Status Update for Progress on Profile Creation and Army List Document Writing - Evil Armies [Part 2b/13]

Here is the current progress that I have made for putting together the new army lists with the updated profiles that have already been created for the missing models in WotR for Evil Armies.

Similar to what we did for the Good Armies is in the Post for Part 1/2, I will include the current progress and the lists for each document. Recall that the headers for the colored matrix include:

• Order Correct
• Name Correct
• Points Correct
• Image Correct
• Image Text Correct
• Stats Correct
• Type Correct
• Company Size Ranges Correct
• Wargear Correct
• Command Correct
• Special Rules Correct
• Updated H2Kill Rule Used
• Monster Striking Order
• Cavalry Striking Order
• Cavalry Charge
• Unique Character/Unique Weapon
• Heroic Actions Included
• Epic Actions Included
• Magic Included
• Profile Proofread
• Borders Correct

Each cell is marked with a Red No, a Green Yes, or a Yellow N/A. If the header item hasn't been implemented or verified it is marked Red, if it is completely correct it is marked Green - and if the profile does not have any applicability to a header (i.e. the profile is not a monster or cavalry) then they are marked Yellow.

1) Mordor

Here is a close-up of the profile list on the left:

As you already know (from the previous post) Mordor's Army List is 100% complete. When finished it turned out be a 63 page document - Mostly due to the large number of Magic Casting Monsters that are included in the Army! Everything has been written and the only remaining thing to do is to create it and secure it via PDF and put it up on the downloads page.

The current completion status for the 34 profiles within Mordor: 100%

2) The Fortress of Isengard

Here is the profile list for The Fortress of Isengard:

The profiles for The Fortress of Isengard are the next closest set to be ready to be done. There are a few Legendary Formations that need to be completed - including the new Legendary Formation for Sharkey and Worm! Notice that there is also a name change for the Ruffians - to distinguish it from the Legendary Formation that is coming. I'm fairly certain that this one will be the next one to have its post put up for the purple profiles.

The current completion status for the 29 profiles within The Fortress of Isengard is: 100%

3) The Misty Mountains (Moria)

Here is the profile list for The Misty Mountains:

This Army List still has a ways to go - and has the majority of impacts for new profiles (including Smaug and Gollum, Riddler in the Dark - necessitating the name change in Mordor's Army List). Once this is done in conjunction with the Dwarf List - everyone will be pretty excited, I'm sure. Actually, it's been a while since I've done the Audit on this list ... it is actually mostly likely further along than this is indicating - because I know that Durburz and Druzhag's profiles are both complete.

The current completion status for the 26 profiles within The Misty Mountains (Moria) is: 16%

4) The Fallen Realms

Here is the profile list for The Fallen Realms:

The Army List for the Fallen Realms is complete! It has been updated with a full set of profiles that existed in SBG but had been omitted from WotR..

The current completion status for the 38 profiles within The Fallen Realms is: 100%

5) Angmar

Here is the profile list for Angmar:

This is another list that required a lot of new profile updates. The only reason that this one is so "incomplete" is just due to the fact that there are so many new profiles to be added to this Army List. The updates that have been made make Angmar a more "smart-person" type of Army ... it will require a lot of anticipation for enemy movements and puts more emphasis on the importance of Priority.

The current completion status for the 33 profiles within Angmar is: 100%.

So, there we go - keep you eyes peeled for more updates coming soon!! It is definitely getting exciting!










