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	[[{{ROOTPAGENAME}}]] is a {{C\|Gondor}} [[Companion]] from the [[Return of the King]] set.		[[{{ROOTPAGENAME}}]] is a {{C\|Gondor}} [[Companion]] from the [[Return of the King]] set.

	{{CardInfobox\|7C82}}		{{CardInfobox\|7C82}}

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	= Strategy =		= Strategy =

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	= Strategy =		= Strategy =
	[[Return of the King]] has [[companion]] cards for several of the various guards and soldiers defending Minas Tirith. '''Cirion'''? Well, he's certainly one of them.		[[Return of the King]] has [[companion]] cards for several of the various guards and soldiers defending Minas Tirith. '''Cirion'''? Well, he's certainly one of them.

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	* He's not especially strong. Most Shadow decks are prepared to handle a strength 7 companion with no special abilities to speak of.		* He's not especially strong. Most Shadow decks are prepared to handle a strength 7 companion with no special abilities to speak of.

	== Trivia ==		= Trivia =
			* Cirion's character does not have a name or credit in ''The Return of the King'' film. He's an uncredited [[Cameos\|cameo]] by film co-producer Rick Porras, appearing as one of the two soldiers guarding the Beacon of Minas Tirith. Cirion was named by Decipher, after [https://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Cirion one of the Stewards of Gondor who preceded Denethor] from ''The Lord of the Rings'' novels' appendices.
	* ~~This is one of several cards featuring~~ a ~~crew member~~ in a cameo~~, in this case~~ producer Rick Porras. ~~See~~ [~~[Cameos~~]~~] for a full list~~ of ~~other such cards~~.

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	* He's not especially strong. Most Shadow decks are prepared to handle a strength 7 companion with no special abilities to speak of.		* He's not especially strong. Most Shadow decks are prepared to handle a strength 7 companion with no special abilities to speak of.

	= Trivia =		== Trivia ==
	* ~~Cirion's character does not have~~ a ~~name or credit~~ in ~~''The Return of the King'' film. He's an uncredited [[Cameos\|~~cameo~~]] by film co-~~producer ~~[https://peter-jacksons-the-lord-of-the-rings-trilogy.fandom.com/wiki/Cirion_II~~ Rick Porras]. ~~Cirion was named by Decipher, after~~ [~~https://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Cirion one of the Stewards of Gondor who preceded Denethor~~] ~~from ''The Lord~~ of ~~the Rings'' novels' appendices~~.
			* This is one of several cards featuring a crew member in a cameo, in this case producer Rick Porras. See [[Cameos]] for a full list of other such cards.

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Strategy: whoops

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	If you play Cirion perfectly, always managing your hand correctly, he's 7 [[strength]] and 3 [[vitality]], which honestly isn't bad for a filler [[Starting Fellowship\|starting companion]] at a 2 [[twilight cost]]. The problem is that he competes with {{Card\|Vorondil}}, who is similar but has 7 strength more of the time and has a sometimes-useful ability on top of that, and {{Card\|Faramir, Ithilien Ranger}}, who is always strength 7, has a questionably-useful ability, has occasionally-useful [[keyword]]s, and can use {{Card\|Faramir's Bow}}. If you're investing very heavily in {{C\|Gondor}}{{--}}and why else are you looking at Z-list Gondorians?{{--}}then there are many better options, like {{Card\|Faramir, Captain of Gondor}}, {{Card\|Alcarin, Warrior of Lamedon}}, {{Card\|Denethor, Wizened Steward}}, and {{Card\|Denethor, Lord of Minas Tirith}}. Cirion just doesn't do anything in particular, and doesn't have any useful keywords like [[Knight]]. There's rarely any call for a companion this generic, especially one that needs so much micromanagement to be even moderately worthwhile.		If you play Cirion perfectly, always managing your hand correctly, he's 7 [[strength]] and 3 [[vitality]], which honestly isn't bad for a filler [[Starting Fellowship\|starting companion]] at a 2 [[twilight cost]]. The problem is that he competes with {{Card\|Vorondil}}, who is similar but has 7 strength more of the time and has a sometimes-useful ability on top of that, and {{Card\|Faramir, Ithilien Ranger}}, who is always strength 7, has a questionably-useful ability, has occasionally-useful [[keyword]]s, and can use {{Card\|Faramir's Bow}}. If you're investing very heavily in {{C\|Gondor}}{{--}}and why else are you looking at Z-list Gondorians?{{--}}then there are many better options, like {{Card\|Faramir, Captain of Gondor}}, {{Card\|Alcarin, Warrior of Lamedon}}, {{Card\|Denethor, Wizened Steward}}, and {{Card\|Denethor, Lord of Minas Tirith}}. Cirion just doesn't do anything in particular, and doesn't have any useful keywords like [[Knight]]. There's rarely any call for a companion this generic, especially one that needs so much micromanagement to be even moderately worthwhile.

