Sandor Deck Guide — Might & Magic Fates

Sandor is a Stronghold hero in Might & Magic: Fates whose hero attacks are Immune to Retaliation. Stronghold is the savage faction of Orcs and Goblins — it wins by attacking relentlessly and turning incoming damage into bigger threats through Enrage.

This guide covers Stronghold's aggressive game plan, the cards a Sandor deck is built around, a sample Orc-aggro list, and how to mulligan for a fast start.

Sandor's Playstyle

Stronghold is a brutal aggro faction. Sandor floods the board with cheap Orcs and Goblins, attacks every turn (his own hits ignore retaliation), and uses Enrage so trades make his creatures stronger.

• Curve out with cheap Goblins and Orcs and start attacking immediately.
• Embrace damage — Enrage units grow when hurt, so unfavorable trades often aren't.
• Swing freely — Sandor's Immune to Retaliation hero attacks add safe, repeatable damage.

Key Cards

These cards define a Sandor deck — build around them:

Cost	Card	What it does
6	Acamas, Champion of the Bloodhorn Legendary	Instantly Enrages your characters for an explosive turn.
9	Blackskull Cyclops Epic	Double Attack — a huge closing threat.
6	Black Skull Clan Warlord Epic	Grows whenever the opponent casts a spell.
10	Behemoth Epic	Enrage: gains +3/+3 — snowballs out of removal range.
2	Goblin Mentor	Other friendly Orcs have +1 Attack — a go-wide anthem.

Sample Sandor Deck (Orc Aggro & Enrage)

A solid starting list. Treat copy counts as flexible — tune them with your own results.

Early game (cost 0–2)

Cost	Card	Role
1	Goblin Scout	Ranged body that draws a card
1	Bloodscar Goblin	2/1 — cheap early pressure
2	Goblin Mentor	Buffs your other Orcs
2	Bloodscar Ritualist	Triggers Enrage on demand

Mid game & payoffs

Cost	Card	Role
3	Suicide Goblin Epic	Trades up into bigger threats
5	Bone Ancestor Epic	Death: heals your board to keep attacking
6	Acamas, Champion of the Bloodhorn Legendary	Mass Enrage payoff

Spells & removal

Cost	Card	Role
2	Stone Shield	+2 Health to your hero to enable aggressive attacks

Mulligan Guide

Sandor wants to act on every early turn. In your opening hand:

• Keep cheap Goblins and Orcs so you curve out and attack on turn 1–2.
• Keep Goblin Mentor — the +1 Attack anthem pushes early damage.
• Redraw top-end like Behemoth and Blackskull Cyclops in the opening hand; they're too slow early.

For the full keep-or-redraw framework, see our Might & Magic Fates Mulligan Guide.

Matchups & Tips

• Vs control: flood the board and race — use Enrage payoffs to punch through removal before they stabilize.
• Vs aggro: trade with your bodies (Enrage rewards it), then close with Sandor's retaliation-immune hero attacks.
• General: attack with the hero whenever it's safe — Immune to Retaliation makes it free, repeatable damage.

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