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= Strategy = | = Strategy = | ||
'''Boromir, Bearer of Council''' is one of the original alternate [[Ring-bearer]]s from [[Reflections]], allowing you to replace [[Frodo]] with one of the other [[companion]]s that might've [[Bear|borne]] [[the One Ring]]. Like most of these alternate ring-bearers, he's usually only used if you're going to have him bear the One Ring. This version of Boromir fits well in a {{C|Gondor}}-focused deck, in both theme and function, especially if that deck uses cards like {{Card|Noble Leaders}} and {{Card|Stewards' Legacy}} that benefit from spotting [[Boromir]]. | '''Boromir, Bearer of Council''' is one of the original alternate [[Ring-bearer]]s from [[Reflections]], allowing you to replace [[Frodo]] with one of the other [[companion]]s that might've [[Bear|borne]] [[the One Ring]]. Like most of these alternate ring-bearers, he's usually only used if you're going to have him bear the One Ring. This version of Boromir fits well in a {{C|Gondor}}-focused deck, in both theme and function, especially if that deck uses cards like {{Card|Noble Leaders}} and {{Card|Stewards' Legacy}} that benefit from spotting [[Boromir]]. | ||
Bearer of Council has the significant advantage of 7 base strength. Unlike Frodo, he doesn't need a strength boost to avoid being [[overwhelm]] | Bearer of Council has the significant advantage of 7 base strength. Unlike Frodo, he doesn't need a strength boost to avoid being [[overwhelm]] by any but the strongest [[minion]]s. He can even win an occasional skirmish, both with his higher base strength and access to cards that apply to {{C|Gondor}} or [[Man]] companions. This comes at a high cost: every time he skirmishes, you need to expend more than half his base capacity for [[burden]]s or [[wound]]s. You're trading Frodo's weakness to instant death for Boromir's lingering weakness to repeated skirmishes, and [[swarm]] decks or cards like {{Card|Bill Ferny, Swarthy Sneering Fellow}} or {{Card|Ulaire Nertea, Dark Horseman}} can often keep pushing him into skirmishes. This drawback can be mitigated by increasing his [[vitality]], boosting his [[resistance]], or via wound and burden removal. {{Card|The One Ring, Answer To All Riddles}}, {{Card|The One Ring, The Ring of Doom}}, or {{Card|The One Ring, The Ring of Rings}} can help with his wound or burden pool. A {{C|Gondor}} artifact strategy, with cards like {{Card|Scroll of Isildur}} and {{Card|Sapling of the White Tree}}, can also help offset the cost of occasionally skirmishing with him. You can also supplement his vitality with {{Card|Narsil, Blade of the Faithful}} or {{Card|The Saga of Elendil}}, although this can be risky: if one of these cards is [[Removal|removed]] when he has only one wound left, he'll die and you'll lose the game! | ||
He's also immune to cards that target [[Hobbit]]s or {{C|Shire}} companions. Most of these cards are not popular in formats that include Reflections, but it's also one less culture to spot, making you less vulnerable to cards like {{Card|Grima, Chief Counselor}}. Remember that if he is the ring-bearer, he is also [[Ring-bound]], and immune to cards that target [[unbound]] companions. In particular, it's safer to stack [[condition]]s or [[possession]]s on him while he's the ring-bearer, without fear of {{Card|Grima, Wormtongue}}. | He's also immune to cards that target [[Hobbit]]s or {{C|Shire}} companions. Most of these cards are not popular in formats that include Reflections, but it's also one less culture to spot, making you less vulnerable to cards like {{Card|Grima, Chief Counselor}}. Remember that if he is the ring-bearer, he is also [[Ring-bound]], and immune to cards that target [[unbound]] companions. In particular, it's safer to stack [[condition]]s or [[possession]]s on him while he's the ring-bearer, without fear of {{Card|Grima, Wormtongue}}. |