We're back with with a tier list, and this time the topic is monsters! Join us as we discuss and rank all the monster profiles of the game!
Time Stamps:
00:00 Introduction
00:44 Treebeard
05:24 Beechbone
07:50 Birchseed
11:40 Ent
14:33 Gwaihir
16:40 Great Eagle
19:12 Fledgeling Eagle
21:16 Radagast on Eagle
24:36 Beorn
28:48 Grimbeorn
32:58 Bofur on Troll Brute
37:08 Troll Brute
41:32 Sauron
45:16 Mordor Troll Chieftain
47:55 Shelob
51:39 Mordor Troll
54:26 Mordor War Catapult Troll
55:53 Great Beast of Gorgoroth
58:25 Witch-King on Fellbeast
01:00:15 Ringwraith on Fellbeast
01:02:37 Smaug
01:05:44 Dragon
01:07:16 Isengard Troll
01:10:03 The Balrog
01:14:03 The Watcher in the Water
01:17:49 Cave Drake
01:20:03 Cave Troll
01:21:50 Dweller in the Dark
01:23:07 Buhrdur
01:25:38 Hill Troll
01:27:47 Gulavhar
01:31:35 Mumak War Leader
01:33:31 Mumak
01:34:40 The Spider Queen
01:38:39 The Snow Troll
01:41:52 Catapult Troll
01:45:24 Gundabad Ogre
01:48:14 Gundabad Troll
01:50:41 The Goblin King
01:53:42 The Three Trolls
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This episode we cover the top winning lists from the NOVA Open 2025, one of the premier tournaments in North America!
Time Stamps:
00:00 Introduction
03:22 15th Place
06:54 14th Place
09:30 13th Place
12:40 12th Place
16:32 11th Place
19:40 10th Place
22:48 9th Place
26:35 8th Place
31:40 7th Place (+Frank's Batreps)
40:30 6th Place
45:21 5th Place
47:45 4th Place
52:32 3rd Place
55:34 2nd Place
58:24 1st Place
01:01:19 Conclusion and Shoutouts
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Eliott from Gollum's Gamers joins the podcast this week to break down the top winning lists from the largest MESBG tournament in the world, ArdaCon!
Time Stamps:
00:00 Introduction
07:01 ArdaCon Masters
11:30 10th Place
18:06 9th Place
23:33 8th Place
28:13 7th Place
31:59 6th Place
36:56 5th Place
40:57 4th Place
43:31 3rd Place
46:24 2nd Place
50:55 1st Place
55:31 Final Thoughts
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Today we review and rate some army lists submitted by our patrons, armies they have yet to try out!
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Time Stamps:
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00:53 Realms of Men
07:32 Buhrdur's Horde
13:30 Garrison of Ithilien
20:21 Moria
26:11 Lothlorien
35:15 Grand Army of the South
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It's FAQ season in MESBG, and as usual we are here to break down all of the rules clarifications and errata this time round.
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01:08 Matched Play Guide
01:22 Armies of the Hobbit
03:52 Armies of the Lord of the Rings
10:56 Armies of Middle-earth
14:49 Rules Manual
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Following our Good tier list, we now break down all the armies of Evil! Join us as we rank all 47 armies.
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Time Stamps:
00:00 Introduction
01:01 Barad-dur
03:10 The Black Riders
09:35 Wraiths on Wings
15:27 Army of Gothmog
18:33 Legions of Mordor
22:01 Minas Morgul
25:07 Cirith Ungol
27:31 The Black Gate
31:27 Army of the White Hand
33:00 Ugluk's Scouts
34:11 Wolves of Isengard
36:15 Lurtz's Scouts
38:23 Assault Upon Helm's Deep
42:11 Muster of Isengard
44:52 Usurpers of Edoras
47:49 Besiegers of the Hornburg
53:56 Depths of Moria
56:07 Harad
01:00:35 Corsair Fleets
01:03:52 Army of Gundabad
01:07:27 Goblin-Town
01:12:08 Pits of Dol Guldur
01:15:57 Rise of the Necromancer
01:18:15 Azog's Hunters
01:21:46 The Three Trolls
01:24:07 Moria
01:26:39 Desolator of the North
01:27:43 Army of the Great Eye
01:30:13 Sharkey's Rogues
01:34:39 Umbar
01:38:11 Host of the Witch-King
01:40:18 Shadows of Angmar
01:43:42 Buhrdur's Horde
01:47:50 Army of Carn Dum
01:49:14 Wolf Pack of Angmar
01:51:52 The Serpent Horde
01:56:13 The Easterlings
01:58:01 Dragons of the North
02:01:10 Host of the Dragon Emperor
02:05:35 Grand Army of the South
02:08:56 Fell Beings of Mirkwood
02:10:29 Far Harad
02:12:36 Variags of Khand
02:13:59 Army of Dunland
02:15:39 Ravagers of the Shire
02:17:37 Assault on Lothlorien
02:19:15 The Spider Queen's Brood
02:23:10 Final Thoughts & Adjustments
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With the recent release of Armies of Middle-earth and the Legacy profiles, we break down and rank all the Good armies in the game!
