Enheartened Foe (1R247)

Enduring Evil (1R246)

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Forces of Mordor (1C248)

	Set:		Fellowship of the Ring
	Kind:		Shadow
	Culture:		Sauron
	Twilight:		0
	Card Type:		Event
	Game Text:		Response: If a [SAURON] Orc wins a skirmish, make that Orc fierce until the regroup phase.
	Lore:		Orcs feed on their own success. The greater their exploits in battle, the greater their confidence grows.
	Rarity:		R
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General Strategy

In a culture that lacks damage bonuses and fierce minions, particularly in Fellowship Block, Enheartened Foe can be an unpleasant surprise for a free peoples player. Working best with the largest [Sauron] minions, like Morgul Hunter or Orc Pillager, Enheartened Foe is a staple in an Orc Banner deck, sending an even stronger minion back in a fierce skirmish. With Desperate Defense of the Ring potentially adding burdens, a strength 10 to 12 minion is often enough to overwhelm a companion unlucky enough to run into Enduring Evil. [Sauron] minions did not get damage bonuses until set 8 [Olog-Hai of Mordor] and received better fierce support in set 7 [Gorgoroth Pillager, Legions of Morgul]; however, Enheartened Foe still has its place outside of the most common metas of Fellowship Block and Towers Standard format.

Strengths and Weaknesses

Strong Versus...

• When played with Orc Banner, Enheartened Foe presents and even stronger minion during the fierce skirmish

Weak Versus...

• Hand Clog, particularly when losing skirmishes or having minions killed/discarded pre-skirmish

Example Decks

Fellowship Block Orc Banner deck by ket_the_jet

Shadow Draw Deck: 2x Band of the Eye 3x Morgul Hunter 4x Orc Butcher 4x Orc Pillager 2x Tower Assassin 3x Vile Blade 3x Enduring Evil 3x Enheartened Foe 4x Desperate Defense of the Ring 4x Orc Banner 1x Strength Born of Fear