Movie Block Strategy List

[Tunadan]

This is a (hopefully) comprehensive list of all Movie Block strategies. If you have any strategies to add, or any (helpful) criticisms of the strategy rundowns, please reply so I can update and improve this list. I'm sure more strategies have fallen through the cracks than FOTR or TS, so it's probable that I'll be adding more as more people discover the list.

If you're new to the game and looking for strategies, hopefully this thread can be of use to you.
Here is a link to more formats: More Strategies

In addition, here are some lists from the 2004 Worlds Tournament: https://lotrtcgwiki.com/forums/index.php?topic=6620.0

Free Peoples



Preparations Stacking
Uses lots of events, stacks them on Preparations, then plays them back with Sindri, Dwarven Lord. Often uses Gimli, Feared Axeman for protection. Often melded with other Strategy.
Ranking: Tier 1
Strong vs: Beatdown, Corsairs
Weak vs: Wounding, Killing Gimli, Discarding Preparations
Pairs well with: Shadows that have inherent cycling, such as Moria, Corsairs, or Ninja Gollum.
Example deck: Dwarf-Gondor

Self-Mill
Uses Dunharrow Plateau, Ever My Heart Rises, and/or Realm of Dwarrowdelf to discard cards off a massive draw deck. Often uses Gandalf, Greyhame to retrieve companions. May use Cirdan, The Shipwright and a good amount of Events as a bonus.
Ranking: Tier 2
Strong vs: Discard, Beatdown
Weak vs: Condition removal, Too Great and Terrible
Pairs well with: A shadow that can pull cards back from the discard pile, such as Corsairs, Nazgûl with Morgul Squealer, and Moria.
Example decks: Ever My Heart Rises/Greyhame, Realm of Dwarrowdelf MOVIE

Tank
Plays a few dwarves and tanks them up. Usually tries to choke the twilight pool.
Ranking: Tier 1
Strong vs: Beatdown, Orcs if teched right
Weak vs: Swarm, Morcs
Pairs well with: Shadows that need or benefit from cycling, such as Morcs, Nazgûl Corruption, and Sauron Strategies.
Example deck: My Old Dwarves / Morcs deck

Discard
Dwarven tank, but with emphasis on Dwarven Axe and Nobody Tosses a Dwarf. Usually paired with Sauron Discard.
Ranking: Tier 2
Strong vs: small draw decks
Weak vs: swarm, EMHR decks, opponent not playing minions
Pairs well with: Sauron Discard
Example deck: Dwarves/Sauron Discard



Archery
Plays Elves and Elven bows, and uses various cards to boost Legolas, Greenleaf's vitality. May use Blades Drawn to counter Enduring minions. Usually melded with another Elven strategy.
Ranking: Tier 2
Strong vs: Swarm, Sauron
Weak vs: Corsairs, Enduring Nazgûl
Pairs well with: a Shadow that won't be holding a lot of cards. Doesn't pair well with bomb strategies.
Example deck: Elf Archery/Enduring Nazgûl

Elvents
Uses events to discard conditions, heal, and boost strength. Often uses Lady Redeemed for useless events. Cirdan provides a use for the events in the discard pile. Sometimes uses Echo of Luthién and Ever My Heart Rises with a large draw deck.
Ranking: Tier 1
Strong vs: Beatdown, conditions, corruption
Weak vs: Archery, swarm
Pairs well with: Strategies that pull cards from the discard and cycle well. You want to also ve able to toss excess Elvents. Corsairs and Southrons are sometimes used.
Example deck: Lady Redeemed

Telepathy
Uses Gandalf, Manager of Wizards and Nenya, Ring of Adamant to stack the top of the deck, then kills minions with Glorfindel, RiW and Forearmed. Usually melded with Elvents.
Ranking: Tier 1
Strong vs: beatdown
Weak vs: Wounding, Too Great and Terrible, killing Gandalf
Pairs well with: a shadow with expensive minions, and one that can force a stop. Besiegers and Nazgûl are particularly effective.
Example deck: Telepathy

