I've been collecting and painting for around a year now and would like to finally start playing the game, i've made a few armies using miniatures i own but these are the first two i actually plan on using so any tips would be appreciated.

i made two versions of each list a 500 points list and an expanded 1000 points list.

Rangers of Ithilien 500 points

Faramir with Bow 75
Damrod 20

16 Warriors of Minas Tirith with Shields 128
16 Warriors of Minas Tirith with Shields and Spears 144
11 Rangers 88
5 Rangers with Spears 45

500 points
50 models
16 bows

Rangers of Ithilien 1000 points

Faramir with Bow 75
Madril 55
Damrod 20
Captain of Minas Tirith with Shield 55

(ally) Bormomir Captain of the White Tower 175

Warrior of Minas Tirith with Banner 32
16 Warriors of Minas Tirith with Shields 128
16 Warriors of Minas Tirith with Shields and Spears 144
17 Rangers 136
8 Rangers with Spears 72
8 Citadel Guard with Spears 72
2 Osgiliath Veterans with Shields 18
2 Osgiliath Veterans with Spears 18

1000 points
75 models
25 bows

Cirith Ungol 500 points

Shagrat 55
Gorbag 45
Orc Captain 40

Mordor Uruk with Banner 38
Mordor Orc with Banner 30
11 Mordor Uruks 88
4 Mordor Uruks with 2 Handed 36
8 Mordor Orcs with Shields 48
10 Mordor Orcs with Spears 60
12 Orc Tackers 60

500 points
50 models
12 bows

Cirith Ungol 1000 points

Shagrat 55
Gorbag 45
Uruk Captain with Shield 55
Orc Captain with Shield 45

Mordor Uruk with Banner 38
Mordor Orc with Banner 30
11 Mordor Uruks 88
7 Mordor Uruks with 2 Handed 63
10 Mordor Orcs with Shields 60
16 Mordor Orcs with Spears 96
5 Mordor Orcs with 2 Handed 30
17 Orc Trackers 85
3 Mordor Trolls 300

100 points
75 models
17 bows

All lists are based around models i have in my collection and which themes i prefer, again any tips would be appreciated.

All the lists looks pretty good, there's just one thing I want to suggest: in both 1000pts army try to get some cavalry. In the Gondor list I'd drop Madril/Captain and the Osgiliath Veterans for some Knights (perhaps equip one with a banner). In the Mordor list drop the Orcs with two-handed weapons and a Captain for some Warg Riders.

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I'm guessing this is all LoME legal you're talking here. Very impressive, thematic combos everywhere and plenty of might even though you haven't spent many points on them in the 500 point armies. Only other thing I would comment on is that in the 500 point CU army, I would get rid of the uruk with banner and perhaps use the points to "upgrade" some of the orcs and uruks to BGoBD (but I can't remember if they are in the CU army list so apologies if it isn't).

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Thanks for the compliments, i may actually mount Boromir up but i'd need the mounted model only have the two foot versions and drop the osgiliath veterans and some of the citadel guards for knights, i'm just not sure about the theme with knights not sure if it fits with the whole ranger theme i was going for, i wanted it to be a lot like osgiliath when they show it in the flashback in two towers then the main battle in return of the king, the warg riders is something i can really fall for though if i'm honest i wasn't too sure about the amount of orcs i was including, i even had to throw in three trolls just so i wouldn't go over my model limit.



With the 500 points i was mostly aiming to max out my numbers and in the case of my ithilien list max out my bows, i feel there's enough might in the cirith ungol list though with 3 captains. About the black guards though i really can't stand the models, maybe one day i'll change my mind on them like a lot of the other original creations but for now i think i'd rather use warg riders over them, like Elessar said i could drop a banner and a few other surplus models and have enough points for cavalry.[/quote]

You could convert the Black Guard from other uruks, maybe scouts. That's what I'm gonna do.

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"War does not determine who is right, only who is left."
- Bertrand Russel