LINKS TO OTHER PARTS OF THE SBG TO WOTR CONVERSION SERIES

1. Describing the Process [Part 1/13]
2. Creating the Full List of Needed Profiles and Assigning WotR Armies [Part 2/13]
1. Status Update for Progress on Profile Creation and Army List Document Writing - Good Armies [Part 2a/13]
2. Status Update for Progress on Profile Creation and Army List Document Writing - Evil Armies [Part 2b/13]
3. Extending the Gondor & Arnor List [Part 3/13]
4. Extending The Kingdom of Rohan List [Part 4/13]
5. Extending The Elven Kingdoms List [Part 5/13]
6. Extending The Dwarf Holds List [Part 6/13]
1. Sneak Peak at the Profiles for Thorin [Part 6a/13]
2. Common Formations [Part 6b/13]
3. Legendary Formations [Part 6c/13]
4. Epic Heroes [Part 6d/13]
7. Creating The City of Dale List [Part 7/13]
8. Extending The Forgotten Kingdoms List [Part 8/13]
9. Extending the Mordor List [Part 9/13]
10. Extending The Fortress of Isengard List [Part 10/13]
11. Extending The Misty Mountains (Moria) List [Part 11/13]
12. Extending The Fallen Realms List [Part 12/13]
13. Extending the Angmar List [Part 13/13]
1. Common and Rare Formations [Part 13a/13]
2. Legendary Formations [Part 13b/13]
3. Epic Heroes [Part 13c/13]

Extending the Mordor List with Missing Profiles [Part 9/13]

The next Army List to be extended is Mordor. Recall from Part 2/12 that the set of missing profiles for the Mordor Army List included the following:

• Guritz
• Great Beast of Gorgoroth
• Black-Hearted Trees
• Shagrat, Warleader of Cirith Ungol
• Gollum the Murderer

Each of the SBG profiles were considered carefully and determined the best means by which they would be integrated into the WotR list. It was finally decided that there would be 2 new rare formations, 2 new epic heroes and an updated epic hero from the list above. Also, to "tie up loose ends" there are also updates for the Orc Tracker Warband, the Mordor Battering Ram and The Necromancer of Dol Guldur.

UPDATED COMMON FORMATIONS FOR MORDOR

1. Orc Tracker Warband

The Orc Tracker Warband did not have any of the options for upgrading their command company. Since there is nothing particularly distinct about them as a formation, they should have the option to include the standard set of upgrades:

• Banner
• Drummer
• Taskmaster

They still do not have a distinct Command Hero in the form of a Captain, but that should be ok since there are plenty of Epic Heroes within Mordor to choose from. The cost of the three upgrades follows the standard cost for them:

UPDATED RARE FORMATIONS FOR MORDOR

1. Mordor Battering Ram

As for the Mordor Battering Ram ... We never really knew how to treat this model ... Is it an Infantry model with 4 warriors? If so, shouldn't it have the special rule Indomitable? Or is it an Artillery Warmachine model? But then it would have 0" move and would be rather un-useful...

We finally decided to leave it a Monster and thus let it be treaded just like a Troll. So we adjusted the Move Value down, and gave it a unique ability to be more effective against Artillery (so now it has an actual purpose within an army instead of just a "light troll"), with the Disarmament Special Rule. Likewise, since it is literally a Monster profile, now - we gave it the Striking Order (Monster) Special Rule - now this is actually a more useful model to include with an Army of Mordor!

NEW RARE FORMATIONS FOR MORDOR

1. Great Beast of Gorgoroth
2. Black-hearted Trees

1) GREAT BEAST OF GORGOROTH

Up to this point, the only behemoth WarMachine has been the Mumak in the Fallen Realms Army List. Recall that we made quite a few changes to its profile wording and description in THIS POST.

It makes sense that the Great Beast follow the model of the Mumak, however we wanted it to be a more predicable model and not have the random element that the Mumak possesses.

I'm actually quite pleased with the way that this profile turned out ... I'm anxious to see it in action and watch it yield the destruction that it warrants!

2) BLACK-HEARTED TREES

These are the "fallen Ents" that have turned to support the dark plans of Sauron. This profile provides a fun new way for the Evil Armies to get in on the tree war. They have been created as Infantry (in lieu of being Monsters - since Mordor already has enough Monsters already). Ooh ... should I create a Mordor Ambusher Army?? Shelob, Grishnakh's Trackers, Orc Trackers, Morgul Stalkers, and Black-hearted Trees?? Yes, I should!

