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| * {{Card|Gondorian Ranger}}
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| * {{Card|New Errand}}
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| * {{Card|Ranger of Ithilien}}
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| * {{Card|War and Valor}}
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| * {{Card|Faramir, Son of Denethor}}
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| == Free Peoples Wheel 2 == | | === Draft Deck Constuction === |
| | Once drafting is complete, you have 30 minutes to build a tournament deck (including a Ring-bearer and Ring, a draw deck and an adventure deck). Your draw deck must have at least 40 cards and must have an equal number of Shadow cards and Free Peoples cards. |
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| * {{Card|Eomer, Sister-son of Theoden}}
| | If you do not have at least 20 Shadow or 20 Free Peoples cards, then you must forfeit all games. You may have any number of cards of each card title in your draw deck. You are not limited to four copies of each card title in your draw deck. |
| * {{Card|Heavy Chain}}
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| * {{Card|Guma, Plains Farmer}}
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| * {{Card|Fight for the Villagers}}
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| * {{Card|Fight for the Villagers}}
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| * {{Card|Hlafwine, Village Farmhand}}
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| * {{Card|Horse of Rohan}}
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| * {{Card|Eomer, Sister-son of Theoden}}
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| * {{Card|Eowyn, Lady of Rohan}}
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| * {{Card|Rider's Mount}}
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| * {{Card|Elite Rider}}
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| * {{Card|Work for the Sword}}
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| * {{Card|Elite Rider}}
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| * {{Card|Rider's Mount}}
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| * {{Card|Eowyn, Lady of Rohan}}
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| * {{Card|Gimli, Unbidden Guest}}
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| * {{Card|Courtesy of My Hall}}
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| * {{Card|Best Company}}
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| * {{Card|Search Far and Wide}}
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| * {{Card|Best Company}}
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| * {{Card|Courtesy of My Hall}}
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| * {{Card|Gimli, Unbidden Guest}}
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| * {{Card|Merry, Learned Guide}}
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| * {{Card|Warmed Up a Bit}}
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| * {{Card|Knocked on the Head}}
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| * {{Card|Pippin, Woolly-footed Rascal}}
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| * {{Card|Merry, Learned Guide}}
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| * {{Card|Knocked on the Head}}
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| * {{Card|Warmed Up a Bit}}
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| * {{Card|Pippin, Woolly-footed Rascal}}
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| == Shadow Wheel ==
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| Unlike the [[Fellowship Draft Pack]], there are only 4 Shadow runs of 15 cards each, meaning that it is possible to get a pack full of only 1 [[Culture]]. There are also no specific boundary cards used for crowd control. In addition, runs are palindromic, meaning that the runs are actually 7 card runs mirrored around a central card.
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| The runs are {{C|Raider}}, {{C|Isengard}} [[Site Control]], {{C|Dunland}}, and {{C|Isengard}} [[Tracker]]s.
| | ===== Sources: ===== |
| | | [https://lotrtcgwiki.com/forums/index.php?topic=11616.msg96059#msg96059 Runs] |
| * {{Card|Southron Bowman}}
| | [http://web.archive.org/web/20040410104907/http://www.decipher.com/lordoftherings/articles/2002/111302boosterdraftlischke.html Wheel] |
| * {{Card|Desert Spearman}}
| | [http://web.archive.org/web/20040603060213/http://decipher.com/content/2003/02/021203boosterdraft.html Tower Draft Product Annoucement] |
| * {{Card|Desert Warrior}}
| | [http://web.archive.org/web/20040723123943/http://www.dgma.com/files/resource/pdf/rules-towerdraftpackinsert.pdf Booster Draft Rules] |
| * {{Card|Easterling Infantry}}
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| * {{Card|Easterling Guard}}
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| * {{Card|Easterling Axeman}}
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| * {{Card|Easterling Lieutenant}}
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| * {{Card|Southron Wanderer}}
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| * {{Card|Easterling Lieutenant}}
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| * {{Card|Easterling Axeman}}
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| * {{Card|Easterling Guard}}
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| * {{Card|Easterling Infantry}}
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| * {{Card|Desert Warrior}}
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| * {{Card|Desert Spearman}}
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| * {{Card|Southron Bowman}}
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| * {{Card|Orthanc Warrior}}
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| * {{Card|Uruk Rear Guard}}
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| * {{Card|Uruk Defender}}
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| * {{Card|Uruk-hai Patrol}}
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| * {{Card|Uruk-hai Marauder}}
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| * {{Card|Uruk Besieger}}
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| * {{Card|Uruk Stormer}}
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| * {{Card|Attack on Helm's Deep}}
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| * {{Card|Uruk Stormer}}
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| * {{Card|Uruk Besieger}}
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| * {{Card|Uruk-hai Marauder}}
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| * {{Card|Uruk-hai Patrol}}
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| * {{Card|Uruk Defender}}
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| * {{Card|Uruk Rear Guard}}
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| * {{Card|Orthanc Warrior}}
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| * {{Card|Band of Wild Men}}
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| * {{Card|Dunlending Savage}}
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| * {{Card|Dunlending Robber}}
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| * {{Card|Hillman Tribe}}
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| * {{Card|Dunlending Brigand}}
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| * {{Card|Dunlending Ransacker}}
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| * {{Card|Dunlending Madman}}
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| * {{Card|Hillman Band}}
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| * {{Card|Dunlending Madman}}
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| * {{Card|Dunlending Ransacker}}
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| * {{Card|Dunlending Brigand}}
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| * {{Card|Hillman Tribe}}
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| * {{Card|Dunlending Robber}}
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| * {{Card|Dunlending Savage}}
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| * {{Card|Band of Wild Men}}
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| * {{Card|Uruk-hai Raiding Party}}
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| * {{Card|Uruk Chaser}}
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| * {{Card|Uruk Runner}}
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| * {{Card|Uruk Plains Runner}}
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| * {{Card|Uruk Foot Soldier}}
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| * {{Card|Uruk Pursuer}}
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| * {{Card|Unferth, Grima's Bodyguard}}
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| * {{Card|Grima, Son of Galmod}}
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| * {{Card|Unferth, Grima's Bodyguard}}
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| * {{Card|Uruk Pursuer}}
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| * {{Card|Uruk Foot Soldier}}
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| * {{Card|Uruk Plains Runner}}
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| * {{Card|Uruk Runner}}
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| * {{Card|Uruk Chaser}}
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| * {{Card|Uruk-hai Raiding Party}}
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