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View submission: Trying to get into Middle Earth GW
Not the best set imo. This is what I started with and I didn't enjoy the game much because of it. The cavalry can just out maneuver without terrain/obstacles. It wasn't till the osgiliath box I got back into the game and really enjoyed it. Lots more heroes and terrain and the enemy hero had a foot and mounted mini unlike the witchking who is only on fellbeast in the starter box.
Because you would need the new rulebook anyway it kind of negates the value of this starter box. There's still value there but not quite as good.
Witchking, troll and theoden alone are like $90/$100 at full MSRP and the cavalry are another $30/$40 so already the value is over $120 and that's not including any of the orcs or foot warriors for Rohan.
This would be ideal if you're building either of these armies and later picking up a battle host for an extra hero, cavalry and warriors for even more value.
I will say, if you're starting with a Rohan army, grab it. It gives you cavalry to start with which that army is all about. The new starter box with Rohan is lacking horses which is wild to me.
Comment by Kultovbelial at 31/01/2025 at 18:00 UTC
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I have some terrain thanks to Age of Sigmar luckily. Still want the get some other stuff to make it more middle earth looking like. Very happy with the purchase. I don't like the whole idea of humans vs humans on the latest starter set.