Cards of the Captain of Gondor
Today we're looking at the cards that will make up Boromir, the Captain of Gondor's Hero Pack. Boromir, one of the original Fellowship, is a Tactics Sphere hero that reflects his status as a champion of Gondor. As a reminder, all cards are subject to change before delivery subject to playtesting and licensor approval.
Let's start with Boromir's Hero card and it's current state in development:
Boromir
Boromir is an 11 Threat Tactics Sphere Hero with the Gondor Trait. His stats are:
Attack: 2
Willpower: 1
Health: 11
Boromir has a Vanquish ability that allows him to Grant a +1 Attack and Block to himself or another Character for the round. While the effects are only for the round, they are cumulative, so if you manage to get Boromir a second Vanquish in a single round, he will get to target an additional +1 attack as well as grant and additional block.
Let's take a look at Boromir's alternative art, which you can unlock using 1,000 Fellowship.
Since Boromir is a Tactics Hero, let's look at the Tactic's card from Boromir's pack first.
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Honor Guard
This is a Level 2 Tactics Ally with a Resource Cost of 2 and the following stats:
Attack: 2
Willpower: 0
Health: 4
Trait: Gondor
The Honor Guard grants Block to 1 Character during each Upkeep (at the beginning of a round).
Now, let's look at the Lore card for this pack...
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Heed The Dream
This 1 Resource Cost Lore Event card Draws 3 cards from your deck, but at the cost of increased threat.
Next up, let's look at the Leadership card in this pack...
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Knight Of The White Tower
This is 1 Resource Cost Leadership Ally card comes with great power, but with great restrictions that will you will need to build around. He has the following stats:
Attack: 3
Willpower: 2
Health: 6
Trait: Gondor
With great stats, the Knight can add needed strength to just about any situation, but he may not use his Defense to activate Guard and grants you +1 Threat every time he attacks. You will need to be careful when and where you use him.
Finally, we wrap up with the Spirit Card from the pack.
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Spear Of The Citadel
This is a 1 Resource Cost Spirit Attachment that grants Counter to whoever wields it. Additionally, when a character equipped with the Spear defeats an enemy (Vanquish), they gain Guard (up to as many times within a round as they have Willpower).
This completes the list of cards available in Boromir's Hero Pack. We hope you enjoy these new cards in play when they are released.
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That's all we have for now. Until we meet again, may the stars shine ever on your adventures!
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