Goblin Marksman (1C176)

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Goblin Marksman (1C176) is a Moria Minion 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 Goblin Marksman Unique No Collectible Yes Notes Italic text within parentheses is descriptive only, and has no added gameplay effect. Set 1 - The Fellowship of the Ring Rarity C - Common Card Number 176 Language EN - English Revision 0

Gameplay Info Playable Yes Culture Moria Side Shadow Card Type Minion Race Orc Twilight Cost 3 Strength 7 Vitality 1 Site Number 4 Game Text Archer. (Add 1 to the minion archery total.) Lore “Arrows fell among them. One struck Frodo and sprang back. Another pierced Gandalf's hat and stuck there like a black feather.”

Translations DE - German Card Name Goblin Scharfschütze Game Text Bogenschütze.(Erhöhe den Fernkampfwert der Diener um 1.) Lore Pfeile fielen auf sie. Einer traf Frodo und prallte ab. Ein zweiter durchbohrte Gandalfs Hut und blieb dort wie eine schwarze Feder stecken. ES - Spanish Card Name Tirador Goblin Game Text Arquero. (Añade 1 al total de arquería de los siervos.) Lore “Las flechas cayeron entre ellos. Una golpeo a Frodo y reboto. Otra atravesó el sombrero de Gandalf, y allí se quedo sujeta como una pluma negra.” FR - French Card Name Tireur d'Élite Gobelin Game Text Archer. (Ajoutez 1 au total d’archerie des séides.) Lore “Les flèches tombaient parmi eux. L'une frappa Frodon et ricocha. Une autre transperça le chapeau de Gandalf et y resta plantée comme une plume noire.” IT - Italian Card Name Tiratore Scelto Goblin Game Text Arciere. (Aggiungi 1 al totale degli arcieri tra i servitori.) Lore “Delle frecce caddero in mezzo a loro. Una di esse colpì Frodo e rimbalzò. Un'altra penetrò nel cappello di Gandalf, rimanendovi conficcata come una piuma nera.” PL - Polish PT - Portuguese ZH - Chinese

Technical Info Wiki Base Card ID LOTR-EN01S176.0 TLHH ID LOTR01176 GEMP ID 1_176 LOTRO Hex ID 40 2F F4 LOTRO Image ID 01_176

Strategy

A generic and simple Orc, Goblin Marksman is a [3] twilight archer minion. A natural fit in a [Moria] archery deck, Goblin Marksman lacks the vitality and additional game text found on future [3] twilight archer minions (Uruk Crossbowman, Southron Archer, or Southron Bowman) in exchange for a base 7 strength, uncommonly high for a [Moria] Orc. This can be boosted further by the presence of Archer Commander, making Goblin Marksman quite a strong orc if he bears a hand weapon as well.

The similar Goblin Bowman (!strength 4, twilight cost [2]) was released in the Mines of Moria expansion, alongside other Moria archers (Archer Commander, Moria Archery Troop).

Comparing Goblin Marksman to post-Shadows cards like Archer of Harad or Southron Murderer is a good example of the "power creep" in later sets.

Strengths and Weaknesses

Strong Versus...

• Small Fellowships
• Weak-to-average strength companions

Weak Versus...

• Mithril-Coat, Shield possessions, and other archery-reducing Free Peoples cards
• Directed pre-skirmish wounding