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| | #REDIRECT [[Ottar, Man of Laketown (1R80)]] |
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| | SetNum=01
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| | CardNum=080
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| | SetName=The Fellowship of the Ring
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| | Side=Free People
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| | Culture=Gandalf
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| | Twilight=1
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| | FullCardType=Ally • Home 3 • Man
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| | Stat1Name=Strength
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| | Stat1=2
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| | Stat2Name=Vitality
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| | Stat2=2
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| | Stat3Name=Site
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| | Stat3=3
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| | GameText=To play, spot Gandalf. Fellowship: Exert Ottar to discard up to 3 cards from hand and draw an equal number of cards.
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| | Lore=''The Men of Laketown come from the North, where they trade with the Dwarves of the Lonely Mountain.''
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| | Rarity=R
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| | Notes=Lists: ERL, MXL
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| }}
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| = General Strategy =
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| One of the predominant card drawing and cycling tools of the Fellowship of the Ring block, Ottar, Man of Laketown helps the Free Peoples player build a hand better than almost any other card in the format.
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| The strength of Ottar lies in his ability to build a perfect hand. If the Free Peoples player faces a twilight-choking opponent, he or she may want to discard superfluous Shadow cards. If the Free Peoples player draws multiple copies of a unique character or condition, Ottar can discard them. With the ability to choose up to three cards, Ottar provides a lot of flexibility.
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| Ottar, Man of Laketown is an invaluable tool and not often used as a fighter in Horn of Boromir decks. Similar decks, with multiple copies of the Horn or Elrond, may rely on Ottar's cycling ability to heavily.
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| The [Isengard] culture was gifted a similar card in the form of Shadow event Abandoning Reason for Madness in the Realms of the Elf Lords expansion.
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| The universal benefit of Ottar, Man of Laketown was short-lived, as the ally was added to the [[X-List]] with the introduction of the Two Towers base set. Eventually he was re-introduced for Expanded format, although only on the R-List.
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| = Strengths and Weaknesses =
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| === Strong Versus... ===
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| * Best when paired with Elrond, Lord of Rivendell or other card drawing engines
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| * Cycling extra copies of unique cards
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| === Weak Versus... ===
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| * Ally targeting cards, such as Tower Assassin or Fear
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| * Be wary of The Rule of Four, which prevents you from drawing or taking into hand more than 4 cards in a given fellowship phase
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| == Example Decks ==
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| '''
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| Fellowship Block Horn of Boromir deck, by Dominic Gaudreault'''
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| Frodo, Reluctant Adventurer
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| The One Ring, Isildur's Bane
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| Free Peoples: 36
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| Gandalf, The Grey Pilgrim
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| Ottar, Man of Laketown x3
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| Aragorn, Ranger of the North
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| Sleep, Caradhras x2
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| Albert Dreary, Entertainer from Bree
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| Celeborn, Lord of Lorien
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| Boromir, Defender of Minas Tirith x3
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| Hobbit Intuition x2
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| Rumil, Elven Protector
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| Orophin, Lorien Bowman
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| Merry, Friend to Sam
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| Elrond, Lord of Rivendell x4
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| Hobbit Stealth x4
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| Arwen, Daughter of Elrond
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| Filibert Bolger, Wily Rascal
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| Horn of Boromir x2
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| Sting
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| Legolas, Greenleaf
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| Glamdring
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| Calaglin, Elf of Lorien
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| Thrarin, Dwarven Smith
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| Gimli, Son of Gloin
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| Sam, Proper Poet
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