Once the ring tempts you 4 times, any damage inflicted by Frodo on an opponent will result in their instant defeat
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
Put it all together.
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
I've written pages dedicated to each of the colors individually (white, blue, black, red, and green), with many more articles in the color pie archive
Look at the tip where it's broken and the sunlight hits it - It looks razor-sharp, incredibly realistic, and manages to draw my eye every time I look at it