Temple of Doom with The Doom of Men – September 04, 2021

Starting Hand

• Gondorian Shield
• Armored Destrier
• Meneldor
• Warden of Healing
• Legolas
• Grimbold

Setup

• Thane Ulchore and Tribute to Mordor in the staging area.
• Threat – 38

Turn 1

1.3 Draw

• Galadriel’s Handmaiden

1.3 Action(s)

• none

2.2 Planning

• Gondorian Shield on Beregond
• +1 Stage 1B resources (1 / 2)

3.1 Quest Phase

• Skipped

7 Refresh

• 7.3 Threat – 39
• 7.4 Action(s)
  • none
• +1 damage on Tribute to Mordor (1 / 4)

Turn 2

1.3 Draw

• Tighten Our Belts

1.3 Action(s)

• none

2.2 Planning

• Galadriel’s Handmaiden
• Threat – 38
• Warden of Healing
• Draw Galadriel’s Handmadien #2 and threat – 39
• Armored Destrier on Beregond
• +1 Stage 1B resource (2 / 2)
• Add Stage 1B to the victory display and advance to The Lord of Middle-Earth
• Ulchor’s Guard revealed.

3.1 Quest Phase

• Discard Grimbold

3.1 Action(s)

• none

3.2 Committed Characters vs Main Quest

• Ingold
• Eowyn
• Galadriel’s Handmaiden
• Total Quest Power = 9

3.2 Action(s)

• none

3.3 Staging

• Lost in the Dark
• Top 10 cards of my deck under threat dial
• Total Staging Area Threat = 4

3.3 Action(s)

• none

3.4 Quest Resolution

• +3 quest progress (max since Grimbold’s cost is 3)

3.4 Action(s)

• none

5.3 Engagement

• Ulchor’s Guard

5.3 Action(s)

• none

6 Combat Phase

6.2 Action(s)

• none

6.3 Enemy Attacks

6.4b Enemy – Ulchor’s Guard

• 6.4b Action(s)
  • none
• 6.4.1 Defender – Beregond and ready with Armored Destrier
• 6.4.1 Action(s)
  • none
• 6.4.2 Shadow – Beregond cannot ready until the end of the round (Fearful Shadows)
• 6.4.2 Action(s)
  • none
• 6.4.3 Determine combat damage – 0
• Threat – 38
• 6.4.3 Action(s)
  • none

6.7 Player Attacks

6.8b Target – Ulchor’s Guard

• 6.8b Attackers
  • Aragorn
• 6.8.1 Action(s)
  • none
• 6.8.2 Total Attack – 3
• 6.8.3 Damage Dealt – 2
• 6.8.3 Action(s)
  • none

7 Refresh

• 7.3 Threat – 39
• Glorfindel discarded from 10 set aside cards
• 7.4 Action(s)
  • none
• +1 Tribute to Mordor damage (2 / 4)

Turn 3

1.3 Draw

• Veteran of Osgiliath

1.3 Action(s)

• none

2.2 Planning

• none

3.1 Quest Phase

• Meneldor discarded 3.1 Action(s)
• none

3.2 Committed Characters vs Main Quest

• Ingold
• Eowyn
• Galadriel’s Handmaiden
• Total Quest Power = 9

3.2 Action(s)

• none

3.3 Staging

• Ulchor’s Guard #2
• Total Staging Area Threat = 4

3.3 Action(s)

• none

3.4 Quest Resolution

• +3 quest progress (max for Meneldor and 6 / 4) and add The Lord of Middle Earth to the victory display.
• Advance to Memory of the Dark Years
• Fanaticism attached to Ulchor’s Guard #2.

3.4 Action(s)

• none

5.3 Engagement

• Ulchor’s Guard #2

5.3 Action(s)

• none

6 Combat Phase

6.2 Action(s)

• none

6.3 Enemy Attacks

6.4b Enemy – Ulchor’s Guard

• 6.4b Action(s)
  • none
• 6.4.1 Defender – Beregond, ready with destrier, and discard Ulchor’s Guard 2’s shadow
• 6.4.1 Action(s)
  • none
• 6.4.2 Shadow – none (Recurve Bow)
• 6.4.2 Action(s)
  • none
• 6.4.3 Determine combat damage – 0
• Threat – 38
• 6.4.3 Action(s)
  • none

