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| TLHHImage=LOTR01176
| WikiImage=LOTR01176
| SetNum=01
| CardNum=176
| SetName=Fellowship of the Ring
| Side=Shadow
| Culture=Moria
| Twilight=3
| FullCardType=Minion • Orc
| Stat1Name=Strength
| Stat1=7
| Stat2Name=Vitality
| Stat2=1
| Stat3Name=Site Number
| Stat3=4
| Stat4Name=
| Stat4=
| GameText=Archer.
| Lore=“Arrows fell among them. One struck Frodo and sprang back. Another pierced Gandalf's hat and stuck there like a black feather.”
| Rarity=C
| Notes=Italic text within parentheses is descriptive only, and has no added gameplay effect. 
}}


= General Strategy =

A generic and simple Orc, Goblin Marksman is a [3] twilight archer minion. A natural fit in a [Moria] archery deck, Goblin Marksman lacks the vitality and additional game text found on future [3] twilight archer minions (Uruk Crossbowman, Southron Archer, or Southron Bowman) in exchange for a base 7 strength, uncommonly high for a [Moria] Orc. This can be boosted further by the presence of Archer Commander, making Goblin Marksman quite a strong orc if he bears a hand weapon as well.

The similar Goblin Bowman (!strength 4, twilight cost [2]) was released in the Mines of Moria expansion, alongside other Moria archers (Archer Commander, Moria Archery Troop).

Comparing Goblin Marksman to post-Shadows cards like Archer of Harad or Southron Murderer is a good example of the "power creep" in later sets.

= Strengths and Weaknesses =

=== Strong Versus... ===

* Small Fellowships
* Weak-to-average strength companions

=== Weak Versus... ===

* Mithril-Coat, Shield possessions, and other archery-reducing Free Peoples cards
* Directed pre-skirmish wounding