Goblin Swarms (1R183)

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Goblin Swarms (1R183) is a Moria Condition from the Fellowship of the Ring set.

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

Collection Info Title Goblin Swarms Unique No Collectible Yes Set 1 - The Fellowship of the Ring Rarity R - Rare Card Number 183 Language EN - English Revision 0

Gameplay Info Playable Yes Culture Moria Side Shadow Card Type Condition Twilight Cost 1 Game Text Plays to your support area. Response: If your Orc wins a skirmish, discard cards and wounds on that Orc and stack that Orc on this condition. Shadow: Play an Orc stacked here as if played from hand. Lore “Beyond the fire he saw swarming black figures....”

Translations DE - German Card Name Goblinschwärme Game Text Spiele diese Karte in deinen Unterstützungs-bereich. Reaktion: Wenn einer deiner Orks einen Kampf gewinnt, lege alle Karten und Wunden von diesem Ork ab und lagere ihn auf diesem Effekt. Schatten: Spiele einen Ork von diesem Effekt, als wäre er in deiner Hand. Lore Hinter dem Feuer sah er wimmelnde schwarze Gestalten... ES - Spanish Card Name Enjambre Goblin Game Text Respuesta: Si tu Orco gana una escaramuza, descarta todas las cartas y heridas en ese Orco y apila ese Orco en esta condición. Sombra: Juega un Orco aquí apilado como si fuera jugado de tu mano. Lore “Mas allá del fuego vio un enjambre de figuras oscuras...” FR - French Card Name Grouillements Gobelins Game Text Réponse : Si votre Orque remporte un combat, défaussez les cartes et les blessures sur cet Orque et empilez cet Orque sur cette situation. Ombre : Jouez un Orque empilé ici comme s’il était joué de votre main. Lore “Au-delà du feu, il vit des formes noires et foisonnantes....” IT - Italian Card Name Sciami di Goblin Game Text Giocala nella tua area di supporto. Risposta: Se un tuo Orco vince una schermaglia, scarta le carte e le ferite su quell’Orco e impila quell’Orco sotto questa condizione. Ombra: Gioca un Orco impilato qui sotto come se fosse giocato dalla mano. Lore “Al di là del fuoco scorse uno sciame di figure nere....” PL - Polish PT - Portuguese ZH - Chinese

Technical Info Wiki Base Card ID LOTR-EN01S183.0 TLHH ID LOTR01183 GEMP ID 1_183 LOTRO Hex ID 47 2F F4 LOTRO Image ID 01_183

Strategy

Goblin Swarms is a very effective tool for [Moria]. When used in [Moria] swarm decks, it allows the Shadow Player to build up successively larger groups of goblins over several turns. This is typically done by playing more minions than companions so that the excess minions can be used to help win skirmishes. Because the limiting factor for [Moria] swarms is usually the number of cards in hand and not the amount of twilight, having cheap goblins (Especially Goblin Runner) stacked essentially means that many more minions on a subsequent turn. Goblin Swarms is usually complemented by other well-known [Moria] conditions, such as Goblin Armory, Relics of Moria and They Are Coming. It provides an additional way of activating Plundered Armories.

!Goblin Swarms is also useful for larger goblins such as Goblin Patrol Troop and Goblin Flankers. These larger minions can usually win skirmishes on their own and then use Goblin Swarms to reappear on later turns.

The Shadow Player may sometimes need to consider whether or not it would be good to stack a minion here, particularly in the context of double moves. In many cases, the benefits outweigh the drawback of having to replay the minion, as many of the strengths of the [Moria] culture lie in playing things over and over again. Many popular minions have coming-into-play benefits: Goblin Runner, Goblin Flankers, Moria Scout, Goblin Scavengers or the later Host of Moria. With a strong support area, stacking and replaying is further advantageous for the Shadow Player, as Goblin Armory, Goblin Scimitar and Relics of Moria can all be used again. This primarily leaves Goblin Patrol Troop, Moria Archer Troop, Archer Commander and Guard Commander as minions for which some deliberation may be required: the former two because of their potentially prohibitive costs and the latter two because of the buffs they can provide to other minions.

Strengths and Weaknesses

Strong Versus...

• Survival based effects (Such as Armor, Bounder etc.) that do not help companions win skirmishes
• Regroup wounding (Wingfoot, Elven High King, Out of the High Airs), since no minions will be present during regroup

Weak Versus...

• Versatile strength boosting cards, such as Trust Me as You Once Did or Fortifications
• Skirmish cancelling
• Archery/Wounding - this matters less when used with larger [Moria] Orcs
• Condition bouncing (Vilya, Gladden Homestead), since stacked cards are lost between bounces

Rulings

• If two [Moria] Orcs win the same skirmish, the owner of Goblin Swarms may stack either, neither or both of them on it - http://lotrtcgwiki.com/forums/index.php/topic,7149.0.html.
• From the Comprehensive Rules 4.0: Stacked cards are not in play and are not active. You cannot spot them. They do not count for uniqueness. A stacked unique card may be in play elsewhere. Multiple copies of the same unique card may be stacked together.

See Also

• The part of the card that reads: "discard cards and wounds on that Orc" is redundant as this became normal practice for stacking cards anyway, and does not appear on later cards such as Hillman Rabble or Gorgoroth Troop.

Decks

• http://lotrtcgwiki.com/forums/index.php/topic,9736.0.html