6.4b Enemy – Ulchor’s Guard

• 6.4b Action(s)
  • none
• 6.4.1 Defender – Beregond
• 6.4.1 Action(s)
  • none
• 6.4.2 Shadow – N/A
• 6.4.2 Action(s)
  • none
• 6.4.3 Determine combat damage – 0
• 6.4.3 Action(s)
  • none

6.7 Player Attacks

6.8b Target – Ulchor’s Guard

• 6.8b Attackers
  • Aragorn
• 6.8.1 Action(s)
  • none
• 6.8.2 Total Attack – 3
• 6.8.3 Damage Dealt – 2
• 6.8.3 Action(s)
  • none

7 Refresh

• 7.3 Threat – 39
• The Seeing Stone discarded from set aside cards
• 7.4 Action(s)
  • Tighten Our Belts
• +1 Tribute to Mordor damage (3 / 4)

Turn 4

1.3 Draw

• Ioreth

1.3 Action(s)

• none

2.2 Planning

• Legolas
• Threat – 40 and draw Gandalf
• Warden of Healing 2 discarded from set aside cards
• Galadriel’s Handmaiden
• Threat – 39
• Veteran of Osgiliath

3.1 Quest Phase

• Sword of Rhun and Warrior of Rhun discarded for +4 staging area threat 3.1 Action(s)
• none

3.2 Committed Characters vs Main Quest

• Ingold
• Eowyn
• Galadriel’s Handmaiden x2
• Warden of Healing
• Total Quest Power = 12

3.2 Action(s)

• none

3.3 Staging

• Fanaticism on Ulchor’s Guard 1
• Total Staging Area Threat = 7

3.3 Action(s)

• none

3.4 Quest Resolution

• +5 quest progress (5 / 12)

3.4 Action(s)

• none

6 Combat Phase

6.2 Action(s)

• none

6.3 Enemy Attacks

6.4b Enemy – Ulchor’s Guard

• 6.4b Action(s)
  • none
• 6.4.1 Defender – Beregond, ready with Armored Destrier, and discard Ulchor’s Guard 2’s shadow
• 6.4.1 Action(s)
  • none
• 6.4.2 Shadow – none (Narrow Opening)
• 6.4.2 Action(s)
  • none
• 6.4.3 Determine combat damage – 0
• Threat – 38
• 6.4.3 Action(s)
  • none

6.4b Enemy – Ulchor’s Guard 2

• 6.4b Action(s)
  • none
• 6.4.1 Defender – Beregond
• 6.4.1 Action(s)
  • none
• 6.4.2 Shadow – N/A
• 6.4.2 Action(s)
  • none
• 6.4.3 Determine combat damage – 0
• 6.4.3 Action(s)
  • none

6.7 Player Attacks

6.8b Target – Ulchor’s Guard

• 6.8b Attackers
  • Legolas
• 6.8.1 Action(s)
  • none
• 6.8.2 Total Attack – 3
• 6.8.3 Damage Dealt – 1
• 6.8.3 Action(s)
  • none
• Target destroyed
• Draw Steward of Gondor for Legolas’s response

6.8b Target – Ulchor’s Guard 2

• 6.8b Attackers
  • Aragorn
  • Veteran of Osgiliath
• 6.8.1 Action(s)
  • none
• 6.8.2 Total Attack – 5
• 6.8.3 Damage Dealt – 3
• 6.8.3 Action(s)
  • none

7 Refresh

• 7.3 Threat – 39
• Discard Honour Guard from set aside cards
• 7.4 Action(s)
  • none
• +1 Tribute to Mordor damage (4 / 4) and remove all damage (0 / 4)
• Covered by Darkness revealed (Not the one I wanted to see, but manageable with Beregond. Probably not using Eowyn’s response or drawing cards with threat. Also stops Aragorn refresh action.)
• Threat – 43
• Quickbeam discarded from set aside cards

Turn 5

1.3 Draw

• Rhovanion Outrider

1.3 Action(s)

• none

2.2 Planning

• Gandalf
• Draw Envoy of Pelargir, Galadhrim’s Greeting, and Blood of Numenor.
• Envoy of Pelargir and add a resource to Ingold
• Play Steward of Gondor on Beregond and use it for resources
• Blood of Numenor on Aragorn.

