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Teltura: Cleaning up card links, fleshing out FOTR section a bit

2024-11-30T23:53:57Z

Cleaning up card links, fleshing out FOTR section a bit

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	Meriadoc Brandybuck and Peregrin Took have been a half of the hobbits since the Fellowship of The Ring (the other half obviously being Frodo and Sam). Over the years Decipher made a great many of Merry cards some (~~[[Merry, Friend to Sam (1R302)~~\|Merry, Friend to Sam]]) being much better than others (~~[[Merry, Horticulturalist (2C104)~~\|Merry, Horticulturalist]])		Meriadoc Brandybuck and Peregrin Took have been a half of the hobbits since the Fellowship of The Ring (the other half obviously being Frodo and Sam). Over the years Decipher made a great many of Merry cards some ({{Card\|Merry, Friend to Sam}}) being much better than others ({{Card\|Merry, Horticulturalist}}).

	== Fellowship Block==		== Fellowship Block==
	In ~~the~~ Fellowship ~~block~~ there were 3 Merrys (and 3 Pippins) to go round. ~~[[Merry, Horticulturalist (2C104)~~\|Merry, Horticulturalist ]]) was ~~praticaly~~ useless unless (for some reason) you really wanted [[Farmer Maggot, Chaser of Rascals ~~(1R288)\|Farmer Maggot]]~~. ~~[[Merry, From O'er the Brandywine (1C303)~~\|Merry, From O'er the Brandywine]] was a ~~lot~~ better~~. With~~ a sword he had Gandalf strength ~~skirmishing capabilities as well as some~~ skirmish ~~cancelling~~.		In [[Fellowship Block]] there were 3 Merrys (and 3 Pippins) to go round. {{Card\|Merry, Horticulturalist}}) was practically useless unless (for some reason) you really wanted {{Card\|Farmer Maggot, Chaser of Rascals}}. {{Card\|Merry, From O'er the Brandywine}} was a bit better, as with a sword he had Gandalf-level strength.

			However none of these even hold a candle to {{Card\|Merry, Friend to Sam}}. With the ability to add his base 3 strength to any companion, Friend to Sam is an incredibly flexible strength pump. When given a sword or pumped up with {{Card\|Boromir, Son of Denethor}} or {{Card\|Hobbit Stealth}} before using his ability, he can easily swing any skirmish from a loss to a win, or from [[Overwhelmed]] to a regular loss. Such utility means that he has a place in nearly any Fellowship Block deck.

	== Towers Block==		== Towers Block==
	In The Two Towers Merry and Pippin are taken captive by orcs and dragged into the ~~forrest~~ of Fangorn to get away they must use some ~~dissapearing~~ acts of their own to hide. ~~[[Merry, Learned Guide (4C310)~~\|Merry, Learned Guide]] was the ~~basics~~. Exerting the Ring-bearer to discard Merry may seem absolutely terrible at first. But ~~when~~ you ~~combine it with healing~~ such as ~~[[Sam's Pack (4R317)~~\|~~Sam's Pack]] and some Hobbit catching such as [[~~Treebeard, Earthborn ~~(4R103)\|Treebeard~~, ~~Earthborn]]~~ you can ~~pretty consistently~~ get ~~him onto Treebeard~~ and ~~up into the fellowship again~~.		In The Two Towers Merry and Pippin are taken captive by orcs and dragged into the forest of Fangorn, and to get away they must use some disappearing acts of their own to hide. {{Card\|Merry, Learned Guide}} was the most basic form of this. Exerting the [[Ring-bearer]] to discard Merry may seem absolutely terrible at first. But combined with cards that allow you to replay him such as {{Card\|Knocked on the Head}} or {{Card\|Treebeard, Earthborn}}, you can strategically use the discard to cancel difficult skirmishes or effectively heal a chunk of wounds (as the wound tokens on Merry get removed when he is discarded, and he is replayed afresh).
	~~[[Merry, Impatient Hobbit (6R113)~~\|Merry, Impatient Hobbit]] also does some discarding but in the regroup phase instead. "Discard Merry to heal a [Gandalf] companion" isn't too bad considering there are many ~~ents~~ that exert to skirmish.
			{{Card\|Merry, Impatient Hobbit}} also does some discarding but in the regroup phase instead. "Discard Merry to heal a {{C\|Gandalf}} companion" isn't too bad considering there are many Ents that exert to skirmish.