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Time Stamps:
00:00 Introduction
01:13 The Fellowship
03:05 Road to Rivendell
04:19 The Shire
07:23 Breaking of the Fellowship
09:44 Kingdom of Rohan
12:15 Road to Helm's Deep
14:50 Defenders of Helm's Deep
17:00 Ride Out
20:20 Riders of Eomer
22:00 Riders of Theoden
24:53 Army of Edoras
29:03 Defenders of the Hornburg
30:27 Minas Tirith
33:02 Garrison of Ithilien
34:55 Reclaimation of Osgiliath
36:16 Atop the Walls
38:44 Return of the King
41:26 Defenders of the Pelennor
42:39 Men of the West
44:41 Lindon
47:24 Numenor
52:00 Rivendell
54:22 The Last Alliance
57:47 Lothlorien
58:53 Fangorn
01:02:15 The Eagles
01:05:12 Realms of Men
01:07:03 Thorin’s Company
01:08:04 Army of Thror
01:11:33 The Iron Hills
01:14:33 Erebor Reclaimed
01:16:49 Army of Lake-town
01:18:33 Survivors of Lake-town
01:22:26 Garrison of Dale
01:24:29 Erebor & Dale
01:26:20 Halls of Thranduil
01:27:57 Rangers of Mirkwood
01:30:50 Battle of the Five Armies
01:32:16 Assault on Ravenhill
01:33:55 Radagast’s Alliance
01:35:15 The White Council
01:37:22 Battle of Bywater
01:40:38 Arathorn’s Stand
01:44:10 The Grey Company
01:45:49 The Beornings
01:46:58 Fords of Isen
01:49:25 Paths of the Druadan
01:53:39 The Fiefdoms
01:55:46 The Grief of Eomer
01:58:36 Army of Dale
02:00:03 Arnor
02:01:21 Battle of Fornost
02:03:00 Kingdom of Khazad-Dum
02:04:38 Army of Erebor
02:08:41 Defenders of Erebor
02:11:14 Battle of Greenfields
02:13:30 Fields of Celebrant
02:18:23 Reclamation of Moria
02:20:25 Expedition to the East
02:23:14 Final Thoughts & Adjustments
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We discuss how the Legacy documents released by GW will fit into the MESBG scene and also do a full review of all the profiles and armies!
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00:38 Discussion on Legacies
07:01 Forces of Good Profiles
27:19 Forces of Good Armies
34:48 Forces of Evil Profiles
1:14:38 Forces of Evil Armies
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With the release of all the new profiles and armies in Armies of Middle-earth, we look to see which armies are currently the most powerful!
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Time Stamps:
00:00 Introduction
02:23 Current Armies Runners Up
05:12 Current Armies 4th Pick
06:28 Current Armies 3rd Pick
07:56 Current Armies 2nd Pick
10:49 Current Armies 1st Pick
12:34 New Armies Runners Up
17:16 New Armies 3rd Pick
19:54 New Armies 2nd Pick
23:31 New Armies 1st Pick
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It's finally here! With the announcement of Armies of Middle-earth and the Matched Play Guide on the horizon, we break down the preview articles released this week.
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01:41 Armies of Middle-earth & Matched Play Guide
04:20 Prince Imrahil
07:35 Khazad Guard
11:23 Tom Bombadil & Goldberry
13:24 Dragon
19:03 Black Dragon Warrior
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We invite Jake onto the show to talk about his recent travels in Europe, and his experience and success in the MESBG tournaments abroad.
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00:59 NA vs Europe
12:12 City of Kings: Terrain
20:19 City of Kings: Custom Scenarios
21:49 Level of Play
33:30 Final Thoughts
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Joined by Mitchell of The Durin Show podcast, we dive into the top armies of AdeptiCon this year.
