Corsair War Galley (8U59)

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Corsair War Galley (8U59) is a Raider Possession from the Siege of Gondor set.

EN Nonfoil First Edition EN Foil First Edition EN Nonfoil Revision 1 EN Nonfoil Revision 2 DE Nonfoil First Edition DE Foil First Edition FR Nonfoil First Edition FR Foil First Edition IT Nonfoil First Edition IT Foil First Edition

Collection Info Title Corsair War Galley Unique No Collectible Yes Set 8 - Siege of Gondor Rarity U - Uncommon Card Number 59 Language EN - English Revision 0 Collection Info Title Corsair War Galley Unique No Collectible Yes Set 8 - Siege of Gondor Rarity U - Uncommon Card Number 59 Language EN - English Revision 0

Gameplay Info Playable Yes Culture Raider Side Shadow Card Type Possession Item Class Support Area Twilight Cost 1 Game Text When you play this possession, you may add a token here. While you can spot 6 tokens and a Man, the Shadow has initiative, regardless of the Free Peoples player's hand. Regroup: Add for each token you can spot. Discard this possession.

Translations DE - German Card Name Kriegsgaleere der Corsaren Game Text Du darfst eine Marke auf diese Karte legen, wenn du sie ausspielst. Solange du 6 Marken und einen Menschen entdecken kannst, besitzt die Schattenseite die Initiative, unabhängig von der Handkartenzahl des Freien Völker Spielers. Sammeln: Erhöhe den Einfluss um (1) für jede Marke, die du entdecken kannst. Lege diese Ausrüstung ab. FR - French IT - Italian

Technical Info Wiki Base Card ID LOTR-EN08S059.0 TLHH ID LOTR08059 GEMP ID 8_59 LOTRO Hex ID 6B 23 A1 07 LOTRO Image ID 08_059 Technical Info Wiki Base Card ID LOTR-EN08S059.0 TLHH ID LOTR08059 GEMP ID 8_59 LOTRO Hex ID 6B 23 A1 07 LOTRO Image ID 08_059

Strategy

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

Because of the fact that Corsair War Galley spots Raider tokens on any Raider card, you can easily gain initiative and cycle your hand with Ships of Great Draught (8R65) . This fits snugly in either an Initiative Southron or Corsair strategy, as both need initiative to be completely effective, and having recursion in Ships of Great is a helpful bonus.

Within the Corsair archetype, gaining initiative allows for powerful cards like Corsair Lookout (8U56) and Wind That Sped Ships (8C66) 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 Fierce in Despair (7R148) .

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