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Middle-Earth => Lothlórien => Fellowship => Topic started by: Fjordhermit on July 19, 2010, 09:03:16 PM
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Hey.. I'm a huge fan of top ten lists, so I'd love to hear people's thoughts on the top 20 cards of Fellowship of the Ring. I upped this set to Top 20 because there are way more cards in the set than the expansions. (Check the other Fellowship block Top 10 posts.) I always loved when Scrye/InQuest would do top ten lists of recent releases back in the day.
Not going to lie, there are so many cards in this set, and a handful I've never even seen, that a top 15 from me would be pretty uninformed. But from my limited experience, I would throw in Legolas Greenleaf (super cheap for what you get), Ulaire Nelya (the earliest minion you can play, and he's super-powerful too), Intimidate, Boromir Lord of Gondor (hard to overwhelm and a ranger), An Able Guide, Lurtz, Goblin Runner (adds twilight when played!), Goblin Scimitar (0 cost), Beauty is Fading, Blade Tip, Forces of Mordor, Thin and Stretched, Hobbit Intuition/Stealth, and Thror's Map (we don't play with errata-- too hard to keep track of).
You guys know more, your thoughts?
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1R15 •Gimli's Helm
1R50 •Legolas, Greenleaf
1U70 •Barliman Butterbur, Prancing Pony Proprietor
1C84 Sleep, Caradhras
1R90 •Aragorn's Bow
1R125 Greed
1U136 Saruman's Power
1R173 Goblin Armory
1U178 Goblin Runner
1R189 Lost to the Goblins
1R217 Morgul Gates
1R250 Hate
1C286 Bounder
1R308 Power According to His Stature
1C311 •Sam, Son of Hamfast
A few other good cards had to miss out, twenty would have been better.
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Top 20 it is! You're right, there's way more cards in this set..
I forgot about Barliman Butterbur, he's awesome. I just got a Goblin Armory in a pack, but have yet to use it.. looks potent. Moria seems like the best minion group, at least in Fellowship.
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Just to add some to MuaDdid's list:
Gimli's Battle Axe
Double Shot
Elrond, Lord of Rivendell
Gwemegil
The Last Alliance of Elves and Men
The Splendor of Their Banners
Glamdring
Ottar, Man of Laketown
Servant of the Secret Fire
Aragorn, Ranger of the North
Blade of Gondor
Boromir, Lord of Gondor
No Stranger to the Shadows
Saruman's Snows
Savagery to Match Their Numbers
Goblin Swarms
Relics of Moria
Ulaire Enquea, Lieutenant of Morgul
Forces of Mordor
Orc Bowmen
Hobbit Stealth
Merry, Friend to Sam
Sting
The Prancing Pony
Aragorn, King in Exile
top 30, maybe? Well, Ijust listed lots of good cards, but I'm not really sure which of those should be in the top 20 and whihc one not.
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I play Movie block and I find these 20 to be my most used/desired cards from Fellowship of the Ring:
(In no particular order)
Gwemegil
Legolas, Greenleaf
A Wizard is Never Late
Gandalf's Pipe
Servant of the Secret Fire
Aragorn's Bow
Athelas
Boromir, Lord of Gondor
Greed
Saruman's Power
Goblin Armory
Ulaire Enquea, LoM
Desperate Defense of the Ring
Enduring Evil
Hate
Frodo, Old Bilbo's Heir
Power According to His Stature
Merry, Friend to Sam
Sam, Son of Hamfast
Aragorn, King in Exile
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Double Shot
Legolas, Greenleaf
Barliman Butterbur, Prancing Pony Proprietor
Gandalf, Friend of the Shirefolk
Gandalf's Cart
Servant of the Secret Fire
Aragorn's Bow
No stranger to the Shadows
A Ranger's Versatility (pre errata)
Greed
Lurtz, Servant of Isengard
Savagery to Match Their Numbers
Goblin Armory
Goblin Runner
Morgul Gates
Ulaire Enquea, Lieutenant of Morgul
Hobbit Sword
Power According to His Stature
Sam, Son of Hamfast
The Bridge of Khazad-dum
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Hobbit Sword
XD
Ulaire Enquea, Lieutenant of Morgul
Can't believe I left this out!
