Editing Corsair War Galley (8U59)

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[[{{ROOTPAGENAME}}]] is a {{C|Raider}} [[Possession]] from the [[Siege of Gondor]] set.

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= Strategy =
'''Corsair War Galley''' is a potent initiative tool for the {{C|Raider}} [[culture]]. With [[Corsairs]]' various token-adding tricks, it is easy to gain the threshold of 6 {{C|Raider}} tokens on any card. 

Because of the fact that Corsair War Galley spots {{C|Raider}} tokens on any {{C|Raider}} card, you can easily gain initiative and [[cycle]] your hand with {{Card|Ships of Great Draught}}. This fits snugly in either an [[Initiative Southron]] or [[Corsair]] strategy, as both need initiative to be completely effective, and having recursion in {{Card|Ships of Great}} is a helpful bonus. 

Within the [[Corsair]] archetype, gaining [[initiative]] allows for powerful cards like {{Card|Corsair Lookout}} and {{Card|Wind That Sped Ships}} to function. When you have multiple copies of the War Galley and a fleet of [[boats]] in your [[support area]], you can discard a galley to allow for a well-timed {{Card|Fierce in Despair}}.

Corsair War Galley enables the [[Southron Initiative]] strategy, wherein you use the [[Southrons]] from [[Return of the King]] and {{Card|Southron Invaders}} in conjunction with {{Card|Ships of Great Draught}} and the War Galley (sometimes also with a few [[Corsairs]] for token adding) to [[direct-wound]] your opponent to death. 

When playing this card, you need to watch out for [[possession]] removal, such as {{Card|Roll of Thunder}}, {{Card|Galadriel, Lady Redeemed}}, and in [[Expanded]] and [[Standard]] there is {{Card|Throne of Minas Tirith}} and {{Card|For the Mark}}. To counter this, you can play multiple copies of {{Card|Ships of Great Draught}} to [[recur]] it, and you can play multiples of the Galley itself, as it spots all {{C|Raider}} tokens in play. Another counter to this card are the [[Mount Doom]] [[initiative]] conditions, such as {{Card|Glimpse of Fate}} and {{Card|Hardy Garrison}}. An easy counter to this is to simply play your worst minion, triggering the conditions, then play the rest of your hand.

= Strengths and Weaknesses =
== Synergizes With... ==

* {{Card|Corsair Plunderer}} and {{Card|Corsair Lookout}}, as they need spot no other [[Corsair]] to [[reinforce]] tokens

* The cycle of [[Initiative]] wounding [[Southrons]] from [[Return of the King]]

== Strong Versus... ==

* The cycle of [[initiative]] conditions from [[Mount Doom]], as you can simply play your most worthless minion first

* Any strategy that likes having initiative
== Weak Versus... ==

* Mass [[possession]] [[hate]] like {{Card|Galadriel, Lady Redeemed}} and {{Card|Throne of Minas Tirith}}


= See Also =
* [https://lotrtcgwiki.com/forums/index.php?topic=9060.msg89234#msg89234 An Initiative Southrons deck by Sgtdranio]
[https://lotrtcgwiki.com/forums/index.php?topic=6679.msg67869#msg67869 A Corsair deck for Movie Block by Gerontius]
[https://lotrtcgwiki.com/forums/index.php?topic=12028.0 An Expanded Corsair deck by Tunadan]