All of these thoughts apply to Mordor Trolls however you field them - now let's turn to the two more specialized cases of Mordor Trolls.

First and foremost, they cost an extra 10pts and swap their hand-and-a-half weapon (hammer, club, or sword) for a sword and shield (you can optionally swap the sword for a spear - don't ever do this). they just can't charge at all (instead of only being prohibited from charging if they move after the March hero). If paired with the Shadow Lord (outside of Gothmog's Legion, of course), you can REALLY force the issue - and that can only work in your favor. Please re-visit this Cookie Notice regularly to stay informed about our use of cookies and related technologies. Taking the Drummer Troll also makes your War Drum far less likely to be sniped by the enemy (D5 with 1 Wound/1 Fate is laughably easy to kill with most serious shooting threats), which preserves your army's overall speed much better than if you ran an Orc Drummer.It's true, however, that Heroic Defense models can pose a problem for big heroes and anyone who dumps points into their Strength stat . This finely detailed kit comes with 4 weapon options and a range of head and armour options that allow you to customise your Troll. For the most part, the stats of these Trolls are all the same - if fielded as part of a War Catapult, the Troll's Courage goes down (C3) but his shoot value goes up (4+), which is particularly awesome, since the Troll doesn't actually fire the siege engine - he just gives it rerolls if he's touching it, so he can hurl a S8 stone if he doesn't move AND you can fire a S10/S5 Catapult (or S3 + Courage-test-or-flee if you get the Severed Heads upgrade) with each catapult team (rerolling To Hit and Scatter rolls). This makes the learning curve of actually USING Mordor Trolls on the table quite steep - whether that's a Mordor Troll or a Mordor Troll Chieftain (or a Balrog, actually). 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.

With lots of shooting, a Fell Beast, and a Drummer Troll to keep our infantry blocks moving quickly, this army is ready for all comers (though it only has 31 models . 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. For my part, I have no interest in running Isengard Trolls - they cut into my numbers too much because I like Uruk-Hai so much (whereas if I've got a bunch of 6-7pt Orcs, I can probably make space for a 100-130pt monster warrior).On the following turn, our massive base size will make it hard for the hero to get around us - and he'll be down at least 1 Might point when we start round two . This finely detailed kit comes with four weapon options and a range of head and armour options that allow you to customise your Troll. There are tons of cheap Heroic Defense heroes out there for both Good and Evil - and if your 100pt monster is tied up by a 50-70pt Defense hero for several turns, you do feel like you've wasted some investment there .