[Hazard, vs Hero, Khamul Machine]

Tegarend · Post by **Tegarend** » Tue Sep 20, 2005 10:26 am

Khamul Machine is something more than your basic Nazgul dump & run hazard strategy (playing lots of permanent events so you can dump a lot of hazards every turn and draw into your resource strategy). It (usually) relies on The Nazgul are Abroad to use Khamul every turn (possibly multiple times with Uvatha the Horseman - take back Khamul at end of your turn and Uvatha at end of opponent's turn). But beware! sometimes/often making an opponent discard 7 cards out of his 10 card hand just helps him - you must know when to Khamul.

Creatures
9x Nazgul
Mouth of Sauron
Daelomin at Home
Baduila
3x Sellswords between Charters
2x Cave Drake
Corsairs of Umbar

Events
Many Sorrows Befall
3x Doors of Night
3x Twilight
2x Nazgul are Abroad
2x An Unexpected outpost
Shadow of Mordor

Deck should probably have a few Power Built By Waiting's, but I like the Many Sorrows Befall for badly-timed Marvel's tolds.

Bandobras Took · Post by **Bandobras Took** » Tue Sep 20, 2005 1:37 pm

Many Sorrows would be better used against Wizard's River Horses, since that will neatly eviscerate this hazard strategy (if played in response to the tapping of Khamul).

Sauron_the_Great · Post by **Sauron_the_Great** » Tue Sep 20, 2005 1:57 pm

Is there any way to include "Rolled down to the Sea", so that you can actually determine when it's wisest to play Khamul ?

Zarathustra · Post by **Zarathustra** » Tue Sep 20, 2005 2:06 pm

Could also use resources like Mirror of Gal to determine....

Sauron_the_Great · Post by **Sauron_the_Great** » Tue Sep 20, 2005 2:26 pm

Indeed, but AFAIK Mirror of Galadriel can only played in your turn (when you can check what he'll most likely have next turn), while Rolled Down is hazard, so you can check what he really has at the moment...

Lord Leuber · Post by **Lord Leuber** » Tue Sep 20, 2005 2:29 pm

What about Revealed to all Watchers?

Would be useful to 'fetch' Khamul I'd guess...

Zarathustra · Post by **Zarathustra** » Tue Sep 20, 2005 3:04 pm

My suggestions would be:

-3 DoN
-3 Twilight
-2 Naz Abroad
-1 Shadow of M

+2 Morgul Horse
+1 Fell Beast
+1 Pale Sword
+1 Revealed to All Watchers
+1 Rolled Down to the Sea
+3 Power Built by Waiting

stone troll · Post by **stone troll** » Tue Sep 20, 2005 4:08 pm

Nice, Zara (as usual)!

Make sure the SB has In Great Wrath and maybe Turning Hope to Despair should anyone try to get into Mordor.

Also, make sure your resource side (or sideboard) can prevent opponent using your nazgul against you-Praise to Elbereth if hero or In the Name of Mordor if minion resources.

fanfarian · Post by **fanfarian** » Tue Sep 20, 2005 5:24 pm

Why "Pale Sword"?

goblin king · Post by **goblin king** » Tue Sep 20, 2005 11:41 pm

one of my favorite haz strats

Zarathustra · Post by **Zarathustra** » Tue Sep 20, 2005 11:46 pm

6 Corruption points and you can't heal?  Why not Pale Sword?....

Get that on the dunk-meister and it's gg...

Bandobras Took · Post by **Bandobras Took** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 12:15 am

Not to mention that if your opponent is dead-set on wandering around in Angmar, the hazards can readily become a Witch-King Machine.

Also, you're likely to have Ren waiting in the wings if you do put 6 CPs on somebody.

fanfarian · Post by **fanfarian** » Thu Sep 22, 2005 3:23 pm

Long Dark Reach from DM could be a nice option