Data:Sting (1R313)/Collection
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As a card from the Fellowship of the Ring set, Data:Sting (1R313) 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 a Rare, Sting has a 1 in 121 (~0.8%) chance of being present in any FotR booster pack, and a 3 in 121 (~2%) chance of being in any FotR starter deck.
- Foil versions of Movie-era Rare cards were randomly selected to be inserted into booster packs at a rate of 1 out of 26 packs (~3.8% of packs). This means any given FotR booster pack had a 1 in 3,146 (~0.038%) chance of containing a foil Sting.
- The Fellowship of the Ring was printed (both standard and foil) in 7 languages other than English: German, French, Italian, Spanish, Polish, Portuguese, and Chinese.
All known card variants (including those listed above) are below:
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English • Nonfoil | In other words, Sting is a braindead choice. You will always include Sting, because you will always have need to give Frodo a +2 strength boost and the only other +2 option has no game text. In addition, the ability itself is bonkers because who wouldn't want to just look at your opponent's hand for what is effectively free? Combine it with the twilight-clearing element and we have a card whose auto-inclusion is rivaled only by The One Ring itself.
In the end, we have opted to make Sting strictly worse than <span class="tooltip">Glamdring (1R75)START_WIDGET"'-cf016728578aefb5END_WIDGET</span>, which has the exact same ability without being problematic (since Gandalf's vitality is so much more precious). Frodo's version is unreliable: 4 cards will let you see half of your opponent's hand, but if you wish to repeat the action to try and get a closer look, you will be left wondering if the second batch of cards contain any overlap with the first or not. The twilight reduction cap has also been halved, limiting its ability to play cards for free, particularly when combined with the unreliable repeatability. Decipher Notes: There is no cultural enforcement on this card because every deck is required to play with Frodo. This is true of any card that requires only the Ring-bearer with no additional enforcement. The cost of the special ability, exerting a Hobbit, is undercosted for the utility it provides. |
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French • Foil | |
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Italian • Nonfoil | |
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Italian • Foil | |
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Spanish • Nonfoil | |
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Spanish • Foil | |
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Polish • Nonfoil | |
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Polish • Foil | |
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Portuguese • Nonfoil | |
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Portuguese • Foil | |
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Chinese • Nonfoil | |
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Chinese • Foil |
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