Troop of Uruk-hai (1R143)
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Troop of Uruk-hai (1R143) is a 
Isengard Minion from the Fellowship of the Ring set.
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Strategy[edit]
At first, Troop of Uruk-hai looks like a fairly average Uruk, but it is actually one of the strongest [isengard] minions in Fellowship Block. Its ability to ignore weapon bonuses makes it very hard for companions to have a higher base strength than it (Gandalf, FotS and The Last Alliance of Elves and Men being the main counters), which forces players to use events in order to beat it. However, with cards like Saruman's Ambition, Savagery to Match Their Numbers, Bred for Battle and Uruk-hai Sword, the Troop has a good range of support that can assist it if the Free Peoples player has an event heavy deck. Its other advantages include a large pool of vitality, making it difficult to kill with cards like Legolas, Greenleaf or Aragorn's Bow, and non-uniqueness, which differentiates it from the other large uruks in Fellowship Block (Lurtz, Servant of Isengard; Orthanc Berserker; Orthanc Assassin) and ensures its playability if multiple copies are drawn. Troop of Uruk-hai loses a little of its potency after Fellowship Block, as many non-weapon strength boosts become available to the Free Peoples player and other large uruks are released.
Strengths and Weaknesses[edit]
Strong Versus...[edit]
- Archery/Wounding
- Possession-orientated decks
Weak Versus...[edit]
- Event-orientated decks
- Characters with high base strengths (Gandalf, Mithrandir; Any version of Treebeard)
- Non-weapon strength bonuses (Conditions such as The Last Alliance of Elves and Men, or Mounts, such as Asfaloth and Shadowfax)
Rulings[edit]
- From the Comprehensive Rules 4.0: The source of an effect is the card on which that effect is printed. Even though a card like an event may require a minion to exert to pay its cost, the source of that effect is the event card and not the minion.
- As a result, special abilities of weapons, such as that of Gwemegil, still originate from the weapon and are also nullified. However, the text of a companion such as Merry, From O'er the Brandywine would still apply, because the source is the companion.
See Also[edit]
- Reprinted as Uruk-hai Troop for the [uruk-hai] culture.
Decks[edit]
- World Champion deck from 2002:
1x Beyond the Height of Men 1x Tower Assassin 1x Lurtz, Servant of Isengard 1x Tower of Orthanc 1x Orthanc Berserker 2x Uruk Ravager 4x Savagery to Match Their Numbers 2x Bred for Battle 2x Saruman's Power 3x Saruman, Keeper of Isengard 4x Saruman's Ambition 4x Uruk Warrior 4x Troop of Uruk-hai 4x Uruk Lieutenant 2x Uruk Captain
