Editing Siege of Gondor

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{{Set
|ID=8
|Name=Siege of Gondor
|Abbr=SoG
|Creator=Decipher
|ReleaseDate=2004-03-10
|IsOfficial=yes
|Platforms=Paper, LotR-O, GEMP, mLOTRO, Tabletop Simulator, Lackey, gccg
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'''Siege of Gondor''' (or '''SoG''') is the first expansion set in [[King Block]] and the eighth expansion overall. It was released on March 10, 2004. The set contained 122 cards (40 commons, 40 uncommons, 40 rares, and two premium cards that only appeared in starter decks), all of which could appear in foil versions. Six rares from the set had [[Tengwar]] versions produced.

==Themes and Mechanics==

Following the pattern set by the first expansion of each of the previous two blocks, Siege of Gondor contained themes that centred around significant visual effects from the Return of the King: the {{C|Gondor}} [[Wraith]] subculture, and the giant spider [[Shelob]], which appeared as the second minion in the {{C|Gollum}} culture.

===New Loaded Keyword===

A character with [[Enduring]] get strength +2 for each wound on that character. Many cards with [[Enduring]] were given abilities which required healing the character as a cost, which led to a number of potential [[loop]]s that needed to be corrected with errata or x-listing cards.

===New Unloaded Keywords===

Siege of Gondor introduced three new unloaded keywords
* [[Corsair]], a subculture of {{C|Raider}} representing the pirates of Umbar
* [[Spider]], a new race in the {{C|Gollum}} culture used for [[Shelob]]

While not a new keyword, [[Wraith]] appeared for the first time on Free Peoples cards as a subculture of {{C|Gondor}}, after previously appearing on three {{C|Sauron}} cards in [[Ents of Fangorn]].

==Starter Decks==

The premium cards for the Siege of Gondor starter decks were {{Card|Merry, Noble Warrior}} and {{Card|Pippin, Guard of Minas Tirith}}. These two cards are notable as the first hobbits to appear as the face cards of a starter deck and the only hobbits ever printed with a base strength of 5 or more; the only other hobbit with a base strength greater than 3 is Tolman Cotton, who wouldn't be printed until [[Black Rider|set 12]].

* [[Starter_Decks/King_Block#SOG_Merry_Starter_Deck|Merry Starter Deck]]:  {{C|Shire}} / {{C|Rohan}} / {{C|Ringwraith}}
* [[Starter_Decks/King_Block#SOG_Pippin_Starter_Deck|Pippin Starter Deck]]:  {{C|Shire}} / {{C|Gondor}} / {{C|Raider}}

==Cycles==

{| class="wikitable"
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!colspan="7" | Free Peoples Cycles
|-
!Cycle Name
! {{C|Dwarven}}
! {{C|Elven}}
! {{C|Gandalf}}
! {{C|Gondor}}
! {{C|Rohan}}
! {{C|Shire}}
|-
|rowspan="2" | Allied culture token conditions
| {{Card|Wish For Our Kinfolk}}
| {{Card|Shake Off the Shadow}}
| {{Card|Not the First Halfling}}
| {{Card|A Path Appointed}}
| {{Card|Doom Drove Them}}
| {{Card|Song of the Shire}}
| 
|-
|colspan="6" | Conditions that with a cost of "Exert a [Culture 1] companion and either a [Culture 2] or a [Culture 3] companion to add a [Culture 1] token here."
|}

==Reprinted Cards==

Siege of Gondor did not contain any reprinted cards.

==Notable Cards==

* {{Card|Saved from the Fire}}
* {{Card|Shelob, Eater of Light}}
* {{Card|Shelob, Last Child of Ungoliant}}
* {{Card|King of the Dead, Oathbreaker}}
* {{Card|Merry, Noble Warrior}}
* {{Card|Pippin, Guard of Minas Tirith}}


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