Legends Masterworks

13O7, the Legends reprint of Denethor, Last Ruling Steward (13R64)

Following the introduction of Legends Foil cards in Shadows, Black Rider followed up with a new rank of ultra-rare foil cards dubbed the Legends Masterworks series (usually shorted to just Masterwork). Such cards used tweaked versions of the alternate templates first used in the Countdown to the King collection, with tweaks ranging from minor (expanding the size of gold accents on background elements) to major (using dark text on a pale background rather than the white on dark used in the Countdown). Masterworks were also foiled and were issued a new Collector's Info, with the rarity being a Ring symbol (usually represented with O in text) and issued a new number 1-9.

Masterworks were inserted into booster packs at a rate of approximately 1 in every 35 packs; when combined with the 1 in 9 odds of Legends insertion, each pack retained a 1 in 7 chance of having either an RF or a Masterwork enclosed. Like RF cards, Masterworks always replaced the regular rare.

Masterworks cards were included in Black Rider (set 12), Bloodlines (set 13), The Hunters (set 15), Rise of Saruman (set 17), and Treachery & Deceit (set 18).

Cultures

Ultimately, not every culture was represented as a Masterwork; indeed, if a culture wasn't part of the original Countdown Collection then it never received a later Masterwork template. As a result Masterworks are ultimately biased towards Free Peoples cultures. Dwarven, Gollum, Shire, Men, Orc, and Uruk-hai never received the Masterwork treatment (and of course neither did Dunland, Isengard, Raider, or Sauron, though these cultures were already set aside post-Shadows).

Curiously, Dwarven already had a template ready as seen by Gimli, Skilled Defender (0P46) and Axe of Erebor (0P40) , but for unknown reasons never made the leap to Masterwork.

The following is a gallery showcasing each culture's alternate template.

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  Elven, reprint of Galadriel, Sorceress of the Hidden Land (13R15)

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  Gandalf, reprint of Gwaihir, The Windlord (17R20)

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  Gondor, reprint of Aragorn, Thorongil (15R55)

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  Moria, reprint of The Balrog, The Terror of Khazad-dum (12R79)

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  Rohan, reprint of Théoden, Northman, King of Rohan (17R102)

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  Wraith, reprint of Ring of Terror (17R143)

List of Masterwork Cards

Black Rider

• Gandalf, The White Rider (12O1)
• Faramir, Dunadan of Gondor (12O2)
• Faramir's Sword (12O3)
• The Balrog, The Terror of Khazad-dum (12O4)
• Dark Approach (12O5)
• Úlairë Attëa, Black Predator (12O6)
• Úlairë Cantëa, Black Assassin (12O7)
• Úlairë Enquëa, Black Threat (12O8)
• The Witch-king, Black Lord (12O9)

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Bloodlines

• Celeborn, The Wise (13O1)
• Galadriel, Sorceress of the Hidden Land (13O2)
• Legolas, of the Grey Company (13O3)
• Gandalf, Bearer of Obligation (13O4)
• Pallando, Far-traveling One (13O5)
• Aragorn, Isildur's Heir (13O6)
• Denethor, Last Ruling Steward (13O7)
• Éomer, Heir to Meduseld (13O8)
• Théoden, The Renowned (13O9)

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The Hunters

• Legolas, of the Woodland Realm (15O1)
• Gandalf, Powerful Guide (15O2)
• Quickbeam, Hastiest of All Ents (15O3)
• Aragorn, Thorongil (15O4)
• Madril, Defender of Osgiliath (15O5)
• Éomer, Horsemaster (15O6)
• Úlairë Attëa, Desirous of Power (15O7)
• Úlairë Lemenya, Eternally Threatening (15O8)
• Úlairë Nelya, Fell Rider (15O9)

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Rise of Saruman

• Shadowfax, Greatest of the Mearas (17O1)
• Gwaihir, The Windlord (17O2)
• Throne of Minas Tirith (17O3)
• Aragorn, Defender of Rohan (17O4)
• Throne of the Golden Hall (17O5)
• Théoden, Northman, King of Rohan (17O6)
• Úlairë Otsëa, Duplicitous Specter (17O7)
• Ring of Savagery (17O8)
• Ring of Terror (17O9)

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Treachery & Deceit

• Beorning Axe (18O1)
• Radagast's Herb Bag (18O2)
• Crown of Gondor (18O3)
• Denethor's Sword (18O4)
• Watcher at Sarn Ford, Ranger of the North (18O5)
• Erkenbrand's Horn (18O6)
• Erkenbrand's Shield (18O7)
• Rohirrim Diadem (18O8)
• Pull of the Ring (18O9)

References

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