Data:Bill the Pony (3U106)/Collection
 Why Shouldn't I Keep It? (3R105)
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As a card from the Realms of the Elf-Lords set, Data:Bill the Pony (3U106) was primarily gained through [standard booster packs | as a card in the XXX starter deck | direct purchase from the XXX product | explanation of promotional distribution], or sometimes as [a random rare in a starter deck]. It is a [brief description of usage], so its demand is [enormous | relatively high | average | relatively low | nonexistent].
- As an Uncommon, Bill the Pony has a 3 in 40 (~7.5%) chance of being in any RotEL booster pack.
- Foil versions of Movie-era Uncommon cards were randomly selected to be inserted into booster packs at a rate of 1 out of 18 packs (~5.5% of packs). This means any given RotEL booster pack had a 1 in 2,128 (~0.14%) chance of containing a foil Bill the Pony.
- Realms of the Elf-lords was printed (both standard and foil) in 5 languages other than English: German, French, Italian, Spanish, and Polish.
All known card variants (including those listed above) are below:
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English • Nonfoil | Decipher here simply mentions the problems with choke in general, as opposed to specific problems that make Bill worthy of getting singled out. They do later mention that at least Talent For Not Being Seen requires more than just Frodo, and so we’ve taken that logic at face value.
Bill's errata here is designed to kill two birds with one stone: first, by requiring it go on Sam, the lore nerds in all of us are finally satisfied. ...what, did you need a second reason? Well in that case, notice that this can no longer be used in a solo Frodo context, nor can Bill be bounced around between whichever hobbits happen to be the least expendable at the time. Sam in general should end up as less of a pump-n-dump, which should continue to make Son of Hamfast a tiny bit worse. Just a little. Decipher Notes: Bill the Pony – Choke appears to be a major focus of the X-list. Why? What is it about cards like Bill that make them prime candidates for the list? Trevor: Resource denial has proven to be a huge issue with Lord of the Rings TCG. Geoff: I think the most important thing to note here is that when people play card games, we actually want them to be able to play their cards. It’s one thing if passive denial (playing little to no cards) leads to a small pool of resources for your opponent. It’s another thing entirely if active denial (playing cards that reduce the opponent’s resources) is forcing an opponent’s entire deck to shut down. Unfortunately, in the system we have, your Free Peoples ‘choke’ strategy does more than just hinder your opponent’s Shadow strategy. It hinders their deck’s cycling…in turn hindering their Free Peoples strategy’s ability to handle your own Shadow strategy. It has a very negative cyclic effect that many players can’t fathom a way out of once they’re stuck in it. |
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French • Nonfoil | |
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Italian • Nonfoil | |
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Spanish • Nonfoil | |
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Polish • Nonfoil | |
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Polish • Foil |
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