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Desperate Measures (1R245) is a Sauron 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	Desperate Measures
Unique	No
Collectible	Yes
Notes	Should read ?discard <i>the</i> top 5 cards...?
Set	1 - The Fellowship of the Ring
Rarity	R - Rare
Card Number	245
Language	EN - English
Revision	0

Gameplay Info
Playable	Yes
Culture	Sauron
Side	Shadow
Card Type	Event
Twilight Cost	2
Game Text	Maneuver: Spot a Orc and remove a burden to make the Free Peoples player discard top 5 cards from his or her draw deck.
Lore	“‘Go back, Sam. You can't swim. I'm going to Mordor alone.'”

Translations
DE - German
Card Name	Verzweifelte Massnahmen
Game Text	Manöver: Entdecke einen Ork und entferne 1 Lastmarke, um den Freie Völker Spieler zu zwingen, die obersten 5 Karten von seinem Spieldeck abzulegen.
Lore	"Geh zurück, Sam. Ich werde alleine nach Mordor gehen. Du kannst nicht schwimmen.“
ES - Spanish
Card Name	Medidas Desesperadas
Game Text	Maniobra: Avista un Orco y quita una carga para hacer que el jugador de Gentes Libres descarte las 5 cartas superiores de su mazo de robar.
Lore	“Regresa, Sam. No puedes nadar. Voy a Mordor solo.”
FR - French
Card Name	Moyens Désespérés
Game Text	Manœuvre : Désignez un Orque et retirez un point-fardeau pour obliger le joueur des Peuples Libres à défausser les 5 premières cartes de sa pioche.
Lore	“‘Repars, Sam. Tu ne sais pas nager. Je vais au Mordor seul.'”
IT - Italian
Card Name	Misure Disperate
Game Text	Manovra: Avvista un Orco e rimuovi un segnalino fardello per far scartare al giocatore dei Popoli Liberi le prime 5 carte del suo mazzo di gioco.
Lore	“‘Torna indietro, Sam. Non puoi nuotare. Andrò a Mordor da solo.'”
PL - Polish
PT - Portuguese
ZH - Chinese

Technical Info
Wiki Base Card ID	LOTR-EN01S245.0
TLHH ID	LOTR01245
GEMP ID	1_245
LOTRO Hex ID	45 33 F4
LOTRO Image ID	01_245

Strategy[edit]

The key event in a Sauron mill strategy, Desperate Measures can discard five cards for the removal of a single burden in the maneuver phase. Very few strategies function without a draw deck or the ability to replenish cards when reconciling, making the discarding strategy a borderline negative playing experience. Desperate Defense of the Ring (1R244) , another powerful milling card, can add the burdens necessary to play Desperate Measures. The Irresistible Shadow (1R252) is one of very few "win condition" cards, automatically granting the Shadow player the win if the opponent has five burdens and no draw deck.

With the addition of Frodo, Courteous Halfling (4R301) in the Two Towers base set, the Sauron mill strategy took a nearly unrecoverable hit. Additionally, access to stronger companions and abilities left the Shadow discard strategy one of the least played archetypes beyond Fellowship block. With the expensive roaming penalties of the (relatively) weak minions, very little could stop a Free People's player from simply outrunning his or her opponent.