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Uruk-hai are a new breed of orcs that appear in the Third Age. In this game, uruks are a [[Shadow Alignment|Shadow-Aligned]] [[race]], and thus only appear as [[minion]]s. They are separate from [[Orc|orc]]s, and thus are not affected by cards that affect orcs, like {{Card|Sting}}. | Uruk-hai are a new breed of orcs that appear in the Third Age. In this game, uruks are a [[Shadow Alignment|Shadow-Aligned]] [[race]], and thus only appear as [[minion]]s. They are separate from [[Orc|orc]]s, and thus are not affected by cards that affect orcs, like {{Card|Sting}}. | ||
For the first nine sets, all Uruk-hai are {{C|Isengard}} minions | For the first nine sets, all Uruk-hai are {{C|Isengard}} minions. While Isengard culture also includes orcs and [[Saruman]], until the Shadows set, "uruks" almost always refers to an Isengard Shadow deck, and most Isengard Shadow decks focus on Uruk-hai. Complicating things somewhat, the [[Mount Doom]] set introduces {{C|Sauron}}-culture uruks, but most of them see little play except for {{Card|Shagrat, Captain of Cirith Ungol}}. | ||
The next set, [[Shadows]], reorganizes the Shadow cultures. In that set and all subsequent sets, all Uruk-hai minions are {{C|Uruk-hai}} culture. | The next set, [[Shadows]], reorganizes the Shadow cultures. In that set and all subsequent sets, all Uruk-hai minions are {{C|Uruk-hai}} culture. | ||
Revision as of 03:04, 24 December 2021
Uruk-hai are a new breed of orcs that appear in the Third Age. In this game, uruks are a Shadow-Aligned race, and thus only appear as minions. They are separate from orcs, and thus are not affected by cards that affect orcs, like Sting (1R313)
.
For the first nine sets, all Uruk-hai are 
Isengard minions. While Isengard culture also includes orcs and Saruman, until the Shadows set, "uruks" almost always refers to an Isengard Shadow deck, and most Isengard Shadow decks focus on Uruk-hai. Complicating things somewhat, the Mount Doom set introduces 
Sauron-culture uruks, but most of them see little play except for Shagrat, Captain of Cirith Ungol (10R99)
.
The next set, Shadows, reorganizes the Shadow cultures. In that set and all subsequent sets, all Uruk-hai minions are 
Uruk-hai culture.
