No Use That Way (5R113)
 No Help for It (5R112)
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No Use That Way (5R113) is a 
Shire Event from the Battle of Helm's Deep set.
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Strategy[edit]
In the Battle of Helm's Deep, Smeagol was introduced to the game as a Free Peoples character, and given a small cycle of cards to help him play an offensive role. Then, in Ents of Fangorn, that cycle was expanded with a few more key cards. In essence:
Step 1.) assign a low-vitality minion to Smeagol and pay 3 burdens with No Use that Way to auto-kill and win the skirmish. Supplement with Don’t Look at Them (6R39)
if needed.
Step 2.) Capitalize on the skirmish win by discarding a minion with Don’t Follow the Lights (6C38)
, and potentially use Not Listening (6C43)
to vent some of the burdens added.
Step 3.) If using Sméagol, Old Noser (5C28)
, exert Gollum twice to wound any remaining minions on the board. Then, spot Sam and play No Help for It (5R112)
to discard Smeagol (recycling his spent vitality)) and remove the 3 burdens paid for No Use that Way.
Step 4.) During your next fellowship phase, use You Must Help Us (5C117)
to play Smeagol from your discard pile and heal your hobbits twice. Sam, Nice Sensible Hobbit (5U115)
may have been tanking a minion during the last turn, and Frodo may have been taking archery wounds and exertions.
Naturally, if you go all in on this cycle of cards, your deck risks becoming too reliant on drawing a copy of No Use that Way to get the engine going. You also risk immediate punishment for the burdens from Easterlings, and a minion of 4 vitality will test Smeagol's wounding capacity, especially if played without a smaller-vitality minion to accompany.
With all of that being said, a key strength of this card is a lack of cultural enforcement. Any character with a Frodo signet can use this card for skirmish-phase wounding--including, of course, a matching version of Frodo, himself, allowing your Ringbearer to become a quickdraw gunslinger. This versatility can also be a good boon for toolbox/splash companions who might otherwise lack the support to get involved in skirmishes, such as Legolas, Greenleaf (1R50)
or Boromir, Son of Denethor (1U97)
.
In whichever deckbuild you might use this card, you'll need to plan for powerful and reliable burden removal, or its cost will be prohibitive.
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