Death to the Strawheads (4U8)

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Death to the Strawheads (4U8) is a Dunland Event 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 Death to the Strawheads Unique No Collectible Yes Set 4 - The Two Towers Rarity U - Uncommon Card Number 8 Language EN - English Revision 0

Gameplay Info Playable Yes Culture Dunland Side Shadow Card Type Event Twilight Cost 3 Game Text Skirmish: Make a Man strength +1 for each companion you spot. Lore The dark Dunlendings called their fair-haired enemies from Rohan “Strawheads.”

Translations DE - German Card Name Tod den Strohköpfen! Game Text Kampf Gib einem Menschen Stärke +1 für jeden Gefährten, den du entdeckst. Lore Die dunkelhaarigen Dunländer nannten ihre blonden Feinde aus Rohan ‚Strohköpfe'. ES - Spanish Card Name Muerte Para Los Cabeza-De-Paja Game Text Escaramuza: Da a un Hombre fuerza +1 por cada compañero que avistes. Lore Los oscuros Dunlendinos llamaban a sus enemigos de cabello claro de Rohan “Cabeza-de-Paja”. FR - French Card Name Mort aux Têtes de Paille Game Text Combat : Donnez +1 en force à un Homme pour chaque compagnon que vous désignez. Lore Les sombres habitants du Pays de Dun appelaient leurs ennemis de Rohan, aux cheveux pâles, “Têtes de paille”. IT - Italian Card Name Morte ai Testapaglia Game Text Schermaglia: Aggiungi +1 alla forza di un Uomo per ogni compagno che avvisti. Lore Gli scuri Dunlandiani chiamavano i loro biondi nemici di Rohan “Testapaglia”.

Technical Info Wiki Base Card ID LOTR-EN04S008.0 TLHH ID LOTR04008 GEMP ID 4_8 LOTRO Hex ID 68 90 D0 03 LOTRO Image ID 04_008

Strategy

With the release of Towers Block, Úlairë Enquëa, Lieutenant of Morgul (1U231) was only legal in Towers Standard play and the door was opened for large fellowships such as Ents to appear on the scene without the concentrated counters from Fellowship Block. Each Shadow culture had a new way of discriminating against large fellowships, and Death to the Strawheads is Dunland's. Big fellowships generate enough extra twilight to cover the event's cost, and the strength bonus on an already high strength culture all but guarantees an overwhelm to an unsuspecting companion. Unlike most cards against big fellowships, this one functions as Morgul Hunter (1R256) by being devastating against larger fellowships but remaining effective regardless. The higher twilight cost combined with Dunland's access to free events such as Burn Every Village (4C5) and Dark Fury (4C7) (each capable of giving +4 strength) makes Death to the Strawheads of limited usefulness against fellowships of 5 or fewer, and it is not very popular as a result.

Strengths and Weaknesses

Strong Versus...

• Large fellowships
• Gandalf, The White Wizard (4C90)

Weak Versus...

• Small fellowships
• Choke