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CDavis7M
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Middle-earth: The Balrog was originally going to be released in booster boxes/packs:
ST #380 Booster Pack $3.25 (contains 12 cards with 2 rares per pack.)
ST #3080 Booster Display Box $117.00 (each display contains 36 packs)

What do you think the rarity of the cards would have been were it released in this format? I believe that it was going to be similar to Middle-earth: The White Hand, where boosters have 2 rares, 4 uncommons, and 6 commons, with MEWH containing 47 rares, 40 uncommons, and 35 commons (122 total).

So my best guess based of rarity based on the other sets (MELE being a bit of an outlier) is 39 rares, 35 uncommons, and 30 commons for the set as follows. I didn't brother to break it down into copies per sheet. But I think that would have been done similar to WH.

By Rarity:
R - Azog
R - Bolg
R - Bûthrakaur
R - Strider
R - Umagaur
R - Beorning Skin-changers
R - Carrion Feeders
R - Black Vapour
R - Darkness Made by Malice
R - Monstrosity of Diverse Shape
R - Ungoliant's Foul Issue
R - Evil Things Lingering
R - A More Evil Hour
R - Challenge the Power
R - Crowned with Storm
R - Descent through Fire
R - Eddy in Fate's Tide
R - Invade Their Domain
R - Long Grievous Siege
R - Longbottom Leaf
R - Lord and Usurper
R - Memories of Old Torture
R - Mine or No One's
R - No Better Use
R - Rumours of Rings
R - Sauron
R - Show Things Unbidden
R - To Fealty Sworn
R - Whispers of Rings
R - Stabbing Tongue of Fire
R - Whip of Many Thongs
R - Ancient Deep-hold
R - Barad-dûr
R - Carn Dûm
R - Cirith Gorgor
R - Cirith Ungol
R - Dol Guldur
R - Minas Morgul
R - Remains of Thangorodrim
U - Desire All for Thy Belly
U - Diminish and Depart
U - Imprisoned and Mocked
U - Spawn of Ungoliant
U - The Reek
U - Unabated in Malice
U - Ungoliant's Progeny
U - Cave Troll
U - Great Troll
U - Nasty Slimy Thing
U - Ancient Secrets
U - Crept Along Carefully
U - Darkness Wielded
U - Gangways over the Fire
U - Going Ever Under Dark
U - Great Army of the North
U - Grond
U - Heart of Dark Fire
U - Out He Sprang
U - People Diminished
U - Prone to Violence
U - Roam the Waste
U - Scourge of Fire
U - Tempest of Fire
U - Terror Heralds Doom
U - A Few Recruits
U - Elven Rope
U - The Drowning-deeps
U - The Gem-deeps
U - The Iron-deeps
U - The Pûkel-deeps
U - The Rusted-deeps
U - The Sulfur-deeps
U - The Under-courts
U - The Under-galleries
C - Crook-legged Orc
C - Hill-troll Character
C - Mountain-maggot
C - The Balrog
C - Olog Warlords
C - Shelob's Brood
C - Fled into Darkness
C - Glance of Arien
C - Press-gang
C - The Sun Shone Fiercely
C - Angband Revisited
C - Breach the Hold
C - Caverns Unchoked
C - Cloaked by Darkness
C - Flame of Udûn
C - Foe Dismayed
C - Great Fissure
C - Great Shadow
C - Maker's Map
C - Obey Him or Die
C - Orders from the Great Demon
C - Roots of the Earth
C - Strangling Coils
C - Vanguard of Might
C - Moria
C - The Under-gates
C - The Under-grottos
C - The Under-leas
C - The Under-vaults
C - The Wind-deeps

By Type:
Character - Crook-legged Orc C
Character - Hill-troll C
Character - Mountain-maggot C
Character - The Balrog C
Character - Azog R
Character - Bolg R
Character - Bûthrakaur R
Character - Strider R
Character - Umagaur R
Hazard Creature - Olog Warlords C
Hazard Creature - Shelob's Brood C
Hazard Creature - Beorning Skin-changers R
Hazard Creature - Carrion Feeders R
Hazard Event - Fled into Darkness C
Hazard Event - Glance of Arien C
Hazard Event - Press-gang C
Hazard Event - The Sun Shone Fiercely C
Hazard Event - Desire All for Thy Belly U
Hazard Event - Diminish and Depart U
Hazard Event - Imprisoned and Mocked U
Hazard Event - Spawn of Ungoliant U
Hazard Event - The Reek U
Hazard Event - Unabated in Malice U
Hazard Event - Ungoliant's Progeny U
Hazard Event - Black Vapour R
Hazard Event - Darkness Made by Malice R
Hazard Event - Monstrosity of Diverse Shape R
Hazard Event - Ungoliant's Foul Issue R
Resource Ally - Cave Troll U
Resource Ally - Great Troll U
Resource Ally - Nasty Slimy Thing U
Resource Ally - Evil Things Lingering R
Resource Event - Angband Revisited C
Resource Event - Breach the Hold C
Resource Event - Caverns Unchoked C
Resource Event - Cloaked by Darkness C
Resource Event - Flame of Udûn C
Resource Event - Foe Dismayed C
Resource Event - Great Fissure C
Resource Event - Great Shadow C
Resource Event - Maker's Map C
Resource Event - Obey Him or Die C
Resource Event - Orders from the Great Demon C
Resource Event - Roots of the Earth C
Resource Event - Strangling Coils C
Resource Event - Vanguard of Might C
Resource Event - Ancient Secrets U
Resource Event - Crept Along Carefully U
Resource Event - Darkness Wielded U
Resource Event - Gangways over the Fire U
Resource Event - Going Ever Under Dark U
Resource Event - Great Army of the North U
Resource Event - Grond U
Resource Event - Heart of Dark Fire U
Resource Event - Out He Sprang U
Resource Event - People Diminished U
Resource Event - Prone to Violence U
Resource Event - Roam the Waste U
Resource Event - Scourge of Fire U
Resource Event - Tempest of Fire U
Resource Event - Terror Heralds Doom U
Resource Event - A More Evil Hour R
Resource Event - Challenge the Power R
Resource Event - Crowned with Storm R
Resource Event - Descent through Fire R
Resource Event - Eddy in Fate's Tide R
Resource Event - Invade Their Domain R
Resource Event - Long Grievous Siege R
Resource Event - Longbottom Leaf R
Resource Event - Lord and Usurper R
Resource Event - Memories of Old Torture R
Resource Event - Mine or No One's R
Resource Event - No Better Use R
Resource Event - Rumours of Rings R
Resource Event - Sauron R
Resource Event - Show Things Unbidden R
Resource Event - To Fealty Sworn R
Resource Event - Whispers of Rings R
Resource Faction - A Few Recruits U
Resource Item - Elven Rope U
Resource Item - Stabbing Tongue of Fire R
Resource Item - Whip of Many Thongs R
Site - Moria C
Site - The Under-gates C
Site - The Under-grottos C
Site - The Under-leas C
Site - The Under-vaults C
Site - The Wind-deeps C
Site - The Drowning-deeps U
Site - The Gem-deeps U
Site - The Iron-deeps U
Site - The Pûkel-deeps U
Site - The Rusted-deeps U
Site - The Sulfur-deeps U
Site - The Under-courts U
Site - The Under-galleries U
Site - Ancient Deep-hold R
Site - Barad-dûr R
Site - Carn Dûm R
Site - Cirith Gorgor R
Site - Cirith Ungol R
Site - Dol Guldur R
Site - Minas Morgul R
Site - Remains of Thangorodrim R
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