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#REDIRECT [[The Tale of Gil-galad (1R66)]]
 
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{{LegacyCardInfoBox
| SetNum=01
| CardNum=066
| SetName=The Fellowship of the Ring
| Side=Free People
| Culture=Elven
| Twilight=1
| FullCardType=Condition
| Stat2Name=Vitality
| Stat2=+1
| GameText=Tale. Bearer must be an Elf. Skirmish: Discard this condition to make bearer strength +2.
| Lore=''"Gil-galad was an Elven-king / Of him the harpers sadly sing: / the last whose realm was fair and free / between the Mountains and the Sea."''
| Rarity=R
| Notes=
}}
 
= General Strategy =
 
The Tale of Gil-Galad, and its brethren card The Saga of Elendil, is a unique, vitality-increasing condition. The first to cards to increase vitality in the trading card game, The Tale of Gil-Galad and The Saga of Elendil also offer a skirmish special action text to discard the condition for a strength +2 bonus. Endurance of Dwarves, the [Dwarven] variant, is non-unique, but only provides a strength +1 boost.
 
The Tale of Gil-Galad is often played on Legolas, Greenleaf, where the added vitality can result in an extra directed wound during the archery phase. That said, counting on The Tale of Gil-Galad, The Saga of Elendil, or Endurance of Dwarves for exertion based special abilities is a risky strategy. Discarding the condition on an exhausted companion means instant death, making cards like Hate and Orc Patrol potentially devastating.
 
= Strengths and Weaknesses =
 
=== Strong Versus... ===
 
* Best in concordance with characters with exertion special abilities, such as Legolas, Greenleaf or Aragorn, Ranger of the North
* Additional vitality helpful against grind or archery Shadow strategies
 
=== Weak Versus... ===
 
* Condition discarding, particularly in concert with directed wounding/exhausting
* Directed wounding

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