	He's one of a handful of {{C\|Gondor}} cards in [[Return of the King]] that care about the size of your hand, like {{Card\|Derufin}}, {{Card\|Dervorin}}, and the rarely played {{Card\|Hasty Repairs}}. Unlike his comrades-in-arms Derufin and Dervorin, Cirion just doesn't do anything to make him worthwhile when compared to the		He's one of a handful of {{C\|Gondor}} cards in [[Return of the King]] that care about the size of your hand, like {{Card\|Derufin}}, {{Card\|Dervorin}}, and the rarely played {{Card\|Hasty Repairs}}. Unlike his comrades-in-arms Derufin and Dervorin, Cirion just doesn't do anything to make him worthwhile when compared to the main characters of the story.

	= Strengths and Weaknesses =		= Strengths and Weaknesses =

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Strategy

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	= Strategy =		= Strategy =
	[[Return of the King]] has [[companion]] cards several of the various guards and soldiers defending Minas Tirith. '''Cirion'''? Well, he's certainly one of them.		[[Return of the King]] has [[companion]] cards for several of the various guards and soldiers defending Minas Tirith. '''Cirion'''? Well, he's certainly one of them.

	If you play Cirion perfectly, always managing your hand correctly, he's 7 [[strength]] and 3 [[vitality]], which honestly isn't bad for a filler [[Starting Fellowship\|starting companion]] at a 2 [[twilight cost]]. The problem is that he competes with {{Card\|Vorondil}}, who is similar but has 7 strength more of the time and has a sometimes-useful ability on top of that, and {{Card\|Faramir, Ithilien Ranger}}, who is always strength 7, has a questionably-useful ability, has occasionally-useful [[keyword]]s, and can use {{Card\|Faramir's Bow}}. If you're investing very heavily in {{C\|Gondor}}{{--}}and why else are you looking at Z-list Gondorians?{{--}}then there are many better options, like {{Card\|Faramir, Captain of Gondor}}, {{Card\|Alcarin, Warrior of Lamedon}}, {{Card\|Denethor, Wizened Steward}}, and {{Card\|Denethor, Lord of Minas Tirith}}. Cirion just doesn't do anything in particular, and doesn't have any useful keywords like [[Knight]]. There's rarely any call for a companion this generic, especially one that needs so much micromanagement to be even moderately worthwhile.		If you play Cirion perfectly, always managing your hand correctly, he's 7 [[strength]] and 3 [[vitality]], which honestly isn't bad for a filler [[Starting Fellowship\|starting companion]] at a 2 [[twilight cost]]. The problem is that he competes with {{Card\|Vorondil}}, who is similar but has 7 strength more of the time and has a sometimes-useful ability on top of that, and {{Card\|Faramir, Ithilien Ranger}}, who is always strength 7, has a questionably-useful ability, has occasionally-useful [[keyword]]s, and can use {{Card\|Faramir's Bow}}. If you're investing very heavily in {{C\|Gondor}}{{--}}and why else are you looking at Z-list Gondorians?{{--}}then there are many better options, like {{Card\|Faramir, Captain of Gondor}}, {{Card\|Alcarin, Warrior of Lamedon}}, {{Card\|Denethor, Wizened Steward}}, and {{Card\|Denethor, Lord of Minas Tirith}}. Cirion just doesn't do anything in particular, and doesn't have any useful keywords like [[Knight]]. There's rarely any call for a companion this generic, especially one that needs so much micromanagement to be even moderately worthwhile.

