Uruk Lieutenant (1R148)

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Uruk Messenger (1C149)

	Set:		Fellowship of the Ring
	Kind:		Shadow
	Culture:		Isengard
	Twilight:		3
	Card Type:		Minion • Uruk-hai
	Strength:		8
	Vitality:		2
	Site Number:		5
	Game Text:		Damage +1. This minion is strength +1 for each other Uruk-hai you can spot.
	Lore:		Uruk-hai leaders gain savagery from their following hordes to maintain the rule of the strong.
	Rarity:		R
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General Strategy

Like the Ancient Chieftain of [Moria] or Morgul Warden of [Sauron], Uruk Lieutenant is a minion who gets stronger with company. The otherwise generic strength 8, vitality 2 Uruk-Hai can reach relatively high strength levels in a swarm, particularly at the [3] twilight he costs. With this in mind, Uruk Lieutenant is among the most popular Uruk-Hai minions in the Fellowship of the Ring base set.

Uruk Lieutenant lacks the cultural enforcement of his mirror minions; Uruk Lieutenant can spot [Sauron] Uruk-Hai or [Uruk-hai] Uruk-Hai as well for a strength bonus.

Strengths and Weaknesses

Strong Versus...

• Dangerous minion in the Uruk "Bomb" strategy, combined with Deep of Helm and Uruk Regular
• Non-unique, cheap fodder minion

Weak Versus...

• Directed wounding, such as Legolas, Greenleaf or Defend It and Hope
• Foul Creation
• A small swarm, where smaller minions are killed before focusing on this minion