Gondor companions that need to spot relatively many Men, like Denethor, Lord of Minas Tirith (10R28) and Elendil, The Tall (9R+32) Versions of the One Ring that help with his vitality or resistance, like The One Ring, Answer To All Riddles (4R1) , The One Ring, The Ring of Doom (15R1) , or The One Ring, The Ring of Rings (11R1) The Gondor artifact substrategy, with Scroll of Isildur (9R36) to boost his resistance and Sapling of the White Tree (9R35) to prevent wounds Strong Versus...[edit] Shadow strategies that rely on overwhelming the ring-bearer in a single skirmish, especially in the early-game Shadow cards that spot Shire companions or Hobbits, on the assumption that the ring-bearer is one Cards that spot many Free Peoples cultures, such as Grma, Chief Counselor (5R51) Shadow minions or conditions that rely on minions surviving to the Regroup phase, as long as you can afford to skirmish with Boromir
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If you prefer to build an indestructible fortress with Darksteel Forge before using Bolass Citadel to fish out one of the many infinite combos (mana, mill, turns, damage, etc.) artifact decks are known for, you can absolutely do that too
The Bargain mechanic will add enough mana to use this Dragon's damage-dealing ability twice up front, great for picking off flying defenders or even taking out low-loyalty Planeswalkers
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