The Last Homely House
Middle-Earth => Lothlórien => Expanded => Topic started by: wrigh516 on August 15, 2025, 07:57:53 PM
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As the physical cards are getting harder to find these days, I gathered a large physical collection of common and nostalgic decks to play with family and friends as a pre-built game. I'm posting these decks as a reference and for feedback.
The decks are split into free peoples and shadow sides, all interchangeable at 35 (36 as I added more cycling and discard decks) cards each. There are some obvious drawbacks to doing it this way, but it is 100% worth it to allow mixing/matching. It allows enough combinations to keep each game unique and interesting. The idea is to have thematic and fun strategies while maintaining a balance. These are built with physical cards, so any in the $150+ range are not always going to make it in due to the costs and to maintain balance among the decks. I follow the Expanded format and rules before errata, but some decks might also fit into other formats. This is one of those decks:
[Orc] Orc Grunts - Shadow (Expanded)
An uncommon strategy that bombs the opponent over and over again in the late game.
Minions:
Cave Troll of Moria, Savage Menace
Ordnance Grunt x3
Orc Artisan x4
Champion Orc x4
Mordor Aggressor x3
Emboldened Orc x3
Isengard Underling x2
Possessions:
Orc Spear x4
Events:
Unreasonable Choice x2
Armed for Battle x2
Conditions:
Spurred to Battle x4
Retribution x3
Goblin Hordes
Strategy:
The goal is to strike hard every move late in the game.
Build up Spurred to Battle conditions, play an Orc Artisan, use a Retribution plus Armed for Battle to pull Orc Spear weapons for more twilight to bomb the opponent with Ordnance Grunt trolls from the discard pile.
Then throw down Champion Orc or a Cave Troll of Moria, Savage Menace to further bomb using their Toil.
Use Goblin Hordes to pull what you need.
I would love to hear any feedback/suggestions.