Easterling Guard (4C226)

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Easterling Guard (4C226) is a Raider Minion 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 Easterling Guard Unique No Collectible Yes Set 4 - The Two Towers Rarity C - Common Card Number 226 Language EN - English Revision 0

Gameplay Info Playable Yes Culture Raider Side Shadow Card Type Minion Race Man Twilight Cost 4 Strength 9 Vitality 2 Site Number 4 Game Text Easterling. Each time this minion is assigned to an unbound companion, you may exert him to add a burden. Lore Armored Easterlings protect their commanders from enemy assaults.

Translations DE - German Card Name Ostling Wache Game Text Ostling. Jedes Mal, wenn diesem Diener ein nicht-verbundener Gefährte zugewiesen wird, darfst du ihn anstrengen, um eine Lastmarke auf den Ringträger zu legen. Lore Gepanzerte Ostlinge schützten ihre Anführer vor feindlichen Angriffen. ES - Spanish Card Name Guardia Oriental Game Text Oriental. Cada vez que este siervo es asignado a un compañero no-vinculado, puedes esforzarlo para añadir una carga. Lore Los Orientales acorazados protegen a sus comandantes de los asaltos del enemigo. FR - French Card Name Garde Oriental Game Text Oriental. Chaque fois que ce séide est affecté à un compagnon dissocié, vous pouvez affaiblir ce séide pour ajouter un point-fardeau. Lore Les Orientaux en armure protègent leurs commandants contre les attaques ennemies. IT - Italian Card Name Guardia Esterling Game Text Esterling. Ogni volta che questo servitore è assegnato a un compagno Non Legato, puoi sforzarlo per aggiungere un segnalino fardello. Lore Gli Esterling in armatura proteggono i loro comandanti dagli attacchi dei nemici.

Technical Info Wiki Base Card ID LOTR-EN04S226.0 TLHH ID LOTR04226 GEMP ID 4_226 LOTRO Hex ID 62 9E D0 03 LOTRO Image ID 04_226

Strategy

!Easterling Guard and Easterling Lieutenant make up the backbone of the Easterling corruption machine. Along with Gathering to the Summons and Vision from Afar, these four cards are capable of corrupting the Ring-bearer on their own. Just 5 burdens is often seen as the tipping point for a Fellowship as this puts companions in danger of being killed by Shotgun Enquea, making this new subculture incredibly potent in Towers Standard. Easterling Guard fits naturally with Gollum, Stinker, and can be replayed by Evil-smelling Fens for even greater corruption opportunity.

Because the burdening occurs when this minion is assigned to a skirmish rather than at the start of a skirmish, he is unhindered by [Rohan] mounts. If there are at least two burdens, Easterling Polearm renders him immune to wounds and practically guarantees a burden will be added if there are no Ring-bound companions capable of fighting him.

Strengths and Weaknesses

Strong Versus...

• Free Peoples which have no burden removal and few ways to wound a minion before a skirmish, such as [Rohan] and Ent Fellowships
• Can be splashed in any corruption deck

Weak Versus...

• Faramir, Son of Denethor
• Ring-bound fellowships
• Direct wounding

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