3.1 Quest Phase

• Twisted Tunnel and Temple of Sauron discarded for +2 staging area threat 3.1 Action(s)
• none

3.2 Committed Characters vs Main Quest

• Ingold
• Eowyn
• Galadriel’s Handmaidens
• Envoy of Pelargir
• Gandalf
• Total Quest Power = 16

3.2 Action(s)

• none

3.3 Staging

• Temple of Sauron
• Total Staging Area Threat = 9

3.3 Action(s)

• none

3.4 Quest Resolution

• +7 quest progress (12 / 12 and add Memory of the Dark Years to the victory display.
• Advance to Shrine to Sauron
• Ulchro’s Rage revealed.

6.4b Enemy – Thane Ulchor

• 6.4b Action(s)
  • none
• 6.4.1 Defender – Beregond and ready with Armored Destrier
• 6.4.1 Action(s)
  • none
• 6.4.2 Shadow – none (Sword of Rhun)
• 6.4.2 Action(s)
  • none
• 6.4.3 Determine combat damage – 0
• Threat – 42
• 6.4.3 Action(s)
  • none

3.4 Action(s)

• none

4.2 Travel

• none

4.2 Action(s)

• none

6 Combat Phase

6.2 Action(s)

• none

6.3 Enemy Attacks

6.4b Enemy – Ulchor’s Guard

• 6.4b Action(s)
  • none
• 6.4.1 Defender – Beregond
• 6.4.1 Action(s)
  • none
• 6.4.2 Shadow – none (Hall of Horrors)
• 6.4.2 Action(s)
  • none
• 6.4.3 Determine combat damage – 0
• 6.4.3 Action(s)
  • none

6.7 Player Attacks

6.8b Target – Ulchor’s Guard

• 6.8b Attackers
  • Legolas
  • Aragorn
• 6.8.1 Action(s)
  • none
• 6.8.2 Total Attack – 6
• 6.8.3 Damage Dealt – 4
• 6.8.3 Action(s)
  • none
• Target destroyed.
• Legolas draws A Good Harvest

7 Refresh

• 7.3 Threat – 43
• The Red Arrow discarded from set aside cards
• 7.4 Action(s)
  • none
• +1 Tribute to Mordor damage (1 / 4)
• Gandalf discarded

Turn 6

1.3 Draw

• Envoy of Pelargir

1.3 Action(s)

• Exhaust Steward of Gondor for 2 resources

2.2 Planning

• Envoy of Pelargir
• Add a resource to Ingold
• Draw Gandalf 2
• Rhovanion Outrider

3.1 Quest Phase

• Arwen, Unexpected Courage, Deep Knowledge, and Gondorian Shield mined.
• Gondorian Shield on Beregond discarded from play. (I put Blood of Numenor on Aragorn thinking it would be good to have a secondary defender. Now I wish I had kept it for Beregond)

3.1 Action(s)

• none

3.2 Committed Characters vs Main Quest

• Ingold
• Aragorn
• Eowyn
• Galadriel’s Handmaidens x2
• Warden of Healing
• Envoys of Pelargir x2
• Veteran of Osgiliath
• Rhovanion Outrider placing a progress on Temple of Sauron and +1 Tribute to Mordor damage (2 / 4)
• Total Quest Power = 19

3.2 Action(s)

• none

3.3 Staging

• Fearful Shadows
• Threat – 44 and characters text boxes are blank except for traits
• Total Staging Area Threat = 4

3.3 Action(s)

• none

3.4 Quest Resolution

• +15 quest progress (15 / 16)

3.4 Action(s)

• none

7 Refresh

• 7.3 Threat – 45
• Deep Knowledge discarded from set aside cards
• 7.4 Action(s)
  • none
• +1 Tribute to Mordor damage (3 / 4)

Turn 7

1.3 Draw

• Armored Destrier 2

1.3 Action(s)

• Exhaust Steward of Gondor for resources

2.2 Planning

• Armored Destrier 2
• Galadhrim’s Greeting
• Threat – 44 (Just in case I see the other copy mined and if the Power of Mordor reduces my elimination level to 45.)

3.1 Quest Phase

• Galadhrim’s Greeting, Pippin, Angbor the Fearless, and The Seeing Stone mined.

