The Lord of the Rings Strategy Battle Game/Tactics/Smaug

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Why Play Smaug

Because you are either a massive Dragon or Benedict Cumberbatch fan, that just wants to burn everyone's army to cinders and smile while doing so.

Pros

• I kill where I wish and none dare resist
• I laid low the warriors of old and their like is not in the world today
• Then I was but young and tender
• Now I am old and strong, strong, strong
• My armor is like tenfold shields
• My teeth are swords
• My claws spears
• The shock of my tail a thunderbolt
• My wings a hurricane
• My breath death!

Cons

• He is the same price as a warhound titan (not including arms)
• You will have no friends when you play him in any game.
• If your rival has two or more Avenger bolts (YES DUDES AVENGER BOLTS CAN WIPE OUT SMAUG) you are dead, so skip this game and move on.
• Your opponent's turns will be 80% of the game, so you won't actually play as much

Army Bonus

You don't get one, to quote the army list book "Having a massive fire breathing dragon is a deadly enough bonus as it is".

Unit Analysis

Heroes

• Smaug: It’s Smaug. That’s all you need to know. 700 points of nuclear warhead that will kill everything on the board. Have fun.

Allies

Why?

Convenient Allies

Moria

The Eastern Kingdoms

The Nazgul of Dol Guldur

Azog's Hunters

Azog's Legion

The Trolls

Barad-Dur The rules state that if you take Sauron and Smaug in one army your opponent is permitted to hit you in the face with both models.

Impossible Allies

Angmar

The Serpent Horde

Far Harad

Corsairs of Umbar

Isengard

Sharkey's Rogues

Variags of Khand

Mordor

The Eastern Kingdoms

Building your Army

Step 1: Smaug.

Tactics

Smaug.