Echo of Luthién
Uses a large draw deck and card draw to fuel Echo of Luthién. May utilize Glimpse of Fate with the initiative loss caused by EoL. Sometimes used in conjunction with Self-Mill. May also use Mallorn-Trees to stack the bottom of the deck.
Ranking: Tier 2
Strong vs: Beatdown
Weak vs: direct wounding, killing Arwen, discard
Pairs well with: shadows that can pull from the discard, and that can cycle and still kill. Corsairs or Morcs are used often.
Example deck: Echo of Luthien

Rainbow Wounding
Uses a rainbow of cultures with various wounding tricks with Legolas, Greenleaf and Elrond, HtGG as a base. Usually uses Preparations/Slaked Thirsts as a counter to Grima, CC, and almost always uses Eowyn, LoI for extra power.
Ranking: Tier 2
Strong vs: Beatdown, Nazgul
Weak vs: Archery, Ally Hate, Multiculture hate
Pairs well with: a bunch of shadows. Fast cycling ones help you set up cleaner, but you can also cycle well if you use Elven Sword or Don't Look At Them.
See Also: A Rundown of Rainbow Wounding on the Wiki
Example deck: Rainbow Wounding



Noble Leaders
Uses Boromir, Faramir, Denethor, and Aragorn for tokens on Noble Leaders, then usually sets up other tank companions like Elendil, The Tall. May use Gandalf or allies for support.
Ranking: Tier 1
Strong vs: beatdown, wounding
Weak vs: conditions, corruption
Pairs well with: a shadow with at least decent cycling. The fellowship sets up fast with Denethor, so it's not imperative.
Example deck: Noble Leaders with Elven support

Last Throw/Drawing His Eye
A clever variant on Noble Leaders that aims to use Denethor, Lord of Minas Tirith at Beacon of Minas Tirith to draw four cards, then play nothing, leaving the opponent with an excess of cards and a shallow twilight pool. Then at site four, they play at least 2x Drawing His Eye to filter Shadow cards out of the opponent's hand, then use Narsil+Elendil and Last Throw to run to site 9. Very tough to beat once rolling. Credit for the idea goes to jAgorn on GEMP.
Ranking: Tier 1
Strong vs: beatdown, archery, swarm
Weak vs: corruption
Pairs well with: a shadow that can clog the opponent's hand, and is enough to slow them down until you can run. Here he uses Advance Orcs.
Replay: https://play.lotrtcgpc.net/gemp-lotr/game.html?replayId=jAgorn$8l0majmhmdpifcq2

Ring-Bound Rangers
Uses Ring-Bound rangers and their to tricks to make minions roaming, then defeat them.
Ranking: Tier 3
Strong vs: not much
Weak vs: Hilariously vulnerable to Ninja Gollum, Besiegers, and Corsairs, the most popular shadows in Movie Block
Pairs well with: anything that can kill quickly. You don't have much of a shot with your fellowship.

Initiative Manipulation
Uses Madril, Faramir's Aide and Hardy Garrison to abuse initiative and wounding. May use other cultures and their initiative conditions. Sometimes uses Gandalf, MoW.
Ranking: Tier 3
Strong vs: Beseigers
Weak vs: Corsairs, archery
Pairs well with: Ninja Gollum or Corsairs. You'll need to cycle and deal a lot of damage
Gandalf's Hardy Garrison

Knights
Uses Knights and Fortifications to wound and make minions extremely weak, then replays them with. Heals with Banner of Westernesse and Aragorn, Captain of Gondor.
Ranking: Tier 2
Strong vs: Beatdown, archery
Weak vs: Possession removal, mass condition removal
Pairs well with: Beatdown, Corruption
Example deck: Knights/Direct Wounding

