Forces of Mordor (1C248)

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Forces of Mordor (1C248) is a Sauron Event from the Fellowship of the Ring set.

EN Revision 1 (PC) EN Nonfoil First Edition EN Foil First Edition DE Nonfoil First Edition DE Foil First Edition FR Nonfoil First Edition FR Foil First Edition IT Nonfoil First Edition IT Foil First Edition ES Nonfoil First Edition ES Foil First Edition PL Nonfoil First Edition PL Foil First Edition PT Nonfoil First Edition PT Foil First Edition ZH Nonfoil First Edition ZH Foil First Edition

Revision 1 · Player's Council · 2021-03-28 Collection Info Title Forces of Mordor Unique No Collectible No Set 1 - The Fellowship of the Ring Rarity C - Common Card Number 248 Language EN - English Revision 1 (Player's Council) Release Date 2021-03-28 Notes Lists: OBRL, ERL, MXL Decipher Notes: This card was written before the swarm dimension was added to the Sauron culture. As such, it is too powerful in those decks. Forces of Mordor wasn't really ever much of a problem in FOTR, but later incarnations of Sauron could use this to squeeze out an extra minion or two to powerful effect. We've added an exertion cost and a limit to the output (3 should be enough for one small minion), and ensured it doesn't trigger off of Troll swarms. The card is likely to be powerful regardless, but we’ll keep an eye on it and adjust it further if warranted. Gameplay Info Playable Yes Culture Sauron Side Shadow Card Type Event Twilight Cost 0 Game Text Shadow: Exert a minion to add for each Orc you can spot (limit ). Lore “‘....the Dark Lord is not without allies. The Easterlings and Haradrim now pay tribute to Mordor.'” Technical Info Wiki Base Card ID LOTR-EN01S248.0 Wiki Release ID LOTR-EN01S248.1 TLHH ID LOTR01248 GEMP ID 1_248 LOTRO Hex ID 48 33 F4 LOTRO Image ID 01_248 First edition · Decipher Collection Info Title Forces of Mordor Unique No Collectible Yes Set 1 - The Fellowship of the Ring Rarity C - Common Card Number 248 Language EN - English Revision 0 Notes Lists: OBRL, ERL, MXL Gameplay Info Playable Yes Culture Sauron Side Shadow Card Type Event Twilight Cost 0 Game Text Shadow: Spot X minions to add . Lore “‘....the Dark Lord is not without allies. The Easterlings and Haradrim now pay tribute to Mordor.'” Technical Info Wiki Base Card ID LOTR-EN01S248.0 TLHH ID LOTR01248 GEMP ID 1_248 LOTRO Hex ID 48 33 F4 LOTRO Image ID 01_248

Translations DE - German Card Name Die Truppen von Mordor Game Text Schatten: Entdecke X Diener, um den Einfluss um zu erhöhen. Lore "...der dunkle Herrscher hat Verbündete. Die Ostlinge und Haradrim zollen Mordor nun Tribut.“ FR - French Card Name Ressources du Mordor Game Text Ombre : Désignez X séides pour ajouter . Lore “‘....le Seigneur Ténébreux n'est pas sans alliés. Ceux de l'Est et les Haradrim paient maintenant un tribut au Mordor.'” IT - Italian Card Name Forze di Mordor Game Text Ombra: Avvista X servitori per aggiungere . Lore “‘....il Signore Oscuro non è senza alleati. Gli Esterling e gli Haradrim ora pagano il tributo a Mordor.'” ES - Spanish Card Name Fuerzas de Mordor Game Text Sombra: Avista X siervos para añadir . Lore “... El Señor Oscuro no esta sin aliados. Los Hombres del este y los Haradrim ahora pagan tributo a Mordor.” PL - Polish PT - Portuguese ZH - Chinese

Strategy

The first card added to the Restricted List in Fellowship block, Forces of Mordor generates twilight just by the nature of playing minions. With play-from-discard abilities such as Tol Brandir or hand extending cards like The Dark Lord's Summons, Forces of Mordor can generate large amounts of twilight from just a single copy, making a swarm deck with this card highly dangerous.

With the card drawing capabilities of [Sauron] Orcs, particularly in the Battle of Helms Deep expansion (Grishnakh, Orc Captain, Orc Chaser, etc.), Forces of Mordor is on the X-List beyond Fellowship of the Ring Block.

Strengths and Weaknesses

Strong Versus...

• Free twilight
• Swarm tactics, such as at Tol Brandir

Weak Versus...

• Hand Clog

Rulings

• Note the Restricted and X-Lists that Forces of Mordor appears on, as it appears on a list for every format.