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Games Workshop - Middle Earth - Lord Of The Rings: Mordor Troll/Isengard Troll

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Second (and still on the topic of Troll Chieftains), the cost of a Mordor Troll plus a cheap Hero of Fortitude in any Mordor list is likely to cost MORE than the cost of a Troll Chieftain. While I don't think this is as good as Bashing, it's still valuable (especially if your foe has a good Fight Value, like Gil-Galad or Treebeard). We do this using a variety of digital marketing networks and exchanges, advertising technologies like web beacons, pixels and cookies, in addition to technology offered by third parties such as Facebook pixel's custom audience feature. If you're expecting me to say that every Mordor, Barad-Dur, and Isengard list should take at least one Mordor/Isengard Troll, you're going to be deeply disappointed. If the Troll gave you most of the Chieftain's fighting power but costed less when fielded with an Orc Captain of some kind, you might have an argument for fielding the Mordor Troll + captain instead .

The critiques we've leveled against them are all true - and in certain list builds, I will happily admit these guys are just not going to do enough for you. Shagrat might drain resources too, but those resources we force out of our opponent also cost US resources - resources that we didn't have to spend with a Mordor Troll. THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY, THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG, THE HOBBIT: THE BATTLE OF THE FIVE ARMIES and the names of the characters, items, events and places therein are trademarks of The Saul Zaentz Company d/b/a Middle-earth Enterprises under license to New Line Productions, Inc. While fielding an army with lots of Trolls sounds like something you'd want to do at a high points level, I've actually found this list to be the most effective at low points levels, since it's very unlikely that you get heroes who can rival Mordor Trolls for very long there! As the means by which you can refuse cookies through your web browser controls vary from browser-to-browser, you should visit your browser's help menu for more information.As great as the Mordor Troll's profile is (F7/S7/3 Attacks on offense, D7/3 Wounds on Defense - and Courage 4, which is pretty good for a monster), most Strike heroes can get above F7 reliably (or at least to F7), they can roll 3+ Attack dice (especially if there are multiple models that charged the Troll), and dealing 3 wounds to a trapped monster isn't that hard - and for some heroes, the trap isn't even necessary. A small number of these Trolls are gifted with a form of primordial cunning and intelligence, which makes them the leaders of their race and a far more dangerous foe than the rest of their kin. A similar strategy could be employed by using an Immobilize/Transfix spell caster - anyone who can cast either of these spells on a 2+ or 3+ against a model that can't resist them has the potential to stall out a good lump of points away from the action (or worse still, who is in the MIDDLE of the action but can't move and can't make Strikes if engaged). Getting Started (9) Goblin-Town (5) Goblins (73) Gondor (36) Gondor At War (13) Guest Post (3) Gundabad (8) Harad (23) Heroes (68) Heroic Actions (28) Heroic Strike (9) High Elves (40) Hobbying (4) Homebrew Factions (9) In Defense Of (39) Informative (508) Iron Hills (8) Isengard (121) Khand (4) Khazad-Dum (8) Lake-Town (10) Last Month on TMAT. Because our catapults will be joining the action eventually, I've slanted a TON of emphasis into their crew - you'll want to avoid getting caught in the center in Contest of Champions with this list, as over one-third of your army will be starting within 6" of your board edge!

I've had games where I've been disappointed with these guys, but I've also had games that I've really enjoyed using them (and I've both underestimated them and faced other players who have underestimated them). Any discussion of Mordor Trolls has to begin with a discussion about Mordor Troll Chieftains - Mordor Trolls are warrior models, which means they don't have heroic stats (Might, Will, Fate) and since they're expensive warrior models, they will cost more than heroes who have heroic stats AND won't have heroic stats themselves. While we already mentioned at S4 heroes with no bonuses To Wound are likely to bounce off our Mordor Trolls without dealing much damage to them, D7 is also the gold standard for anti-archery - S3-4 bows will wound on 6s and S2 bows will wound on a 6/4+ (or 5/3+ if night conditions are in play).

Sending a S4 model at least 4" away from you should guarantee that the hero won't be able to charge you on the following round - and that means your opponent will have to find another way of dealing with you. War Catapults are also a great way for Mordor armies (which struggle to have good archery) to force archery-heavy lists to actually engage with them - get one direct hit with a catapult and the message will be received. But this leads to our first rule about fielding Mordor Trolls: Mordor Trolls are great at draining enemy resources, especially Might points. All we ask is the product still be in its original packaging and you have your proof of purchase and we'll be happy to help. If these kinds of models are smashing a Mordor Troll instead of the heroes you brought along, you're kind of okay with that, I think .

This finely detailed kit comes with four weapon options and a range of head and armour options that allow you to customise your Troll. Yes, not having Might can mean that these guys lose a fight here or there, but it's a rare situation that a Mordor Troll suffers much from a random warrior or two - they tend to stick around.This is "potentially" a problem, but only if you want cheaper Dunland/Orc models in your list instead of running pure Uruk-Hai - then it's not a problem. The Witch-King and the Shadow Lord are excellent heroes - and great for deterring heroes from challenging our Drummer Troll, who is supported by a horde of Morannon Orcs and Mordor Uruk-Hai (and some Orc Trackers to sit on objectives). One final thought is about Isengard Trolls: these guys are pretty similar to Mordor Trolls, but they can have limitations. You can block or delete them by changing your browser settings however, as described below under the heading " How can I control cookies? Tack some severed heads on that thing to cause devastation against low Courage armies and you're golden!

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