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<p>IstariBot mass importing articles from the old DokuWiki instance.</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>__NOTOC__<br /> <br /> {{NavBar|Lotr01139|Fellowship of the Ring Index|Saruman's Snows (1C138)|Spies of Saruman (1R140)}}<br /> <br /> <br /> {{LegacyCardInfoBox<br /> | TLHHImage=LOTR01139<br /> | WikiImage=LOTR01139<br /> | SetNum=01<br /> | CardNum=139<br /> | SetName=Fellowship of the Ring<br /> | Side=Shadow<br /> | Culture=Isengard<br /> | Twilight=0<br /> | FullCardType=Event<br /> | Stat1Name=<br /> | Stat1=<br /> | Stat2Name=<br /> | Stat2=<br /> | Stat3Name=<br /> | Stat3=<br /> | Stat4Name=<br /> | Stat4=<br /> | GameText=Skirmish: Make an Uruk-hai strength +2, or spot 5 companions to make an Uruk-hai strength +4 and fierce until the regroup phase.<br /> | Lore=Uruk-hai match their enemies' strength with their own feral rage.<br /> | Rarity=R<br /> | Notes=Lists: ERL, MXL. The strength +4 bonus lasts until the regroup phase. <br /> }}<br /> <br /> <br /> = General Strategy =<br /> <br /> The key skirmish pump for the Uruk-Hai race, Savagery to Match Their Numbers offers a +2 strength bonus for a twilight cost of (0) against any companion; however, when a Fellowship contains at least 5 companions, the minion becomes '''fierce''' and Savagery to Match Their Numbers offers a +4 strength bonus which lasts until the regroup phase. The ability for this strength bonus to last through a second skirmish with just the single event makes it relatively unusual for a skirmish pump. Savagery to Match Their Numbers can alter a Free Peoples players' strategy significantly--the player may not complete a strategy or playing a fifth companion to avoid the full effect of this pump, making it even better crowd control than Greed or Ulaire Enquea, Lieutenant of Morgul.<br /> <br /> Savagery to Match Their Numbers was added to the [[X-List]] in formats after Fellowship block, rendering the card unplayable in all subsequent formats. In casual formats, the event can be used with [Isengard] or [Sauron] Uruk-Hai, like Saruman's Ambition or Beyond the Height of Men.<br /> <br /> With the Reflections expansion, Sack of the Shire is the closest [Isengard] pump offered, although Ferocity is a zero-!cost strength +2/3 pump in The Two Towers base set.<br /> <br /> = Strengths and Weaknesses =<br /> <br /> === Strong Versus... ===<br /> <br /> * Fellowships with 5 or more companions<br /> * With Saruman, Keeper of Isengard, Savagery to Match Their Numbers is arguably the most important [Isengard] card in Fellowship of the Ring block<br /> * In casual formats, Savagery to Match Their Numbers can be coupled with [Isengard] or [Sauron] Uruk-Hai<br /> <br /> === Weak Versus... ===<br /> <br /> * Against small fellowships of four companions or less, Savagery to Match Their Numbers is a (0) cost, strength +2 pump; while this isn't anything to scoff at, the card could prevent some hand clog if the Shadow player greedily waits for a fifth companion to maximize its effects<br /> * For players under a budget, even still, Savagery to Match Their Numbers is a fairly expensive card and can be difficult to acquire<br /> <br /> = Example Decks =<br /> <br /> '''Fellowship Block Uruk-Hai Shadow by ket_the_jet'''<br /> <br /> Shadow Draw Deck:<br /> 1x Lurtz, Servant of Isengard<br /> 3x Saruman, Keeper of Isengard<br /> 4x Troop of Uruk-hai<br /> 2x Uruk Captain<br /> 3x Uruk Fighter<br /> 4x Uruk Lieutenant<br /> 4x Uruk Ravager<br /> 1x The Balrog, Durin's Bane<br /> 1x Beyond the Height of Men<br /> 1x Lurtz's Battle Cry<br /> 1x Saruman's Power<br /> 4x Savagery to Match Their Numbers<br /> 1x Greed<br /> 1x No Business of Ours<br /> 3x Saruman's Ambition<br /> 2x Saruman's Snows</div>

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