Axe Strike (1C3)

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Axe Strike (1C3) is a Dwarven Event from the Fellowship of the Ring set.

EN Nonfoil First Edition EN Foil First Edition EN Nonfoil Revision 1 DE Nonfoil First Edition DE Foil First Edition FR Nonfoil First Edition FR Foil First Edition IT Nonfoil First Edition IT Foil First Edition ES Nonfoil First Edition ES Foil First Edition PL Nonfoil First Edition PL Foil First Edition PT Nonfoil First Edition PT Foil First Edition ZH Nonfoil First Edition ZH Foil First Edition

Collection Info Title Axe Strike Unique No Collectible Yes Notes Game text is a clarification. Set 1 - The Fellowship of the Ring Rarity C - Common Card Number 3 Language EN - English Revision 0

Gameplay Info Playable Yes Culture Dwarven Side Free Peoples Card Type Event Twilight Cost 0 Game Text Skirmish: Make a Dwarf strength +2 (or +3 if bearing an axe). Lore Though Gimli's words were praised by the Lady of Light, he proved his best skill was swinging his axe.

Translations DE - German Card Name Axthieb Game Text Kampf: Gib einem Zwerg Stärke +2 (oder Stärke +3, wenn er eine Handwaffe trägt). Lore Obwohl Gimlis Worte von der Herrin des Lichts wohlwollend aufgenommen wurden, bewies er sein größtes Talent im Umgang mit der Axt. ES - Spanish Card Name Golpe de Hacha Game Text Escaramuza: Da a un Enano fuerza +2 (+3 sí lleva una arma de mano ). Lore A pesar de que las palabras de Gimli fueron alabadas por la Dama de la Luz, él demostró que su mejor habilidad era golpear con su hacha. FR - French Card Name Coup de Hache Game Text Combat : Donnez +2 en force (ou +3 s’il porte une arme de mêlée ) à un Nain. Lore Même si les paroles de Gimli furent louées par la Dame Blanche, il prouva que son meilleur talent était le balancement de sa hache. IT - Italian Card Name Colpo d'Ascia Game Text Schermaglia: Aggiungi +2 alla forza di un Nano (o +3 se impugna un’arma da mischia ). Lore Sebbene la parole di Gimli fossero elogiate dalla Dama della Luce, lui aveva dimostrato che la sua migliore capacità era di far roteare la sua ascia. PL - Polish PT - Portuguese ZH - Chinese

Technical Info Wiki Base Card ID LOTR-EN01S003.0 TLHH ID LOTR01003 GEMP ID 1_3 LOTRO Hex ID 43 24 F4 LOTRO Image ID 01_003

Strategy

Axe Strike is a standard "pump," a skirmish event used to temporarily boost a skirmish in a character's favor. While Axe Strike serves as a staple in Fellowship block [Dwarven] decks, the event is mostly eclipsed by Flurry of Blows in the Mines of Moria expansion and skirmish events like Battle Tested, Best Company, and Honed in Towers Standard and Movie formats.

Axe Strike does carry a benefit over Flurry of Blows as it only needs a single hand weapon to get its maximum bonus and is a zero-!twilight event.

Strengths and Weaknesses

Strong Versus...

• Good with choking decks due to the 0 Twilight cost

Weak Versus...

• Sub-par against possession removal, as this minimizes the strength bonus

Rulings

From the Template:crd 2004 0302.pdf:

Skirmish: Make a Dwarf strength +2 (or +3 if bearing a [Dwarven] hand weapon). Only copies of this card from The Fellowship of the Ring set need this clarification.

Later sets reprinted the card with corrected text. This clarification is mostly aesthetic in nature, as to date no [Dwarven] hand weapon has been released that was not an axe.