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Saruman's Power (1U136)

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<WRAP 500px db rightalign>[[lotr01136|Template:Cards:lotr01136.jpg]]</WRAP> <WRAP 480px db2 leftalign> | Set:| The Fellowship of the Ring| | Kind:| Shadow| | Culture:| Isengard| | Twilight:| 2| | Card Type:| Event| | Game Text:| Spell. Shadow: Exert a ![ISENGARD] minion to discard all conditions.| | Lore:| //The Uruks of Saruman are bred to be the instruments of his will, destroying his enemies with foul cruelty.//| | Rarity:| U| </WRAP>

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General Strategy

The Shadow version of Sleep, Caradhras, Saruman's Power is the most powerful tool for condition removal available to Shadow players. For the cost of [2] and the exertion of an [Isengard] minion, Saruman's Power discards every active condition, including the Shadow player's own !Shadow !conditions as well as the Free Peoples player's !Free Peoples !conditions. With the double-edged effect of discarding the Shadow player's own Shadow conditions, playing this card in condition-heavy Shadow is not ideal. That said, [Isengard] !condition Saruman's Ambition can reduce the cost of this event, making it even more potent for its cost. With such a powerful effect, Saruman's Power remains relevant in all formats, even ones where [isengard] itself is not prominent.

Strong Versus...

 * Condition-based Free Peoples, including:
   * Dauntless Hobbits (Escape, Fearing the Worst, A Talent for Not Being Seen)
   * Trust Me As You Once Did
   * [Gondor] Knights
   * [Rohan] Army (We Left None Alive, Arrow-Slits, Thundering Host)
   * [Dwarven] condition
   * Shadowplay Hobbits
   * Expanded Hobbits
 * Saruman's Ambition can reduce the twilight cost of this event; however, the event will discard the condition
 * Versatile splash event with splash minions like Grima or Saruman, Black Traitor as well as [Isengard] Uruk-Hai, Orc, or Man
 * Best in decks that do not rely on many conditions, such as [Isengard] Wargs or Uruk beatdown

Weak Versus...

 * Foul Creation
 * Decks that do not rely upon conditions
 * Condition shielding, such as Pippin, Friend to Frodo or Gimli, Feared Axeman

Rules and Clarifications

 * This card affects active conditions only, so it won't affect your free peoples conditions or your opponent's Shadow conditions.