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= Strategy = | = Strategy = | ||
'''Morgul Vanguard''' is a [[splash]]able [[minion]] that exists to assassinate weak support [[companion]]s that your opponent hoped to protect with a [[hand weapon]], or take up the attention of a well-armed, high-strength [[tank]] companion. These are relatively powerful effects, but Morgul Vanguard is very expensive for what it does, and it relies on your opponent to play weapons in the first place. As a result, it's only played occasionally, and even then mostly in [[Movie Block]] | '''Morgul Vanguard''' is a [[splash]]able [[minion]] that exists to assassinate weak support [[companion]]s that your opponent hoped to protect with a [[hand weapon]], or take up the attention of a well-armed, high-strength [[tank]] companion. These are relatively powerful effects, but Morgul Vanguard is very expensive for what it does, and it relies on your opponent to play weapons in the first place. As a result, it's only played occasionally, and even then mostly in [[Movie Block]] | ||
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The best but rarest use case for Morgul Vanguard is immediately [[overwhelm]]ing a low-strength support character in a skirmish. Some common possible targets are {{Card|Merry, Friend to Sam}}, any version of [[Merry]] with {{Card|Merry's Sword}}, or occasionally {{Card|Galadriel, Lady Redeemed}}. That's pretty close to an exhaustive list! There are relatively few characters with base [[strength]] of less than six, and almost all of them are [[ring-bound]] or rarely if ever use hand weapons. Even when you do get a juicy target like that, you may run into issues with {{Card|Escape}} or {{Card|Everyone Knows}} on Merry, or {{C|Elven}} skirmish [[event]]s like {{Card|Valor}}, {{Card|Forearmed}}, or {{Card|Still Needed}} on Galadriel. | The best but rarest use case for Morgul Vanguard is immediately [[overwhelm]]ing a low-strength support character in a skirmish. Some common possible targets are {{Card|Merry, Friend to Sam}}, any version of [[Merry]] with {{Card|Merry's Sword}}, or occasionally {{Card|Galadriel, Lady Redeemed}}. That's pretty close to an exhaustive list! There are relatively few characters with base [[strength]] of less than six, and almost all of them are [[ring-bound]] or rarely if ever use hand weapons. Even when you do get a juicy target like that, you may run into issues with {{Card|Escape}} or {{Card|Everyone Knows}} on Merry, or {{C|Elven}} skirmish [[event]]s like {{Card|Valor}}, {{Card|Forearmed}}, or {{Card|Still Needed}} on Galadriel. | ||
It's nice to score overwhelms like that, but you can't count on it. When you're targeting other support companions, they generally have about six strength, with another +1 to +3 from the weapon they're using. {{Card|Legolas, Greenleaf}} with {{Card|Long-knives of Legolas}}, {{Card|Eowyn, Lady of Ithilien}} (or sometimes {{Card|Eowyn, Lady of Rohan}}) with {{Card|Dernhelm's Blade}}, pretty much any [[Knight]] in [[Gondor Knights]] with {{Card|Banner of Westernesse}}, many support elves with {{Card|Elven Sword}}, etc. are all good targets, especially if they're already [[exhaust]]ed. Morgul Vanguard is very pricey if you're only notching a single wound on one of these support characters, but securing the kill on a key character like Greenleaf is definitely worth it | It's nice to score overwhelms like that, but you can't count on it. When you're targeting other support companions, they generally have about six strength, with another +1 to +3 from the weapon they're using. {{Card|Legolas, Greenleaf}} with {{Card|Long-knives of Legolas}}, {{Card|Eowyn, Lady of Ithilien}} (or sometimes {{Card|Eowyn, Lady of Rohan}}) with {{Card|Dernhelm's Blade}}, pretty much any [[Knight]] in [[Gondor Knights]] with {{Card|Banner of Westernesse}}, many support elves with {{Card|Elven Sword}}, etc. are all good targets, especially if they're already [[exhaust]]ed. Morgul Vanguard is very pricey if you're only notching a single wound on one of these support characters, but securing the kill on a key character like Greenleaf is definitely worth it. | ||
Morgul Vanguard falls off very hard in post-[[Shadows]] formats like [[Expanded]] and [[Standard]], mainly because of [[Follower]]s. Fewer decks rely on hand weapons to protect support characters, instead using followers for that role. Even when there is a juicy target, oftentimes attaching a follower or two can easily protect that character from being overwhelmed. | Morgul Vanguard falls off very hard in post-[[Shadows]] formats like [[Expanded]] and [[Standard]], mainly because of [[Follower]]s. Fewer decks rely on hand weapons to protect support characters, instead using followers for that role. Even when there is a juicy target, oftentimes attaching a follower or two can easily protect that character from being overwhelmed. | ||
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