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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.
[[{{ROOTPAGENAME}}]] is a {{C|Shire}} [[Companion]] from the [[Shadows]] set.
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= Strategy =
= Strategy =
'''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.
== Gameplay Strategy ==
 
''In this section, describe:''
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]].


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.
* ''General usage''
* ''Unorthodox or subtle usage''
* ''Common pitfalls of using this card''


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.
== Deckbuilding Strategy ==
''In this section, describe:''


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.
* ''Cards and strategies this card works well with''
* ''Cards and strategies this card works particularly well or poorly against''
* ''Alternate cards you might consider picking instead of this one, depending on the situation, including alternate version of characters''


= Strengths and Weaknesses =
= Strengths and Weaknesses =
== Synergizes With... ==
== Synergizes With... ==


* {{Card|Everyone Knows}} and {{Card|Escape}} to help with skirmishing
* ''List friendly cards that work well with this card''


* The [[Rise of Saruman]] [[Pipeweed]] conditions, specifically {{Card|Halfling Leaf}}
== Strong Versus... ==


* {{Card|Aragorn, Ranger of the North}} to stack multiple minions against Pippin, and then cancel the skirmish
* ''List enemy cards this card does well against''


== Strong Versus... ==
== Weak Versus... ==
 
* {{Card|Ugluk, Ugly Fellow}} as Pippin does not take the exertion from replacing him


* {{Card|The Balrog, Demon of Might}}
* ''List enemy or friendly cards to avoid playing this card with''


== Weak Versus... ==
= Rulings =
''In this section'':


* {{Card|Cavern Entrance}}
* ''Put quotes from the CRDs and Comprehensive Rules here that reference this card specifically by name''
* ''Also put quotes if a particular rule commonly affects the outcome of a card in a subtle manner (such as quoting the [[Rule of 4]] for {{Card|8R20}})''
* ''Link to rules discussions on TLHH''


= Alternate Personas =
= Alternate Personas =
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= Example Decks =
= See Also =
* [https://lotrtcgwiki.com/forums/index.php?topic=7967.msg77687#msg77687 Pacifistic Pippin, a deck by Not a Zombie]
* ''Add links to the wayback machine (or wiki archival links) for official Decipher articles regarding the card''
* ''Link to decks that use this card''
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