Throne of Minas Tirith (17R36)

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Throne of Minas Tirith (17R36) is a Gondor Artifact from the Rise of Saruman set.

EN Nonfoil First Edition

Collection Info Title Throne of Minas Tirith Unique Yes Collectible Yes Set 17 - Rise of Saruman Rarity R - Rare Card Number 36 Language EN - English Revision 0

Gameplay Info Playable Yes Culture Gondor Side Free Peoples Card Type Artifact Item Class Support Area Twilight Cost 2 Game Text To play, spot Denethor (or 2 companions). Each time a minion is killed or discarded from play during a skirmish, you may reinforce a token. Skirmish: Remove 3 tokens to discard a possession.

Technical Info Wiki Base Card ID LOTR-EN17S036.0 TLHH ID LOTR17036 GEMP ID 17_36 LOTRO Hex ID 64 66 36 10 LOTRO Image ID 17_036

Strategy

The Gondor card in Rise of Saruman's cycle of Throne cards, Throne of Minas Tirith is a very powerful card. To begin, it is an artifact. Artifacts are much harder for Shadow players to discard that conditions, and Gondor Artifacts all help make Scroll of Isildur (9R36) and Narsil, Blade of the Faithful (9R+34) give their full bonus. Throne of Minas Tirith's low spotting requirement means that it's almost as easy to play as Sapling of the White Tree (9R35) , and has two powerful abilities on top of that.

Throne of Minas Tirith's first ability is the strongest, making the entire Gondor Tokens strategy more effective. However, Gondor is fairly short on natural damage bonuses. To counteract this, you can play Gondorian Sword (7U98) , Andúril, Flame of the West (7R79) , Andúril, Sword That Was Broken (17R27) , Narsil, Forged by Telchar (17R31) , Noble Leaders (7R112) , and Kings’ Legacy (13U72) to name a few. The throne also triggers when Boromir, Bearer of Council (9R+31) discards a minion. Also neccesary for both the throne's abilities are a horde of Gondor token conditions, such as Noble Leaders (7R112) (which also helps the throne), Heirs of Gondor (13C69) , Storied Homestead (13R76) , The Faithful Stone (18R50) , and Garrison of Osgiliath (6C52) .

Once you have these tokens, the throne also can use them. Throne of Minas Tirith is a strong silver bullet against strategies like Corsairs and Dunland Site Control, as it can toss the boats and Hides (4R19) . To fuel this three-token cost arises The Faithful Stone (18R50) , which rapidly generates tokens against both these strategies and others. Also Soldier's Cache (18U58) can rapidly replenish your store of tokens, especially when paired with a move to Mithlond (18U136) or Neekerbreekers’ Bog (11S249) .

Strengths and Weaknesses

Synergizes With...

• Narsil, Blade of the Faithful (9R+34) , as it give a strength to the bearer and has two powerful effects

• Andúril, Flame of the West (7R79) and other damage-granting weapons.

• Gondor token conditions

Strong Versus...

• Corsair Boats, Hides (4R19) and Grond, Hammer of the Underworld (8R103)

• Beatdown

Weak Versus...

• Grond, Hammer of the Underworld (8R103) is the only card that can discard it

• Saruman's Power (1U136) can destroy the conditions you have used the throne on

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