UPDATED LEGENDARY FORMATIONS FOR MORDOR

1. The Necromancer of Dol Guldur

The Necromancer is a model that I was surprised not to have seen more of in games. For the Vanilla Cost of 300 Points, he was a total steal! I think it was the broken mechanic of the Hard to Kill Special Rule that was initially prohibitive ... Remember that we fixed that problem in THIS POST. So, to make him more worthy of being the Dark Lord we have upgraded his Hard to Kill to be Very Hard to Kill. He has the Epic Ability of Epic Ruination right out of the gate, as well ... we decided to give him the option of upgrading to include 2 additional Epic Abilities that will effect spell efficiency, as well:

• Epic Distress
• Epic Shadow

There will be a post very soon that will be dedicated strictly to these new upgrades (and additionally Epic Direction and Epic Naturalization).

I think that the Necromancer wins the award for the longest profile, too ... 4 pages long! That alone should show you how awesome he really is!

UPDATED EPIC HEROES FOR MORDOR

1. Gollum the Murderer

The existing profile for Gollum is a little lack-luster. Also, once Gandalf, Aragorn or Elrond were included within the opposing Army ... he was pretty much a sitting duck. He has been given the new Special Rule Instill Terror and has had his Strangling Horror Special Rule updated. Also, he has a new Epic Ability: Epic Debilitation - this will allow him to have more impact on the opposing army and will put the precious heroes of Gandalf, Aragorn, and Elrond in harm's way to attempt to "discover" him.

NEW EPIC HEROES FOR MORDOR

1. Guritz
2. Shagrat, Warleader of Cirith Ungol

1) GURITZ

This Epic Hero is the anti-Gondor master! Just as he shows up on the pillage of Osgiliath in the films, he can wreck havoc on destroying the new Faramir profile and his precious little veterans! He fills the gap of Inspiring Leader for Mordor and provides some additional flair with his other Special Rules and Epic Abilities.

2) SHAGRAT, WARLEADER OF CIRITH UNGOL

It has always bothered me that Legendary Heroes (those heroes that are included within their Legendary Formations) could never leave the Legendary formation to aid support to other formations in the Army. I guess that's why the Epic Heroes are so much more expensive - their ability to jump around the battlefield to provide the support where they are most needed. Now Shagrat can do that, too! He provides an amazing Defense Value boost to even the most feeble of Orc Warriors ... this can make him useful in that right alone!

Well, there we have it for Mordor! Any thoughts? I know I still need to get the Status Update for Evil together and posted ... but just to pique your curiosity, yes - Mordor is also 100% complete and just needs to be put up on the Download Page!!

LINKS TO OTHER PARTS OF THE SBG TO WOTR CONVERSION SERIES

1. Describing the Process [Part 1/13]
2. Creating the Full List of Needed Profiles and Assigning WotR Armies [Part 2/13]
1. Status Update for Progress on Profile Creation and Army List Document Writing - Good Armies [Part 2a/13]
2. Status Update for Progress on Profile Creation and Army List Document Writing - Evil Armies [Part 2b/13]
3. Extending the Gondor & Arnor List [Part 3/13]
4. Extending The Kingdom of Rohan List [Part 4/13]
5. Extending The Elven Kingdoms List [Part 5/13]
6. Extending The Dwarf Holds List [Part 6/13]
1. Sneak Peak at the Profiles for Thorin [Part 6a/13]
2. Common Formations [Part 6b/13]
3. Legendary Formations [Part 6c/13]
4. Epic Heroes [Part 6d/13]
7. Creating The City of Dale List [Part 7/13]
8. Extending The Forgotten Kingdoms List [Part 8/13]
9. Extending the Mordor List [Part 9/13]
10. Extending The Fortress of Isengard List [Part 10/13]
11. Extending The Misty Mountains (Moria) List [Part 11/13]
12. Extending The Fallen Realms List [Part 12/13]
13. Extending the Angmar List [Part 13/13]
1. Common and Rare Formations [Part 13a/13]
2. Legendary Formations [Part 13b/13]
3. Epic Heroes [Part 13c/13]

