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TACTICS·WHITE DWARF 290

The Shadow in the East

February 2004·pp. 138–141

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Adam Troke assesses Mordor’s heroes and warriors under The Return of the King rules. Mounted Ringwraiths disrupt powerful enemies, Captains supply Might, and Trolls benefit from coordinated heroic actions. Ordinary Orcs, Uruk-hai, Easterlings and Warg Riders fill different roles without surrendering the army’s numerical advantage. Sample forces and advice on banners, cavalry and enemy shooting show how to turn those options into a flexible fighting force.

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