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Denethor, On the Edge of Madness (18R42)	Back to Treachery & Deceit Index	Defenses Long Held (18C44)

Gameplay Info
Playable	Yes
Culture	Gondor
Side	Free Peoples
Card Type	Possession
Item Class	Hand Weapon
Twilight Cost	1
Strength	+2
Game Text	Bearer must be a Man. While bearer is Denethor, his game text does not apply.
Lore	"But if doom denies this to me, then I will have naught: neither life diminished, nor love halved, nor honour abated."

Strategy

A useless curiosity, and one of the worst cards in the game. This can shut off the game text of Denethor, Steward of the City (7R85) or Denethor, On the Edge of Madness (18R42) , but there's no reason to play those two companions in the first place. Even if you found a use for their special abilities despite their crippling drawbacks, this sword shuts those abilities off. On any other companion -- especially other versions of Denethor! -- this is strictly worse than generic Gondor hand weapons like Sword of Gondor (4C134) , Knight's Spear (7C108) , Gondorian Sword (7U98) , Gondorian Blade (11U59) , or Ithilien Blade (15C62) .

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 = Strategy =
-A useless curiosity, and one of the worst cards in the game. This can shut off the game text of {{Card|Denethor, Steward of the City}} or {{Card|Denethor, On the Edge of Madness}}, but there's no reason to play those two companions in the first place. On any other companion -- especially other versions of Denethor! -- this is strictly worse than generic {{C|Gondor}} [[hand weapon]]s like {{Card|Sword of Gondor}}, {{Card|Knight's Spear}}, {{Card|Gondorian Sword}}, {{Card|Gondorian Blade}}, or {{Card|Ithilien Blade}}.
+A useless curiosity, and one of the worst cards in the game. This can shut off the game text of {{Card|Denethor, Steward of the City}} or {{Card|Denethor, On the Edge of Madness}}, but there's no reason to play those two companions in the first place. Even if you found a use for their special abilities despite their crippling drawbacks, this sword shuts those abilities off. On any other companion -- especially other versions of Denethor! -- this is strictly worse than generic {{C|Gondor}} [[hand weapon]]s like {{Card|Sword of Gondor}}, {{Card|Knight's Spear}}, {{Card|Gondorian Sword}}, {{Card|Gondorian Blade}}, or {{Card|Ithilien Blade}}.