Uruk Rager (1C150)

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Uruk Savage (1C151)

	Set:		Fellowship of the Ring
	Kind:		Shadow
	Culture:		Isengard
	Twilight:		4
	Card Type:		Minion • Uruk-hai
	Strength:		9
	Vitality:		2
	Site Number:		5
	Game Text:		Damage +1. Each time this minion wins a skirmish, the Free Peoples player must discard the top 2 cards of his draw deck.
	Lore:		A bloodthirsty bellow from a huge Uruk can win a skirmish before it begins.
	Rarity:		C
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General Strategy

A staple card in the Uruk-Hai mill strategy, Uruk Rager discards two cards from the Free Peoples player's draw deck upon winning a skirmish. With access to fierce via Hunt Them Down, Uruk-Hai Rampage, Sack of the Shire, or the powerful Savagery to Match Their Numbers, Uruk Rager can potentially discard four cards from the Free Peoples draw deck per site (or six, when bearing Uruk-Hai Sword).

[Isengard] Mill decks are not as popular as [Sauron] mill in constructed play; however, as one of the most powerful minions in the Aragorn, King in Exile Starter decks, Uruk Rager is a staple in many beginner decks. With the addition of Frodo, Courteous Halfling in the Two Towers base set, the mill strategy took a nearly unrecoverable hit. Additionally, access to stronger companions and abilities left the Shadow discard strategy one of the least played archetypes beyond Fellowship block. With the expensive roaming penalties of the [relatively] weak minions, very little could stop a Free Peoples' player from simply outrunning his or her opponent.

Strengths and Weaknesses

Strong Versus...

• Strong action when winning skirmishes, making Uruk Rager a good choice for skirmish pumps
• Weak companions

Weak Versus...

• Archery
• Directed wounding, such as Legolas, Greenleaf
• Blade of Gondor
• Armor

Example Decks

Fellowship of the Ring ARAGORN Starter Deck

(three random rare cards not listed here)

Ring-bearer (2 cards) Frodo, Son of Drogo The One Ring, The Ruling Ring

Adventure Deck (9 cards) East Road Bree Gate Rivendell Terrace Moria Lake The Bridge of Khazad-dûm Galadriel's Glade Silverlode Banks Pillars of the Kings Slopes of Amon Hen

Free Peoples (25 cards) Aragorn, King in Exile (starting) x2 Athelas x2 Boromir, Son of Denethor x2 Coat of Mail Eregion's Trails x2 Great Shield x2 Hobbit Sword x2 Legolas, Prince of Mirkwood No Stranger to the Shadows x2 Pathfinder x2 Sam, Son of Hamfast Swordarm of the White Tower x3 Swordsman of the Northern Kingdom x3

Shadow (24 cards) Bred for Battle x3 Saruman's Ambition x2 Their Arrows Enrage x2 Uruk Rager x3 Uruk Savage x3 Uruk Shaman x3 Uruk Slayer x2 Uruk Soldier x2 Uruk-hai Armory x2 Uruk-hai Raiding Party x2