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| __NOTOC__
| | #REDIRECT [[Saruman's Power (1U136)]] |
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| | SetNum=01
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| | CardNum=136
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| | SetName=The Fellowship of the Ring
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| | Side=Shadow
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| | Culture=Isengard
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| | Twilight=2
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| | FullCardType=Event
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| | GameText=Spell. Shadow: Exert a [ISENGARD] minion to discard all conditions.
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| | Lore=''The Uruks of Saruman are bred to be the instruments of his will, destroying his enemies with foul cruelty.''
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| | Rarity=U
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| | Notes=
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| = General Strategy =
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| The Shadow version of Sleep, Caradhras, Saruman's Power is the most powerful tool for condition removal available to Shadow players. For the cost of [2] and the exertion of an [Isengard] minion, Saruman's Power discards every active condition, including the Shadow player's own Shadow conditions as well as the Free Peoples player's Free Peoples conditions. With the double-edged effect of discarding the Shadow player's own Shadow conditions, playing this card in condition-heavy Shadow is not ideal. That said, [Isengard] condition Saruman's Ambition can reduce the cost of this event, making it even more potent for its cost. With such a powerful effect, Saruman's Power remains relevant in all formats, even ones where [isengard] itself is not prominent.
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| = Strengths and Weaknesses =
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| === Strong Versus... ===
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| * Condition-based Free Peoples, including:
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| * Dauntless Hobbits (Escape, Fearing the Worst, A Talent for Not Being Seen)
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| * Trust Me As You Once Did
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| * [Gondor] Knights
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| * [Rohan] Army (We Left None Alive, Arrow-Slits, Thundering Host)
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| * [Dwarven] condition
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| * Shadowplay Hobbits
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| * Expanded Hobbits
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| * Saruman's Ambition can reduce the twilight cost of this event; however, the event will discard the condition
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| * Versatile splash event with splash minions like Grima or [[lotr04173|Saruman, Black Traitor]] as well as [Isengard] Uruk-Hai, Orc, or Man
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| * Best in decks that do not rely on many conditions, such as [Isengard] Wargs or Uruk beatdown
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| === Weak Versus... ===
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| * Foul Creation
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| * Decks that do not rely upon conditions
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| * Condition shielding, such as Pippin, Friend to Frodo or Gimli, Feared Axeman
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| = Rules and Clarifications =
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| * This card affects active conditions only, so it won't affect your free peoples conditions or your opponent's Shadow conditions.
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