Great Shield (1C107)

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Great Shield (1C107) is a Gondor Possession from the Fellowship of the Ring set.

Collection Info
Title Great Shield
Unique No
Collectible Yes
Set 1 - The Fellowship of the Ring
Rarity C - Common
Card Number 107
Language EN - English
Revision 0
Gameplay Info
Playable Yes
Culture Gondor
Side Free Peoples
Card Type Possession
Item Class Shield
Twilight Cost 1
Game Text Bearer must be a Man.

The minion archery total is -1.

Lore The Kingdom of Gondor has smiths much practiced in creating strong tools of war.
Translations
DE - German
Card Name Langschild
Game Text Muss auf einen Menschen gespielt werden. Der Fernkampfwert der Diener verringert sich um 1.
Lore Das Königreich Gondor hat viele Schmiede, die in der Kunst geschult sind, gutes Kriegswerkzeug herzustellen.
ES - Spanish
Card Name Gran Escudo
Game Text El portador ha de ser un Hombre. El total de arquería de los siervos es -1.
Lore El Reino de Gondor tiene herreros muy hábiles en la creación de poderosas herramientas de guerra.
FR - French
Card Name Grand Bouclier
Game Text Le détenteur doit être un Homme. Le total d’archerie des séides est de -1.
Lore Le Royaume de Gondor a des forgerons plus expérimentés dans la création de solides instruments de guerre.
IT - Italian
Card Name Grande Scudo
Game Text Il possessore deve essere un Uomo. Sottrai -1 al totale degli arcieri tra i servitori.
Lore Il regno di Gondor ha fabbri molto esperti nel creare forti strumenti di guerra.
PL - Polish
PT - Portuguese
ZH - Chinese


Technical Info
Wiki Base Card ID LOTR-EN01S107.0
TLHH ID LOTR01107
GEMP ID 1_107
LOTRO Hex ID 4B 2A F4
LOTRO Image ID 01_107


Strategy[edit]

The only shield possession of Fellowship of the Ring base set set an underwhelming tone. Great Shield is bearable by any Man (Including [rohan] Men and [gandalf] Men) and makes the minion archery total -1 for each copy in play. By comparison, Shield of Boromir, introduced in the Mines of Moria expansion, also costs [1] and has added text.

One of two possessions in Fellowship block to add a permanent minion archery -1 effect (alongside Elven Cloak), Great Shield is a fringe possession generally not worthy of a deck slot. Future sets introduce other possessions or conditions that decrease the archery total in addition to offering other effects. Mithril Coat, Shield of Boromir, Hosts of the Last Alliance and Rohirrim Shield are four examples of this, and all come with added game text. This means that, while Great Shield can be played on a [rohan] Man, there is little point in doing so.

Already a fringe possession in Fellowship Block, Great Shield became even more unlikely to be played with the addition of The Two Towers set. Grima, Wormtongue, War Club, and similar ”possession hate” largely sent this card back into the pile of rubbish commons in the back of the shoebox. Note that it can be played on allies (Such as Barliman Butterbur, Prancing Pony Proprietor) to avoid the effects of cards like Grima.

Strengths and Weaknesses[edit]

Strong Versus...[edit]

  • Minion archery shadow strategies

Weak Versus...[edit]

  • Grima, wormtongue and other possession discard
  • Hand clog