Enduring Evil (1R246)

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Enduring Evil (1R246) is a Sauron Event from the Fellowship of the Ring 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 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 Enduring Evil Unique No Collectible Yes Set 1 - The Fellowship of the Ring Rarity R - Rare Card Number 246 Language EN - English Revision 0

Gameplay Info Playable Yes Culture Sauron Side Shadow Card Type Event Twilight Cost 0 Game Text Skirmish: Spot X burdens to make a character skirmishing a Orc strength -X. Lore “‘The Dark Tower was broken, but its foundations were not removed; for they were made with the power of the Ring, and while it remains they will endure.'”

Translations DE - German Card Name Andauerndes Übel Game Text Kampf Entdecke X Lastmarken, um einem Charakter, der gegen einen Ork kämpft, Stärke -X zu geben. Lore "Der Schwarze Turm war geschleift, doch seine Grundmauern standen noch; denn sie waren mit der Macht des Ringes gebaut worden, und solange er da ist, bleiben sie erhalten.“ ES - Spanish Card Name Mal Duradero Game Text Escaramuza: Avista X cargas para hacer que un personaje en una escaramuza contra un Orco sea fuerza -X. Lore “La Torre Oscura fue demolida, pero quedaron los cimientos; pues habían sido puestos con el poder del Anillo, y mientras haya Anillo nada podrá desenterrarlos.” FR - French Card Name Mal Persistant Game Text Combat : Désignez X points-fardeau pour donner à un personnage combattant un Orque -X en force. Lore “‘La Tour Sombre était démolie, mais les fondations n'en étaient pas effacées ; car elles avaient été faites par le pouvoir de l'Anneau et tant qu'il restera, elles demeureront.'” IT - Italian Card Name Male Durevole Game Text Schermaglia: Avvista X segnalini fardello per sottrarre -X alla forza di un personaggio che stia schermagliando con un Orco . Lore “‘La Torre Oscura fu demolita, ma le sue fondamenta rimasero perché furono costruite col potere dell'Anello e scompariranno soltanto con esso.'” PL - Polish PT - Portuguese ZH - Chinese

Technical Info Wiki Base Card ID LOTR-EN01S246.0 TLHH ID LOTR01246 GEMP ID 1_246 LOTRO Hex ID 46 33 F4 LOTRO Image ID 01_246

Strategy

A skirmish event that decreases an opponent's strength, Enduring Evil is one of the strongest tools to overwhelm a companion or ally in the game. With the ability to decrease a companion's strength by up to 13 (though realistically much less) Enduring Evil costs nothing and has no written limit to the effect. Most companions' base strength is halved when spotting just three or four burdens, making a minion of the same base strength a considerable threat.

Mass burden removal, such as Gandalf’s Pipe (1U74) or Sam, Son of Hamfast (1C311) can cripple the Enduring Evil strategy. Moreover, a Free Peoples player may sacrifice a Frodo Ring-bearer to pass the One Ring onto Sam, effectively removing all burdens. Eye of Barad-Dûr (5R96) at least guarantees strength -1, as the Ring-Bearer is naturally ring-bound. Another drawback of this card is that it draws and focuses on two different goals - it is first and foremost a pump, making it suited for beatdown decks, but it relies on burdens for this purpose, which is a hallmark of a corruption deck. This is particularly problematic in Fellowship Block, as it is the only strength-related event the Sauron culture has access to.

Strengths and Weaknesses

Strong Versus...

• Zero-twilight skirmish events
• Works well with Orc Officer (7U302) , as it provides overwhelm potential for minions
• Natural synergy with Desperate Defense of the Ring (1R244) and Thin and Stretched (1R279)

Weak Versus...

• Sam, Son of Hamfast (1C311) , Gandalf’s Pipe (1U74) , and other cards that peel burdens
• Sacrificing Frodo and transferring The One Ring to Sam

See Also

• Enduring Evil was reprinted for the Orc culture as Abiding Evil (12R81) .