Status Update for Progress on Profile Creation and Army List Document Writing - Good Armies [Part 2a/13]

As promised, here are the current progress that I have made for putting together the new army lists with the updated profiles that have already been created for the missing models in WotR. It may be a little eye-straining, but the profiles are listed along the left column - grouped by Common Formations, Rare Formations, Legendary Formations, & Epic Heroes (exactly how they will show up in the "books" of profiles for each Army List). The missing profiles are those that are marked purple. Across the top are listed all the items that I am QA'ing (checking for quality assurance) as I am reviewing the files as they progress. The headers include:

• Order Correct
• Name Correct
• Points Correct
• Image Correct
• Image Text Correct
• Stats Correct
• Type Correct
• Company Size Ranges Correct
• Wargear Correct
• Command Correct
• Special Rules Correct
• Updated H2Kill Rule Used
• Monster Striking Order
• Cavalry Striking Order
• Cavalry Charge
• Unique Character/Unique Weapon
• Heroic Actions Included
• Epic Actions Included
• Magic Included
• Profile Proofread
• Borders Correct

Each cell is marked with a Red No, a Green Yes, or a Yellow N/A. If the header item hasn't been implemented or verified it is marked Red, if it is completely correct it is marked Green - and if the profile does not have any applicability to a header (i.e. the profile is not a monster or cavalry) then they are marked Yellow.

1) Gondor & Arnor

Here is a close-up of the profile list on the left:

As you already know (from the previous post) Gondor & Arnor's Army List is 100% complete. When finished it turned out be a 39 page document! Everything has been written and the only remaining thing to do is to create it and secure it via PDF and put it up on the downloads page. I'm considering putting up two versions - one that will be the colored version with mark-up and a second that will be "clean".

The current completion status for the 37 profiles within Gondor & Arnor: 100%

2) The Kingdom of Rohan

Here is the profile list for the Men of Rohan:

The profiles for The Kingdom of Rohan are also 100% complete. Everything has been written and added to the document. It turned out to be 30 pages long with all the profiles included in the PDF. I still need to get it generated via a secure PDF and put it up on the downloads page . Go here to see the profiles that have been added!

The current completion status for the 25 profiles within The Kingdom of Rohan is: 100%

3) The Elven Kingdoms

Here is the profile list for Elves:

The Army List for Elves is now complete. I have updated the profiles for the Guardians of the Havens, Haldir's Epic Hero, Celebrian and Celebrimbor. All new profiles have already been merged into the Army List.

The current completion status for the 47 profiles within The Elven Kingdoms is: 100%

4) The Dwarf Holds

Here is the profile list for Dwarves:

The Army List for the Dwarves is the most incomplete right now for good armies - mostly because they have the most impact for new profiles that need to be merged into the list. The vanilla profiles for the Legendary Formations and Epic Heroes are already in, but there is still quite a bit of work to be done on this list. Truth be told - I suspect that this will be the list that everyone is most interested in.

The current completion status for the 51 profiles within The Dwarf Holds is: 76%

5) The Forgotten Kingdoms

Here is the profile list for the Forgotten Kingdoms:

This is another list that requires a lot of updates. It surprises me that there were never even any profiles for Bilbo, Frodo, or Sam (other than in the Legendary Formation of the Fellowship).

The current completion status for the 44 profiles within The Forgotten Kingdoms is: 31%

6) The City of Dale

Here is the profile list for the City of Dale:

This is an entirely new list. Originally, I had included these profiles in with the Dwarves - but that just didn't make sense ... since they were men and not dwarves ...While the list is relatively short, it is still a pretty awesome list none the less - and with the new models it'll be a beautiful and contemporary looking army on the battlefield.

