Editing Dead Draw

A dead draw is an informal game term. A dead draw is a card that doesn't do anything for you, especially if it can't be played. Drawing {{Card|Aragorn's Bow}} when [[Aragorn]] has died is a dead draw. Drawing {{Card|Too Great And Terrible}} when your opponent isn't playing [[Gandalf]] is a dead draw. Dead draws are an inherent risk of any card that needs to be played on another card, [[hate]] cards that punish particular enemy strategies, or any card that needs to [[Spot|spot]] or [[Exert|exert]] another card to function.

Some dead draws don't do anything useful, but can still be played to [[cycle]] your hand. {{Card|Clever Hobbits}} can be played even to discard zero {{C|Gollum}} [[condition]]s, even if [[Smeagol]] isn't in play. That doesn't do anything except generate two [[Twilight]] for your opponent, but at least you're getting the card out of your hand so you draw a new card next time you [[reconcile]].

Dead draws are a common cause of [[Hand Clog]], but this can be alleviated with [[cycling]] cards.

Not to be confused with the [[Dead Pile]], where Free Peoples [[character]]s go after dying.

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	A ~~'''~~dead draw~~''' or '''dead card'''~~ is an informal game term. A dead draw is a card that doesn't do anything for you, especially if it can't be played. Drawing {{Card\|Aragorn's Bow}} when [[Aragorn]] has died is a dead draw. Drawing {{Card\|Too Great And Terrible}} when your opponent isn't playing [[Gandalf]] is a dead draw. Dead draws are an inherent risk of any card that needs to be played on another card, [[hate]] cards that punish particular enemy strategies, or any card that needs to [[Spot\|spot]] or [[Exert\|exert]] another card to function.		A dead draw is an informal game term. A dead draw is a card that doesn't do anything for you, especially if it can't be played. Drawing {{Card\|Aragorn's Bow}} when [[Aragorn]] has died is a dead draw. Drawing {{Card\|Too Great And Terrible}} when your opponent isn't playing [[Gandalf]] is a dead draw. Dead draws are an inherent risk of any card that needs to be played on another card, [[hate]] cards that punish particular enemy strategies, or any card that needs to [[Spot\|spot]] or [[Exert\|exert]] another card to function.

	Some dead draws don't do anything useful, but can still be played to [[cycle]] your hand. {{Card\|Clever Hobbits}} can be played even to discard zero {{C\|Gollum}} [[condition]]s, even if [[Smeagol]] isn't in play. That doesn't do anything except generate two [[Twilight]] for your opponent, but at least you're getting the card out of your hand so you draw a new card next time you [[reconcile]].		Some dead draws don't do anything useful, but can still be played to [[cycle]] your hand. {{Card\|Clever Hobbits}} can be played even to discard zero {{C\|Gollum}} [[condition]]s, even if [[Smeagol]] isn't in play. That doesn't do anything except generate two [[Twilight]] for your opponent, but at least you're getting the card out of your hand so you draw a new card next time you [[reconcile]].