Aragorn, Defender of Free Peoples (6M2)
 Treebeard, Guardian of the Forest (6M1)
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Aragorn, Defender of Free Peoples (6M2) is an Oversized 
Gondor promotional card from the Ents of Fangorn set. It was released via the Convention Store in Summer 2003.
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Strategy[edit]
Aragorn, Defender of Free Peoples has at least two abilities which are strong enough on their own to build an entire deck around. Being able to make minions strength -3 with the removal a single 
Elven token makes Aragorn a formidable foe in the skirmish phase. And the ability to wound a minion twice during the regroup phase provides consistent and powerful minion removal for double-moves. The ability to heal a dwarf once... well. Maybe there's something there.
What keeps this version of Aragorn from being broken is the fact that it would be very challenging to build a deck which would allow Aragorn to use more than one of those abilities. And even if a deck is focused on one of those abilities only, there is still a built-in challenge for Aragorn, in that these abilities require resources provided by one's deck. Aragorn can not use his abilities until certain cards are in the support area, and provided with the appropriate cultural tokens.
All the same, a deck which truly supports Aragorn with the full playset of the necessary conditions, such as Agility (6C12)
or We Left None Alive (6C97)
, will also find itself supporting well those companions of the corresponding culture.
Gameplay Strategy[edit]
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Alternate Personas[edit]
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Aragorn, Ranger of the North (1R89)
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Ranger.
Maneuver: Exert Aragorn to make him defender +1 until the regroup phase. |
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Aragorn, King in Exile (1P365)
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Ranger. At the start of each of your turns, you may heal another companion who has the Aragorn signet. |
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Aragorn, Heir to the White City (3R38)
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Ranger.
Each time the fellowship moves during the fellowship phase, remove |
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Aragorn, Heir of Elendil (4C109)
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Defender +1. |
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Aragorn, Wingfoot (4P364)
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Ranger.
Each time the fellowship moves, you may wound a minion for each unbound Hobbit you spot. |
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Aragorn, Captain of Gondor (7C81)
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Knight.
At the start of each fellowship phase, you may add |
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Aragorn, Driven by Need (7P364)
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While you cannot spot 4 threats, Aragorn is strength +1 for each threat.
Regroup: Exert Aragorn twice to remove 3 threats. |
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Aragorn, Elessar Telcontar (10R25)
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When you play Aragorn, you may heal another companion. At the start of each fellowship phase, you may exert a companion of one culture to heal a companion of another culture. |
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Aragorn, Guide and Protector (11S53)
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Ranger. Each time a Free Peoples skirmish event is played, you may exert Aragorn to wound a minion he is skirmishing. |
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Aragorn, Strider (11R54)
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Ranger. Each time the fellowship moves, add  .
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Aragorn, Isildur's Heir (13R59)
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Aragorn is strength +1 for each card that has a culture token on it.
At the start of each assignment phase, you may exert Aragorn to make an unbound companion that has resistance 7 or more defender +1 until the regroup phase. |
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Aragorn, Swift Hunter (15S54)
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Ranger. Hunter 1. (While skirmishing a non-hunter character, this character is strength +1.)
Skirmish: Exert Aragorn to make a hunter companion strength +1. |
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Aragorn, Thorongil (15R55)
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Ranger. Hunter 2. (While skirmishing a non-hunter character, this character is strength +2.)
Maneuver: Add a threat to exert a non-hunter minion with strength less than Aragorn's. |
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Aragorn, Defender of Rohan (17R93)
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Valiant.
While the Ring-bearer is assigned to a skirmish, each |
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Aragorn, Heir to the Throne of Gondor (18R38)
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Hunter 2.
While you can spot 3 Free Peoples cultures, Aragorn is defender +1. While you can spot 2 Shadow cultures, Aragorn is defender +1. |
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Aragorn, Well-traveled Guide (19P12)
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Fellowship. Ranger.
While the Ring-bearer is the only other companion you can spot, Aragorn is an archer, defender +1, and can take no more than 1 wound each skirmish. |
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Aragorn, Last Hope of Men (V2_16)
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Valiant.
At the start of each turn you may spot another valiant companion to draw a card. Skirmish: Exert Aragorn to make a skirmishing valiant companion strength +2. |
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Aragorn, Estel (V1_19)
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When you play Aragorn, you may take an ally with a twilight cost of 2 or less into hand from your draw deck.
Skirmish: Discard an |
See Also[edit]
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