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Number 1.
Power According To His Stature.
That is all.
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Edit: I just did Fellowship of the Ring Block. So you can deal with it...sorry.
20. Aragorn, Heir to the White City - Choking is the most popular strategy. The Frodo signet was a bonus in a Pipes deck.
19. Hate - One exertion for one wound. Can't complain there.
18. Saruman, Keeper of Isengard - Man, he was just !nasty. If he's dropped at site five, eight, or nine, there was some real trouble.
17. Gondor Bowmen - Really made Gondor competitive and sealed the [Gondor] - [Elven] love affair.
16. Aragorn, Ranger of the North - Site Nine Savior. Splashed in any deck that didn't run Aragorn as a late game companion.
15. Morgul Gates - Nazgul are just so damned expensive. This card made them a better option. Points go out to Morgul Skulker for bringing MG back.
14. Goblin Runner - Free twilight in a game where twilight is scarce. Can't go wrong with that.
13. Gwemegil - Still one of the best cycling tools in Movie Block.
12. Return to Its Master - How many great end-game cards can you think of? If you saw this, you were likely toast!
11. Brown Lands - If played right, you could see 15+ archery here. First of two consecutive sites.
10. The Bridge of Khazad-Dum - Hooray, the Balrog!
9. Hobbit Stealth - The Balrog? No problem.
8. Aragorn's Bow - Legolas, Greenleaf, in possession form. Once it's on Aragorn, it's really tough to discard.
7. Goblin Scimitar - Often underlooked as the most powerful [Moria] card. Also, my highest-rated Minion card.
6. Elrond, Lord of Rivendell - There's a really good reason that he's banned. Free cards, free cards, free cards.
5. Power According to His Stature - The best cards in Fellowship Block were based on wounding enemies. I can't think of a way to argue with wounding as many minions as are facing the Ring-Bearer. Two in a hand at site nine nearly guaranteed a victory.
4. Legolas, Greenleaf - An exertion for a wound, in healable, companion format.
3. Sting - Choking is the best strategy in Fellowship Block. A free reveal of the hand with bonus (potential) twilight removal. Can't argue with that.
2. Sam, Son of Hamfast - It is almost universally used and the best way to stave off corruption. It helps that the second best Sam, Sam, Proper Poet, only has limited application in Fellowship block.
1. The One Ring, Isildur's Bane - THE Ring to use in Fellowship block.
I guess that's all. Honorable mention to Saruman's Power, Sleep, Caradhras, Bill Ferny, Swarthy, Sneering Fellow, A Ranger's Versatility, Galadriel, Lady of Light, Narya, Gandalf's Staff, Delving, Gimli's Helm, Ulaire Enquea, Lieutenant of Morgul, Greed, Troop of Uruk-Hai, and Orc Commander.
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You mean Heir To The White City?
And where was Ulaire Nertea, Messenger of Dol Guldur?
And Shotgun Enquea should be up there higher.
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I wish I could choose all of them. Well, ok maybe not The Weight of a Legacy. Anyways my turn for this:
The One Ring, Isildur's Bane
Double Shot
Elrond, Lord of Rivendell
Legolas, Greenleaf
Gandalf, Friend of the Shirefolk
Servant of the Secret Fire
Sleep, Caradhras
Aragorn's Bow
Aragorn's Pipe
Saruman's Power
Saruman's Snows
Goblin Armory
Blade Tip
Ulaire Attea, Keeper of Dol Guldur
Ulaire Enquea, Lieutenant of Morgul
The Witch King, Lord of Angmar
Desperate Defense of the Ring
Hobbit Stealth
Sting
Power According to His Stature