Time Stamps:
00:00 Introduction
04:27 10th Place
09:58 9th Place
13:49 8th Place
16:42 7th Place
20:26 6th Place
23:20 5th Place
26:51 4th Place
30:35 3rd Place
35:35 2nd Place
40:59 1st Place
45:48 Final Thoughts
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Richard and Ian go to Adepticon 2025 to play in one of the largest Middle-Earth tournaments in North America. This video breaks down all 12 of our GT games and 3 doubles games, as well as showing a vlog of our weekend outside of gaming!
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00:59 The Armies
03:01 The Journey
04:57 Doubles
06:58 The GT
07:05 Ian's G1
08:43 Richard's G1
09:36 Ian's G2
12:26 Richard's G2
14:27 Ian's G3
16:19 Richard's G3
17:46 Ian's G4
20:18 Richard's G4
22:06 Ian's G5
24:52 Richard's G5
26:19 Ian's G6
28:54 Richard's G6
31:10 Final Results and Thoughts
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Trying to decide which army to build? Join us as we break down the easiest armies to collect in MESBG!
Time Stamps:
00:00 Introduction
01:03 All-Hero Armies
03:51 Monster Mash Armies
06:16 Runner-ups
13:06 5th Pick
15:33 4th Pick
17:07 3rd Pick
19:34 Honourable Mentions
22:13 2nd Pick
24:53 1st Pick
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This is a tutorial for MESBG on Tabletop Simulator (TTS), which is the best way to play online!
This video will show you how to get started and learn all the basics to start playing.
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Time Stamps:
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00:52 Setting Up
02:19 Creating an Army
03:48 Joining & Creating a Game
05:08 Gameplay
09:52 Looking For a Game
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We are joined by Stephen Dronfield (aka the.dragon.hoard) to break down and rank all the magical powers in MESBG!
Time Stamps:
00:00 Introduction
02:48 Aura of Command
04:31 Aura of Dismay
06:28 Banishment
08:04 Black Dart
10:27 Bladewrath
12:24 Call Winds
15:20 Blinding Light
17:47 Blessing of the Valar
18:48 Chill Soul
20:20 Curse
23:13 Compel
26:10 Collapse Rocks
30:38 Flameburst
32:12 Fury
33:16 Drain Courage
37:08 Enchanted Blades
39:21 Enrage Beast
43:13 Fog of Disarray
47:57 Foil Magic
50:22 Fortify Spirit
52:26 Instill Fear
55:58 Nature's Wrath/Wrath of Bruinen
01:01:05 Paralyze
01:04:45 Panic Steed
01:06:15 Protection of the Valar
01:09:50 Renew
01:12:00 Sorcerous Blast
01:15:36 Strengthen Will
01:18:34 Terrifying Aura
01:19:10 Transfix
01:21:20 Tremor
01:25:39 Wither
01:29:26 Writhing Vines
01:32:54 Your Staff is Broken
01:34:52 Conclusion
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It's time to break down the first FAQ of the new edition. Join us as we talk about all of the clarifications and erratas in this month's update from the Middle-earth team.
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00:00 Introduction
02:54 Armies of the Hobbit
08:53 Armies of LotR
17:51 Rules Manual
29:39 No Rise of Angmar?
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Andrew of Tabletop Admiral and host of the Now For Wrath YouTube channel joins the show to talk about the most popular armies of the new edition so far! The cast breaks down insightful stats brought to us by Andrew of the top ten most played armies.
00:00 Introduction
06:23 10th Place
11:11 9th Place
16:53 8th Place
21:30 7th Place
26:28 6th Place
31:08 5th Place
34:39 4th Place
37:37 3rd Place
46:30 2nd Place
50:29 1st Place
57:06 Final Thoughts
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We are joined by Sam of Gollum's Gamers to break down Into the West 2025, the first major GBHL tournament of the new edition! We go over the top 10 lists in this 120+ player event.
00:00 Introduction
06:26 10th Place
08:58 9th Place
11:51 8th Place
14:23 7th Place
16:48 6th Place
20:18 5th Place
23:33 4th Place
27:07 3rd Place
28:36 2nd Place
31:45 1st Place
34:44 Final Thoughts
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Following our video covering the most improved profiles from the last edition of MESBG, we now share our picks for the most nerfed profiles!
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00:00 Introduction
02:16 Armies of LotR Runner-ups
06:09 Armies of LotR 5th
09:11 Armies of LotR 4th
10:26 Armies of LotR 3rd
12:45 Armies of LotR 2nd
15:51 Armies of LotR 1st
20:40 Armies of Hobbit Runner-ups
25:12 Armies of Hobbit 5th
27:06 Armies of Hobbit 4th
29:40 Armies of Hobbit 3rd
32:21 Armies of Hobbit 2nd
35:40 Armies of Hobbit 1st
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