The current completion status for the 8 profiles within The City of Dale is: 100%









LINKS TO OTHER PARTS OF THE SBG TO WOTR CONVERSION SERIES

1. Describing the Process [Part 1/13]
2. Creating the Full List of Needed Profiles and Assigning WotR Armies [Part 2/13]
1. Status Update for Progress on Profile Creation and Army List Document Writing - Good Armies [Part 2a/13]
2. Status Update for Progress on Profile Creation and Army List Document Writing - Evil Armies [Part 2b/13]
3. Extending the Gondor & Arnor List [Part 3/13]
4. Extending The Kingdom of Rohan List [Part 4/13]
5. Extending The Elven Kingdoms List [Part 5/13]
6. Extending The Dwarf Holds List [Part 6/13]
1. Sneak Peak at the Profiles for Thorin [Part 6a/13]
2. Common Formations [Part 6b/13]
3. Legendary Formations [Part 6c/13]
4. Epic Heroes [Part 6d/13]
7. Creating The City of Dale List [Part 7/13]
8. Extending The Forgotten Kingdoms List [Part 8/13]
9. Extending the Mordor List [Part 9/13]
10. Extending The Fortress of Isengard List [Part 10/13]
11. Extending The Misty Mountains (Moria) List [Part 11/13]
12. Extending The Fallen Realms List [Part 12/13]
13. Extending the Angmar List [Part 13/13]
1. Common and Rare Formations [Part 13a/13]
2. Legendary Formations [Part 13b/13]
3. Epic Heroes [Part 13c/13]

Mordor Unit Cost Analysis & the "Monster Hero" Baseline Profile

Next up is Mordor - My initial suspect is that it will be similar to Gondor & Arnor, since it appears that those two armies were intentionally created to face-off one against another. In fact, I think that there may have been pairs like that across the development of several of the Armies. When playing against their "opposite Army", games are "fairly" well balanced for the original points, but the breakdown occurs when you step outside of those pairing since the stat lines are not normalized across all Armies (as we are attempting to do here). I also noticed that Mordor has A LOT of WarMachines - so I would suspect that a typical fielded Mordor Army would include multiple WarMachines (interestingly the Good Army that has a lot of WarMachines is The Forgotten Kingdoms with Ents [the good version of Trolls], Eagles [the good version of Nazgul], & Special Formations).

Also, with Mordor we have a new Baseline Profile that we have not yet encountered (I lied, there is already a Monster Hero profile already in the Isengard's post) ... the "Monster Hero". Typically profiles with Might have been only the Hero Profile that have no stat line entries for Ballistic Skill, Strength, Defense, & Attack; so it seems that the "Monster Hero" is a little bit like a Warrior and a little bit like a Command Hero. The way to identify the "Monster Hero" is that they are not a Command or Legendary Hero, but rather their own formation - and they still have Might.

It looks like the base profile for a "Monster Hero" character in War of the Ring is:

Monster Hero Baseline Profile:

    Cst    | Mv | F | B | S | D | A | R | C | Mt | Ar | XWpn | SpR

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 6/7/10  |   6   | 3 |  4 | 3 |  3 |  8 | 1 |  3  |  0  |  0  |     0     |   0

Key:

