The Tale of Gil-galad (1R66)

Swan-ship of the Galadhrim (1U65)

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Uruviel, Maid of Lorien (1C67)

	Set:		Fellowship of the Ring
	Kind:		Free Peoples
	Culture:		Elven
	Twilight:		1
	Card Type:		Condition
	Vitality:		+1
	Game Text:		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
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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