ElfMan
Uses a few men and companions and allies to boost The Last Alliance of Elves and Men. Sometimes tries to be thematic and plays Elendil and Gil-Galad.
Ranking: Tier 2
Strong vs: Beatdown, Archery
Weak vs: Condition removal
Pairs well with: Beatdown



Shadowplay
Uses Shadowplay and Unheeded to exert, wound, and possibly kill minions in the Shadow phase. Usually uses Merry, Swordthain and Pippin, WoBaS and then returns them to hand. Occasionally melded with Rainbow Wounding.
Ranking: Tier 2
Strong vs: Corsair Marauder, minions with exertion special abilities
Weak vs: Condition removal, minions with 1 vitality (i.e Freca, Goblin Runner)
Pairs well with: Cycling, such as Corsairs or Ninja Gollum
Example Deck: Shadowplay Wounding

Shire Countryside
Uses various burden removal options to trigger The Shire Countryside and heal companions. Often uses Merry, Friend to Sam and removes burdens in skirmish to heal him. May be melded with Rainbow Wounding or Dauntless Hunter. May try to use Smeagol and Sam for No Help For It.
Ranking: Tier 1
Strong vs: Wounding, beatdown
Weak vs: Corruption, Anduin Banks, Condition Removal
Pairs well with: Cycling and double punishing shadows, like Southrons or Constantly Threatening
Example Deck: Shire Countryside with Friend to Sam

Hospital
Hobbits and Allies. May try to fill the discard pile with Cards to use Chance Observation. Often melded with Dauntless Hunter.
Ranking: Tier 2
Strong vs: wounding
Weak vs: Beatdown, Swarm
Pairs well with: Shadows that can toss cards from hand, like Moria or Ninja Gollum
Example Deck: Hobbit Deck

Dauntless Hunter
Plays Dauntless Hunter, Merry, and Pippin. Usually uses Elrond, HtGG and Vilya to be extra nasty. May use TWAoL to be even nastier. May be melded with Shadowplay or The Shire Countryside.
Ranking: Tier 1
Strong vs: conditions, swarm
Weak vs: Besiegers
Pairs well with: Beatdown/Swarm
Example deck: Dauntless Sam

Bilbo Tales
Uses Bilbo, Bearer of Things Burgled and Red Book of Westmarch to cycle through your deck quickly. Often uses Dauntless Hunter and The Shire Countryside. Very occasionally uses Dwarves and their Tales.
Ranking: Tier 2
Strong vs: choke
Weak vs: Condition hate, Possession hate
Pairs well with: Shadows that need cycling to set up and not clog, such as Moria Navy or Dunland
Example Deck: Bilbo at the council of Elrond



Ents
Plays a massive Fellowship made of Ents and Gandalf. Usually sets up with SFTF and AWINL, starting Leader of Men. Usually techs against Greed with Albert Dreary, and leaves enough twilight for Deep In Thought. May also start an alternate Ring-Bearer, such as Gimli, BoG or Isildur, BoH.
Ranking: Tier 2
Strong vs: Beatdown, Wounding
Weak vs: Greed, Too Great and Terrible, Ulaire Enquea, LoM + Not Easily Destroyed
Pairs well with: shadows that need a moderate amount of cycling, such as Morcs
Example Deck: Ent

SFTF
Plays either Ents or Men, starts Gandalf, Leader of Men and a worthless companion of the desired culture, then plays SFTF and grabs three cards of that worthless companion's culture. Sometimes includes a second burn target, and sometimes burns Gandalf himself to grab Sent Back, another version of Gandalf, and another useful card.
Ranking: Tier 2
Strong vs: beatdown, wounding, discard
Weak vs: corruption
Pairs well with: Shadows in need of moderate cycling, like morcs
Example deck: Gondor men lead by Gandalf

