The Last Homely House
Middle-Earth => Bag End => Topic started by: jbwalkup on February 28, 2021, 10:40:34 AM
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HI everyone, I have my collection in binders organized by culture, and I wanted to print a large card to go on the front of each binder. I was wondering what people thought the most iconic card was from each one? I started with Dunland (alphabetical) and chose Hides, for example.
Thanks!
Jon.
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Some other ideas . . . pre-Shadows only:
Raider:
Castamir of Umbar
Desert Lord
Easterling Captain
Isengard:
Lurtz, Servant of Isengard
Saruman, Keeper of Isengard
Savagery to Match Their Numbers
Gondor:
Anduril, Flame of the West
Aragorn, Ranger of the North
Aragorn's Bow
Boromir, Son of Denethor
Elendil, the Tall
Faramir, Son of Denethor
Gondor Bowmen
Narsil, Blade of the Faithful
Elves:
Arwen, Fair Elf Maiden
Cirdan, the Shipwright
Elrond, Herald to Gil-Galad
Galadriel, Lady Redeemed
Gil-Galad, Elven High King
Glorfindel, Revealed in Wrath
Legolas, Dauntless Hunter
Legolas, Greenleaf
Hobbits:
A Promise
Frodo, Old Bilbo's Heir
Frodo, Reluctant Adventurer
Merry, Friend to Sam
Sam, Great Elf Warrior
Sam, Son of Hamfast
The Shire Countryside
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[Dwarven] - Depends on your style. I'd lean towards your favorite version of Gimli, though my pick would probably be Bearer of Grudges just because that's a clear sign of a Dwarven deck.
[Elven] - GLR would actually be a great choice, but I understand that comes with some baggage for some people ;)
[Gandalf] - I want to say a version of Gandalf, but most of them are so good it's hard to pick one. I'd probably end up going with Servant of the Secret Fire with Trust Me As You Once Did close behind.
[Gondor] - Hmm, this is a tough one. Aragorn's Bow would be in the lead if not for Anduril, Flame of the West, but then Anduril isn't really flashy enough for me to say it's iconic either. Boromir, Defender of Minas Tirith definitely comes to mind but just doesn't seem to fit the bill. Thorongil and Madril, Defender of Osgiliath are more infamous than anything (and came rather late). Honestly I might say Gondor Bowmen? I really don't know.
[Rohan] - Third Marshal of Riddermark, for sure. In my opinion the distant second is Simbelmyne, but that one probably more up-for-grabs.
[Shire] - Sam, Son of Hamfast I think.
[Gollum] - Promise Keeping. Her Ladyship came to mind first but I really didn't want to say Shelob here haha.
[Isengard] - Keeper of Isengard.
[Moria] - In a just world it would be The Balrog, Flame of Udun but in reality it's probably Goblin Armory.
[Raider] - I'd say Desert Lord myself, but Castamir is on the short list.
[Ringwraith] - It's got to be Shotgun Enquea, right? Lord of Angmar is helped along by the fact that he was the best WK choice until Morgul King. Enquea is iconic, but hard to say he's iconic for Nazgul specifically.
[Sauron] - Hate, though Sauron will forever be iconic to me for having awful rares to the extent that I struggled to think of a more "serious" choice than Mordor Enraged for a while.
Fun topic! I wish I could say for any of [Orc] [Men] [Uruk] but it'd just be guesswork (for [Orc] I'd probably say Frenzy of Arrows as iconic for all later cards since the errata makes it literally unplayable). Hard to say how any card released after set 10 could possibly be iconic for the other cultures either, having missed the game's peak.
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Ever My Heart Rises
Uruviel, Maid of Lorien (or, of course, Double Shot)
Gandalf, Manager of Wizards or Servant of the Secret Fire
Elendil, the Tall
Theoden, Leader of Spears or Eomer, Third Marshal of Riddermark
Hobbit Farmer
Captured By the Ring or Don't Look at Them
Goblin Scavengers or Goblin Scimitar
Desert Lord
Their Power Is In Terror
Hate
Savagery to Match Their Numbers
A few thoughts that are different, but otherwise mostly the same.
-wtk