• Cst = Baseline Cost of the "Monster Hero"
• 6 = Rank and File Hero ... Equivalent of a Command Hero
• Examples: Mordor Troll Chieftain, Isengard Troll Chieftain, & Spider Queen
• 7 = Lesser Named Hero ... Equivalent of a Legendary Hero + 1
• Examples: Glorfindel, Lord of the West; Quickbeam; Beechbone; Tom Bombadil; Shelob; & Dragon of Ancient Times
• 10 = Big Named Hero ... Equivalent of an Epic Hero
• Examples: Treebeard; The Three Hunters; Gwairhir; The Fellowship of the Ring; The White Council; Council of Wizardry; The Necromancer of Dol Guldur; The Nine are Abroad; Winged Nazgul; The Balrog of Morgoth; Buhrdur; & Gulavhar, the Terror of Arnor
• Mv = Move value of the "Monster Hero" [Range: 0 .. INF]
• F = Fight value of the "Monster Hero" [Range: 1 .. 10]
• B = Ballistic value of the "Monster Hero" [Range: 1 .. 6]
• S = Strength value of the "Monster Hero" [Range: 1 .. 10]
• D = Defense value of the "Monster Hero" [Range: 1 .. 10]
• A = Attack value of the "Monster Hero" [Range: 1 .. 10]
• R = Resistance value of the "Monster Hero" [Range: 1 .. 4]
• C = Courage value of the "Monster Hero" [Range: 1 .. 10]
• Mt = Might value of the "Monster Hero" [Range: 0 .. INF]
• Ar = Armor level of the "Monster Hero"
• 0 = No Armor
• 1 = Light/Standard Armor (Typically called "armour" in a profile and provides a +1 bonus to the Defense Value for the company in a formation)
• 2 = Heavy Armor (Typically called "heavy armour" in a profile and provides a +2 bonus to the Defense Value for the company in a formation)
• 3 = Special Named Heavy Armor (Sometimes called something special, like "mithril-forged heavy armour" for Hurin within the Wardens of the Keys; provides a +3 bonus to the Defense value for the company in a formation)
• XWpn = Extra weapons that are equipped for the company in a formation
• 0 = Hand Weapon only
• 1+ = Any other additional wargear listed within the profile (i.e., If a profile, like Minas Tirith Archers, has "Each company has hand weapons, heavy armor and bows" this would imply that the number of extra weapons would be 1 ... 0 for the hand weapon and 1 for the bows. For the Knights of Dol Amroth: "Each company has hand weapons, heavy armour, shields and lances", this would imply they would have Ar = 2 and Xwpn = 2; 0 for the hand weapon, 1 for the shields and 2 for the lances.)
• SpR = Magic Spells, Epic Actions & Special rules that are assigned specifically to the "Monster Hero"
• For all heroes, regardless of level, it appears that Heroic Actions are not counted as special rules - and are effectively free
• 0 = At the Double!, Heroic Move, Heroic Shoot, Heroic Charge, Heroic Fight & Heroic Duel (see pages 64-67 of the rules manual for details)
• For "Monster Heroes" this value will always be the total count of Magic Spells, Epic Actions & Special rules that are assigned to the hero
• 0 = No magic spells, epic actions or special rules (only Heroic Actions)
• +1 for each magic spell (not discipline) and Mastery Level above 1, epic action or special rule available to the profile

When "Monster Hero" profiles are created it seems that statistics adjust the cost up or down by a set number of points:

• Move = +/- 5 points per value point above or below 6
• Fight = +/- 5 points per value point above or below 3
• Ballistic = -/+ 5 points per value point above or below 4
• Strength = +/- 5 points per value point above or below 3
• Defense = +/- 5 points per value point above or below 3
• Attacks = +/- 5 points per value point above or below 8
• Resistance = +/- 5 points per value point above or below 1
• Courage = +/- 5 points per value point above or below 3
• Might = +/- 10 points per value point above 0
• Armor Value = +/- 5 points per armor level
• Extra Weapons = +/- 10 points per extra weapon
• Special Rules = +/- 10 points per spell, mastery level of 2 or greater, special rule, or epic action 

COST OF MONSTER HERO PROFILE = {[(Cst)*5]+[(Mv-6)*5]+[(F-3)*5]+[(B-4)*-5]+[(S-3)*5]+[(D-3)*5]+[(A-8)*5]+[(R-1)*5]+[(C-3)*5]+[(Mt)*10]+[(Ar)*5]+[(XWpn)*10]+[(SpR)*10]}

Example:

Based upon the profile for the "Monster Hero" Shelob:

• Cst = 7
• Mv = 8
• F = 7
• B = 5
• S = 7
• D = 8
• A = 4
• R = 2
• C = 5
• Mt = 3

Wargear: "Vicious mandibles (hand weapons)."

• Ar = 0 (The Wargear entry has nothing related to Armor.)
• XWpn = 0 (The Wargear entry gives: 0 for the hand weapon.)
• SpR = 7 (The Special Rules have "Ambusher, Hard to Kill!, Pathfinder (Master), Prowler, Terror, Envenomed Bite, Hunter's Pounce" listed.)

