shelob...

Kamikan · **Posted:** Tue Jan 20, 2009 3:43 am

can shelob only be played in scenarios?
because some people say yes and one of the GW guys said you can play her anytime.

General Haar · **Posted:** Tue Jan 20, 2009 4:26 am

Anytime. She's in the LoME as far as I know.

You can't use Tom Bombadil or Goldberry, though, just in case you were thinking about it.

Kamikan · **Posted:** Tue Jan 20, 2009 5:33 am

ok so i can use her in any battle?

General Haar · **Posted:** Tue Jan 20, 2009 5:35 am

Don't see why not. Out of curiosity, did the person who said you couldn't ever give a reason?

whafrog · **Posted:** Tue Jan 20, 2009 6:14 am

Kamikan wrote:

ok so i can use her in any battle?

Yes, but she can't be your leader. That means you can't use her as a captain to ally with Cirith Ungol troops.

Arabog · **Posted:** Tue Jan 20, 2009 8:50 am

Shelob is in the Cirith Ungol list but may not be your leader for warriors.
I played a lot with her and had Shagrat with shield as the leader for the mordor Uruk-hai and orks.
Shelob is worth every point, she scares the opponent for her few points. With her speed and high fightvalue she is very good for a lot of scenario's.

Kamikan · **Posted:** Wed Jan 21, 2009 12:46 am

no the guy did not give a reason and thanks i bought her then i guy said i coundnt use her so i was just wondering

General Haar · **Posted:** Wed Jan 21, 2009 1:53 am

Well next time you see him, kindly let him know that he's mistaken. And see if you can get a reason why he thought that- I'm rather curious.

Kamikan · **Posted:** Wed Jan 21, 2009 1:59 am

yeah really

mr. dude · **Joined:** Sun Jul 13, 2008 11:37 pm **Posts:** 235

Shelob is the mainstay of almost all my armies, if someone told me I can't use her I'd take it personally.

Kamikan · **Posted:** Wed Jan 21, 2009 2:32 am

hahaha yeah next time i am there ima give him a hard time

hithero · **Posted:** Wed Jan 21, 2009 7:48 am

Maybe the guy was thinking along the theming lines rather than LOME legalities, I mean, since when did Shelob join an army?

gaarew · **Posted:** Wed Jan 21, 2009 8:42 am

Even as far as themeing goes, it's fair enough to include her as part of a Cirith Ungol force, as that's where she resides. Even if she isn't really 'part' of the army, obviously she is working to her own agenda. It would be different I guess for pick up games, where your CU army is on the march across Middle-earth, as she wouldn't leave, but as long as you were playing a game located under Cirith Ungol she fits right in.

Maybe it was wishful thinking because he's been spanked by multiple Spider Queen armies?

Maybe he suffers from arachnophobia?

Kamikan · **Posted:** Wed Jan 21, 2009 3:34 pm

hahaha probably

moryk87 · **Joined:** Sun Sep 06, 2009 7:26 pm **Posts:** 4

Arabog wrote:

Shelob is in the Cirith Ungol list but may not be your leader for warriors.
I played a lot with her and had Shagrat with shield as the leader for the mordor Uruk-hai and orks.
Shelob is worth every point, she scares the opponent for her few points. With her speed and high fightvalue she is very good for a lot of scenario's.

If understand right, if use her as a ally I have to also bought a orc captian or other hero?

Jayha85 · **Joined:** Sun Jul 12, 2009 8:54 pm **Posts:** 47

Actually since she's considered a "Legendary Formation" and it doesn't say "Shelob may not be chosen as your leader" like it says for guys like Gollum or Grima, you absolutely could use her as your force leader. Granted like was mentioned before if you're going for strict realism it wouldn't seem to fit, but as far as rules go you'd be just fine.

gaarew · **Posted:** Wed Sep 09, 2009 8:20 pm

Jayha85 wrote:

Actually since she's considered a "Legendary Formation" and it doesn't say "Shelob may not be chosen as your leader" like it says for guys like Gollum or Grima, you absolutely could use her as your force leader. Granted like was mentioned before if you're going for strict realism it wouldn't seem to fit, but as far as rules go you'd be just fine.

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2. The question is regarding the SBG. If you read the original posting date, you will see it precedes WotR by a few months...

hixont · **Posted:** Wed Sep 09, 2009 11:29 pm

hithero wrote:

Maybe the guy was thinking along the theming lines rather than LOME legalities, I mean, since when did Shelob join an army?

Ered Gorgoroth comes to mind. Then there was the time she was queen of her own brood, well until she started to eat them and they moved out.

Arabog · **Posted:** Thu Sep 10, 2009 8:05 am

Moryk87: Yes, in the sbg game you need a leader for Cirith Ungol if you want to play with Shelob.
But there are a lot of options these days:
Shagrat(old and new version)
Gorbag.
orc captain
shamaan
drummer
taskmaster.
And for a lot of tournament they allow a ringwraith to be a leader for any mordor force.

For War of the Ring she count as a legendary formaiton and can be a leader for any mordor force you want.
She could be nice for sceanrio's where you must kill the main hero. she stays in Ambush the whole game and never could be killed :-D

moryk87 · **Joined:** Sun Sep 06, 2009 7:26 pm **Posts:** 4

Ok, thx. I will try play her with shagrat instead Witch-king, but I hate her Hunting Instincty rule, but without this rule she will be OP. I also thinking to use two castellans instead her.

Ours tournament not allow this rule.

For now I play only SBG.

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