Denethor, Wizened Steward (7C86)

Denethor, Steward of the City (7R85)

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Denethor, Wizened Steward (7C86) is a Companion from the Return of the King 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

Collection Info Title Denethor Subtitle Wizened Steward Unique Yes Collectible Yes Set 7 - Return of the King Rarity C - Common Card Number 86 Language EN - English Revision 0

Gameplay Info Playable Yes Culture Gondor Side Free Peoples Card Type Companion Race Man Twilight Cost 2 Strength 5 Vitality 3 Signet Aragorn Game Text Denethor is strength +1 for each other Man you can spot (limit +4). Lore “‘...in desperate hours gentleness may be repaid with death.'”

Translations DE - German Game Text Denethor erhält Stärke +1 für jeden anderen Menschen, den du entdecken kannst (maximal +4). Lore "...in hoffnungslosen Stunden mag Güte mit dem Tode bezahlt werden." FR - French IT - Italian

Technical Info Wiki Base Card ID LOTR-EN07S086.0 TLHH ID LOTR07086 GEMP ID 7_86 LOTRO Hex ID 66 01 AD 06 LOTRO Image ID 07_086

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Alternate Personas

Portrait	Name	Game Text
	Denethor, Steward of the City (7R85)	Fellowship: Play a knight. That knight’s twilight cost is –2. Each time a Shadow card adds a threat, add a burden. Each time a Shadow card adds a burden, add a threat.
	Denethor, Lord of Minas Tirith (10R28)	To play, spot 2 Men. Fellowship: If at a sanctuary, exert Denethor to take a card into hand from your draw deck, then reshuffle. Choose an opponent who may draw 2 cards.
	Denethor, Last Ruling Steward (13R64)	Denethor is resistance +1 for each possession in your discard pile. Maneuver: Spot a possession borne by a companion and remove that posssession from the game to exert a minion twice.
	Denethor, On the Edge of Madness (18R42)	Each time the fellowship moves from a site, add a burden. Skirmish: Exert another Man to make him or her strength +1 and damage +1. ​

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