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Even for the baseline ability, nabbing a single extra card per turn for a minor loss of life is usually worth the trade-off, and seeing as the Confidant is usually a removal magnet early, you likely wont have to worry too much about slipping into the danger zone

The Payoffs These are the cards that make all your setup worth itthe ones that hit hard, provide overwhelming value, or close out games

A 4/4 that hits as an 8/8 is usually good before you even consider its all-natural trample and permanent mass pump effect

Once the ring tempts you 4 times, any damage inflicted by Frodo on an opponent will result in their instant defeat

Amass Cards Sauron likes his Orc army, so before Sauron leaves the command zone we might want to pepper in a bunch of other cards to amass Orcs

Bow of Nylea is a good utility enchantment artifact with a modal activated ability