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| {{NavBar|11R170|[[Shadows Index]]|[[The More, The Merrier (11C169)|The More, The Merrier (11C169)]]|[[Salt from the Shire (11R171)|Salt from the Shire (11R171)]]}}
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| [[{{ROOTPAGENAME}}]] is a {{C|Shire}} [[Companion]] from the [[Shadows]] set.
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| = Strategy =
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| '''Pippin, Brave Decoy''' is an interesting version of [[Pippin]]. He is one of the few ways to replace a companion in a skirmish, and does it the easiest too. While at first glance it seems like a simple [[speed bump]] companion, he has a variety of uses.
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| The first use would be to boost Pippin's strength, then have him fight every minion on the board. There are a variety of ways to do this. The first is with the classic {{Card|Everyone Knows}}/{{Card|Escape}} [[combo]]. Additionally you can incorporate {{Card|Little Golden Flower}}, which can give up to five extra strength with all your conditions and a {{Card|Hobbit Sword}} on Pippin. The other popular way to boost Pippin is with [[Followers]]. Using the {{C|Shire}} followers is the most effective, as {{Card|Frodo Gamgee, Son of Samwise}} can augment {{Card|Everyone Knows}}, and {{Card|Hobbiton Farmer, Lover of Pipeweed}} can be key against [[Nazgûl]], especially [[Forestguls]].
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| The other use for Pippin is to use the [[Rise of Saruman]] [[pipeweed]] conditions to have him replace every companion in a skirmish and then cancel every skirmish using {{Card|Halfling Leaf}}. This strategy usually incorporates [[Gandalf]] to use {{Card|Ship Of Smoke}} and [[mill]] through your deck quickly.
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| | | TLHHImage=LOTR11170 |
| | | WikiImage=LOTR11170 |
| | | SetNum=11 |
| | | CardNum=170 |
| | | SetName=Shadows |
| | | Side=Free Peoples |
| | | Culture=Shire |
| | | Twilight=1 |
| | | FullCardType=Companion • Hobbit |
| | | Stat1Name=Strength |
| | | Stat1=3 |
| | | Stat2Name=Vitality |
| | | Stat2=4 |
| | | Stat3Name=Resistance |
| | | Stat3=9 |
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| | | GameText=Skirmish: If Pippin is not assigned to a skirmish, spot an unbound companion who has less resistance than Pippin to have Pippin replace him or her in a skirmish. |
| | | Lore=“Merry and he had drawn their swords, but the Orcs did not wish to fight....” |
| | | Rarity=R |
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| A more unconventional use of Brave Decoy would be to have him replace a companion in a skirmish, then have [[Boromir]] replace him with {{Card|Blade of Gondor, Sword of Boromir}}. This is a very convoluted strategy, though, and is very difficult to pull off.
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| The bane of Brave Decoy is {{Card|Cavern Entrance}}. It is a hard stop to both Pippin inherently and to the [[Skirmish Cancellation]] route. Other than that, it is quite difficult to kill Pippin with all the skirmish canceling and healing the {{C|Shire}} culture has access to.
| | = General Strategy = |
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| | * Deck design strategy. |
| | * Gameplay considerations. |
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| = Strengths and Weaknesses = | | = Strengths and Weaknesses = |
| == Synergizes With... ==
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| * {{Card|Everyone Knows}} and {{Card|Escape}} to help with skirmishing | | === Strong Versus... === |
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| | === Weak Versus... === |
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| * The [[Rise of Saruman]] [[Pipeweed]] conditions, specifically {{Card|Halfling Leaf}} | | * Add cards and explanations here. |
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| * {{Card|Aragorn, Ranger of the North}} to stack multiple minions against Pippin, and then cancel the skirmish
| | = Example Decks = |
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| == Strong Versus... ==
| | * Decklists or links to decks that use this card. |
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| * {{Card|Ugluk, Ugly Fellow}} as Pippin does not take the exertion from replacing him
| | = Rules and Clarifications = |
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| * {{Card|The Balrog, Demon of Might}} | | * Clarify existing rules if needed. |
| | * Link to rules discussions on TLHH. |
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| == Weak Versus... == | | = Extra Information = |
| | == Other Versions of Pippin == |
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| * {{Card|Cavern Entrance}} | | * [[lotr01306|Friend to Frodo]] |
| | * [[lotr01307|Hobbit of Some Intelligence]] |
| | * [[lotr02110|Mr. Took]] |
| | * [[lotr04313|Just a Nuisance]] |
| | * [[lotr04314|Woolly-footed Rascal]] |
| | * [[lotr06114|Hastiest of All]] |
| | * [[lotr07323|Sworn to Service]] |
| | * [[lotr07324|Wearer of Black and Silver]] |
| | * [[lotr07324t|Wearer of Black and Silver (T)]] |
| | * [[lotr08122|Guard of Minas Tirith]] |
| | * [[lotr12127|Hobbit of Some Intelligence]] |
| | * [[lotr15151|The Short One]] |
| | * [[lotr17109|In the Bloom of Health]] |
| | * [[lotr19030|Steadfast Friend]] |
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| = Alternate Personas = | | == Other Prints of Pippin, Brave Decoy == |
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| = Example Decks =
| | * [[lotr00086|Promotional]] |
| * [https://lotrtcgwiki.com/forums/index.php?topic=7967.msg77687#msg77687 Pacifistic Pippin, a deck by Not a Zombie] | |
