Beauty Is Fading (1R205)

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Beauty Is Fading (1R205) is a Ringwraith Event from the Fellowship of the Ring set.

EN Nonfoil First Edition EN Foil First Edition DE Nonfoil First Edition DE Foil First Edition FR Nonfoil First Edition FR Foil First Edition IT Nonfoil First Edition IT Foil First Edition ES Nonfoil First Edition ES Foil First Edition PL Nonfoil First Edition PL Foil First Edition PT Nonfoil First Edition PT Foil First Edition ZH Nonfoil First Edition ZH Foil First Edition

Collection Info Title Beauty Is Fading Unique No Collectible Yes Set 1 - The Fellowship of the Ring Rarity R - Rare Card Number 205 Language EN - English Revision 0

Gameplay Info Playable Yes Culture Ringwraith Side Shadow Card Type Event Twilight Cost 5 Game Text 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. Lore “‘...the Three will fail, and many fair things will fade and be forgotten.'”

Translations DE - German Card Name Schönheit verblasst Game Text 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. Lore "Doch mag es auch sein, dass die Drei... dahinschwinden, und viele schöne Dinge verblassen und vergessen sein werden.“ ES - Spanish Card Name La Belleza Se Desvanece Game Text 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). Lore “...los Tres se malogren, y que junto con ellos se marchiten y olviden muchas cosas hermosas.” FR - French Card Name La Beauté Passera Game Text 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). Lore “‘...les Trois feront défaut et beaucoup de belles choses passeront et seront oubliées.'” IT - Italian Card Name La Bellezza Sta Svanendo Game Text 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). Lore “‘...i Tre perdano ogni loro potere, e molte cose belle svaniscano e cadano nell'oblio.'” PL - Polish PT - Portuguese ZH - Chinese

Technical Info Wiki Base Card ID LOTR-EN01S205.0 TLHH ID LOTR01205 GEMP ID 1_205 LOTRO Hex ID 4D 30 F4 LOTRO Image ID 01_205

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