For an initial cost of just one ink, the Shield of Virtue grants an incredible amount of flexibility in being able to both slow your opponent by challenging their characters and progress your own lore by questing - all with the same card, if you want
However, the deck's core style is still fairly approachable - and it can run away with wins against other starter decks
(6/6/2025) Finality counters work on any permanent, not only creatures
In addition to this, you can challenge an exerted rival character which you resolve instantly, exerting your character and then having both characters deal simultaneous damage
Of course, you ideally wont give it back, but its nice that you get a little bonus
Youll likely also wind up facing down board wipes cast by your opponents, so dont forget to leverage tools such as Heroic Intervention or Boromir, Warden of the Tower when you can