Les dix cartes
Gwaihir the Windlord,
The Mouth of Sauron,
Mauhúr, Uruk-hai Captain,
Strider, Ranger of the North,
Butterbur, Bree Innkeeper,
Denethor, Ruling Steward,
Bilbo, Retired Burglar,
Old Man Willow,
Théoden, King of Rohan et
Arwen Undómiel, de l'édition
The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth, forment un cycle de créatures légendaires bicolores peu communes soutenant chacune un archétype de formats limités.
Source 1 (Limited Archetypes) -
Source 2 ("Draft, as an example, had a big influence on the uncommon gold cards that model Draft archetypes")
Citation :
As with every set, the Set Design team puts together a list of the main draft archetypes. Normally, we default to the ten two-color pairs, and LTR doesn't deviate from that. Here's what each color pair is up to:
(Note: I'm going to use "typal" a few times in this section. That's an internal way that we refer to cards that care about creature type.)
White-Blue: This archetype is a midrange deck often using evasion as the win condition with a "draw a second card" theme.
Blue-Black: This archetype is a controlling amass deck. It has a milling aspect, allowing you to mill yourself for gain or the opponent to win. It also has a light Human typal element.
Black-Red: This archetype is an aggressive amass deck. It has a sacrifice component as well as an Orc and Goblin (as a batch) typal element.
Red-Green: This archetype is a ramp "power matters" deck pairing larger red creatures with green Treefolk. It also dips into the wild creature element of the set.
Green-White: This archetype is an aggressive Hobbit deck that makes use of Food tokens.
White-Black: This archetype is a "legendary creatures matter" deck that makes use of the Ring tempts you mechanic. It has more legendary creatures and a sacrifice component. The Ring helps you splash a bit more than other archetypes.
Blue-Red: This archetype leans on a Wizards theme and has an "instants and sorceries matter" center. It's a control archetype that rewards you for casting a lot of spells.
Black-Green: This archetype has a life and death theme. It sacrifices and regrows cards. It's the other archetype that makes major use of Food tokens.
Red-White: This archetype is a go-wide Humans deck. It ranges from aggro to midrange depending on what cards you draft.
Green-Blue: This archetype is a tempo Elf deck. It has some Elf typal elements and rewards for scrying.