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A somewhat forgotten format, this was the first iteration of [[Standard]] format that rotation was in effect. Rather than constrain new cards to carefully avoid unhealthy interactions with older cards, Decipher decided to 'phase out' old sets (in this case, [[Fellowship Block]]) and usher in new sets. War of the Ring Standard consists of [[Towers Block]], [[King Block]], and [[War of the Ring Block]], plus the supplemental set [[Reflections]]. Unlike [[Movie Block]] it was not offered any support from Decipher after [[The Hunters]] ushered in a new Standard, and unlike Towers there wasn't much similarity between the block and standard versions. Without anything to keep the format alive, fans of this format specifically (if there were any) could do little else than revert to Movie block, embrace the evolving Standard and [[Expanded]] formats, or stop playing altogether. By the time it was supported on Gemp and mLOTRO it had faded to obscurity, and both War of the Ring formats are among the least played official formats today.
A somewhat forgotten format, this was the first iteration of [[Standard]] format that rotation was in effect. Rather than constrain new cards to carefully avoid unhealthy interactions with older cards, Decipher decided to 'phase out' old blocks (in this case, [[Fellowship Block]]) one set at a time with every new base or expansion set released. War of the Ring Standard, therefore, consists of [[Towers Block]], [[King Block]], and [[War of the Ring Block]] (plus [[The Weta Collection]] and supplemental sets [[Reflections]] and [[Expanded Middle-earth]]), and uses [[Site#List of War of the Ring Block Sites|sites from War of the Ring Block]].
 
This was a tumultuous time for the game: the changes to sites, Shadow [[culture]]s, and set rotation had a lot of detractors. Unlike [[Movie Block]] it was not offered any support from Decipher after [[The Hunters]] ushered in a new Standard, and unlike Towers there wasn't much similarity between the block and standard versions. Without anything to keep the format alive, fans of the War of the Ring-era Standard specifically (if there were any) could do little else than revert to Movie block, embrace the evolving Standard and [[Expanded]] formats, or stop playing altogether. By the time it was supported on Gemp and mLOTRO it had faded into obscurity, and both War of the Ring formats are among the least played official formats today.
 


== X-list ==
== X-list ==
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The following cards cannot be included in War of the Ring Standard decks, with new additions to the X-list since Movie Block noted with the reason. Since most banned cards were from Fellowship block and those sets were rotated out anyway, the Standard X-list during this time was the smallest ever (on paper, at least). For more details, see [[X-list]].
The following cards cannot be included in War of the Ring Standard decks, with new additions to the X-list since Movie Block noted with the reason. Since most banned cards were from Fellowship block and those sets were rotated out anyway, the Standard X-list during this time was the smallest ever (on paper, at least). For more details, see [[X-list]].


* All cards in sets 1-3 and any [[Promotional]] cards originally printed in those sets
* {{Card|Legolas, Dauntless Hunter}} - too abusive with the influx of unbound Hobbits from Shadows
* {{Card|Legolas, Dauntless Hunter}} - too abusive with the influx of unbound Hobbits from Shadows
* {{Card|Fortress Never Fallen}} - too efficient for a culture which was not intended to excel at discarding conditions
* {{Card|Fortress Never Fallen}} - too efficient for a culture which was not intended to excel at discarding conditions
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{{Format
{{Format
|Name=War of the Ring Standard
|Name=War of the Ring Standard
|ValidSets=4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13
|ValidSets=4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14
|ValidCards=0P56,0P57,0P58,0P59,0P60
|ValidCards=0P56,0P57,0P58,0P59,0P60
|XList=4R73,4U276,4R304,7U49,8C1,10U2,10R11,10C91,11C31
|XList=4R73,4U276,4R304,7U49,8C1,10U2,10R11,10C91,11C31

Latest revision as of 18:14, 20 October 2022

A somewhat forgotten format, this was the first iteration of Standard format that rotation was in effect. Rather than constrain new cards to carefully avoid unhealthy interactions with older cards, Decipher decided to 'phase out' old blocks (in this case, Fellowship Block) one set at a time with every new base or expansion set released. War of the Ring Standard, therefore, consists of Towers Block, King Block, and War of the Ring Block (plus The Weta Collection and supplemental sets Reflections and Expanded Middle-earth), and uses sites from War of the Ring Block.

This was a tumultuous time for the game: the changes to sites, Shadow cultures, and set rotation had a lot of detractors. Unlike Movie Block it was not offered any support from Decipher after The Hunters ushered in a new Standard, and unlike Towers there wasn't much similarity between the block and standard versions. Without anything to keep the format alive, fans of the War of the Ring-era Standard specifically (if there were any) could do little else than revert to Movie block, embrace the evolving Standard and Expanded formats, or stop playing altogether. By the time it was supported on Gemp and mLOTRO it had faded into obscurity, and both War of the Ring formats are among the least played official formats today.


X-list[edit]

The following cards cannot be included in War of the Ring Standard decks, with new additions to the X-list since Movie Block noted with the reason. Since most banned cards were from Fellowship block and those sets were rotated out anyway, the Standard X-list during this time was the smallest ever (on paper, at least). For more details, see X-list.


Formats
Sets 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 9 11 12 13 14 15 17 18 16 19
Historical Decipher Formats Fellowship Block Towers Block King Block War of the Ring Block Hunters Block
Towers Standard
King Standard
Movie Block
War of the Ring Standard
Standard
Expanded
Open
Player's Council Formats (including PC Errata) 1 2 3 V1 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
PC-Fellowship
PC-Movie
PC-Expanded
Unofficial Formats 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 9 11 12 13 14 15 17 18 16 19
French French
Austrian (Movie)
Austrian (Shadows)
Other Variants
Sealed • Booster Draft • Cube Draft • Culture Shock • Highlander • Poor Man's • PC Errata
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