With the ability to discard a card at random from the Free Peoples player's hand, Orc Inquisitor can be the difference between a win and a loss. Possibly discarding a crucial event like Power According to His Stature or Hobbit Stealth, Orc Inquisitor is almost always an unpleasant surprise. Like many minions, Orc Inquisitor's three vitality make him a helpful minion with the exertion costs of many events and conditions. Desperate Defense of the Ring, Thin and Stretched, Tower of Barad-Dur, Ithil Stone, and Hate are all commonly played Mordor cards with an exertion cost.

Like all Orcs (besides Besiegers), the site number makes the minion a bit cost-prohibitive when roaming. Trackers from the Battle of Helms Deep expansion, such as Grishnakh, Orc Captain or Orc Patrol can help reduce the site number and roaming penalty of these minions.

With the addition of Frodo, Courteous Halfling in The Two Towers base set, the mill strategy took a nearly unrecoverable hit. Additionally, access to stronger companions and abilities left the Shadow discard strategy one of the least played archetypes beyond Fellowship block. With the expensive roaming penalties of the [relatively] weak minions, very little could stop a Free Peoples' player from simply outrunning his or her opponent.

• An opponent with a hand
• Pairs well with free peoples discard strategies, such as The White Arrows of Lorien or Nobody Tosses a DWarf

• An opponent without a hand
• Effects that punish or prevent discarding (Old Noakes, Purveyor of Wisdoms; Frodo, Courteous Halfling; Frodo, Little Master)
• Preparations and Rest By Blind Night can recycle discarded cards
• Extremely large decks, or decks that play from discard such as Swarm or Constantly Threatening

Fellowship Block “Cruel Discard” by Kralik

Ring and Bearer:
Frodo, Reluctant Adventurer
The One Ring, Isildur's Bane

Adventure Deck:
1 The Prancing Pony*
2 Trollshaw Forest*
3 Rivendell Waterfall
4 Eregion Hills
5 The Bridge of Khazad-dum*
6 Valley of the Silverlode*
7 The Great River
8 Gates of Argonath
9 Tol Brandir

Free Peoples (35 cards):
1x Arwen, Daughter Of Elrond (starting)
1x Legolas, Son of Thranduil (starting)
1x Aragorn, King in Exile
3x Haldir, Elf Of The Golden Wood

3x Elrond, Herald to Gil-galad

1x Gwemegil
1x Long-knives of Legolas
1x Ranger's Sword
2x Aragorn's Bow
1x Bow of the Galadhrim
3x Elven Bow**

2x Gift of Boats
2x Songs of the Blessed Realm
1x The Choice of Luthien
1x The Last Alliance of Elves and Men
3x The White Arrows of Lorien

2x Hobbit Stealth
2x Might of Numenor
2x Secret Sentinels
2x The Council of Elrond

Shadow (35 cards):
3x Morgul Hunter
4x Orc Ambusher
4x Orc Inquisitor
4x Orc Warrior
2x Tower Assassin

3x Desperate Defense of the Ring
3x His Cruelty and Malice
2x Thin and Stretched
3x Tower of Barad-dur

3x Desperate Measures
2x Enduring Evil
2x Shadow's Reach