Durin's Secret Society
Perhaps the wonkiest Movie Block deck. Starts Sam, SoH, Gimli, Feared Axeman, Smeagol, Poor Creature, and Frodo, Master of the Precious. Uses EMHR to mill the whole deck, then uses Dear Friends to set up. Once set up, very hard to kill.
Ranking: Tier 3
Strong vs: everything once set up
Weak vs: everything while setting up
Pairs well with: Nothing. You won't be using your Shadow side.
Example deck: Durin's Secret Society of Dear Friends

(freeps)

Solo Smeagol
Plays Smeagol, Bearer of Great Secrets, and then chokes. May also play Faramir, Son of Denethor as an extra companion. May be melded with Ring-Bound Rangers.
Ranking: Tier 3
Strong vs: expensive minions, Ninja Gollum
Weak vs: Swarm, Archery
Pairs well with: a shadow that punishes doubles
Example deck: Solo Sméagol

Shadow



Library of Orthanc
Uses Library of Orthanc and IsenOrcs to cycle through a large draw deck. May be paired with Dwarf Self-Mill. Also may use Warg-Riders or Uruks in rare cases.
Ranking: Tier 2
Strong vs: Archery
Weak vs: Roll of Thunder, Tanks
Pairs well with: Echo of Luthien, Ever my Heart Rises
Example Deck: Library of Orthanc

IsenOrcs
Plays lots of orcs then exerts or discards them to wound. Usually stacks them on Gnawing, Biting, Hacking, Burning or Scaffolding. May be melded with Eater of Light.
Ranking: Tier 2
Strong vs: Small Fellowships
Weak vs: Damage Bonuses, Large Fellowships
Pairs well with: Moderate cycling, like SFTF

Uruk Trackers
Uses Uruk Trackers and sometimes their supporting conditions. Often tries to simply bog down the opponent with a mass of mid-to-high strength minions. Often uses Vengeance as a counter to Dwarves.
Ranking: Tier 2
Strong vs: tanks, Dwarves
Weak vs: choke, high-strength companions
Pairs well with: something that cycles, or if you have Abandoning Reason for Madness, really most strategies
Example deck: Uruk Tracker

Wargs
Plays Warg-Riders and Wargs, aiming at at least 2 mounted Orcs a site. Usually uses Wolf-Voices for healing and strength.
Ranking: Tier 3
Strong vs: Cirdan, Archery
Weak vs: Tanks, Dwarves, Choke
Pairs well with: cycling, such as Dwarves or Elves
 


Swarm
Uses Goblin Armory and Goblin Scimitar to add tons of twilight and draw cards. Usually tries to swarm at site 7-9.
Ranking: Tier 2
Strong vs: Small Fellowships, Alternate Ring-Bearers
Weak vs: Condition discard, Greatest Kingdom of my People
Pairs well with: a large Dwarf deck works well, or a thinner, slower cycling deck.
Example deck: Stacking Dwarves/Moria

Archery
Moria Swarm, but with archers and more of a beatdown strategy.
Ranking: Tier 3
Strong vs: Small fellowships, mid-strength companions
Weak vs: Tanks, condition discard
Pairs well with: Ents, Gondor

Lost to the Goblins
Uses a fast cycling and filtering fellowship, all while gathering and holding 4 Lost to the Goblins, 1 Gollum, DaD, and 3 Goblin runner. Then, when fully filtered, plays the runners, then uses Gollum to exert the Ring-Bearer, triggering Lost to the Goblins. Can generate up to 12 burdens. Very hard to spot.
Ranking: Tier 3
Strong vs: Tanks, Archery
Weak vs: Frodo, Resolute Hobbit with any resistance booster, exhausted Ring-Bearers
Pairs well with: Ridiculously fast filtering and cycling
Example Deck: Almost Flawless Lost to the Goblins

