Supporting Fire (4C83)

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Supporting Fire (4C83) is a Elven Event from the The Two Towers set.

Collection Info
Title Supporting Fire
Unique No
Collectible Yes
Set 4 - The Two Towers
Rarity C - Common
Card Number 83
Language EN - English
Revision 0
Gameplay Info
Playable Yes
Culture Elven
Side Free Peoples
Card Type Event
Twilight Cost 1
Game Text Skirmish: Make an Elf strength +2 (or +3 if you spot 3 Elf companions).
Lore Sword-work is made easier with archery support.
Translations
DE - German
Card Name Unterstützungsfeuer
Game Text Kampf Gib einem Elben Stärke +2 (oder Stärke +3, wenn du 3 Elbengefährten entdeckst).
Lore Schwertarbeit wurde viel einfacher durch die Unterstützung der Bogenschützen.
ES - Spanish
Card Name Fuego De Apoyo
Game Text Escaramuza: Da a un Elfo fuerza +2 (o +3 si avistas 3 compañeros Elfos).
Lore El trabajo de espada se hace más fácil con el apoyo de la arquería.
FR - French
Card Name Tir de Soutien
Game Text Combat : Donnez +2 en force à un Elfe (ou +3 si vous désignez 3 compagnons Elfes).
Lore Le combat à l'épée est facilité par le soutien des archers.
IT - Italian
Card Name Fuoco di Supporto
Game Text Schermaglia: Aggiungi +2 alla forza di un Elfo (o +3 se avvisti 3 compagni Elfi).
Lore Il compito delle spade è reso più facile dal supporto degli arcieri.


Technical Info
Wiki Base Card ID LOTR-EN04S083.0
TLHH ID LOTR04083
GEMP ID 4_83
LOTRO Hex ID 63 95 D0 03
LOTRO Image ID 04_083


Strategy[edit]

Gameplay Strategy[edit]

Like most skirmish events, Supporting Fire gives a generic +2 strength bonus with a conditional increased bonus. Though the increased bonus is only +3, it is the only Elven skirmish event in Movie Block where the full bonus depends only on the Free People's deck. This makes its use very clear-cut: it is very popular in Elf-heavy fellowships regardless of what the underlying strategy of that fellowship is, and very unpopular in decks with only a few key Elf companions.

Deckbuilding Strategy[edit]

In a fellowship with 4 or more Elf companions this is typically the skirmish event to prioritize first. Defiance (1C37) is a great choice in a meta where you expect to see a lot of Nazgul and may subtract from the number of Supporting Fire used, but in Movie block very few Elf decks won't use any copies of this card at all.

In decks with 2 or fewer Elf companions this card is worse than any alternative since it will never give a greater strength bonus than other events, but may sometimes give less. Decks with exactly 3 Elf companions will have to weigh how quickly all 3 companions will typically be played (and how likely they all are to survive) to determine whether this event is worthwhile.

Strengths and Weaknesses[edit]

Synergizes With...[edit]

Strong Versus...[edit]

  • Dunland decks, which have strong skirmish capabilities and generally can't meet the conditions for other Elf events to grant more than +2 strength

Weak Versus...[edit]

  • Decks with only a few Elf companions, where losing one of them means losing the extra point of strength