An Able Guide (1R88)

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An Able Guide (1R88) is a Gondor Event from the Fellowship of the Ring set.

Collection Info
Title An Able Guide
Unique No
Collectible Yes
Set 1 - The Fellowship of the Ring
Rarity R - Rare
Card Number 88
Language EN - English
Revision 0
Gameplay Info
Playable Yes
Culture Gondor
Side Free Peoples
Card Type Event
Twilight Cost 0
Game Text Regroup: Spot a ranger to remove .
Lore “‘...though I cannot disappear, I have hunted many wild and wary things and I can usually avoid being seen, if I wish.'”
Translations
DE - German
Card Name Ein fähiger Führer
Game Text Sammeln: Entdecke einen Waldläufer, um den Einfluss um zu reduzieren.
Lore "...und wenngleich ich nicht verschwinden kann, so habe ich doch viele wilde und wachsame Geschöpfe gejagt und kann es, wenn ich will, gewöhnlich vermeiden, gesehen zu werden.“
ES - Spanish
Card Name Un Guía Capaz
Game Text Reagrupación: Avista un montaraz para quitar .
Lore “...y aunque no puedo desaparecer, he seguido las huellas de muchas criaturas salvajes y cautelosas, y comúnmente evito que me vean, si así lo deseo.”
FR - French
Card Name Un Guide Compétent
Game Text Ralliement : Désignez un rôdeur pour retirer .
Lore “‘...bien que je ne puisse disparaître, j'ai chassé maintes créatures sauvages et méfiantes, et je puis généralement éviter d'être vu, si je le désire.'”
IT - Italian
Card Name Un'Abile Guida
Game Text Raccolta: Avvista un Ramingo per rimuovere .
Lore “‘...e benché non abbia il potere di scomparire, ho dato la caccia a un sì gran numero di cose selvagge e di esseri guardinghi, che riesco generalmente a evitare di essere visto, quando lo desidero.'”
PL - Polish
PT - Portuguese
ZH - Chinese


Technical Info
Wiki Base Card ID LOTR-EN01S088.0
TLHH ID LOTR01088
GEMP ID 1_88
LOTRO Hex ID 48 29 F4
LOTRO Image ID 01_088


Strategy[edit]

A simple regroup action to prepare the Free Peoples player for a double move, An Able Guide removes a potent [4] twilight. The event spots a ranger to play, meaning that ranger copies of Arwen or Glorfindel, Eldarin Lord can pay the spotting requirement of the event. An Able Guide effectively removes the cost of a future minion from play, and comes in handiest against devastating regroup events like Fierce in Despair or New Fear. Additionally, An Able Guide can help cover most of the twilight cost of Last Throw, increasing the move limit for almost no penalty.

Other regroup actions to prepare for a move include Pursuit Just Behind, Gondor's Vengeance, Out of the High Airs, and Ranger of Osgiliath.

Strengths and Weaknesses[edit]

Strong Versus...[edit]

  • Allows Free Peoples player to potentially move with less twilight on the table
  • Expensive [Raider] regroup actions, such as Fierce In Despair, Great Beasts, or New Fear
  • Effectively mitigate cost of Last Throw
  • Can work well with Follower decks, as Followers often add post-shadow-phase twilight

Weak Versus...[edit]

  • Situational event, could present a hand clogging scenario, particularly if all ranger characters are killed