Cliffs of Emyn Muil (4R299)

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Cliffs of Emyn Muil (4R299) is a Shire Condition from the The Two Towers set.

EN Nonfoil First Edition EN Foil First Edition 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

Collection Info Title Cliffs of Emyn Muil Unique Yes Collectible Yes Set 4 - The Two Towers Rarity R - Rare Card Number 299 Language EN - English Revision 0

Gameplay Info Playable Yes Culture Shire Side Free Peoples Card Type Condition Twilight Cost 0 Game Text Plays to your support area. When the fellowship moves from site 1, remove up to 2 burdens. Skirmish: Discard this condition to wound a minion a Hobbit companion is skirmishing. Lore “‘We've escaped from the Emyn Muil!'”

Translations DE - German Card Name Die Klippen des Emyn Muil Game Text Spiele diese Karte in deinen Unterstützungs-bereich. Wenn sich die Gemeinschaft von Ort 1 fortbewegt, entferne bis zu 2 Lastmarken. Kampf Lege diesen Effekt ab, um einen Diener zu verwunden, der gegen einen Hobbitgefährten kämpft. Lore "Wir sind dem Emyn Muil entkommen.“ ES - Spanish Card Name Riscos De Emyn Muil Game Text Cuando la comunidad se mueve del sitio 1, quita hasta 2 cargas. Escaramuza: Descarta esta condición para herir un siervo que esté en una escaramuza contra un compañero Hobbit. Lore “¡Hemos escapado de Emyn Muil!” FR - French Card Name Les Falaises d'Emyn Muil Game Text Lorsque la compagnie quitte le site 1, retirez jusqu’à 2 points-fardeau. Combat : Défaussez cette situation pour blesser un séide combattant un compagnon Hobbit. Lore « “Nous nous sommes échappés de l'Emyn Muil.” » IT - Italian Card Name Dirupi dell'Emyn Muil Game Text Quando la compagnia si muove dal sito 1, rimuovi fino a 2 segnalini fardello. Schermaglia: Scarta questa condizione per ferire un servitore che stia schermagliando con un compagno Hobbit. Lore “‘Siamo fuggiti dall'Emyn Muil!'”

Technical Info Wiki Base Card ID LOTR-EN04S299.0 TLHH ID LOTR04299 GEMP ID 4_299 LOTRO Hex ID 6B A2 D0 03 LOTRO Image ID 04_299

Strategy

A common sight in any wounding deck with [Shire] companions, the skirmish ability of Cliffs of Emyn Muil provides a reliable way to deliver wounds and kill off threatening minions with low vitality. When combined with [Shire] cards like Frying Pan, Mind Your Own Affairs, or Power According to His Stature, Hobbits may become formidable fighters against minions with low vitality. Cross-culture, it is especially popular in Towers formats when the fellowship has a focus on archery, discouraging a Shadow player from leaving a minion with 1 vitality (often at the cost of killing a minion off). With backup events, the Free Peoples may coax a Shadow player into discarding key cards such as Hides or Goblin Armory (especially when skirmishing the Ring-Bearer) in vain hope of killing that Hobbit.

While its passive text isn't always used, it's a great bonus if you manage to draw Cliffs of Emyn Muil early. A player may be tempted to put many copies in a deck in order to reliably remove burdens moving from site 1T, but since Cliffs of Emyn Muil is unique extra copies will be useless if the Free Peoples draws several at once or hasn't discarded a previous copy yet. Because the card's passive text is worthless if drawn after Site 1T, it should not be relied upon for burden removal.

Cliffs of Emyn Muil only wounds minions skirmishing a Hobbit, so it is not uncommon for the Ring-bearer to be the only character capable of utilizing its skirmish text. This can be particularly dangerous if Cliffs of Emyn Muil is wholly relied on to win a skirmish, as a Shadow player may sacrifice Hides or Goblin Armory to keep a minion alive. Because it is a condition, the Shadow Player will expect it and might purposefully keep a minion's vitality low to surprise a player with an event such as All Blades Perish or Sweeter Meats (though these are not often played).

Strengths and Weaknesses

Strong Versus...

• Exhausted minions
• Fellowships with pre-skirmish wounding, especially direct wounding such as Legolas, Greenleaf
• Steward's Tomb, which will keep a player from preventing the wound

Weak Versus...

• Cards which may prevent a wound
• Minions with high vitality

Rulings

• Unless the site 1 is from Towers Block, Cliffs of Emyn Muil will not remove burdens.

See Also

• Add links to the wayback machine (or wiki archival links) for official Decipher articles regarding the card
• Link to decks that use this card