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Steward of gondor card12/6/2023 The sad thing is, it would be the world's easiest card to errata and fix ALL of these problems. to where it in and of itself is an integral mechanic of the game an not just a card. It is so blatantly powerful, that it changes the game, sort of similar to how a black hole warps gravity within it's vicinity. because the biggest distinct perk that the Gondor archetype has (resource generation and hero defense) is applicable to everybody thanks to one OP card (along with a free Gondor trait to boot!). It's part of the reason why they have struggled to bring the "Gondor" themed trait to maturity. and yet I still feel pressured to because all of the newest scenarios released seem to assume a SOG driven resource power curve. I feel that I have been forced to play it as the lynchpin behind so many decks all of these years, that I almost can't stand to play it anymore. It almost takes an entire consideration element, resource generation/management, out of the game once it hits the table. It only took me a few plays before I became bored with including it in every deck, as it's so up-front overpowered and has no subtlety to it at all. It's offensive to one's sense of theme to constantly have to justify how Amarthiul, or Celeborn is suddenly the Steward of Gondor. From the very beginning I've struggled with this card. This isn't a slam on them, but rather a slam on a card design that makes 1 card so central to virtually every power deck ever built. I've also noted that a lot of the more well known community deck builders, like Seastan and Ataruslash, seem to be hooked on it like it's cocaine, and barely have the ability to make a deck without it. It amazed me that nobody seemed to recognize that the root of the problem underneath these two, and many other resource generated effect cards. I've been thinking about this for a long time, but the thought "bubbled back up" the other day while listening to the COTR podcast guys speculate about the potential need to errata "Blood of Gondor" and "Gondorian Fire". I have been playing this game since the core set released, and am of the opinion that the single biggest mistake the designers of this game have made is the "Steward of Gondor" card.
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