The Fortress of Isengard Epic Heroes' Special Rules [Part 7/10]

The last army on the list is The Fortress of Isengard. Isengard has an interesting "problem" with the fact that Lurtz has the same Epic Action "Mighty Blow" that exists in Gondor & Arnor. Notice that those have been reconciled and both have been updated to be a single rule that applies to the company in which the Hero is located. Likewise, with Thrydan Wolfsbane - he has the "Bestow Wargbane" special rule which makes absolutely no sense to include for an anti-Rohan hero. For that reason he has been also given the "Bestow Manbane" rule to reflect his true anti-Rohan nature and  make him useful for more than just fighting against a single other army. There are only 4 Epic Heroes in the list, so the list isn't extremely long - but regardless, here is the applicability list for Isengard:

 

So, there it is ... If we look at the applicability column, it is interesting to see that the following spread exists:

• Only the Hero - 3/25
• Hero's Company - 5/25
• Hero's Formation - 9/25
• Target Enemy - 4/25
• All Friendly Formations within Range - 4/25
• Target Friendly Hero - 0/25

One thing that stuck out to me is: None of the Isengard Epic Heroes have Bestow Terror. I guess they just are not scary enough to be terrifying!

LINKS TO OTHER SPECIAL RULE EVALUATION POSTS

1. Gondor & Arnor Epic Heroes' Special Rules [Part 1/10]
2. The Kingdom of Rohan Epic Heroes' Special Rules [Part 2/10]
3. The Elven Kingdoms Epic Heroes' Special Rules [Part 3/10]
4. The Dwarf Holds Epic Heroes' Special Rules [Part 4/10]
5. The Forgotten Kingdoms Epic Heroes' Special Rules [Part 5/10]
6. Mordor Epic Heroes' Special Rules [Part 6/10]
7. The Fortress of Isengard Epic Heroes' Special Rules [Part 7/10]
8. The Misty Mountains (Moria) Epic Heroes' Special Rules [Part 8/10]
9. The Fallen Realms Epic Heroes' Special Rules [Part 9/10]
10. Angmar Epic Heroes' Special Rules [Part 10/10]

LINKS TO OTHER UNIT COST ANALYSIS POSTS

1. Gondor & Arnor Warriors
2. Gondor & Arnor Heroes
3. The Kingdom of Rohan Unit Cost Analysis
4. The Elven Kingdoms Unit Cost Analysis
5. The Dwarf Holds Unit Cost Analysis
6. The Forgotten Kingdoms Unit Cost Analysis
7. Mordor Unit Cost Analysis
8. The Fortress of Isengard Unit Cost Analysis
9. The Misty Mountains (Moria) Unit Cost Analysis
10. The Fallen Realms Unit Cost Analysis
11. Angmar Unit Cost Analysis