Orc Butchery (1R265)

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Orc Butchery (1R265) is a Sauron Event from the Fellowship of the Ring set.

EN Nonfoil First Edition EN Foil First Edition EN Nonfoil Revision 1 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 Orc Butchery Unique No Collectible Yes Set 1 - The Fellowship of the Ring Rarity R - Rare Card Number 265 Language EN - English Revision 0

Gameplay Info Playable Yes Culture Sauron Side Shadow Card Type Event Twilight Cost 0 Game Text Response: If a companion is killed by a Orc, the Free Peoples player must discard 3 cards from the top of his or her draw deck for each card in the dead pile. Lore For sport, Orcs hew cruelly at the bodies of those they slay.

Translations DE - German Card Name Ork Schlachtfest Game Text Reaktion: Wenn ein Gefährte durch einen Ork getötet wird, muss der Freie Völker Spieler für jede Karte in seinem Friedhof die 3 obersten Karten seines Spieldecks ablegen. Lore Aus Spaß zerhacken die Orks die Körper derer, die sie erschlagen haben. ES - Spanish Card Name Matanza Orca Game Text Respuesta: Si un Orco mata a un compañero, el jugador de Gentes Libres debe descartar las 3 cartas superiores de su mazo de robar por cada carta en la pila de muertos. Lore Por deporte, los Orcos se recrean en los cuerpos de los sus victimas. FR - French Card Name Massacre Orque Game Text Réponse : Si un compagnon est tué par un Orque , le joueur des Peuples Libres doit défausser 3 cartes du dessus de sa pioche pour chaque carte dans le cimetière. Lore Par jeu, les Orques tailladent cruellement les corps de ceux qu'ils tuent. IT - Italian Card Name Strage degli Orchi Game Text Risposta: Se un compagno è ucciso da un Orco , il giocatore dei Popoli Liberi deve scartare 3 carte dalla cima del suo mazzo di gioco per ogni carta nella pila dei morti. Lore Per divertimento, gli Orchi infieriscono crudelmente sui corpi di chi hanno ucciso. PL - Polish PT - Portuguese ZH - Chinese

Technical Info Wiki Base Card ID LOTR-EN01S265.0 TLHH ID LOTR01265 GEMP ID 1_265 LOTRO Hex ID 49 34 F4 LOTRO Image ID 01_265

Strategy

Counter-intuitively, Orc Butchery is not very good for discard decks because these decks don't tend to kill enemy characters. On the other hand, Orc Butchery has no limit, so it can potentially discard half a deck by itself (4 copies played on 4 different companions is a minimum of 30 cards). Can be used with beatdown to try and wipe an opponent's deck, perhaps to make things easier for the user's fellowship. Even a single copy can be punishing if an opponent has too much cannon fodder. Additionally, multiple copies of Orc Butchery can be played in response to the same death, which could be devastating with more than a few dead characters. Orc Butchery cannot trigger off an ally's death, but it does count dead allies, so it works well with Tower Assassin.

Strengths and Weaknesses

Strong Versus...

• Cannon Fodder
• Small decks
• Allies

Weak Versus...

• Small Fellowships

Rulings

• A [Sauron] Orc kills a companion when the game text that kills that companion comes from a [Sauron] Orc minion card, or that companion is killed by losing a skirmish involving a [Sauron] Orc minion. - http://lotrtcgwiki.com/forums/index.php/topic,4607.0.html
• Multiple copies of Orc Butchery can be played in response to the same death.
• When counting the number of characters in the dead pile, Orc Butchery counts the companion who just died (Since required triggers come before optional ones).