Editing Direct Wounding

Direct wounding is both the act of causing [[wound]]s directly to [[character]]s, as opposed to wounding them by winning [[skirmish]]es or using [[archery]], and a broad strategy of wearing down characters with exertions and wounds rather than killing them in skirmishes. [[Free People]]s direct wounding strategies tend to aim to kill minions before they get to the end of their skirmish, while [[Shadow Alignment|Shadow]] direct wounding strategies simply seek to apply wounds to wear down and kill [[companion]]s before the end of the game.

Belying the name, direct wounding strategies usually incorporate both [[exertion]]s and wounds. Except for the purpose of [[wound prevention]], there's rarely any real difference between exerting an enemy character and wounding an enemy character unless that character is [[exhausted]]. If you have the option, wounds are better because they can kill characters, of course, and when you have access to both, you'll usually want to apply exertions before wounds so you can secure kills.

Direct wounding strategies often also incorporate [[archery]], especially in the case of Shadow strategies. Archery is very effective for finishing off exhausted characters.

== Decks focused on direct wounding ==
* [[Rainbow Wounding]]
* [[Sauron Grind]]

== Example direct wounding cards ==
* {{Card|Legolas, Greenleaf}}
* {{Card|Aragorn's Bow}}
* {{Card|Eowyn, Lady of Ithilien}}
* {{Card|Ulaire Enquea, Lieutenant of Morgul}}
* {{Card|Hate}}
* {{Card|Pitiless Orc}}
* {{Card|Mumak Commander, Giant Among the Swertings}}