Iron Axe (4C26)

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Iron Axe (4C26) is a Dunland Possession from the The Two Towers set.

EN Nonfoil First Edition EN Foil First Edition DE Nonfoil First Edition DE Foil First Edition FR Nonfoil First Edition FR Foil First Edition IT Nonfoil First Edition IT Foil First Edition ES Nonfoil First Edition ES Foil First Edition

Collection Info Title Iron Axe Unique No Collectible Yes Set 4 - The Two Towers Rarity C - Common Card Number 26 Language EN - English Revision 0

Gameplay Info Playable Yes Culture Dunland Side Shadow Card Type Possession Item Class Hand Weapon Twilight Cost 1 Strength +3 Game Text Bearer must be a Man. Lore Saruman armed the Dunlendings with weapons forged by his Orcs in Isengard.

Translations DE - German Card Name Eiserne Axt Game Text Muss auf einen Menschen gespielt werden. Lore Saruman rüstete die Dunländer mit Waffen aus, die von seinen Orks in Isengart geschmiedet worden waren. ES - Spanish Card Name Hacha De Hierro Game Text El portador debe ser un Hombre . Lore Saruman armó a los Dunlendinos con armas forjadas por sus Orcos en Isengard. FR - French Card Name Hache de Fer Game Text Le détenteur doit être un Homme . Lore Saroumane arma Ceux du Pays de Dun de haches forgées par ses Orques en l'Isengard. IT - Italian Card Name Ascia di Ferro Game Text Il possessore deve essere un Uomo . Lore Saruman armò i Dunlandiani con armi forgiate a Isengard dai suoi Orchi.

Technical Info Wiki Base Card ID LOTR-EN04S026.0 TLHH ID LOTR04026 GEMP ID 4_26 LOTRO Hex ID 6A 91 D0 03 LOTRO Image ID 04_026

Strategy

Iron Axe isn't necessarily a bad weapon, but it is eclipsed by War Club in almost every way. The only advantage Iron Axe has over War Club is one extra strength (Which comes at one extra twilight). If you then consider War Club's powerful ability, then there's really no contest. If however you don't have any/enough physical copies of War Club, or you need more than 4 [dunland] weapons in your deck, then Iron Axe isn't a bad card - its 3 extra strength can help a lot of dunlendings win skirmishes, which is important for the [dunland] culture to trigger their various effects (Dunlending Pillager, Hillman Mob, Too Long Have These Peasants Stood, Ravage the Defeated). It also helps the fierce dunlendings (Dunlending Madman, Dunlending Robber, Band of Wild Men, Wulf) even more, as it'll apply in both skirmishes. It can also help overwhelm companions, particularly in the early game: A Dunlending Robber with an Iron Axe and Dark Fury at site 3 can get up to 18 strength for just four twilight.

Strengths and Weaknesses

Strong Versus...

• Weak companions

Weak Versus...

• Archery
• Direct Wounding
• Skirmish Cancelling