Lesser Ring V:
Playable only with a Gold Ring and after a test indicates a Lesser Ring. +2 influence against men and man-factions. You may play men characters during the organisation phase under direct influence at Freeholds/Border/Ruins. If bearer is your wizard, you may also play men characters under general influence with the company.
Men answering your call. Of course we have Rebuild the Town V for men, but then you have to squat. To have a permanent Chance Meeting sort of, is nice. Maybe it belongs better with a minion ring.
The Oracle's Ring V:
Spirit ring. playable only with a gold ring and after a test indicates a Spirit Ring. -2 to bearer's mind and +4 direct influence for a non orc/troll bearer against Men/Dunedain and Man/Dunadan factions. Tap bearer to make an influence attempt on a man/dunadan faction or character. You may take the corresponding faction or character to hand from sideboard or discard pile. Bearer makes a corruption check at -2.
Alternatively, tap bearer during the organisation phase to take a character to hand from sideboard or discard pile whose home site is bearer's current non haven non darkhold site. Bearer makes a cc at -2. All your man/dunadan factions and man/dunadan characters are worth one less MP (to a minimum of 1). Cannot be duplicated.
The card is meant to catch up for time lost. You need some valuable time and slots to play the ring which is relatively bad cardmanagement, hence you are behind on your opponent usually. Now the ring's influence is more powerful yet more limited: to men/dunedain. This can be good for outplaying your opponent, be it hero or minion, or influencing away, since you can play from sideboard or discard. Of course the faction is worth less points as a drawback (because they are mindless followers). Will opponent still have the guts to play Southrons, knowing you might go to the Oasis and try to influence it away easily? Or maybe you don't have it in sideboard at all
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Also usefull maybe for Treason the Greatest Foe, since you can get the right character you need more easily. Combine with In the Name of Mordor V and you are in good shape!