What can be said about these allies. The ultimate chump-blockers, the true graduates from the Snowbourn Academy of Expendable Characters, Valiant Sacrifice's best friends, the look on their eyes is too pure and hopeful for this world so they are doomed to leave it soon and brutally.

Chump-blocking aside they can still be put to good use with the help of Visionary Leadership and Boromir, even though in that case I would have preferred for them to have 0 and 2 Hit Points, to better deal with some treacheries and with archery.

A cheap but versatile auto-include ally in a Gondor deck :

• He's from the main Gondor sphere
• He's an early target for Visionary Leadership, Boromir and Faramir
• He synergizes well with Lothíriel + Valiant Sacrifice
• He increases the flexibilty of the resources thanks to his response
• He's a deck target for the entry effect of Soldier of Gondor
• He's a free chump-blocker or discard target of some treacheries or shadow effects

The prime chump-blocker, recouping its cost in the event of its very likely demise. The Gondor trait is another crucial positive here, making Squire of the Citadel often actually quite strong stat-wise for its low cost of 1 with cards like Faramir or Visionary Leadership. It gained further use with the release of cards like Lothíriel or Soldier of Gondor, being a staple in a lot of Gondor and Prince Imrahil decks. This is just a card that will almost never let you down in the right deck and I value such consistency for a very low cost highly.

Rating: 6.5/10

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