Beauty Is Fading (1R205) is a Event from the Fellowship of the Ring set.
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Gameplay Info
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Playable
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Yes
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Culture
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Ringwraith
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Side
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Shadow
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Card Type
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Event
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Twilight Cost
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5
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Game Text
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Maneuver: Exert a Nazgûl to discard a Free Peoples possession or Free Peoples condition. If you can spot no such card, discard an ally or companion (except the Ring-bearer) instead.
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Lore
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“‘...the Three will fail, and many fair things will fade and be forgotten.'”
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Translations
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DE - German
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Card Name
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Schönheit verblasst
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Game Text
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Manöver: Strenge einen Nazgûl an, um eine Freie Völker Ausrüstung oder einen Freie Völker Effekt abzulegen. Wenn du keine solche Karte entdecken kannst, lege stattdessen einen Verbündeten oder Gefährten (ausser dem Ringträger) ab.
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Lore
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"Doch mag es auch sein, dass die Drei... dahinschwinden, und viele schöne Dinge verblassen und vergessen sein werden.“
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ES - Spanish
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Card Name
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La Belleza Se Desvanece
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Game Text
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Maniobra: Esfuerza un Nazgûl para descartar una posesión o una condición de Gentes Libres. Si no puedes avistar ese tipo de carta, descarta en su lugar un aliado o un compañero (excepto el Portador del Anillo).
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Lore
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“...los Tres se malogren, y que junto con ellos se marchiten y olviden muchas cosas hermosas.”
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FR - French
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Card Name
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La Beauté Passera
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Game Text
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Manœuvre : Affaiblissez un Nazgûl pour défausser une possession ou une situation des Peuples Libres. Si vous ne pouvez désigner une telle carte, défaussez plutôt un allié ou un compagnon (excepté le Porteur de l’Anneau).
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Lore
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“‘...les Trois feront défaut et beaucoup de belles choses passeront et seront oubliées.'”
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IT - Italian
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Card Name
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La Bellezza Sta Svanendo
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Game Text
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Manovra: Sforza un Nazgûl per scartare un bene dei Popoli Liberi o una condizione dei Popoli Liberi. Se non puoi avvistare tali carte, scarta invece un alleato o un compagno (eccetto il Portatore dell’Anello).
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Lore
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“‘...i Tre perdano ogni loro potere, e molte cose belle svaniscano e cadano nell'oblio.'”
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PL - Polish
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PT - Portuguese
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ZH - Chinese
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Technical Info
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Wiki Base Card ID
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LOTR-EN01S205.0
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TLHH ID
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LOTR01205
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GEMP ID
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1_205
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LOTRO Hex ID
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4D 30 F4
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LOTRO Image ID
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01_205
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Strategy
A twilight restrictive card, Beauty is Fading is one of the few cards in the game that can discard a companion (with Fierce in Despair being another well known method) from play. That said, Beauty is Fading suffers from a huge twilight cost. It's restrictive twilight cost falls in line with its "Swiss Army Knife" ability to discard anything of the Shadow player's choosing. With the cheapest Nazgul at [2] twilight (with Morgul Gates), the twilight pool would need [7] to play the card, and the option of discarding a companion or ally is only achieved without a Free Peoples condition or possession in play.
Ulaire Cantea, Lieutenant of Dol Guldur, Stricken Dumb, Fear, and to a lesser extent, Loathsome, Ulaire Cantea, Faster than Winds, Mastered By Madness, and Black Dart are all more cost-effective Nazgul cards with more direct results. Of course, Grond, Hammer of the Underworld is the best card for dismantling a Free Peoples player's support cards.
Strengths and Weaknesses
Strong Versus...
- Nearly unparalleled ability to discard a card from play
Weak Versus...
- Very expensive - at [5] twilight a shadow player could play another large minion, or several smaller minions