Easterling Axeman (4C224)

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Easterling Axeman (4C224) is a Raider Minion from the The Two Towers set.

Collection Info
Title Easterling Axeman
Unique No
Collectible Yes
Set 4 - The Two Towers
Rarity C - Common
Card Number 224
Language EN - English
Revision 0
Gameplay Info
Playable Yes
Culture Raider
Side Shadow
Card Type Minion
Race Man
Twilight Cost 2
Strength 6
Vitality 2
Site Number 4
Game Text Easterling.

While you can spot 2 burdens, this minion is strength +3 and fierce.

Lore Poleaxes wielded by tall Easterling warriors cut through armor and bone.
Translations
DE - German
Card Name Ostling Axtkämpfer
Game Text Ostling.

Solange du 2 Lastmarken entdecken kannst, erhält dieser Diener Stärke +3 und ist Erbittert.

Lore Langstielige Äxte, die von großen Krieger aus dem Osten geschwungen wurden, schnitten durch Rüstung und Knochen.
ES - Spanish
Card Name Hachero Oriental
Game Text Oriental. Mientras puedas avistar 2 cargas, este siervo es fuerza +3 y fiero.
Lore Las hachas de asta empuñadas por los altos Orientales cortaban armadura y huesos por igual.
FR - French
Card Name Abatteur Oriental
Game Text Oriental.

Tant que vous pouvez désigner 2 points-fardeau, ce séide a +3 en force et est acharné.

Lore Les merlins brandits par les grands guerriers Orientaux coupent autant l'armure que l'os.
IT - Italian
Card Name Uomo d'Ascia Esterling
Game Text Esterling.

Mentre puoi avvistare 2 segnalini fardello, questo servitore aggiunge +3 alla forza ed è Feroce.

Lore Le asce in asta impugnate dagli alti guerrieri Esterling tagliano l'armatura e le ossa.


Technical Info
Wiki Base Card ID LOTR-EN04S224.0
TLHH ID LOTR04224
GEMP ID 4_224
LOTRO Hex ID 60 9E D0 03
LOTRO Image ID 04_224


Strategy[edit]

Easterling Axeman is one of those cards that seems simple enough to understand and play at first glance but is actually worth a second and closer look. As a cost 2, strength 6 minion the Axeman is nothing special. But once two burdens are on the Ring Bearer he becomes a strength 9, Fierce fighter - one of the most efficient minions in the game.

Nice - but how does that make him special? Well, first of all - there are currently 8 minions that have strength or fierceness boosters that key off of burdens. Of all of these, (Easterling Axeman, Easterling Infantry, Easterling Trooper, Easterling Captain, Desert Legion, Gollum Stinker, Orthanc Berserker and Ulaire Nelya, Ringwraith in Twilight) only Easterling Axeman and Easterling Infantry are commons; making them easy to get and easy to play. Easterling Trooper is uncommon but the other 5 cards are all rare. Easterling Axeman is also the cheapest of any but Gollum - and it takes 4 burdens for Gollum to be as strong as the Easterling Axeman is with 2; and even then he is not fierce.

Now that we've looked at the Easterling Axeman's benefits (cheap, common, and easy to pump) what are some good ways to use him? First of all, you need a burden adding deck to start with. Otherwise you have no guarantee that you'll be able to use him to his best ability. But then what? Combine the Easterling Axeman with the other Raider minions that are dependant on burdens - Easterling Trooper and Easterling Infantry. Save them up while playing cards that add burdens and then throw them all down at once. With their cheap cost you can hit your opponent with a fierce Raider swarm.

Easterling Axeman also works well against Ring Bound rangers. Add a few Gathering to the Summons and let your opponent confidently toss the Easterling Axeman on a low strength companion because Frodo only has one burden. Then play Gathering to the Summons (Spot a Ring-Bound companion skirmishing a Raider minion to add a burden) to pump his strength up by 3 and make him fierce just as the skirmish begins.

Easterling Axeman is also a good minion to combine into a Ringwraith burden deck. He takes advantage of the burdens but doesn't use much twilight. There are usually a couple of twilight left over after playing your Nazgul and you can toss the Axeman in to add to the pressure. Maybe your opponent will be so focused on the Nazgul that the Axeman can sneak up and, well, "axe" him.

The Axeman is also a good card for the Desperate Defense of the Ring/Enduring Evil Sauron deck. One of the problems with the Sauron minions is that they are not fierce. Desperate Defense of the Ring is a great card but it could be even better in conjunction with a few fierce minions. Easterling Axeman won't take much twilight away from the Sauron minion and can (under the right circumstances) activiate Desperate Defense of the Ring's text twice in one turn.

All of these are great reasons for including the Easterling Axeman in any burden deck you make for that extra cheap cost punch that can really shock your opponent. >by Cynthia Hart

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