Plugging all this into the equation gives:

COST OF MONSTER HERO PROFILE = {[(7)*5]+[(8-6)*5]+[(7-3)*5]+[(5-4)*-5]+[(7-3)*5]+[(8-3)*5]+[(4-8)*5]+[(2-1)*5]+[(5-3)*5]+[(3)*10]+[(0)*5]+[(0)*10]+[(7)*10]}

= {[35]+[(2)*5]+[(4)*5]+[(1)*-5]+[(4)*5]+[(5)*5]+[(-4)*5]+[(1)*5]+[(2)*5]+[30]+[0]+[0]+[70]}

= {[35]+[10]+[20]+[-5]+[20]+[25]+[-20]+[5]+[10]+[30]+[0]+[0]+[70]}

= 200

This gives 200 Points for Shelob's profile.

 MORDOR WARRIORS

NOTE: The profile image above is the old version of the book's rule for the Hard to Kill! special rule. For the updated version of this rule, see here: Hard to Kill! Special Rule Updates

Keys:

(C) = Common Formation, (R) = Rare Formation, (L) = Legendary Formation

[I] = Infantry, [H] = Cavalry, [A] = Artillery, [M] = Monster, [MH] = Monster Hero

• (L) [MH] The Necromancer of Dol Guldur - Underpriced by 33%
• (L) [MH] Winged Nazgul - Underpriced by 25%
• (R) [A] Siege Bow Battery - Underpriced by 23%
• (L) [MH] The Nine are Abroad - Underpriced by 15%
• (L) [MH] Winged Witch-king Nazgul - Underpriced by 10%
• (L) [MH] Sauron, the Dark Lord of Mordor - Underpriced by 7%
• (C) [I] Morannon Orc Warband - Accurately Priced (0% deviation)
• (C) [H] Warg Rider Warband - Accurately Priced (0% deviation)
• (C) [I] Mordor Orc Warband - Accurately Priced (0% deviation)
• (R) [M] Mordor Troll - Accurately Priced (0% deviation)
• (L) [I] Shagrat's Tower Guard - Accurately Priced (0% deviation)
• (R) [MH] Mordor Troll Chieftain - Overpriced by 11%
• (R) [I] Black Guard of Barad-dur - Overpriced by 11%
• (L) [I] Grishnakh's Trackers - Overpriced by 20%
• (R) [A] War Catapult Battery - Overpriced by 25%
• (L) [MH] Shelob - Overpriced by 25%
• (R) [M] Mordor Troll Drummer - Overpriced by 43%
• (C) [I] Orc Tracker Warband - Overpriced by 50%
• (L) [I] Gorbag's Morgul Rats - Overpriced by 50%
• (R) [I] Morgul Stalker Warband - Overpriced by 75%
• (R) [A] Mordor Battering Ram - Overpriced by 100%
• (L) [I] Twilight Ringwraiths - Overpriced by 114%
• (L) [I] Castellans of Dol Guldur - Overpriced by 145%

Applying the template from cheapest (weakest stat-wise) to most expensive (most powerful) gives the following. Of course, the Monster Heroes are at the bottom where they should be of course.

