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/discussion to improve on them. The decks are split into free peoples and shadow sides, all interchangeable at 35 cards each. There are some obvious drawbacks in doing it this way, but it is 100% worth it to allow mixing/matching and keeping each game unique and interesting. The idea is to make thematic and fun strategies while maintaining a balance. These are built with physical cards, so any in the $100+ range are not always going to make it in for their high costs and to maintain balance among the decks. I include cards from the Expanded format and rules, but some decks might also fit into other formats. This is one of those decks:
![Orc [Orc]](https://lotrtcgdb.com/forums/Smileys/classic/orc.png)
Orc
Spurred to Battle - Shadow (Expanded)
Minions:
Cave Troll of Moria, Savage MenaceOrdnance Grunt x3
Orc Artisan x4
Champion Orc x3
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 HordesNotes:
The strategy is to strike hard every turn late in the game. Build up
Spurred to Battle conditions, play an
Orc Artisan or two, 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.
It may make more sense to remove the
Cave Troll of Moria, Savage Menace to add another
Isengard Underling,
Armed for Battle, or
Ordnance Grunt instead. Although if you can pull it with
Goblin Hordes, you can exert the Grunts and other minions to get it out for nothing.
I would love to hear any feedback/suggestions.