3.1 Action(s)

• none

3.2 Committed Characters vs Main Quest

• Ingold
• Eowyn
• Galadriel’s Handmaidens x2
• Total Quest Power = 11

3.2 Action(s)

• none

3.3 Staging

• Ulchor’s Guard
• Total Staging Area Threat = 6

3.3 Action(s)

• none

3.4 Quest Resolution

• +5 quest progress (20 / 16) and add it to the victory display.
• Advance to The Legacy of Mordor
• Place of Evil deals 1 damage to Tribute to Mordor (4 / 4)
• Surge revealsPlace of Evil 2 that deals 1 damage to Tribute to Mordor (5 / 4)
• Surge reveals Ulchor’s Rage

6.4b Enemy – Thane Ulchor

• 6.4b Action(s)
  • none
• 6.4.1 Defender – Beregond and ready with destrier
• 6.4.1 Action(s)
  • none
• 6.4.2 Shadow – discard Easterling Raider and add it to the staging area (Twisted Tunnel)
• 6.4.2 Action(s)
  • none
• 6.4.3 Determine combat damage – 2
• 6.4.3 Action(s)
  • none

3.4 Action(s)

• none

5.2 Optional Engagement

• Thane Ulchor
• Ulchor’s Guard engages due to Forced effect.

5.2 Action(s)

• none

5.3 Engagement

• Easterling Raider

5.3 Action(s)

• none

6 Combat Phase

• 1 archery deal to Legolas ally

6.2 Action(s)

• none

6.3 Enemy Attacks

6.4b Enemy – Easterling Raider

• 6.4b Action(s)
  • none
• 6.4.1 Defender – none
• 6.4.1 Action(s)
  • none
• 6.4.2 Shadow – Fanaticism from discard pile attached to Easterling Raider (Warrior of Rhun)
• 6.4.2 Action(s)
  • none
• 6.4.3 Determine combat damage – 3 assigned to Ingold
• 6.4.3 Action(s)
  • Warden of Healing heals a damage from Beregond and Legolas

6.4b Enemy – Thane Ulchor

• 6.4b Action(s)
  • none
• 6.4.1 Defender – Beregond, ready with destrier, and discard Ulchor’s Guard shadow
• 6.4.1 Action(s)
  • none
• 6.4.2 Shadow – +1 attack (Easterling Raider
• 6.4.2 Action(s)
  • heal 1 damage with Ioreth
• 6.4.3 Determine combat damage – 3
• 6.4.3 Action(s)
  • none

6.4b Enemy – Ulchor’s Guard

• 6.4b Action(s)
  • none
• 6.4.1 Defender – Beregond
• 6.4.1 Action(s)
  • none
• 6.4.2 Shadow – N/A
• 6.4.2 Action(s)
  • none
• 6.4.3 Determine combat damage – 0
• Threat – 43
• 6.4.3 Action(s)
  • none

6.7 Player Attacks

6.8b Target – Thane Ulchor

• 6.8b Attackers
  • Aragorn
  • Legolas
  • Rhovanion Outrider
  • Envoys of Pelargir x2
  • Veteran of Osgiliath
• 6.8.1 Action(s)
  • none
• 6.8.2 Total Attack – 13
• 6.8.3 Damage Dealt – 9
• 6.8.3 Action(s)
  • none

7 Refresh

• 7.3 Threat – 44
• Daeron’s Runes discarded from the set aside cards
• 7.4 Action(s)
  • none
• +1 Tribute to Mordor damage (6 / 4) and remove 4 (2 / 4)
• The Armies of Mordor added to the staging area.

Turn 8

1.3 Draw

• Unexpected Courage

1.3 Action(s)

• Exhaust Steward of Gondor for resources

2.2 Planning

• Unexpected Courage on Beregond
• Gandalf
• Draw Steward of Gondor, Steward of Gondor 2, and Firyal

3.1 Quest Phase

• Deal 1 damage to Aragorn and exhaust him. 3.1 Action(s)
• none

3.2 Committed Characters vs Tribute to Mordor

• Ingold
• Eowyn
• Galadriel’s Handmaidens x2
• Envoys of Pelargir x2
• Gandalf
• Veteran of Osgiliath
• Rhovanion Outrider
• Total Quest Power = 20

3.2 Action(s)

• none

3.3 Staging

• Hall of Horrors
• Total Staging Area Threat = 5

3.3 Action(s)

• none

3.4 Quest Resolution

• +15 Tribute to Mordor progress (15 / 12)

I win!