	He's one of a handful of {{C\|Gondor}} cards in [[Return of the King]] that care about the size of your hand, like {{Card\|Derufin}}, {{Card\|Dervorin}}, and the rarely played {{Card\|Hasty Repairs}}. Unlike his comrades-in-arms Derufin and Dervorin, Cirion just doesn't do anything to make him worthwhile when compared to the		He's one of a handful of {{C\|Gondor}} cards in [[Return of the King]] that care about the size of your hand, like {{Card\|Derufin}}, {{Card\|Dervorin}}, and the rarely played {{Card\|Hasty Repairs}}. Unlike his comrades-in-arms Derufin and Dervorin, Cirion just doesn't do anything to make him worthwhile when compared to the

	= Strengths and Weaknesses =		= Strengths and Weaknesses =

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	= Strategy =		= Strategy =
	~~== Gameplay Strategy ==~~		[[Return of the King]] has [[companion]] cards several of the various guards and soldiers defending Minas Tirith. '''Cirion'''? Well, he's certainly one of them.
	''~~In this section~~, ~~describe:'~~'

	* ''~~General usage~~''		If you play Cirion perfectly, always managing your hand correctly, he's 7 [[strength]] and 3 [[vitality]], which honestly isn't bad for a filler [[Starting Fellowship\|starting companion]] at a 2 [[twilight cost]]. The problem is that he competes with {{Card\|Vorondil}}, who is similar but has 7 strength more of the time and has a sometimes-useful ability on top of that, and {{Card\|Faramir, Ithilien Ranger}}, who is always strength 7, has a questionably-useful ability, has occasionally-useful [[keyword]]s, and can use {{Card\|Faramir's Bow}}. If you're investing very heavily in {{C\|Gondor}}{{--}}and why else are you looking at Z-list Gondorians?{{--}}then there are many better options, like {{Card\|Faramir, Captain of Gondor}}, {{Card\|Alcarin, Warrior of Lamedon}}, {{Card\|Denethor, Wizened Steward}}, and {{Card\|Denethor, Lord of Minas Tirith}}. Cirion just doesn't do anything in particular, and doesn't have any useful keywords like [[Knight]]. There's rarely any call for a companion this generic, especially one that needs so much micromanagement to be even moderately worthwhile.
	* ''~~Unorthodox or subtle usage~~''
	* ''Common pitfalls of using this ~~card''~~

	~~== Deckbuilding Strategy ==~~		He's one of a handful of {{C\|Gondor}} cards in [[Return of the King]] that care about the size of your hand, like {{Card\|Derufin}}, {{Card\|Dervorin}}, and the rarely played {{Card\|Hasty Repairs}}. Unlike his comrades-in-arms Derufin and Dervorin, Cirion just doesn't do anything to make him worthwhile when compared to the
	'~~'In this section, describe:''~~

	* ''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... ==

	* '~~'List friendly cards that work well with this card''~~		* Technically, maintaining his ability will also maintain the conditions for {{Card\|Derufin}} or {{Card\|Dervorin}}. That's not so much "synergy" as "an interesting coincidence", though.

	~~== Strong Versus..~~. ==

	* ''List enemy cards this card does well against''

	== Weak Versus... ==		== Weak Versus... ==

	* ~~''List enemy or friendly~~ cards ~~to avoid playing this card with''~~		* Cards that discard cards from your hand, especially unpredictable ones like {{Card\|Orc Inquisitor}}.
			* He's not especially strong. Most Shadow decks are prepared to handle a strength 7 companion with no special abilities to speak of.
	~~= Rulings =~~
	~~''In this section'':~~

	* ''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''~~

	= ~~See Also~~ =		= Trivia =
	* '~~'Add links to the wayback machine (~~or ~~wiki archival links) for official Decipher articles regarding the card~~''		* Cirion's character does not have a name or credit in ''The Return of the King'' film. He's an uncredited [[Cameos\|cameo]] by film co-producer [https://peter-jacksons-the-lord-of-the-rings-trilogy.fandom.com/wiki/Cirion_II Rick Porras]. Cirion was named by Decipher, after [https://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Cirion one of the Stewards of Gondor who preceded Denethor] from ''The Lord of the Rings'' novels' appendices.
	* ''~~Link to decks that use this card~~''
	[[~~Category~~:~~Cards That Need Work~~]]

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	[[{{ROOTPAGENAME}}]] is a {{CI\|Gondor}} [[Companion]] from the [[Return of the King]] set.		[[{{ROOTPAGENAME}}]] is a {{C\|Gondor}} [[Companion]] from the [[Return of the King]] set.

