Sam, Steadfast Friend (0P78)

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Sam, Steadfast Friend (0P78) is a Shire Companion from the Promotional set.

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Collection Info Title Sam Subtitle Steadfast Friend Unique Yes Collectible No Set 0 - Promotional Rarity P - Promotional Card Number 78 Language EN - English Revision 0 Collection Info Title Sam Subtitle Steadfast Friend Unique Yes Collectible No Set 0 - Promotional Rarity P - Promotional Card Number 78 Language EN - English Revision 0

Gameplay Info Playable Yes Culture Shire Side Free Peoples Card Type Companion Race Hobbit Twilight Cost 2 Strength 3 Vitality 4 Resistance 10 Game Text Ring-bound. Each other companion is resistance +1. Lore “‘I'm coming too, or neither of us is going. I'll knock holes in all the boats first.'”

Technical Info Wiki Base Card ID LOTR-EN00S078.0 TLHH ID LOTR00078 GEMP ID 0_78 LOTRO Hex ID 2E 04 LOTRO Image ID 11_172 Technical Info Wiki Base Card ID LOTR-EN00S078.0 TLHH ID LOTR00078 GEMP ID 0_78 LOTRO Hex ID 2E 04 LOTRO Image ID 11_172

This card is a promotional reprint of another card, Sam, Steadfast Friend, from the Shadows set.

Please refer to that card for strategy and clarifications.

Alternate Personas

Portrait	Name	Game Text
	Sam, Faithful Companion (1R310)	Fellowship: Play Bill the Pony from your draw deck. Response: If Frodo dies, make Sam the Ring-bearer (resistance 5).
	Sam, Son of Hamfast (1C311)	Fellowship: Exert Sam to remove a burden. Response: If Frodo dies, make Sam the Ring-bearer (resistance 5).
	Sam, Proper Poet (2C114)	Maneuver: Exert Sam twice to make him defender +1 until the regroup phase. Response: If Frodo dies, make Sam the Ring-bearer (resistance 5).
	Sam, Frodo's Gardener (4R315)	Ring-bound. Fellowship: Play Sam’s Pack from your draw deck. Response: If Frodo is killed, make Sam the Ring-bearer (resistance 5).
	Sam, Samwise the Brave (4C316)	Ring-bound. Response: If a Shadow card is about to add any number of burdens, spot Frodo and exert Sam to prevent this. Response: If Frodo is killed, make Sam the Ring-bearer (resistance 5).
	Sam, Nice Sensible Hobbit (5U115)	Ring-bound. While you can spot Frodo and Sméagol, Sam may not be overwhelmed unless his strength is tripled. Response: If Frodo is killed, make Sam the Ring-bearer (resistance 5).
	Sam, Needer of Vittles (7C326)	Ring-bound. Fellowship: Play a Hobbit companion to remove a burden. Response: If Frodo is killed, make Sam the Ring-bearer (resistance 5).
	Sam, Resolute Halfling (7R327)	Ring-bound. Fellowship: If you have initiative, discard a card from hand to heal Sam. Response: If Frodo is killed, make Sam the Ring-bearer (resistance 5).
	Sam, Great Elf Warrior (10P122)	Ring-bound. Sam is strength +1 for each companion you can spot. Response: If Frodo dies, make Sam the Ring-bearer (resistance 5).
	Sam, Steadfast Friend (11U172)	Ring-bound. Each other companion is resistance +1.
	Sam, Bearer of Great Need (13R156)	Ring-bound. Sam is resistance +1 for each Hobbit you can spot. Regroup: Exert Sam and transfer a follower he is bearing to your support area to discard a minion from play.
	Sam, Innocent Traveler (15U153)	Ring-bound. While Sam bears the One Ring, he is resistance –4. Maneuver: If Sam is bearing a follower, exert him to heal another Hobbit. Response: If Frodo is killed, make Sam the Ring-bearer.
	Sam, Loyal Friend (19P32)	Fellowship. Ring-bound. While Sam bears The One Ring, he is resistance -4. While you can spot 3 companions, Sam is strength +2. Response: If Frodo dies, make Sam the Ring-bearer.
	Sam, Lover of Trees (0W13)	Triumph - At the start of the fellowship phase you may remove 3 burdens. Response: If Frodo dies, make Sam the Ring-bearer (Resistance 5).
	Sam, Of Bagshot Row (V1_54)	Each time a companion with the Frodo signet wins a skirmish, you may exert Sam or add a burden to heal that companion. Response: If Frodo is killed, make Sam the Ring-bearer (resistance 5). ​