View source for The Tale of Gil-galad (1R66)

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| TLHHImage=LOTR01066
| WikiImage=LOTR01066
| SetNum=01
| CardNum=066
| SetName=Fellowship of the Ring
| Side=Free Peoples
| Culture=Elven
| Twilight=1
| FullCardType=Condition
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| Stat1=
| Stat2Name=Vitality
| Stat2=+1
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| GameText=Tale. Bearer must be an Elf. Skirmish: Discard this condition to make bearer strength +2.
| Lore=“‘Gil-galad was an Elven-king / Of him the harpers sadly sing: / the last whose realm was fair and free / between the Mountains and the Sea.'”
| Rarity=R
| Notes=
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= General Strategy =

The Tale of Gil-Galad, and its brethren card The Saga of Elendil, is a unique, vitality-increasing condition. The first to cards to increase vitality in the trading card game, The Tale of Gil-Galad and The Saga of Elendil also offer a skirmish special action text to discard the condition for a strength +2 bonus. Endurance of Dwarves, the [Dwarven] variant, is non-unique, but only provides a strength +1 boost.

The Tale of Gil-Galad is often played on Legolas, Greenleaf, where the added vitality can result in an extra directed wound during the archery phase. That said, counting on The Tale of Gil-Galad, The Saga of Elendil, or Endurance of Dwarves for exertion based special abilities is a risky strategy. Discarding the condition on an exhausted companion means instant death, making cards like Hate and Orc Patrol potentially devastating.

= Strengths and Weaknesses =

=== Strong Versus... ===

* Best in concordance with characters with exertion special abilities, such as Legolas, Greenleaf or Aragorn, Ranger of the North
* Additional vitality helpful against grind or archery Shadow strategies

=== Weak Versus... ===

* Condition discarding, particularly in concert with directed wounding/exhausting
* Directed wounding