Moria Navy
Half traditional Moria Swarm and half Corsairs. Uses Plundered Armories, Goblin Scimitar, Corsair Marauder, Black Sails of Umbar, and Goblin Armory to generate tons of cards and twilight. May also use Under Foot to swell the swarm. May incorporate Gollum, PD and Hobbitses are Dead to counter Tale of the Great Ring.
Ranking: Tier 2
Strong vs: Tanks, Small fellowships, Archery
Weak vs: Condition and Possession removal, Footman's Armor
Pairs well with: fast cycling to get all the combo pieces on the table
Example Deck: Plundered Madness



Nazgûl Corruption
Uses Enduring Nazgûl and/or Twilight Nazgûl with It Wants to be Found to corrupt the ring-bearer. May use Gates of the Dead City to go for a kill against higher-resistance Ring-Bearers. Also may use Gollum, Stinker and Evil-Smelling Fens to recur key Nazgûl.
Ranking: Tier 2
Strong vs: Tanks, Flooding, Archery
Weak vs: Sam, Son of Hamfast, Frodo, Resolute Hobbit
Pairs well with: Sftf, Elves
Example deck: Enduring Nazgûl corruption

Morcs
Plays Orcs and a few Nazgûl to try and semi-swarm the fellowship. Usually incorporated a twilight Nazgûl or two to try to surprise kill the ring-bearer. Usually uses Gollum, DaD to get initial wounds on the ring-bearer, and even a surprise regroup kill.
Ranking: Tier 1
Strong vs: Alternate Ring-Bearers, Small fellowships
Weak vs: Choke, Greatest Kingdom of my People
Pairs well with: Dwarves, Ents
Example deck: Dwarves/Morcs

Initiative
A variant of Morcs that uses Streaming to the Field and More Unbearable to gain initiative for nasty tricks. Usually goes for archery with Gothmog, Morgul Commander and the cycle of minions that spot various things to add archery.
Ranking: Tier 3
Strong vs: Flooding, Tanks
Weak vs: choke, condition removal
Pairs well with: Rapid cycling like SFTF
Example deck: Morc Archers

Twilight Nazgûl
Uses twilight Nazgûl to exhaust, then either corrupt or kill the Ring-Bearer. Mostly goes for corruption with Wraith-World and The Twilight World. May also use Return to its Master for a surprise assignment to the Ring-Bearer.
Ranking: Tier 2
Strong vs: ARB's, flooding
Weak vs: choke, healing, archery
Pairs well with: Something that runs and cycles



Corrupt
Uses burden conditions to corrupt the Ring-Bearer. May also use Enduring Evil and Orc Officer for more burdening. Also may incorporate elements of Nazgûl corruption.
Ranking: Tier 2
Strong vs: Alternate Ring-Bearers, weak companions
Weak vs: Condition discard, Archery
Pairs well with: something that runs well, like Ents or Knights
Example Deck: Knights/Sauron Corruption

Advance Orcs
Uses the set 10 "Advance" orcs that get bonuses for being roaming. Usually goes for a semi-swarm, like Morcs. May be melded with Threat Orcs.
Ranking: Tier 2
Strong vs: Archery, Ring-Bound Rangers
Weak vs: Tanks, Strong Companions
Pairs well with: something that likes to stay ahead and harass the opponent.
Example Deck: Ents/Roaming Orcs

Besiegers
Plays Besiegers and Engines to control sites, stack on sites, add tokens to Engines, and play minions for cheap. One of the toughest Shadows to beat. Sometimes plays Ships of Great Draught and Southron Archer to drop an archery bomb at the end with Gothmog, Lieutenant of Morgul.
Ranking: Tier 1
Strong vs: Tanks, Conditions, Small fellowships
Weak vs: Condition discard, Site Liberation
Pairs well with: decent cycling and a fellowship that can double and keep pressure on the opponent to move
Example Deck: Orc Besiegers

Discard
Sauron Corruption with an emphasis on discarding cards. Usually paired with Dwarf Discard.
Ranking: Tier 2
Strong vs: slim decks
Weak vs: Frodo, Courteous Halfling, condition removal
Pairs well with: Dwarven Discard
Example Deck: Classic Discard