• 10 Points per Company:
• (C) [I] Mordor Orc Warband
• (L) [I] Gorbag's Morgul Rats
• 20 Points per Company:
• (C) [I] Morannon Orc Warband
• (C) [H] Warg Rider Warband
• (C) [I] Orc Tracker Warband
• (R) [I] Morgul Stalker Warband
• (R) [A] Mordor Battering Ram
• 25 Points per Company:
• (C) [I] Mordor Uruk-hai Warband
• (L) [I] Shagrat's Tower Guard
• (L) [I] Grishnakh's Trackers
• 45 Points per Company:
• (R) [I] Black Guard of Barad-dur
• 55 Points per Company:
• (L) [I] Castellans of Dol Guldur 
• 65 Points per Company:
• (R) [A] Siege Bow Battery
• 70 Points per Company:
• (L) [I] Twilight Ringwraiths
• 80 Points per Company:
• (R) [A] War Catapult Battery
• 100 Points per Company:
• (R) [M] Mordor Troll
• 105 Points per Company:
• (R) [M] Mordor Troll Drummer
• 180 Points per Company:
• (R) [MH] Mordor Troll Chieftain
• 200 Points per Company:
• (L) [MH] Shelob
• 335 Points per Company: 
• (L) [MH] Winged Nazgul
• 360 Points per Company:
• (L) [MH] Winged Witch-king Nazgul
• 445 Points per Company:
• (L) [MH] The Necromancer of Dol Guldur
• 540 Points per Company:
• (L) [MH] Sauron, the Dark Lord of Mordor
• 585 Points per Company:
• (L) [MH] The Nine are Abroad

MORDOR HEROES

Key: (C) = Command Hero, (L) = Legendary Hero, (E) = Epic Hero

• (E) The Mouth of Sauron - Underpriced by 41%
• (E) Ringwraith - Underpriced by 40%
• (C) Guard Captain BGoB - Underpriced by 33%
• (E) Gollum - Underpriced by 17%
• (E) The Witch-king Ringwraith - Underpriced by 15%
• (E) Gothmog, Castellan of Minas Morgul - Underpriced by 12%
• (E) Kardush the Firecaller - Underpriced by 9%
• (L) Shagrat - Underpriced by 6%
• (L) Grishnakh - Underpriced by 6%
• (C) Orc Captain WRW - Accurately Priced (0% deviation)
• (C) Uruk-hai Captain MUW - Accurately Priced (0% deviation)
• (C) Black Uruk Shaman BGoB - Accurately Priced (0% deviation)
• (C) Mordor Shaman WRW - Overpriced by 25%
• (C) Black Uruk Shaman MUW - Overpriced by 25%
• (L) Black Uruk Shaman STG - Overpriced by 25%
• (L) Gorbag - Overpriced by 36%
• (C) Orc Captain MOW - Overpriced by 43%
• (C) Morannon Orc Captain - Overpriced by 43%
• (C) Mordor Shaman MOW - Overpriced by 54%
• (C) Mordor Shaman MorOW - Overpriced by 54%
• (C) Mordor Shaman GMR - Overpriced by 54%

Oh, this is interesting ... Apparently using big name Epic Heroes with Nazgul and the Necromancer would be a cheap way under the existing rule set to have a formidable Mordor force! Sorting by the cost calculated by the template from cheapest (weakest stat-wise) to most expensive (most powerful):

• Heroes that should cost 35 Points:
• (C) Orc Captain MOW
• (C) Morannon Orc Captain
• Heroes that should cost 50 Points:
• (C) Orc Captain WRW
• (C) Uruk-hai Captain MUW
• Heroes that should cost 55 Points:
• (L) Gorbag
• Heroes that should cost 60 Points:
• (E) Gollum
• Heroes that should cost 65 Points:
• (C) Mordor Shaman MOW
• (C) Mordor Shaman MorOW
• (L) Mordor Shaman GMR
• Heroes that should cost 75 Points:
• (C) Guard Captain BGoB
• Heroes that should cost 80 Points:
• (L) Shagrat
• (L) Grishnakh
• (C) Mordor Shaman WRW
• (C) Black Uruk Shaman MUW
• (L) Black Uruk Shaman STG
• Heroes that should cost 100 Points:
• (C) Black Uruk Shaman BGoB
• Heroes that should cost 110 Points:
• (E) Karduch the Firecaller
• Heroes that should cost 125 Points:
• (E) Gothmog, Castellan of Minas Morgul
• Heroes that should cost 170 Points:
• (E) The Mouth of Sauron
• Heroes that should cost 210 Points:
• (E) Ringwraith
• Heroes that should cost 235 Points:
• (E) The Witch-King Ringwraith

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