172.29.0.1: /* Fellowship Block */

2024-11-30T19:21:01Z

Fellowship Block

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	Meriadoc Brandybuck and Peregrin Took have been a half of the hobbits since the Fellowship of The Ring (the other half obviously being Frodo and Sam). Over the years Decipher made a great many of Merry cards some ([[Merry, Friend to Sam (1R302)\|Merry, Friend to Sam]]) being much better than others ([[Merry, Horticulturalist (2C104)\|Merry, Horticulturalist]])		Meriadoc Brandybuck and Peregrin Took have been a half of the hobbits since the Fellowship of The Ring (the other half obviously being Frodo and Sam). Over the years Decipher made a great many of Merry cards some ([[Merry, Friend to Sam (1R302)\|Merry, Friend to Sam]]) being much better than others ([[Merry, Horticulturalist (2C104)\|Merry, Horticulturalist]])
	== Fellowship Block==		== Fellowship Block==
	In the Fellowship block there were 3 Merrys (and 3 Pippins) to go round. [[Merry, Horticulturalist (2C104)\|Merry, Horticulturalist ]]) was praticaly useless unless (for some reason) you really wanted [[Farmer Maggot, Chaser of Rascals (1R288)\|Farmer Maggot]]. [[Merry, From O'er the Brandywine (1C303)\|Merry, From O'er the Brandywine]] was a lot better. With a sword he had Gandalf strength skirmishing capabilities as well as some skirmish cancelling as ~~well~~.		In the Fellowship block there were 3 Merrys (and 3 Pippins) to go round. [[Merry, Horticulturalist (2C104)\|Merry, Horticulturalist ]]) was praticaly useless unless (for some reason) you really wanted [[Farmer Maggot, Chaser of Rascals (1R288)\|Farmer Maggot]]. [[Merry, From O'er the Brandywine (1C303)\|Merry, From O'er the Brandywine]] was a lot better. With a sword he had Gandalf strength skirmishing capabilities as well as some skirmish cancelling.
			== Towers Block==
			In The Two Towers Merry and Pippin are taken captive by orcs and dragged into the forrest of Fangorn to get away they must use some dissapearing acts of their own to hide. [[Merry, Learned Guide (4C310)\|Merry, Learned Guide]] was the basics. Exerting the Ring-bearer to discard Merry may seem absolutely terrible at first. But when you combine it with healing such as [[Sam's Pack (4R317)\|Sam's Pack]] and some Hobbit catching such as [[Treebeard, Earthborn (4R103)\|Treebeard, Earthborn]] you can pretty consistently get him onto Treebeard and up into the fellowship again.
			[[Merry, Impatient Hobbit (6R113)\|Merry, Impatient Hobbit]] also does some discarding but in the regroup phase instead. "Discard Merry to heal a [Gandalf] companion" isn't too bad considering there are many ents that exert to skirmish.

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Meriadoc Brandybuck and Peregrin Took have been a half of the hobbits since the Fellowship of The Ring (the other half obviously being Frodo and Sam). Over the years Decipher made a great many of Merry cards some ([[Merry, Friend to Sam (1R302)|Merry, Friend to Sam]]) being much better than others ([[Merry, Horticulturalist (2C104)|Merry, Horticulturalist]])
== Fellowship Block==
In the Fellowship block there were 3 Merrys (and 3 Pippins) to go round. [[Merry, Horticulturalist (2C104)|Merry, Horticulturalist ]]) was praticaly useless unless (for some reason) you really wanted [[Farmer Maggot, Chaser of Rascals (1R288)|Farmer Maggot]]. [[Merry, From O'er the Brandywine (1C303)|Merry, From O'er the Brandywine]] was a lot better. With a sword he had Gandalf strength skirmishing capabilities as well as some skirmish cancelling as well.

