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| Set:| The Fellowship of the Ring|
 
| [[Kinds_of_Cards|Kind]]:| Shadow|
 
| Culture:| [[Sauron Culture|Sauron]]|
 
| [[Twilight Cost|Twilight]]:| 2|
 
| Card Type:| Event|
 
| Game Text:| Maneuver: Spot a ![SAURON] Orc and remove a burden to make the Free Peoples player discard top 5 cards from his draw deck.|
 
| Lore:| //"'Go back, Sam. You can't swim. I'm going to Mordor alone.'"//|
 
| Rarity:| R|
 
| Notes:| Should read "discard <i>the</i> top 5 cards..."|
 
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====== Desperate Measures (1R245) Wiki ======
 
 
 
===== General Strategy =====
 
 
 
The key event in a Sauron mill strategy, Desperate Measures can !discard five cards for the removal of a single burden in the maneuver phase. Very few strategies function without a draw deck or the ability to replenish cards when reconciling, making the !discarding strategy a borderline negative playing experience. Desperate Defense of the Ring, another powerful milling card, can add the burdens necessary to play Desperate Measures. The Irresistible Shadow is one of very few "win !condition" cards, automatically granting the !Shadow player the win if the opponent has five burdens and no !draw deck.
 
 
 
With the addition of Frodo, Courteous Halfling in the Two Towers base set, the [Sauron] 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.
 
 
 
 
 
===== Strengths and Weaknesses =====
 
 
 
=== Strong Versus... ===
 
 
 
  * Anyone with a draw deck
 
  * Pairs well with free peoples discard strategies, such as The White Arrows of Lorien or Nobody Tosses a DWarf
 
 
 
=== Weak Versus... ===
 
 
 
  * Frodo, Courteous Halfling
 
  * Preparations and Rest By Blind Night can recycle discarded cards
 
  * Extremely large decks, or decks that play from discard such as [Moria] Swarm or Constantly Threatening [Dunland]
 
 
 
===== Example Decks =====
 
 
 
**!Fellowship Block "Cruel Discard" by Kralik**
 
 
 
Ring and Bearer:
 
Frodo, Reluctant Adventurer
 
The One Ring, Isildur's Bane
 
 
 
Adventure Deck:
 
1  The Prancing Pony*
 
2  Trollshaw Forest*
 
3  Rivendell Waterfall
 
4  Eregion Hills
 
5  The Bridge of Khazad-dum*
 
6  Valley of the Silverlode*
 
7  The Great River
 
8  Gates of Argonath
 
9  Tol Brandir
 
 
 
Free Peoples (35 cards):
 
1x  Arwen, Daughter Of Elrond (starting)
 
1x  Legolas, Son of Thranduil (starting)
 
1x  Aragorn, King in Exile
 
3x  Haldir, Elf Of The Golden Wood
 
 
 
3x  Elrond, Herald to Gil-galad
 
 
 
1x  Gwemegil
 
1x  Long-knives of Legolas
 
1x  Ranger's Sword
 
2x  Aragorn's Bow
 
1x  Bow of the Galadhrim
 
3x  Elven Bow**
 
 
 
2x  Gift of Boats
 
2x  Songs of the Blessed Realm
 
1x  The Choice of Luthien
 
1x  The Last Alliance of Elves and Men
 
3x  The White Arrows of Lorien
 
 
 
2x  Hobbit Stealth
 
2x  Might of Numenor
 
2x  Secret Sentinels
 
2x  The Council of Elrond
 
 
 
Shadow (35 cards):
 
3x  Morgul Hunter
 
4x  Orc Ambusher
 
4x  Orc Inquisitor
 
4x  Orc Warrior
 
2x  Tower Assassin
 
 
 
3x  Desperate Defense of the Ring
 
3x  His Cruelty and Malice
 
2x  Thin and Stretched
 
3x  Tower of Barad-dur
 
 
 
3x  Desperate Measures
 
2x  Enduring Evil
 
2x  Shadow's Reach
 
 
 
===== Extra Information =====
 
 
 
  * This card's game text contains an error; it should say “discard the top 5 cards” instead of “discard top 5 cards”.
 

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