Shoulder to Shoulder (1C59)

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Silinde, Elf of Mirkwood (1U60)

	Set:		Fellowship of the Ring
	Kind:		Free Peoples
	Culture:		Elven
	Twilight:		1
	Card Type:		Condition
	Game Text:		Plays to your support area. Maneuver: Add (1) and exert a Dwarf to heal an Elf, or add (1) and exert an Elf to heal a Dwarf.
	Lore:		“‘May it be a sign that though the world is now dark better days are at hand, and that friendship shall be renewed between our peoples.'”
	Rarity:		C
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General Strategy

A wound-redirection condition, Shoulder to Shoulder allows the Free Peoples player to redirect a wound on a Dwarf to an Elf and vice versa for [1] twilight. With [Elven] allies like Galadriel, Lady of Light and Elrond, Lord of Rivendell as mass healing allies, Shoulder to Shoulder is a fantastic method to keeping Legolas, Greenleaf or Gimli, Son of Gloin fully healed for the subsequent archery and skirmish phases. Shoulder to Shoulder does potentially create a lot of twilight, making it susceptible to shadow events in general, particularly [Raider] events like Red Wrath or Whirling Strike, or worse yet, Fierce in Despair. At the same time, this healing engine can be properly coupled with wounding strategies to make sure minions do not survive to the skirmish and regroup phase.

Shoulder to Shoulder became even more popular with the maneuver wound capabilities of the Dwarves in the Battle of Helms Deep expansion and beyond. Baruk Khazad, Slaked Thirsts, and other pre-skirmish wounding, with the typical "Rainbow Wounding" cards like Aragorn's Bow and Eowyn, Lady of Ithilien

Strengths and Weaknesses

Strong Versus...

• Free Peoples pre-!skirmish wounding, particularly when moving exertions to allies like Grimir, Dwarven Elder
• Shadow pre-skirmish wounding redirection, avoiding cards like Ulaire Enquea, Lieutenant of Morgul, Hate, or Greed
• Works well with Lend Us Your Aid and other exert events
• Strengthening Gimli, Counter of Foes

Weak Versus...

• Condition discarding
• Shoulder to Shoulder creates a lot of twilight for the Shadow player, particularly problematic against [Raider] cards like Whirling Strike or Red Wrath
• Minions who use excess twilight in the skirmish phase, like Easterling Captain and Ulaire Attea, Keeper of Dol Guldur.

Example Decks

Movie Block Shoulder to Shoulder Wounding by fenix

Gimli, Bearer of Grudges The One Ring, Answer to All Riddles Legolas, Greenleaf Glorfindel, Revealed in Wrath

Draw Deck Durin III, Dwarven Lord x3 Faramir, Son of Denethor x2 Sam, Son of Hamfast x2

Elrond, Herald to Gil-Galad x2 Galadriel, Lady of the Golden Wood

Gimli's Battle Axe, Trusted Weapon Dwarven Axe Dwarven Bracers Hand Axe Ring of Accretion Ring of Fury Aiglos

The Tale of Gil-Galad Slaked Thirsts x3 Preparations x2 Shadow Between Shoulder to Shoulder The Last Alliance of Elves and Men