Stern people plus change of plans? Maybe there is something there, probably not On that note, I don't think I've ever seen CoP played.
You weren't around before the X list, then. Using sets 1-4, it was very common for people to set up a hand with
Saruman, Keeper of Isengard and multiple Uruk Regulars and other cheap Uruks. At
Deep of Helm it would just kill people. At the time,
Change of Plans was the way to break the buildup. My playteam and I almost played it in a PSQ (mid-level event), things were that rough.
My answer is
The Weight of a Legacy , which was too expensive even for set 1. As Kralik wrote 10 years ago, even if I knew my opponent was starting Aragorn,
TwoaL does not go in a Sauron deck.