Faramir, Son of Denethor (4C117)

Faramir, Captain of Gondor (4R116)

Back to The Two Towers Index

Faramir's Bow (4R118)

Strategy

Collection

History

Data

Faramir, Son of Denethor (4C117) is a Gondor Companion 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 Faramir Subtitle Son of Denethor Unique Yes Collectible Yes Set 4 - The Two Towers Rarity C - Common Card Number 117 Language EN - English Revision 0

Gameplay Info Playable Yes Culture Gondor Side Free Peoples Card Type Companion Race Man Twilight Cost 3 Strength 7 Vitality 3 Signet Frodo Game Text Ring-bound. Ranger. An opponent may not play skirmish events or use skirmish special abilities during skirmishes involving Faramir. Lore “He could see Faramir's face, which was now unmasked; it was stern and commanding, and a keen wit lay behind his searching glance.”

Translations DE - German Game Text Ring-verbunden. Waldläufer. Deine Gegenspieler dürfen in Kämpfen, an denen Faramir beteiligt ist, keine Kampfereignisse spielen oder spezielle Kampffähigkeiten benutzen. Lore Er sah Faramirs Gesicht, der jetzt keine Maske trug: es war streng und herrisch, und ein scharfer Verstand sprach aus seinem forschenden Blick. ES - Spanish Game Text Vinculado al Anillo. Montaraz. Un oponente no puede jugar eventos de escaramuza ni usar habilidades especiales de escaramuza durante escaramuzas en las que participe Faramir. Lore “Veía el rostro de Faramir, ahora desenmascarado: era severo e imperioso; y detrás de aquella mirada escrutadora brillaba una viva inteligencia.” FR - French Game Text Associé à l’Anneau. Rôdeur. Un adversaire ne peut pas jouer d’événements de combat ou utiliser des capacités spéciales de combat pendant les combats qui impliquent Faramir. Lore « Il voyait le visage de Faramir, à présent démasqué: il était sévère et imposant; une intelligence aiguë paraissait dans son regard scrutateur. » IT - Italian Game Text Legato all’Anello. Ramingo. Un avversario non può giocare eventi di schermaglia o usare abilità speciali di schermaglia durante le schermaglie che coinvolgano Faramir. Lore “Vedeva il viso di Faramir, ora senza maschera: era severo ed imperioso, e dietro al suo sguardo investigatore si nascondeva un'intelligenza acuta.”

Technical Info Wiki Base Card ID LOTR-EN04S117.0 TLHH ID LOTR04117 GEMP ID 4_117 LOTRO Hex ID 65 97 D0 03 LOTRO Image ID 04_117

Strategy

!Faramir, Son of Denethor is the most expensive Faramir of Two Towers, as he doesn't have any Starting Fellowship Twilight Reduction. However, his ability to prevent all enemy skirmish effects is incredibly useful, and, unlike many other companions from the early sets, never becomes obsolete. Use this Faramir to avoid extra wounds from Sauron Orcs such as Orc Soldier, to freeze Gollum wounding decks, to guarantee winning a skirmish and to guarantee avoiding a surprise overwhelm. Also note that he is Ring-Bound, and as such is immune to Grima, Wormtongue, so he can bear as many cards as you want.

Strengths and Weaknesses

Strong Versus...

• Any deck that depends on killing using skirmishes (Either by strength or wounding)

Weak Versus...

• Archery Decks
• Corruption Decks
• Eventless Decks

Rulings

A skirmish special ability is written as "Skirmish: [effect]". Abilities like those of Desert Soldier ("At the start of each skirmish phase ...") are not prevented by Faramir, even though they are abilities that explicitly mention the skirmish phase.

• http://lotrtcgwiki.com/forums/index.php/topic,1222.0.html

Alternate Personas

Portrait	Name	Game Text
	Faramir, Captain of Gondor (4R116)	Ring-bound. Ranger. The twilight cost of each other Man in your starting fellowship is -1. While skirmishing a roaming minion, Faramir is strength +2.
	Faramir, Ithilien Ranger (6P121)	Ring-bound. Ranger. If Faramir is in your starting fellowship, his twilight cost is –1. Fellowship: Play a ranger to heal a Ring-bound companion.
	Faramir, Stout Captain (7C90)	Ranger. To play, spot a Man. Each time Faramir wins a skirmish involving a fierce minion, you may exert Faramir to discard that minion.
	Faramir, Wizard's Pupil (7R91)	Ranger. Fellowship: Play a Man to heal Faramir. Skirmish: Exert Faramir to make an unbound Hobbit strength +2. Skirmish: Exert Gandalf to prevent all wounds to Faramir.
	Faramir, Defender of Osgiliath (8C34)	Knight. When you play Faramir (except in your starting fellowship), you may reveal the top 10 cards of your draw deck. You may play a knight revealed. Shuffle your draw deck.
	Faramir, Dunadan of Gondor (12R47)	Ranger. Skirmish: Exert Faramir to make him strength +1 for each wound on the Ring-bearer.
	Faramir, Prince of Ithilien (13C66)	While you can spot Boromir, Faramir is twilight cost –1. While you can spot Denethor, Faramir is twilight cost –1. While Faramir bears a possession, he is defender +1.
	Faramir, Bearer of Quality (17R28)	While Faramir is the Ring-bearer, at the start of each skirmish involving him, add 2 burdens or 2 threats. Skirmish: While Faramir is the Ring-bearer, you may wound Faramir to make a minion skirmishing a Man roaming until the end of the turn.
	Faramir, Captain of Ithilien (18R48)	Ranger. Hunter 2. If Faramir is in your starting fellowship, his twilight cost is -1. Maneuver: Exert Faramir to heal a companion with resistance 5 or more. ​