Editing Pyramid

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A '''Pyramid''' is a cycle of cards meant to represent something "building up" until it has reached a point of triumph, where a "capstone" card is then played that offers great rewards for spending all the effort constructing it.  Pyramids were first introduced by the [[Player's Council]] in set [[The Pelennor Fields (V3)]].

There were two pyramids introduced in V3, a [[Beacon]] {{C|Gondor}}/{{C|Rohan}} Free Peoples pyramid, and a [[Twilight]] {{C|Sauron}}/{{C|Ringwraith}} Shadow pyramid.  Each pyramid has the same basic construction as follows:

* A single triple-dot '''Tier 1''' card that makes up the base of the pyramid, offering ways to recycle other pyramid pieces from the discard pile
* Multiple double-dot '''Tier 2''' cards with the same title but differing subtitles, which offer various ways to use your pyramid pieces as resources for a variety of effects.
* A unique '''Capstone''' card that is unhinderable, undiscardable, and provides some enormous effects that pay off for all your effort (and deck space) put into the pyramid.

== The Beacons ==

The Free Peoples pyramid represents the lighting of the beacons of Gondor, and so as more and more of them are lit, the signal eventually reaches Rohan, where {{Theoden}} and his people march to Gondor's aid.  A major focus of this cycle is blurring the lines between {{C|Gondor}} and {{C|Rohan}}, permitting the two cultures to work with one another much more closely.


=== Tier 1: War-beacon ===
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=== Tier 2: Northern Signal-fire===
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=== Capstone: Gondor Calls for Aid!===
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== Cover of Darkness ==

In contrast, the Shadow pyramid represents Sauron's encroaching storm-clouds, which slowly cover up the Sun until all is darkness.  Once all light is blotted out, every major Shadow race gains a new dark keyword, and Sauron himself becomes much easier to summon to the battlefield.

=== Tier 1: Ominous Sky ===
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=== Tier 2: Cover of Darkness ===
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=== Capstone: Endless Night ===
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