Uruk Fighter (1C146)

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Uruk Guard (1R147)

	Set:		Fellowship of the Ring
	Kind:		Shadow
	Culture:		Isengard
	Twilight:		3
	Card Type:		Minion • Uruk-hai
	Strength:		8
	Vitality:		2
	Site Number:		5
	Game Text:		Damage +1. Maneuver: Spot 5 companions to make this minion fierce until the regroup phase.
	Lore:		Not stealth or cunning, but strength and ferocity are the weapons of Saruman's army of abominations.
	Rarity:		C
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General Strategy

Like Savagery to Match Their Numbers, Uruk Fighter is an example of a card that punishes opponents for having 5 companions, rather than the usual 6. Fierce uruks are often dangerous, as they can wreak havoc on ill-prepared fellowships. Uruk Fighter is also relatively cheap for an uruk. Its only downside is its lack of strength, which can make it hard for it to win skirmishes in the first place. This is exacerbated in Fellowship Block by the large amounts of possessions and other permanents that can be played on companions without consequence. Nevertheless, in an uruk deck with good support for its minions, Uruk Fighter can be a solid choice of minion.

Strengths and Weaknesses

Strong Versus...

• Average size Fellowships
• Low-Strength Fellowships

Weak Versus...

• Wounding or Archery (Without support from cards such as Saruman, KoI or Broad-Bladed Sword)
• High-Strength companions such as Aragorn and Boromir

Example Decks

Worlds 2002 deck by Dominic Gaudreault:

Frodo, Reluctant Adventurer The One Ring, Isildur's Bane

Adventure Deck: Green Dragon Inn Buckleberry Ferry Rivendell Valley Hollin The Bridge of Khazad-dum* Caras Galadhon Anduin Confluence Gates of Argonath Slopes of Amon Hen

Free Peoples: 36 Gandalf, The Grey Pilgrim Ottar, Man of Laketown x3 Aragorn, Ranger of the North Sleep, Caradhras x2 Albert Dreary, Entertainer from Bree Celeborn, Lord of Lorien Boromir, Defender of Minas Tirith x3 Hobbit Intuition x2 Rumil, Elven Protector Orophin, Lorien Bowman Merry, Friend to Sam Elrond, Lord of Rivendell x4 Hobbit Stealth x4 Arwen, Daughter of Elrond Filibert Bolger, Wily Rascal Horn of Boromir x2 Sting Legolas, Greenleaf Glamdring Calaglin, Elf of Lorien Thrarin, Dwarven Smith Gimli, Son of Gloin Sam, Proper Poet

Shadow: 36 Uruk Ravager x4 Uruk Lieutenant x4 Savagery to Match Their Numbers x3 Uruk Raider x4 Orthanc Berserker x2 Uruk Fighter x4 Uruk Captain x3 Uruk Warrior x4 Saruman, Keeper of Isengard x4 Tower Assassin x3 Troop of Uruk-hai