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'''Ring-bound''' is an [[Unloaded Keyword]] | '''Ring-bound''' is an [[Unloaded Keyword]] included on characters that have had their fates tied to the One Ring more tightly than usual, in particular [[Frodo]], [[Sam]], and [[Smeagol]]. This keyword was first introduced in [[The Two Towers]] expansion, and was used to attempt to split the card base between characters who were with Frodo (Ring-bound) and characters who were not (unbound), with cards intentionally only affecting one or the other of these groups. At the time, this meant including [[Faramir]] and other Ithilien [[Ranger]]s under the Ring-bound umbrella, but no further major additions were made to this exclusive group (besides companion versions of [[Bilbo]], such as {{Card|Bilbo, Aged Ring-bearer}}). | ||
In general, the primary game impact of Ring-bound is to dodge potent effects that only work on unbound characters, such as {{Card|Grima, Wormtongue}}. There are however many {{C|Gollum}}, {{C|Gondor}}, and {{C|Shire}} [[Free Peoples]] cards which benefit Ring-bound companions, and several notable {{C|Raider}}, {{C|Sauron}}, and {{C|Gollum}} Shadow cards which target them. | |||
After the introduction of the keyword, it was retroactively ruled that all copies of Frodo and Sam would have the Ring-bound keyword applied, even if it wasn't in the text. This was applied as a rule instead of a mass errata for whatever reason. In addition, [[Alternate Ring-bearers]] are also ruled to always be Ring-bound so long as they are acting as the Ring-bearer--a distinction which does actually make sense as those companions can be included as a non-Ring-bearer companion, and in those cases they are usually [[unbound]]. | |||
Only [[companion]]s can be Ring-bound (or unbound for that matter), meaning that Allies never interact with these keywords. | |||
==Rules Entries== | ==Rules Entries== | ||
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==Explicit Ring-bound Companions== | ==Explicit Ring-bound Companions== | ||
{{ThumbnailTable | {{ThumbnailTable | ||
| | |where= C.CardType IN ('Companion') AND CR.GameText RLIKE 'Ring-bound\\.' AND {{PromoFilter}} | ||
| | |filter= C.Culture, {{StandardSort}} | ||
}} | }} | ||
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{{ThumbnailTable | {{ThumbnailTable | ||
| | |where= C.CardType IN ('Companion') AND C.Title IN ('Frodo', 'Sam') AND CR.GameText NOT RLIKE 'Ring-bound\\.' AND C.CollInfo NOT IN ('12R47') AND {{PromoFilter}} | ||
| | |filter= C.Culture, {{StandardSort}} | ||
}} | }} | ||
===Alternate Ring-bearers=== | ===Alternate Ring-bearers=== | ||
Remember, these only count as Ring-bound if they are actually the Ring-bearer. If that is not the case, then these cards default to being unbound. | Remember, these only count as Ring-bound if they are actually the Ring-bearer. If that is not the case, then these cards default to being unbound. | ||
{{ThumbnailTable | {{ThumbnailTable | ||
| | |where= C.CardType IN ('Companion') AND C.CollInfo IN ( '9R+4', '9R+14', '9R+31', '9R+33', '13RF16', '13R33', '17R28') AND {{PromoFilter}} | ||
| | |filter={{StandardSort}} | ||
}} | }} | ||
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===Free Peoples=== | ===Free Peoples=== | ||
{{ThumbnailTable | {{ThumbnailTable | ||
| | |where= CR.GameText RLIKE 'Ring-bound ' AND C.Side = 'Free Peoples' AND {{PromoFilter}} | ||
| | |filter=C.Culture, {{StandardSort}} | ||
}} | }} | ||
===Shadow=== | ===Shadow=== | ||
{{ThumbnailTable | {{ThumbnailTable | ||
| | |where= CR.GameText RLIKE 'Ring-bound ' AND C.Side = 'Shadow' AND {{PromoFilter}} | ||
| | |filter=C.Culture, {{StandardSort}} | ||
}} | }} | ||
===Sites=== | ===Sites=== | ||
{{ThumbnailTable | {{ThumbnailTable | ||
| | |where= CR.GameText RLIKE 'Ring-bound ' AND C.Side = 'None' AND {{PromoFilter}} | ||
| | |filter={{StandardSort}} | ||
}} | }} | ||
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{{Unloaded_Keyword_Table}} | {{Unloaded_Keyword_Table}} | ||