Hardy Garrison (10U33)

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Hardy Garrison (10U33) is a Gondor Condition from the Mount Doom 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

Collection Info Title Hardy Garrison Unique Yes Collectible Yes Set 10 - Mount Doom Rarity U - Uncommon Card Number 33 Language EN - English Revision 0

Gameplay Info Playable Yes Culture Gondor Side Free Peoples Card Type Condition Target Play Area Support Area Twilight Cost 2 Game Text To play, spot 2 Men. Each time you lose initiative, you may wound a minion. Lore “All before the walls on either side of the Gate the ground was choked with wreck and with bodies of the slain....”

Translations DE - German Card Name Kühne Garnison Game Text Entdecke 2 Menschen, um diesen Effekt zu spielen. Jedes Mal, wenn du die Initiative verlierst, darfst du einen Diener verwunden. Lore Überall auf den Mauern auf beiden Seiten des Tors war der Boden übersät mit Trümmern und den Leichen der Erschlagenen... FR - French IT - Italian

Technical Info Wiki Base Card ID LOTR-EN10S033.0 TLHH ID LOTR10033 GEMP ID 10_33 LOTRO Hex ID 61 6A 89 09 LOTRO Image ID 10_033

Strategy

Hardy Garrison is part of a cycle of cards that all focus on losing initiative to aid the free peoples (other cards in the cycle include Brooding on Tomorrow, A Light In His Mind, Glimpse of Fate, Memories of Darkness and Fell Deeds Awake).

The cycle is typically combined with cards that allow for manipulating the number of cards in hand after the shadow phase. Gandalf, Manager of Wizards is a favorite, since cards don't actually get discarded and a Gandalf splash gives access to easy condition discarding with Brooding on Tomorrow. Decks focused specifically on Hardy Garrison favor cards that can also dish out wounds or exertions, such as Madril, Faramir's Aide and Rohirrim Guard. Pippin, Wearer of Black and Silver can be used to gain and lose initiative multiple times per turn, and typically finds himself combined with Faramir, Bearer of Quality in standard and expanded format decks.

Strengths and Weaknesses

Strong Versus...

The card is devastating towards strength based decks, as it prefers outright killing over resolving skirmishes. When paired with A Light In His Mind and Brooding on Tomorrow, it also fares well against corruption or condition heavy shadows. Rainbow variants can typically be run with various packages for dealing with a number of different decks.

Weak Versus...

The entire cycle is highly susceptible to condition discarding. It is also weak against cards that give the shadow initiative automatically (such as Harsh Tongues or a well-played Streaming to the Field). Having a fall-back strategy (such as Daddy Twofoot and No Visitors with Pippin, or Ranger's Longbow with Aragorn, Driven by Need) or using Hardy Garrison as a small component of a greater strategy can minimize damage from such cards.

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Decks

• [(Standard Format)]