Staff of Saruman, Fallen Istar's Stave (13R81)

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Staff of Saruman, Fallen Istar's Stave (13R81) is a Isengard Artifact from the Bloodlines set.

EN Nonfoil First Edition DE Nonfoil First Edition FR Nonfoil First Edition IT Nonfoil First Edition

Collection Info Title Staff of Saruman Subtitle Fallen Istar's Stave Unique Yes Collectible Yes Set 13 - Bloodlines Rarity R - Rare Card Number 81 Language EN - English Revision 0

Gameplay Info Playable Yes Culture Isengard Side Shadow Card Type Artifact Item Class Staff Twilight Cost 2 Strength +2 Vitality +1 Game Text Bearer must be a Wizard. Regroup: If Saruman is the only minion you can spot, discard this artifact from play to return him to your hand. Lore He raised his staff and it engulfed Gandalf in flames.

Translations DE - German Card Name Sarumans Stab, Stab des gefallenen Istari Game Text Muss auf einen Zauberer gespielt werden.Sammeln: Lege dieses Artefakt ab, um Saruman zurück auf deine Hand zu nehmen, wenn er der einzige Diener ist, den du entdecken kannst. Lore Er erhob seinen Stab und hüllte Gandalf in Feuer. FR - French IT - Italian

Technical Info Wiki Base Card ID LOTR-EN13S081.0 TLHH ID LOTR13081 GEMP ID 13_81 LOTRO Hex ID 61 D9 65 0C LOTRO Image ID 13_081

Strategy

Unlike Saruman's Staff, FIS does not make Saruman Fierce or Damage + 1, but it does give him an extra vitality point, which is extremely useful for versions of Saruman that like to exert, such as Agent of the Dark Lord, Coldly Still and Curunir. The fact that it allows him to return to hand is also useful for a Deceived Wizards deck, as these tend to have few other minions. Also some cards/shadow strategies remove minions before or during the regroup phase, which would allow FIS to trigger. Some examples are Goblin Swarms and The Trees are Strong. Note that FIS is less useful for the Sarumans that can’t fight naturally, although it can still be beneficial to them.

Because of its wording, it is possible to play this card on Gandalf or Radagast. The only apparent benefit of doing so would be to exhaust them whilst bearing it and then discard it, which would kill them. Cards that could aid this strategy are Orc Overseer and Mumak Commander, GatS.

Strengths and Weaknesses

Strong Versus...

• Strength based fellowships (If on Coldly Still or Agent of the Dark Lord)
• Hunter Fellowships (If on Curunir)
• Wounding
• Archery

Weak Versus...

• Roll of Thunder
• Foul Creation (You can lose Saruman to this)
• Something Draws Near
• Fall Back
• Catapult (if reveals a card with a twilight cost of 2)
• Disarmed
• A New Light (You can lose Saruman to this)