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			{{NavBar\|7C82\|[[Return of the King Index]]\|[[Aragorn, Captain of Gondor (7C81)\|Aragorn, Captain of Gondor (7C81)]]\|[[City of Men (7C83)\|City of Men (7C83)]]}}
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	{{~~NavBar\|Lotr07082~~\|Return of the King ~~Index\|Aragorn, Captain of Gondor (7C81)\|City of Men (7C83)}}~~		[[{{ROOTPAGENAME}}]] is a {{CI\|Gondor}} [[Companion]] from the [[Return of the King]] set.

			{{CardInfobox\|7C82}}

	{{~~LegacyCardInfoBox~~		{{QueryCardCategories\|7C82}}
	\| ~~TLHHImage=LOTR07082~~		= Strategy =
	~~\| WikiImage=LOTR07082~~		== Gameplay Strategy ==
	~~\| SetNum=07~~		''In this section, describe:''
	~~\| CardNum=082~~
	~~\| SetName=Return of the King~~
	~~\| Side=Free Peoples~~
	~~\| Culture=Gondor~~
	~~\| Twilight=2~~
	~~\| FullCardType=Companion • Man~~
	~~\| Stat1Name=Strength~~
	~~\| Stat1~~=5
	~~\| Stat2Name~~=~~Vitality~~
	~~\| Stat2~~=3
	~~\| Stat3Name~~=
	~~\| Stat3~~=
	~~\| Stat4Name~~=
	~~\| Stat4=~~
	~~\| GameText=While you have only 4 or 5 cards in hand~~, ~~Cirion is strength +2.~~
	~~\| Lore=“So now at last the City was besieged...”~~
	~~\| Rarity=C~~
	~~\| Notes=~~
	}}

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

	= ~~General~~ Strategy =		== Deckbuilding Strategy ==
			''In this section, describe:''

	In this ~~section, describe:~~		* ''Cards and strategies this card works well with''
			* ''Cards and strategies this card works particularly well or poorly against''
	* ~~Deck design strategy.~~		* ''Alternate cards you might consider picking instead of this one, depending on the situation, including alternate version of characters''
	* ~~Gameplay considerations.~~

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

	~~=== Strong Versus... ===~~		* ''List friendly cards that work well with this card''

	* ~~Add~~ cards ~~and explanations here.~~

	~~=== Weak Versus... ===~~

	* Add cards and explanations here.		== Strong Versus... ==

	~~= Example Decks =~~		* ''List enemy cards this card does well against''

	* Decklists or links to decks that use this card.		== Weak Versus... ==

	~~= Rules and Clarifications =~~		* ''List enemy or friendly cards to avoid playing this card with''

	* Clarify existing rules if needed.		= Rulings =
	* Link to rules discussions on TLHH.		''In this section'':

	~~= Extra Information =~~		* ''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''

	* Add ~~other information~~ regarding ~~printing, rarity, trivia, etc.~~		= See Also =
			* ''Add links to the wayback machine (or wiki archival links) for official Decipher articles regarding the card''
			* ''Link to decks that use this card''
			[[Category:Cards That Need Work]]

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{{NavBar|Lotr07082|Return of the King Index|Aragorn, Captain of Gondor (7C81)|City of Men (7C83)}}

{{LegacyCardInfoBox
| TLHHImage=LOTR07082
| WikiImage=LOTR07082
| SetNum=07
| CardNum=082
| SetName=Return of the King
| Side=Free Peoples
| Culture=Gondor
| Twilight=2
| FullCardType=Companion • Man
| Stat1Name=Strength
| Stat1=5
| Stat2Name=Vitality
| Stat2=3
| Stat3Name=
| Stat3=
| Stat4Name=
| Stat4=
| GameText=While you have only 4 or 5 cards in hand, Cirion is strength +2.
| Lore=“So now at last the City was besieged...”
| Rarity=C
| Notes=
}}

= General Strategy =

In this section, describe:

* Deck design strategy.
* Gameplay considerations.

= Strengths and Weaknesses =

=== Strong Versus... ===

* Add cards and explanations here.

=== Weak Versus... ===

* Add cards and explanations here.

= Example Decks =

* Decklists or links to decks that use this card.

= Rules and Clarifications =

* Clarify existing rules if needed.
* Link to rules discussions on TLHH.

= Extra Information =

* Add other information regarding printing, rarity, trivia, etc.

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	[[{{ROOTPAGENAME}}]] is a {{CI\|Gondor}} [[Companion]] from the [[Return of the King]] set.		[[{{ROOTPAGENAME}}]] is a {{C\|Gondor}} [[Companion]] from the [[Return of the King]] set.

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