Supporting Fire (4C83)

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Supporting Fire (4C83) is a Elven 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 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

Gameplay Strategy

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

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

Synergizes With...

• Decks with all or mostly Elven companions
• Event-based Elf effects such as Galadriel, Lady Redeemed (10R11) and Círdan, The Shipwright (10R8)

Strong Versus...

• 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...

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