6/19/2024 - Open Isengard Overview and Basics.
Hey Everyone! I took a few weeks off of posting, mostly due to increased work-load, but I am back! This week I want to go over the basics of "Open Isengard" as I put it. Because of Isengard's diverse roster, there is a lot of potential variety when it comes to building lists. You can go for an Uruk-Hai line led by Saruman, or spammier Orcs let by cheap generics, but the power comes from having the tools for a lot of situations, while not necessarily delving too far into one part of the army list or another. Mixing and matching troop types to get the most effective lines for different situations. Typically, this results in a Fortitude hero list, with Saruman and Lurtz excluded mostly due to cost and model count impact. To start, we need to look back at the Fortitude heroes available to Isengard: Ugluk, Sharku, Vrasku, Mauhur, Snaga, Thrydan, Gorulf, Frida, Oathmaker, Uruk-Hai Captains and Scout Captains, Dunlending Chieftains and Orc Captains. Open Isengard usually means...