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| + | #REDIRECT [[Orc Inquisitor (1C268)]] |
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− | | SetNum=01
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− | | CardNum=268
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− | | SetName=The Fellowship of the Ring
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− | | Side=Shadow
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− | | Culture=Sauron
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− | | Twilight=3
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− | | FullCardType=Minion • Orc
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− | | Stat1Name=Strength
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− | | Stat1=9
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− | | Stat2Name=Vitality
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− | | Stat2=3
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− | | Stat3Name=Site
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− | | Stat3=6
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− | | GameText=When you play this minion, you may make the Free Peoples player discard a card at random from hand.
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− | | Lore=''Cruel questioners of Mordor tore the secret from poor Gollum, that Sauron's most prized possession once again was found.''
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− | | Rarity=C
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− | | Notes=
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− | = General Strategy =
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− | With the ability to discard a card at random from the Free Peoples player's hand, Orc Inquisitor can be the difference between a win and a loss. Possibly discarding a crucial event like Power According to His Stature or Hobbit Stealth, Orc Inquisitor is almost always an unpleasant surprise. Like many [Sauron] minions, Orc Inquisitor's three vitality make him a helpful minion with the exertion costs of many events and conditions. Desperate Defense of the Ring, Thin and Stretched, Tower of Barad-Dur, Ithil Stone, and Hate are all commonly played Mordor cards with an exertion cost.
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− | Like all [Sauron] Orcs (besides Besiegers), the site number makes the minion a bit cost-prohibitive when roaming. Trackers from the Battle of Helms Deep expansion, such as Grishnakh, Orc Captain or Orc Patrol can help reduce the site number and roaming penalty of these minions.
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− | With the addition of Frodo, Courteous Halfling in The Two Towers base set, the mill strategy took a nearly unrecoverable hit. Additionally, access to stronger companions and abilities left the Shadow discard strategy one of the least played archetypes beyond Fellowship block. With the expensive roaming penalties of the [relatively] weak minions, very little could stop a Free Peoples' player from simply outrunning his or her opponent.
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− | = Strengths and Weaknesses =
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− | === Strong Versus... ===
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− | * An opponent with a hand
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− | * Pairs well with free peoples discard strategies, such as The White Arrows of Lorien or Nobody Tosses a DWarf
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− | === Weak Versus... ===
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− | * An opponent without a hand
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− | * Effects that punish or prevent discarding (Old Noakes, Purveyor of Wisdoms; Frodo, Courteous Halfling; Frodo, Little Master)
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− | * Preparations and Rest By Blind Night can recycle discarded cards
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− | * Extremely large decks, or decks that play from discard such as [Moria] Swarm or Constantly Threatening [Dunland]
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− | = Example Decks =
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− | '''!Fellowship Block "Cruel Discard" by Kralik'''
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− | Ring and Bearer:
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− | Frodo, Reluctant Adventurer
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− | The One Ring, Isildur's Bane
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− | Adventure Deck:
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− | 1 The Prancing Pony*
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− | 2 Trollshaw Forest*
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− | 3 Rivendell Waterfall
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− | 4 Eregion Hills
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− | 5 The Bridge of Khazad-dum*
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− | 6 Valley of the Silverlode*
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− | 7 The Great River
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− | 8 Gates of Argonath
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− | 9 Tol Brandir
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− | Free Peoples (35 cards):
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− | 1x Arwen, Daughter Of Elrond (starting)
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− | 1x Legolas, Son of Thranduil (starting)
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− | 1x Aragorn, King in Exile
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− | 3x Haldir, Elf Of The Golden Wood
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− | 3x Elrond, Herald to Gil-galad
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− | 1x Gwemegil
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− | 1x Long-knives of Legolas
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− | 1x Ranger's Sword
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− | 2x Aragorn's Bow
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− | 1x Bow of the Galadhrim
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− | 3x Elven Bow'''
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− | 2x Gift of Boats
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− | 2x Songs of the Blessed Realm
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− | 1x The Choice of Luthien
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− | 1x The Last Alliance of Elves and Men
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− | 3x The White Arrows of Lorien
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− | 2x Hobbit Stealth
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− | 2x Might of Numenor
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− | 2x Secret Sentinels
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− | 2x The Council of Elrond
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− | Shadow (35 cards):
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− | 3x Morgul Hunter
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− | 4x Orc Ambusher
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− | 4x Orc Inquisitor
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− | 4x Orc Warrior
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− | 2x Tower Assassin
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− | 3x Desperate Defense of the Ring
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− | 3x His Cruelty and Malice
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− | 2x Thin and Stretched
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− | 3x Tower of Barad-dur
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− | 3x Desperate Measures
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− | 2x Enduring Evil
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− | 2x Shadow's Reach
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