Coat of Mail (1C101)

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Coat of Mail (1C101) is a Gondor Possession 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 Coat of Mail Unique No Collectible Yes Set 1 - The Fellowship of the Ring Rarity C - Common Card Number 101 Language EN - English Revision 0

Gameplay Info Playable Yes Culture Gondor Side Free Peoples Card Type Possession Item Class Armor Twilight Cost 1 Game Text Bearer must be a Man. Bearer may not be overwhelmed unless his or her strength is tripled. Lore Soldiers of the White Tower have long appreciated the craftsmanship of the Gondorian metalsmiths.

Translations DE - German Card Name Panzerhemd Game Text Muss auf einen Menschen gespielt werden. Der Träger kann nur mit dreifacher Stärke überwältigt werden. Lore Die Soldaten des weissen Turms schätzen bereits lange die Handwerkskunst der Rüstschmiede Gondors. ES - Spanish Card Name Cota de Mallas Game Text El portador debe ser un Hombre. El portador no es abrumado a no ser que su fuerza sea triplicada. Lore Los Soldados de la Torre Blanca han apreciado durante mucho tiempo el arte de los herreros de Gondor. FR - French Card Name Cotte de Mailles Game Text Le détenteur doit être un Homme. Le détenteur n’est submergé que si la force du camp adverse est trois fois supérieure à la sienne. Lore Les Soldats de la Tour Blanche ont longtemps apprécié le savoir-faire des forgerons du Gondor. IT - Italian Card Name Cotta di Maglia Game Text Il possessore deve essere un Uomo. Il possessore non è sopraffatto a meno che la forza degli avversari non sia il triplo della sua forza. Lore I soldati della Torre Bianca hanno a lungo apprezzato la maestria dei fabbri ferrai di Gondor. PL - Polish PT - Portuguese ZH - Chinese

Technical Info Wiki Base Card ID LOTR-EN01S101.0 TLHH ID LOTR01101 GEMP ID 1_101 LOTRO Hex ID 45 2A F4 LOTRO Image ID 01_101

Strategy

Coat of Mail is a generic armor possession that prevents a Man from being overwhelmed unless his strength is tripled. Note that, while being a [Gondor] possession, Coat of Mail can be borne by any Man, including [Rohan] or [Gandalf] Men, similar to The Two Towers [Rohan] possession Heavy Chain.

Less popular than Armor, which prevents multiple wounds per skirmish phase, Coat of Mail did take on new purpose with the introduction of alternate Ring-Bearers in the Reflections expansion. With Boromir, Bearer of Council and Isildur, Bearer of Heirlooms introduced, Coat of Mail was a convenient overwhelm prevention against strategies like [Moria] Swarm, "Stupid Swarm," or the "Moria Navy" deck designs.

Boromir, Lord of Gondor has the same text as Coat of Mail, making the card redundant when played on him. That said, Coat of Mail is a popular card to play on Aragorn, ROTN; Aragorn, WTG or Aragorn, Heir of Elendil as they have innate access to the !defender +1 ability.

Strengths and Weaknesses

Strong Versus...

• High-powered minions, such as the Balrog or the Witch-King
• Powerful support to Isildur, Bearer of Heirlooms, Boromir, Bearer of Council
• Playable on any Free Peoples Man - including Eomer, Third Marshal of Riddermark
• Overwhelm prevention in Swarm decks

Weak Versus...

• Possession Discard
• Grima, Wormtongue
• Strange-looking Men, or other [Raider] or [Men] cards that can transfer the possession