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The | The corrupt White Wizard '''Saruman''' is the leader of the White Council and a secret ally to Sauron, and plots to betray one then the other. In this game, he is the only [[Shadow Alignment|Shadow]] [[wizard]], and appears as both a [[minion]] and a [[follower]]. First appearingon his own card in [[Realms of the Elf-Lords]], Saruman leads the {{C|Isengard}} [[culture]], which includes most cards associated with Saruman, including his army of [[Uruk-hai]] and [[orc]]s, as well as corrupt [[Men|men]] like [[Grima]]. | ||
Most versions of Saruman, particularly in [[Fellowship Block]] and [[Tower Block]], are minions that can't [[skirmish]] or soak wounds in the [[Archery Phase]] | Most versions of Saruman, particularly in [[Fellowship Block]] and [[Tower Block]], are minions that can't [[skirmish]] or soak wounds in the [[Archery Phase]]. This is a double-edged sword. It makes it wickedly difficult for the [[Free Peoples]] player to stop cards like {{Card|Saruman, Keeper of Isengard}} or {{Card|Saruman, Rabble-Rouser}} from [[Buff|buff]]ing other minions; generally, the main option to stop Saurman is non-archery-phase [[direct wounding]] cards like {{Card|Betrayal of Isengard}}. However, his [[Twilight]] cost isn't cheap and he can't do any damage on his own without {{Card|Saruman's Staff, Wizard's Device}}, so he may be [[Hand Clog|stuck in the Shadow player's hand]] until they have enough other Shadow cards to make him worth it. This drawback doesn't apply to most later versions of Saruman, however. | ||
Befitting his self-applied title "of Many Colours," Saruman also appears on cards in other cultures | Befitting his self-applied title "of Many Colours," Saruman also appears on cards in other cultures, representing his capacity as leader and instigator. He's the first character in the game to appear in a second culture, with {{Card|Saruman, Rabble-rouser}}. Of all [[unique]] [[character]]s, Saruman appears in the most different cultures: {{C|Isengard}}, {{C|Dunland}}, {{C|Men}}, and {{C|Uruk-hai}} cultures. (The next closest is [[Gothmog, Morgul Commander (8R72)|Gothmog]], who appears in three, followed by [[Aragorn]] and many Shadow characters appearing in two.) | ||
Along with [[Grima]], the [[Balrog]], the {{Card|Watcher in the Water, Many-Tentacled Creature}}, and [[Maia|Sauron himself]], | Along with [[Grima]], the [[Balrog]], the {{Card|Watcher in the Water, Many-Tentacled Creature}}, and [[Maia|Sauron himself]], he is one of the few characters who continues to appear in his original culture after the Shadow cultures are reorganized in the [[Shadows]] set. Unlike most of those, he appears in both his original culture in the post-Shadows sets as well as in the new post-Shadows cultures, a trait he shares only with his servant [[Grima]]. He is also the only character in the game to appear in multiple different cultures in the same set, having done so in three of the five sets he appears in. | ||
{{PersonaTable|Saruman}} | {{PersonaTable|Saruman}} | ||
[[Category:Unique Characters]] | [[Category:Unique Characters]] |