Armies of Middle Earth SBG

Are you looking to jump into the Middle Earth Strategy Battle Game, but unsure which force you want to invest in first? Have you ordered your models from Games Workshop, but are unsure how they'll play? Are you a returning player trying to figure out if your former favorite models are still viable? Are you a list-building savant looking for that inspirational spark?

Well, we're just players who enjoy playing the game and enjoy writing about it. So here's our long-form discussions of some of the armies of Middle Earth that we enjoy playing, updated for the new edition. We can't promise you'll leave with your needs satisfied, but at least we tried.

Armies of the Lord the Rings: Good

• The Fellowship (Armies of the Lord of the Rings) (July 2019)
• The Fiefdoms (Armies of the Lord of the Rings) (September 2019)
• Khazad-Dum (Armies of the Lord of the Rings) (August 2023)
• Kingdom of Moria (Armies of the Lord of the Rings) (September 2023)
• Lothlorien (Armies of the Lord of the Rings) (March 2020)
• Minas Tirith (Armies of the Lord of the Rings) (August 2019)
• Shieldwall Tactics (Making it Work) (July 2019)
• Appendix A: Alternate Shieldwall Formations (July 2019)
• Rivendell (Armies of the Lord of the Rings) (February 2020)
• Rohan (Armies of the Lord of the Rings) (August 2019)
• The Rangers (Armies of the Lord of the Rings) (August 2022)

Armies of the Lord of the Rings: Evil

• Angmar (Armies of the Lord of the Rings) (October 2020)
• Barad-Dur (Armies of the Lord of the Rings) (August 2019)
• The Easterlings (Armies of the Lord of the Rings) (September 2019)
• Far Harad (Armies of the Lord of the Rings) (October 2019)
• Isengard (Armies of the Lord of the Rings) (January 2020)
• Mordor (Armies of the Lord of the Rings) (August 2019)
• Moria (Armies of the Lord of the Rings) (October 2019)
• The Serpent Horde (Armies of the Lord of the Rings) (September 2019)
• The Variags of Khand (Armies of the Lord of the Rings) (September 2019)
  

Armies of the Hobbit: Good

• Army of Thror (Armies of the Hobbit) (June 2023)
• Erebor Reclaimed / Iron Hills (Armies of the Hobbit) (June 2019)
• Iron Hills Dwarves (June 2019)
• Iron Hills Goat Riders (June 2019)
• Dain Ironfoot, Lord of the Iron Hills (July 2019)
• Shieldwall Tactics (Making it Work) (July 2019)
• Appendix A: Alternate Shieldwall Formations (July 2019)
• Thranduil's Halls (Armies of the Hobbit) (July 2020)
• Survivors of Lake-Town (Armies of the Hobbit) (July 2020)

Armies of the Hobbit: Evil

• Azog's Hunters (Armies of the Hobbit) (July 2020)
• Azog's Legion (Armies of the Hobbit) (July 2020)
• Dark Powers of Dol Guldur (Armies of the Hobbit) (September 2022)
• Goblin-Town (Armies of the Hobbit) (August 2019)