Threats
Uses Mordor Guard, Mordor Veteran, and other thread adding and using baddies. May use Mordor Fighter and the set 7 Initiative Trackers. May use Gollum, Fat One Wants It, and Shelob, Her Ladyship to add more threats and stop powerful companions from fighting. May use Orc Officer for a surprise corruption.
Ranking: Tier 2
Strong vs: Tanks, Small Fellowships
Weak vs: Nine-Fingered Frodo and the Ring of Doom, Archery
Pairs well with: A deck that cycles fairly well, the shadow is reliant on a good hand.
Example deck: Sauron Orc Threats

Grind
Uses Under the Watching Eye, Orc Bowmen, and Hate to grind down any fellowship. May use other culture's wounding cards, such as Desert Lord or Ulaire Enquea, Lieutenant of Morgul. Protects conditions with Dead Marshes.
Ranking: Tier 1
Strong vs: Small Fellowships, Archery
Weak vs: Condition Wipes, Giant fellowships
Pairs well with: a fast moving freeps
Example deck: Sauron Wounding

Initiative corruption
Uses Mordor Fighter, Gorgoroth Stormer, and The Ring is Mine! to corrupt the Ring-Bearer. May use Stinker, Fat One Wants It, and Evil-Smelling Fens to recur and add threats. May also use Ulaire Attea, Wraith on Wings and Ulaire Toldea, Wraith on Wings to add more burdens.
Ranking: Tier 2
Strong vs: Low Resistance, Archery
Weak vs: A Light In His Mind, burden removal
Pairs well with: Fast cycling
Example Deck: Initiative corruption



Two-Site
Aims to control two sites with Freca, Hungry Savage, then use that to beat down the opponent. Uses Hides to protect, Ready to Fall to recur, and Over the Isen to assign.
Ranking: between Tiers 1 and 2
Strong vs: Archery, Possessions
Weak vs: Citadel of the Stars, Stone Tower
Pairs well with: quick cycling. Dunland wants certain cards at certain times.
Example Deck: Two-Site Dunland

Constantly Threatening
Aims to play or discard most minions, then waits for opponent to double and drops a Constantly Threatening Bomb. Usually paired with Dauntless Hunter.
Ranking: Tier 3
Strong vs: Large Fellowships, flooding
Weak vs: Archery, Choke
Pairs well with: Slow moving freeps

(Shadow)

Pokémon Trainer
Plays Gollum and Evil-Smelling Fens to play silver bullet minions from discard. Runs a rainbow of minions to counter a variety of strategies.
Ranking: Tier 1
Strong vs: Allies, Low vitality, Conditions
Weak vs: Healing, Condition removal
Pairs well with: a beefy freeps to cycle and tank. Elves or Ents work well.
Example deck: My New Approach to Movie Block Shadow strategy

Ninja Gollum
Uses They Stole It and Promise Keeping to wound the opponent to death. Usually tries to set up a threat bomb and then kill a companion, triggering Promise Keeping with every threat.
Ranking: Tier 1
Strong vs: Low vitality, strong companions
Weak vs: condition discard, threat removal, possession removal, Wound prevention
Pairs well with: something that needs a little cycling
Example deck: Ninja Gimli

Eater of Light
Uses Web, Orcs, and Shelob, Eater of Light to boost her strength. Usually uses either Advance orcs or IsenOrcs.
Ranking: Tier 3
Strong vs: Archery
Weak vs: Damage Bonuses, Possession removal
Pairs well with: A running fellowship. Usually you will have one power minion at a time.
Example deck: Eater of Light



Corsairs
Uses Corsairs and their Support Area possessions to recur, discard possessions, and even discard companions if set up right. Very tough to beat.
Ranking: Tier 1
Strong vs: Archery, Possessions
Weak vs: Possession discard, large tanks
Pairs well with: a freeps that needs cycling and an advantage on the site path.
Example deck: Corsairs/Shoulder to Shoulder

