Citadel of Minas Tirith (3R40)
 Banner of the White Tree (3R39)
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Citadel of Minas Tirith (3R40) is a 
Gondor Condition from the Realms of the Elf-Lords set.
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Strategy
Gameplay Strategy
Citadel of Minas Tirith works well in a Gondor-themed deck, providing healing for a Gondor companion given the criteria is met. However, an important point to note is that the healing on takes place at the end of the turn, after the Regroup phrase. This makes the Citadel of Minas Tirith well-placed to counter Regroup phrase wounding by cards such as Isengard Retainer (3U57)
, provided that your Gondor companions survive the wound(s).
Additionally, it might appear that the healing effect from Citadel of Minas Tirith has limited utility, considering that no skirmishes were lost. However, wound counters also come from exertions, hence Citadel of Minas Tirith's healing might serve to heal up those exertions. This makes the Citadel of Minas Tirith enjoy good synergy with cards that require exertions, such as Banner of the White Tree (3R39)
. Cards that help you win (or cancel) skirmishes, such as Sentinels of Númenor (2C37)
and Hobbit Stealth (1C298)
are also useful as they can help you meet the criteria for Citadel of Minas Tirith's effect to take place.
Citadel of Minas Tirith really shines in a Madril, Defender of Osgiliath (15R64)
/Ithilien Blade (15C62)
/Aragorn’s Bow, Ranger's Longbow (15R56)
, as most minions do not make it to the Assignment Phase. Citadel is vulnerable to condition removal, making it a potentially shaky source of healing, but as a good chunk of condition Hate is in the maneuver phase, it is fairly reliable in such a deck. Another similar strategy Citadel of Minas Tirith works well in is a Gondor Knights deck, as once this deck sets up, cards like Fifth Level (10U32)
or Fourth Level (8C35)
combo'ed with Gondor Bow (7U94)
will kill minions easily. Citadel can take care of the exertions taken from Sixth Level (8U44)
for fortification recursion.
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