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'''Trolls''' are massive, strong, and dim creatures, often found in caves, the armies of Sauron, or in poorly-moderated Internet discussions. In this game, they are a [[Shadow Alignment|Shadow]] [[race]], appearing first as a single {{C|Moria}} [[minion]], and later as {{C|Sauron}} and {{C|Orc}} [[culture]] minions. | '''Trolls''' are massive, strong, and dim creatures, often found in caves, the armies of Sauron, or in poorly-moderated Internet discussions. In this game, they are a [[Shadow Alignment|Shadow]] [[race]], appearing first as a single {{C|Moria}} [[minion]], and later as {{C|Sauron}} and {{C|Orc}} [[culture]] minions. | ||
The first troll minion was {{Card|Cave Troll of Moria}}, a {{C|Moria}} minion which set the tone for most later troll cards. It's expensive but cheaper under certain conditions, both from its own [[Twilight]] cost reduction at [[Underground]] [[Site|site]]s (sites 4 and 5 in [[Fellowship Block]]) as well as from {{Card|Troll's Keyward}}. It's so strong that it threatens to [[overwhelm]] unprepared [[companion]]s | The first troll minion was {{Card|Cave Troll of Moria}}, a {{C|Moria}} minion which set the tone for most later troll cards. It's expensive but cheaper under certain conditions, both from its own [[Twilight]] cost reduction at [[Underground]] [[Site|site]]s (sites 4 and 5 in [[Fellowship Block]]) as well as from {{Card|Troll's Keyward}}. It's so strong that it threatens to [[overwhelm]] unprepared [[companion]]s. And it's both [[Fierce]] and [[Damage]] +1, allowing to do four wounds if allowed to rampage unchecked. He wasn't always played, but he'd occasionally appear in {{C|Moria}} [[beatdown]], a strategy that focused less on lots of cheap minions with {{Card|Goblin Scimitar}} and more on higher-strength minions supplemented with {{Card|Moria Axe}}, or simply to help keep the Free Peoples player honest. | ||
For the next nine sets, all of the trolls were {{C|Sauron}} culture, starting in [[Ents of Fangorn]]. That set introduced {{Card|Gate Troll}} and {{Card|Troll of Udun}}. These saw only occasional play, owing to their high cost. Trolls weren't a common sight until [[Siege of Gondor]]'s [[Besieger]] trolls: {{Card|Great Hill Troll}} and {{Card|Troll of Gorgoroth, Abomination of Sauron}}. Those trolls were key parts of the Besieger deck of [[King Block]] and [[Movie Block]], which played many [[Engine]] [[condition]]s and [[possession]]s to set up to overrun the [[Fellowship]] with discount-price trolls. (This set also had {{Card|Olog-Hai of Mordor}}, but its much-more-difficult discount condition meant that it's generally skipped.) {{C|Sauron}} besiegers is a common Shadow side in [[Movie Block]] to this day. [[Mount Doom]] later introduced {{Card|Troll of Cirith Gorgor}}, a strong minion similar to the Cave-Troll, and it can be played in any {{C|Sauron}} deck that can afford its high Twilight cost. | For the next nine sets, all of the trolls were {{C|Sauron}} culture, starting in [[Ents of Fangorn]]. That set introduced {{Card|Gate Troll}} and {{Card|Troll of Udun}}. These saw only occasional play, owing to their high cost. Trolls weren't a common sight until [[Siege of Gondor]]'s [[Besieger]] trolls: {{Card|Great Hill Troll}} and {{Card|Troll of Gorgoroth, Abomination of Sauron}}. Those trolls were key parts of the Besieger deck of [[King Block]] and [[Movie Block]], which played many [[Engine]] [[condition]]s and [[possession]]s to set up to overrun the [[Fellowship]] with discount-price trolls. (This set also had {{Card|Olog-Hai of Mordor}}, but its much-more-difficult discount condition meant that it's generally skipped.) {{C|Sauron}} besiegers is a common Shadow side in [[Movie Block]] to this day. [[Mount Doom]] later introduced {{Card|Troll of Cirith Gorgor}}, a strong minion similar to the Cave-Troll, and it can be played in any {{C|Sauron}} deck that can afford its high Twilight cost. | ||
