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| [[{{ROOTPAGENAME}}]] is a {{C|Dwarven}} [[Possession]] from the [[Fellowship of the Ring]] set.
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| = Strategy =
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| '''Gimli's Helm''' is a potent possession that serves two purposes. First, it's a protection against [[Damage|Damage +X]] and minions that [[direct wounding|wound him with abilities]] in the [[skirmish phase]]. Secondly, in later [[format]]s, Gimli's Helm can deflect an entire stack of [[threat]]s, as long as they're triggered by a character dying in the skirmish phase.
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| [[Uruk-hai]] and many large minions like {{Card|Cave Troll, Scourge of the Black Pit}} and the [[Balrog]] are often Damage +X. This reduces all of that to one wound per skirmish, making a sufficiently well-armed and -[[pump]]ed Gimli a good option to stave off the Balrog or monsters like {{Card|Uruk Vanguard}}. Even if they're playing {{Card|Whip of Many Thongs}}, you can discard the Helm before the Shadow player gets a chance to discard it, preventing all of the wounds from the first skirmish.
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| The Helm also works against skirmish phase [[direct wounding]], most notably from {{C|Sauron}} minions like {{Card|Orc Soldier}}, {{C|Raider}} events like {{Card|Whirling Strike}}, and [[Ninja Gollum]] staple cards like {{Card|They Stole It}}. No matter how many different effects would wound Gimli in that skirmish, including abilities, cards, and the actual skirmish resolution, he only takes one wound total. That doesn't make these cards useless! If the Orc Soldier is going to lose the skirmish anyway, one wound is more than zero. But it does prevent Ninja Gollum decks from killing Gimli from full health.
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| | | TLHHImage=LOTR01015 |
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| | | SetNum=01 |
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| | | SetName=Fellowship of the Ring |
| | | Side=Free Peoples |
| | | Culture=Dwarven |
| | | Twilight=0 |
| | | FullCardType=Possession • Helm |
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| | | GameText=Bearer must be Gimli. He takes no more than 1 wound during each skirmish phase. Skirmish: Discard Gimli's Helm to prevent all wounds to him. |
| | | Lore=A helm fashioned under the Lonely Mountain protects the head of Gimli the Dwarf. |
| | | Rarity=R |
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| Starting with [[King Block]], this card takes on a whole new role. Previously, taking many wounds during a single skirmish was fairly rare. [[Threat]]s changed that. Gimli can discard the Helm during the skirmish where a [[character]] is obviously about to die, then absorb all of the threat wounds harmlessly. Combine this with disposable characters like {{Card|Sam, Son of Hamfast}} or {{Card|Thrarin, Dwarven Smith}}, and it's one of the strongest ways to clear your threats. This effect is especially important against [[Ninja Gollum]], because preventing all those threat wounds also prevents them from triggering {{Card|Promise Keeping}}. Many [[Movie Block]] decks already use {{Card|Gimli, Bearer of Grudges}} for his higher strength and access to {{Card|Shoulder to Shoulder}}, {{Card|Blood Runs Chill}}, and {{Card|Preparations}}/{{Card|Slaked Thirsts}}, so Gimli's Helm is easy to include on top of that. {{C|Dwarven}} decks can run {{Card|From the Armory}} instead, as it serves a similar role, but the two cards are about comparable.
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| While this card is [[unique]], it's usually fine to run multiple copies. You can just discard the copy in play and play another one the next turn. You can do this even if Gimli isn't about to take any wounds, as long as there's a skirmish phase.
| | = General Strategy = |
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| | Gimli's Helm is a potent possession that shields him from all Damage + 1 minions and, as such, is extremely effective against Uruk-hai, all of whom are damage + 1, as well as Cave Troll of Moria, SoTBP and any version of the Balrog. It also acts as a failsafe, making Gimli very hard to kill. Additionally, multiple copies of this card can be stocked without being wasteful, as you can just discard the copy in play and put out another one next turn. Note that it only prevents Gimli from taking more than 1 wound; if you discard Dwarven Bracers to prevent a wound, Gimli does not count as having taken any wounds, so a subsequent wound will still affect him. On the other hand, this card is also effective against enemies such as Orc Soldier; if they exert to wound, they will not cause a wound from winning the skirmish. |
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| = Strengths and Weaknesses = | | = Strengths and Weaknesses = |
| == Strong Versus... ==
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| * Enemies with [[Damage]] bonuses. Particularly common with [[Uruk-hai]] and large [[Fellowship Block]] minions like the [[Balrog]]. | | === Strong Versus... === |
| * [[Skirmish Phase]] [[direct wounding]], common to {{C|Sauron}} ({{Card|Orc Soldier}}), {{C|Raider}} ({{Card|Whirling Strike}}), and {{C|Gollum}} ({{Card|They Stole It}}). | | |
| * {{Card|Whip of Many Thongs}}, as the helm can be discarded to prevent wounds before the whip discards it. | | * Enemies with Damage bonuses (Uruk-hai, Nazgul Sword, Moria Axe, The Balrog, Cave Troll) |
| * Discarding the helm can absorb a whole stack of [[threat]] wounds. | | * Enemies that wound mid-skirmish ([Sauron] orcs, as well as [raider] and [Gollum] in later sets) |
| * The combination of capping {{Card|They Stole It}} and stopping threat/{{Card|Promise Keeping}} combos makes this a good [[tech]] card against [[Ninja Gollum]].
| | * Whip of Many Thongs, as the helm can be discarded to prevent wounds before the whip discards it. |
| | * Threat wounds (prevents all threat wounds at a skirmish if discarded first) |
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| | === Weak Versus... === |
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| == Weak Versus... ==
| | * Archery and Exertion decks |
| | * Fierce minions |
| | * High Strength Minions (Doesn't prevent overwhelm, although Gimli, SoG can mitigate this.) |
| | * Beyond the Height of Men |
| | * Isengard Smith (with at least 5 comps) and other possession hate |
| | * Grima, Wormtongue (in Towers Standard and onwards) |
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| * This does nothing against [[exertion]] effects (besides {{Card|Promise Keeping}}), or wounds that don't happen in the [[skirmish phase]] (particularly from [[archery]] or cards like {{Card|Hate}})
| | = Extra Information = |
| * Fierce minions do two wounds in two separate skirmishes, so this doesn't help much.
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| * [[Possession Removal]]
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| * {{Card|Beyond the Height of Men}} can discard this card in particular
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| * {{Card|Grima, Wormtongue}}, unless this card is being played on a [[ring-bearer|ring-bearing]] {{Card|Gimli, Bearer of Grudges}}
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| = Rulings = | | == Other Prints of Gimli's Helm == |
| The passive text of this card will not "stack" with response action of {{Card|Dwarven Bracers}} to prevent all wounds from a source dealing two or more wounds. Dwarven Bracers will prevent the first, meaning a wound was never taken for Gimli's Helm to prevent any subsequent wounds.
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| |text=If something happens to prevent one effect which in turn would have prevented a second effect, the second effect is performed.</p>
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| <p>''Example: {{Card|Morgul Destroyer}} is played. ("When you play this minion, you may spot a Nazgûl to add 2 threats. The Free Peoples player may wound the Ring-bearer to prevent this.") The Free People player wounds the Ring-bearer to prevent the threats from being added. The Free Peoples player then discards {{Card|Sapling of the White Tree}}. (Response: If a {{C|Gondor}} Man is about to take a wound, discard this artifact to prevent that.) Because Sapling has prevented the effect (a wound) that would have prevented Morgul Destroyer's effect, the threats are now added.''}}
| | * [[lotr00034|Gimli's Helm]] |
