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| TLHHImage=LOTR01288
| WikiImage=LOTR01288
| SetNum=01
| CardNum=288
| SetName=Fellowship of the Ring
| Side=Free Peoples
| Culture=Shire
| Twilight=1
| FullCardType=Ally • Home 1 • Hobbit
| Stat1Name=Strength
| Stat1=2
| Stat2Name=Vitality
| Stat2=3
| Stat3Name=
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| GameText=Fellowship: Exert Farmer Maggot to heal Merry or Pippin.
| Lore=“‘Old Maggot is really a stout fellow – if you leave his mushrooms alone.'”
| Rarity=R
| Notes=
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= General Strategy =

An important member of the "Hobbit Hospital" strategy, Farmer Maggot, Chaser of Rascals can heal Merry or Pippin at the cost of an exertion in the Fellowship phase. While Hobbits have access to several healing options with Pipes and Pipeweeds, events such as Hobbit Appetite or Stout and Sturdy, and conditional healing such as The Shire Countryside, allies such as Farmer Maggot, Chaser of Rascals, Rosie Cotton, Hobbiton Lass, and The Gaffer, Sam's Father are popular for the ability to heal from the support area. The self-healing Hobbit Party Guest and Frodo, Old Bilbo's Heir can effectively "transfer" wounds from [Shire] companions to allies.

Farmer Maggot, Chaser of Rascals is particularly important in a deck that focuses on the exertion abilities of Hobbits, such as Merry, Friend to Sam or an unbound Hobbit bearing a copy of Escape. Additionally, Farmer Maggot, Chaser of Rascals returned to the spotlight with the release of The Return of the King base set, with the popular Merry's Sword appearing in many [Rohan] decks (and the less popular Pippin's Sword in [Gondor] decks). The Reflections expansion added Merry's Dagger and Pippin's Dagger as well as a support area condition, Everyone Knows, which focuses on having healed Hobbits.

= Strengths and Weaknesses =

=== Strong Versus... ===

* Can be summoned by Merry, Horticulturalist
* Readily healed by Frodo, Old Bilbo's Heir and Hobbit Party Guest
* Hobbit to spot for Chance Observation
* Very effective with Merry, Friend to Sam
* Useful with Merry or Pippin bearing Escape, or cards with exertion abilities such as Merry's Sword, Merry's Dagger, Pippin's Sword, or Pippin's Dagger
* Everyone Knows

=== Weak Versus... ===

* Anduin Confluence
* Ally targeting cards, such as Fear or Tower Assassin
* Healing prevention effects, such as Black Breath, You Bring Great Evil or Steward's Tomb*

= Example Decks =

'''Fellowship Block Hobbit Hospital by civ4master'''

Ring-bearer: Frodo, Old Bilbo's Heir
Ring: The One Ring, Isildur's Bane

Free Peoples Draw Deck:
1x Merry, From O'er the Brandywine (Starting)
1x Pippin, Friend to Frodo (Starting)
1x Sam, Son of Hamfast (Starting)

1x Bilbo, Well-spoken Gentlehobbit
2x Bounder
1x Farmer Maggot, Chaser of Rascals
1x Filibert Bolger, Wily Rascal
1x Hobbit Farmer
2x Hobbit Party Guest
1x Rosie Cotton, Hobbiton Lass
1x The Gaffer, Sam's Father

3x Hobbit Sword
1x Sting
2x Thror's Map
1x Mithril-coat

2x Power According to His Stature
4x Hobbit Intuition
2x Hobbit Stealth

3x A Promise
1x A Talent for Not Being Seen
2x O Elbereth! Gilthoniel!
2x There and Back Again

= Extra Information =

Fun Fact: Farmer Maggot, Chaser of Rascals is the most-collectible character to be found in [[fellowship_block|Fellowship block]]. You can never have enough copies of this card.

== Other Versions of Farmer Maggot ==

* [[lotr00093|Hobbit of the Marish (P)]]
* [[lotr11163|Hobbit of the Marish]]