Stood Firm
Condition • Support Area
Toil 1.
While you can spot more minions than companions, each Man bearing a hand weapon or skirmishing an Orc is strength +1 (+2 if bearing a hand weapon and skirmishing an Orc).
“The great Men towered above the tallest Orcs, and their swords and spears far outreached the weapons of their enemies. The onslaught faltered, broke and retreated, leaving the defenders little harmed, unshaken, behind piles of fallen Orcs.”

yeah, i think it works with the toil.

•Its Splendor Grew
Condition • Support Area
Tale.
At the start of each regroup phase, if you cannot spot a minion, spot X artifacts and add (X) to heal X companions.
“...it recalled the wealth and majesty of Númenor ere it fell High towers the people of Gondor built, and strong places, and havens of many ships; and the Winged Crown of the Kings of Men was held in awe by people of many lands and tongues.”

interesting. good.

Stood Firm
Condition • Support Area
Toil 1.
While you can spot more minions than companions, each Man bearing a hand weapon or skirmishing an Orc is strength +1 (+2 if bearing a hand weapon and skirmishing an Orc).
“The great Men towered above the tallest Orcs, and their swords and spears far outreached the weapons of their enemies. The onslaught faltered, broke and retreated, leaving the defenders little harmed, unshaken, behind piles of fallen Orcs.”

•Its Splendor Grew
Condition • Support Area
Tale.
At the start of each regroup phase, if you cannot spot a minion, spot X artifacts and add (X) to heal X companions.
“...it recalled the wealth and majesty of Númenor ere it fell High towers the people of Gondor built, and strong places, and havens of many ships; and the Winged Crown of the Kings of Men was held in awe by people of many lands and tongues.”

Dáin’s DC Duos #139

We’ve only got a couple Duos left, and what remains is quite different than what we’ve seen of Gondor in this set so far. Whereas everything up until now has been focused on the Númenóreans from the end of the Second Age and their battles during the Last Alliance and at the Gladden Fields, today we fast forward 2,500 years into Gondor’s history to one more important event: the Battle of the Field of Celebrant, afterwhich Cirion, Steward of Gondor, and Eorl, leader of the Éothéod, swore an oath that created the land of Rohan and established the long alliance between it and Gondor.

Like I said, we won’t be here too long, but we will revisit in a little while, as pretty much all cards in the set focus on these events as well.

For now, here’s Cirion himself, as well as another key player that alone survived to call on the future Rohirrim for aid. Enjoy!

•Cirion, Noblest of the Stewards
Companion • Man
Strength: 6
Vitality: 3
Resistance: 7
Knight. Hunter 1.
Each time you play a Man, you may remove .
Each time a Man wins a skirmish, you may exert Cirion to exert a minion.
“...in Cirion Eorl saw the highest and noblest man of the world that he knew, and the wisest, on whom sat the majesty of the Kings of Men of long ago.”
Seems fairly balanced, but a bit underpowered, somehow...

•Borondir, Rider of the Last Hope
Companion • Man
Strength: 6
Vitality: 3
Resistance: 6
Valiant.
While you can spot a unique Man and a unique Man, Borondir’s twilight cost is -1.
While Borondir is mounted, he is strength +1 (or +2 if bearing a mount).
“...a great rider of a family that claimed descent from a captain of the Northmen in the service of the Kings of Old.”
Now this is very interesting! Seems good to me. It’s almost exactly like a companion... but in the culture!

Oh, and Happy Easter! I’m off for my Easter feast now, but I had time between that and church to get these up.

Stood Firm
Condition • Support Area
Toil 1.
While you can spot more minions than companions, each Man bearing a hand weapon or skirmishing an Orc is strength +1 (+2 if bearing a hand weapon and skirmishing an Orc).
“The great Men towered above the tallest Orcs, and their swords and spears far outreached the weapons of their enemies. The onslaught faltered, broke and retreated, leaving the defenders little harmed, unshaken, behind piles of fallen Orcs.”
really I think you could cut the cost to 3. it isn’t that good.

•Its Splendor Grew
Condition • Support Area
Tale.
At the start of each regroup phase, if you cannot spot a minion, spot X artifacts and add (X) to heal X companions (limit 3).
“...it recalled the wealth and majesty of Númenor ere it fell High towers the people of Gondor built, and strong places, and havens of many ships; and the Winged Crown of the Kings of Men was held in awe by people of many lands and tongues.”

•Cirion, Noblest of the Stewards
Companion • Man
Strength: 6
Vitality: 3
Resistance: 7
Knight. Hunter 1.
Each time you play a Man, you may remove .
Each time a Man wins a skirmish, you may exert Cirion to exert a minion.
“...in Cirion Eorl saw the highest and noblest man of the world that he knew, and the wisest, on whom sat the majesty of the Kings of Men of long ago.”
make it wound a minion. otherwise he basically stinks

•Borondir, Rider of the Last Hope
Companion • Man
Strength: 6
Vitality: 3
Resistance: 6
Valiant.
While you can spot a unique Man and a unique Man, Borondir’s twilight cost is -1.
While Borondir is mounted, he is strength +1 (or +2 if bearing a mount).
“...a great rider of a family that claimed descent from a captain of the Northmen in the service of the Kings of Old.”