Towers Standard
Towers Standard
When LotR TCG began, there was only one format: the cards that existed. With the release of The Two Towers, Decipher split the game into three formats:
- Fellowship Block, allowing cards from Fellowship of the Ring, Mines of Moria, and Realms of the Elf-lords
- Towers Block, allowing cards from The Two Towers, Battle of Helm's Deep, and Ents of Fangorn
- Open, allowing cards from all sets, except for Fellowship Block sites
It quickly became apparent that the open format had problems in a competitive environment; in particular, there was a lack of deck diversity at the top level.((https://web.archive.org/web/20030402125243/http://www.dgma.com/content/default.asp?id=====361)) In order to solve this issue, Decipher introduced a new format, Standard, which had the same cardpool as the open format but with an X-List. Towers Standard refers to the Standard Format as it existed immediately before the release of The Return of the King in November 2003.
Ring-bearer skirmishes can be cancelled in Towers Standard, as that rule had not yet been introduced. Decklists can be found at this subforum of the Last Homely House.
X-List
The following cards cannot be included in Towers Standard decks. For more details, see X-List.
- Elrond, Lord of Rivendell
- Galadriel, Lady of Light
- Ottar, Man of Laketown
- No Stranger to the Shadows
- Savagery to Match Their Numbers
- Ulaire Nertea, Messenger of Dol Guldur
- Forces of Mordor
- Sting
- Flaming Brand
- Filibert Bolger, Wily Rascal
- O Elbereth! Gilthoniel!
- Aragorn, Heir to the White City
- Horn of Boromir
- Saruman, Keeper of Isengard
- Uruk Regular
