https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/news/2016/11/7/the-long-arm-of-mordor/

An actual Harad HERO?! FINALLY!!1

So the real question is how many Harad allies there are going to be.

Yep, this is amazing. Harad deck will become one of my mainstays, I predict it.

Good to finally see some Harad that aren't just your typical bad guys.

And the Harad hype-train picks up speed....

Meh. It's hard for me to get on the Harad train with so little information about it. Though Kahlil is a great hero to stay off with.

Kahliel looks great, but I wish his objective-hero art was his hero art. I like his shoulder armor and head gear. 'Seize Them!' seems like another good reason to bring side quests. You can sit on them for a little to build up your army without insta-loss.

It's a pity the objective heroes aren't real heroes -- those are some sweet abilities on those cards. With no useful traits but Noble, Khaliel's utility depends entirely upon the Harad allies, of which we currently have exactly zero with only one spoiled. Since the Sands of Harad cards have been spoiled, we know they aren't in the Deluxe, and since Khaliel is the hero of AP #1, I think we can safely assume four Haradrim allies (one each sphere) in AP #1, in a Stewards-Fear like mass. It'll be interesting to see how they make them powerful enough to make Khaliel worthwhile, yet not Outlands 2.0.

Like the concept although i am not a fan of the "good" Haradrims ... i prefer them as enemies

The objective heroes are really strong

I believe Firyal is an autoinclude in a solo one hand game

Kahliel looks great, but I wish his objective-hero art was his hero art. I like his shoulder armor and head gear. 'Seize Them!' seems like another good reason to bring side quests. You can sit on them for a little to build up your army without insta-loss.

I don't think putting a side quest as the active quest pushes the main quest out of play, does it? Unless it does, you REALLY do not want to use a side quest.

Yep, the way I see it, I'm pretty sure you do NOT want side quests in Escape from Umbar. And looking at our next cycle here, I see yet another case of FFG giveth, FFG taketh away. (Similar to encouraging low character counts in the Sailing cycle.) FFG is confusing at times.

I don't see how exactly this is against the side quests. Just make some progress on the main quest and go for a sidequest.

I don't see how exactly this is against the side quests. Just make some progress on the main quest and go for a sidequest.

Well, it's certainly not an effect that favors side quests.

I don't see how exactly this is against the side quests. Just make some progress on the main quest and go for a sidequest.

Well, it's certainly not an effect that favors side quests.

It feels like people saying that side quests are unplayable here, while all I'm saying it's just a bit harder to pull, but still managable.

Edit: I am wrong.

So Outlands and Harad, huh?

Can you survive The Sands of Harad? This deluxe expansion for The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game is scheduled to arrive at retailers on Wednesday, November 23rd!

the hype is real. i'm ready to sail my Dreamchaser straight into the city of Umbar, trade that thing in for a mumak (soz, Cirdan), and ride buck-wild across the desert, fighting giant scorpions, the heat, and mumak-riding evil men of Harad

This was the best part:

"Can you survive The Sands of Harad? This deluxe expansion for The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game is scheduled to arrive at retailers on Wednesday, November 23rd!"

This was the best part:

"Can you survive The Sands of Harad? This deluxe expansion for The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game is scheduled to arrive at retailers on Wednesday, November 23rd!"

Wait, what? MY WALLET HURTS! I might wait a bit for this one.

2/2/2/4. Again. :/

2/2/2/4. Again. :/

Given the discard from hand mechanic on hero, I wonder if they're going to have some way to come back from the discard pile either into play, or to your hand.

These objective heroes are awesome! Love their art and abilities. We are getting this deluxe so soon, cannot wait!

Yep, the way I see it, I'm pretty sure you do NOT want side quests in Escape from Umbar. And looking at our next cycle here, I see yet another case of FFG giveth, FFG taketh away. (Similar to encouraging low character counts in the Sailing cycle.) FFG is confusing at times.

Not to mention the fact that classic Legolas will be apparently much better in the first quest (due to Seize Them!) than the new Legolas we'll be getting in the deluxe box.

Yep, the way I see it, I'm pretty sure you do NOT want side quests in Escape from Umbar. And looking at our next cycle here, I see yet another case of FFG giveth, FFG taketh away. (Similar to encouraging low character counts in the Sailing cycle.) FFG is confusing at times.

I'm a bit confused about how sailing encourages low character counts? Surely the opposite? You need sailors as well as questers and for sailing only the body count matters?