Morgul Brute (7R188)
 Morgul Brawler (7U187)
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Morgul Brute (7R188) is a 
Ringwraith Minion from the Return of the King set.
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Strategy
Morgul Brute is a cheap minion that puts out consistent value whenever it's played, as long as you already have a Nazgul in play. While your opponent gets to choose whether the Brute generates a wound or a burden, either one is a strong effect from a minion that only costs two twilight. Then, once in play, it often poses a difficult threat if there are any burdens, because it can pump its strength, if you deem a key wound or overwhelm more valuable than the burdens you're using up. It shares this this combination of consistent value and unpredictable skirmishing strength with its samurai cousin, Morgul Destroyer (7U190)
, and the two are the core of the Morgul Orcs semi-swarm deck. The Brute also seems some play in Twilight Nazgul decks.
Morgul Brute is well-above the power curve for minions of a comparable cost, which is somewhat offset by its spotting requirement and the fact that your opponent gets to choose its effect. Even so, it's worth comparing it to similar minions. As a two-cost, 6 strength, 2 vitality minion that does a single wound, it's a better value than the weaker Goblin Bowman (2C60)
at 4/1 or more expensive Southron Bowman (4C248)
also at 6/2. It's about on par with Orc Soldier (1C271)
, which has a 7/1 body (after the exertion) but is a bit easier to shut down by wounding or killing it before it gets to wound anything. The Brute is not quite as good a value as Gollum, Dark as Darkness (9R+28)
played with Captured by the Ring (7C53)
, which generates a threat, a wound, and a 5/2 body (after the exertions), but Gollum is unique, and they are both generally played in the same decks. There's nothing quite like it as a minion that adds a burden: the closest cards are Easterling Lieutenant (4C228)
, Wisp of Pale Sheen (6C108)
, and Gorgoroth Stormer (8C101)
, all of which are more situational and a fair bit more expensive. If your opponent chooses the burden and you immediately consume it, it's a bit ahead of the curve: a 9/2 minion usually costs 3, but often comes with some sort of useful gametext on top of that, as with Uruk Warrior (1C156)
or Mordor Pillager (10U92)
.
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