The Tale of Gil-galad (1R66)
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The Tale of Gil-galad (1R66) is a Elven Condition from the Fellowship of the Ring set.
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Strategy
The Tale of Gil-Galad, and its brethren card The Saga of Elendil, is a unique, vitality-increasing condition. The first to cards to increase vitality in the trading card game, The Tale of Gil-Galad and The Saga of Elendil also offer a skirmish special action text to discard the condition for a strength +2 bonus. Endurance of Dwarves, the [Dwarven] variant, is non-unique, but only provides a strength +1 boost.
The Tale of Gil-Galad is often played on Legolas, Greenleaf, where the added vitality can result in an extra directed wound during the archery phase. That said, counting on The Tale of Gil-Galad, The Saga of Elendil, or Endurance of Dwarves for exertion based special abilities is a risky strategy. Discarding the condition on an exhausted companion means instant death, making cards like Hate and Orc Patrol potentially devastating.
Strengths and Weaknesses
Strong Versus...
- Best in concordance with characters with exertion special abilities, such as Legolas, Greenleaf or Aragorn, Ranger of the North
- Additional vitality helpful against grind or archery Shadow strategies
Weak Versus...
- Condition discarding, particularly in concert with directed wounding/exhausting
- Directed wounding