Initiative Southrons
A meld of Corsairs and Southrons using the initiative Southrons from set 7. Goes for swarms and beatdown.
Ranking: Tier 2
Strong vs: Archery, Possessions, Glimpse of Fate
Weak vs: Possession discard
Pairs well with: decks that need cycling
Example deck: EoL/Initiative Southrons

Beasterlings
Plays Small Hope, Easterling Captain, Easterling Polearm, and Raider bow to deal lots of damage every turn. Uses Ships of Great Draught to recur.
Rating: 7/10
Strong vs: Archery, Flooding, Tanks
Weak vs: Possession Discard, Citadel of the Stars+Fourth Lever

Southron Archery
Uses Desert Lord and Seasoned Leader to exhaust companions. Adds lots of threats to use for Southron Marksmen. Usually uses Ships of Great Draught for recursion. Often melded with Mumaks.
Rating: 7/10
Strong vs: Archery, Tanks
Weak vs: Choke, Healing

Mumaks
Uses Mumaks, Ambush, and Red Wrath to kill companions. Uses Mumak Chieftain to recur mumaks. May use Howl of Harad and Southron Assassin to direct-wound the Ring-Bearer to death.
Rating: 6/10
Strong vs: Flooding, Large Fellowships
Weak vs: Choke

Under Foot Swarm
Uses Corsairs to get initiative with Corsair War Galley, then uses Under Foot and Stupid Swarm minions to swarm the Ring-Bearer.
Rating: 4/10
Strong vs: Small Fellowships
Weak vs: Choke, Large Fellowships, Tale of the Great Ring

[Ringbearer]

What I am missing here is the combination of halves that make a much better (or much worse) whole. If you combine SFTF with Moria for example you get an excellent deck thinning engine so your swarm is much more effective.

In general people often focus too much on single sides as strategy and instead focus on what works best together.

[Tunadan]

That's actually a really good criticism I didn't even think about that. Hmmm, I'll have to figure out some way to say, ok, this strategy pairs well with x, y, and z.

[Cease]

Random thoughts:

The Smeagol, Always Helps / Don't Look At Them package is missing. It's not a whole deck unto itself but it's a notable strategy that often appears in Rainbow Wounding or Shire wounding decks and occasionally appears elsewhere (especially with initiative shenanigans).

Rohan have an archery deck, the Merry's Sword deck, and a tank deck in Movie. None of them are great but they're strats to be aware of.

Wraiths are reasonably common but not good.

I've never actually seen a dedicated/primarily Gondor initiative deck.

Glimpse of Fate is key to Telepathy, almost more than the actual telepathy cards.

Corsairs are missing from a lot of the Freeps matchups. Decks like DH are in part suppressed by Corsairs.

Durin's Secret folds to any deck that can run harder.

The Tale of the Great Ring merits special mention in the weaknesses of the swarm decks that can't handle it easily. (Moria, Isenorcs, stupid swarm).

Stupid Swarm is missing.

Straight Nazgul beatdown (usually with Morgul King) exists in this format. It's not top tier but it's better than a lot of the rogue decks listed here.

Initiative Morcs is overrated at 5/10. It feels really good when it goes off but it's very unreliable. Holding cards doesn't help much against it because STTF will gain init on any explosive turn anyway.

Sauron Uruks are missing. Uses Rank and File, often combines with Roaming Orcs. less often other random Sauron or Isen strats.

It's probably worth mentioning that Moria Navy is an example of an Under Foot swarm deck in the Under Foot swarm description. Also mention Saruman's Snows and the fact that they usually go off at site 8-9 with both decks.

Initiative Corruption is AKA Turbo Corruption, especially when it runs Ulaire Otsea, RIT to play IWTBF.

[Tunadan]

Thanks for the reply, Cease. I was expecting a plethora to be missed, so I'll get to work on those. I'm also trying to add pairing advice to the list on top of that, so it might be a bit before I update it.