Severed His Bonds (4C319)

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Severed His Bonds (4C319) is a Shire 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 Severed His Bonds Unique No Collectible Yes Set 4 - The Two Towers Rarity C - Common Card Number 319 Language EN - English Revision 0

Gameplay Info Playable Yes Culture Shire Side Free Peoples Card Type Event Twilight Cost 1 Game Text Stealth. Skirmish: At sites 1 to 4, cancel a skirmish involving a Hobbit. At any other site, prevent a Hobbit from being overwhelmed unless his or her strength is tripled. Lore “‘The cord was cut!'”

Translations DE - German Card Name Seine Fesseln trennen Game Text Heimlichkeit. Kampf Hebe einen Kampf auf, an dem ein Hobbit beteiligt ist, wenn sich deine Gemeinschaft an Ort 1 bis 4 befindet. Ansonsten kann ein Hobbit nur mit dreifacher Stärke überwältigt werden. Lore Der Strick war durchgeschnitten! ES - Spanish Card Name Cortó Sus Ataduras Game Text Sigilo. Escaramuza: En los sitios del 1 al 4, cancela una escaramuza en la que participe un Hobbit. En cualquier otro sitio, prevén a un Hobbit de ser abrumado a no ser que su fuerza sea triplicada. Lore “¡La cuerda estaba cortada!” FR - French Card Name Il a Défait ses Liens Game Text Dissimulation. Combat : Aux sites 1 à 4, annulez un combat qui implique un Hobbit. À tout autre site, empêchez un Hobbit d’être submergé à moins que la force du camp adverse ne soit le triple de la force du Hobbit. Lore « “La corde a été coupée!” » IT - Italian Card Name Tagliare le Sue Corde Game Text Segretezza. Schermaglia: Ai siti dall’1 al 4, cancella una schermaglia che coinvolga un Hobbit. Presso ogni altro sito, impedisci che un Hobbit sia sopraffatto a meno che la forza degli avversari non sia il triplo della forza di quell’Hobbit. Lore “‘La corda si ruppe!'”

Technical Info Wiki Base Card ID LOTR-EN04S319.0 TLHH ID LOTR04319 GEMP ID 4_319 LOTRO Hex ID 6F A3 D0 03 LOTRO Image ID 04_319

Strategy

Essentially the Two Towers version of Hobbit Intuition, Severed His Bonds's primary use is to cancel a Hobbit's skirmish between sites 1T and 4T. Like its predecessor, it is more useful in later sites (and other sitepaths) than its sister event Swiftly and Softly, which cancels skirmishes up to site 5T (one of the most dangerous sites for the Fellowship).

Bounder tends to be the standard for keeping Hobbit from being overwhelmed, but there are multiple methods available to Shadow players for dealing with troublesome allies and the Wargs released in The Two Towers stop Bounder in his tracks. While there are very few practical ways to cancel a Free People's event, it must be held in hand until needed rather than waiting in the support area to be used. Since Bounder is forbidden altogether in Towers Block, Severed His Bonds is the best skirmish protection for the Ringbearer in that format.

Strengths and Weaknesses

Strong Versus...

• Wargs, which can nullify the effect of hobbit-saving skirmish abilities
• Skirmishes on sites 1T-4T
• Swarm strategies
• Southron Commander and Southron Troop

Weak Versus...

• Cavern Entrance
• Minions which already have triple the strength of a hobbit

Rulings

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