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	Meriadoc Brandybuck and Peregrin Took have been a half of the hobbits since the Fellowship of The Ring (the other half obviously being Frodo and Sam). Over the years Decipher made a great many of Merry cards some (~~[[Merry, Friend to Sam (1R302)~~\|Merry, Friend to Sam]]) being much better than others (~~[[Merry, Horticulturalist (2C104)~~\|Merry, Horticulturalist]])		Meriadoc Brandybuck and Peregrin Took have been a half of the hobbits since the Fellowship of The Ring (the other half obviously being Frodo and Sam). Over the years Decipher made a great many of Merry cards some ({{Card\|Merry, Friend to Sam}}) being much better than others ({{Card\|Merry, Horticulturalist}}).

	== Fellowship Block==		== Fellowship Block==
	In ~~the~~ Fellowship ~~block~~ there were 3 Merrys (and 3 Pippins) to go round. ~~[[Merry, Horticulturalist (2C104)~~\|Merry, Horticulturalist ]]) was ~~praticaly~~ useless unless (for some reason) you really wanted [[Farmer Maggot, Chaser of Rascals ~~(1R288)\|Farmer Maggot]]~~. ~~[[Merry, From O'er the Brandywine (1C303)~~\|Merry, From O'er the Brandywine]] was a ~~lot~~ better~~. With~~ a sword he had Gandalf strength ~~skirmishing capabilities as well as some~~ skirmish ~~cancelling~~.		In [[Fellowship Block]] there were 3 Merrys (and 3 Pippins) to go round. {{Card\|Merry, Horticulturalist}}) was practically useless unless (for some reason) you really wanted {{Card\|Farmer Maggot, Chaser of Rascals}}. {{Card\|Merry, From O'er the Brandywine}} was a bit better, as with a sword he had Gandalf-level strength.

			However none of these even hold a candle to {{Card\|Merry, Friend to Sam}}. With the ability to add his base 3 strength to any companion, Friend to Sam is an incredibly flexible strength pump. When given a sword or pumped up with {{Card\|Boromir, Son of Denethor}} or {{Card\|Hobbit Stealth}} before using his ability, he can easily swing any skirmish from a loss to a win, or from [[Overwhelmed]] to a regular loss. Such utility means that he has a place in nearly any Fellowship Block deck.

	== Towers Block==		== Towers Block==
	In The Two Towers Merry and Pippin are taken captive by orcs and dragged into the ~~forrest~~ of Fangorn to get away they must use some ~~dissapearing~~ acts of their own to hide. ~~[[Merry, Learned Guide (4C310)~~\|Merry, Learned Guide]] was the ~~basics~~. Exerting the Ring-bearer to discard Merry may seem absolutely terrible at first. But ~~when~~ you ~~combine it with healing~~ such as ~~[[Sam's Pack (4R317)~~\|~~Sam's Pack]] and some Hobbit catching such as [[~~Treebeard, Earthborn ~~(4R103)\|Treebeard~~, ~~Earthborn]]~~ you can ~~pretty consistently~~ get ~~him onto Treebeard~~ and ~~up into the fellowship again~~.		In The Two Towers Merry and Pippin are taken captive by orcs and dragged into the forest of Fangorn, and to get away they must use some disappearing acts of their own to hide. {{Card\|Merry, Learned Guide}} was the most basic form of this. Exerting the [[Ring-bearer]] to discard Merry may seem absolutely terrible at first. But combined with cards that allow you to replay him such as {{Card\|Knocked on the Head}} or {{Card\|Treebeard, Earthborn}}, you can strategically use the discard to cancel difficult skirmishes or effectively heal a chunk of wounds (as the wound tokens on Merry get removed when he is discarded, and he is replayed afresh).
	~~[[Merry, Impatient Hobbit (6R113)~~\|Merry, Impatient Hobbit]] also does some discarding but in the regroup phase instead. "Discard Merry to heal a [Gandalf] companion" isn't too bad considering there are many ~~ents~~ that exert to skirmish.
			{{Card\|Merry, Impatient Hobbit}} also does some discarding but in the regroup phase instead. "Discard Merry to heal a {{C\|Gandalf}} companion" isn't too bad considering there are many Ents that exert to skirmish.