Smeagol, Hurried Guide (7C72)

Smeagol, Always Helps (7R71)

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Smeagol, Hurried Guide (7C72) 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 Sméagol Subtitle Hurried Guide Unique Yes Collectible Yes Set 7 - Return of the King Rarity C - Common Card Number 72 Language EN - English Revision 0

Gameplay Info Playable Yes Culture Gollum Side Free Peoples Card Type Companion Twilight Cost 0 Strength 3 Vitality 4 Signet Frodo Game Text Ring-bound. To play, add a burden. Skirmish: If you have initiative, discard 2 cards from your hand. Sméagol cannot be overwhelmed unless his strength is tripled.

Translations DE - German Game Text Ring-verbunden. Lege eine Lastmarke auf den Ringträger, um Sméagol zu spielen. Kampf: Lege 2 Karten von deiner Hand ab, wenn du die Initiative besitzt. Sméagol kann nur mit dreifacher Stärke überwältigt werden. FR - French IT - Italian

Technical Info Wiki Base Card ID LOTR-EN07S072.0 TLHH ID LOTR07072 GEMP ID 7_72 LOTRO Hex ID 68 00 AD 06 LOTRO Image ID 07_072

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Alternate Personas

Portrait	Name	Game Text
	Sméagol, Old Noser (5C28)	Ring-bound. To play, add a burden. Regroup: Exert Sméagol (or Gollum) twice to reveal the top 4 cards of your draw deck. Wound a minion for each Shadow card revealed. Place those 4 cards beneath your draw deck in any order.
	Sméagol, Slinker (5R29)	Ring-bound. To play, add a burden. Skirmish: Add a burden to make Sméagol strength +2 and take no wounds.
	Sméagol, Poor Creature (6C45)	Ring-bound. To play, add a burden. Skirmish: Discard a card from hand to make Sméagol strength +1.
	Sméagol, Always Helps (7R71)	Ring-bound. To play, add a burden. Assignment: Assign a minion to Sméagol and add 2 threats to exhaust that minion.
	Sméagol, Slippery Sneak (8R27)	Ring-bound. To play, add a burden. Skirmish: Add a number of threats equal to the total vitality of the minions Sméagol is skirmishing to discard Sméagol. Regroup: Discard Sméagol to take a minion from your discard pile into hand.
	Sméagol, Bearer of Great Secrets (9R+30)	Ring-bound. To play, add a burden. Each time the fellowship moves, place an unbound companion in the dead pile. Regroup: If Sméagol is the Ring-bearer, add 2 burdens to discard each minion.
	Sméagol, Scout and Guide (11R51)	Ring-bound. To play, add a burden. Each time Sméagol wins a skirmish, you may play the fellowship's next site. Skirmish: If Sméagol is at a marsh, exert him to cancel a skirmish involving him.
	Sméagol, Simple Stoor (13U55)	Ring-bound. To play, add a burden. For each card titled Déagol in your discard pile, Sméagol is strength +2 and resistance –1. Each time Sméagol wins a skirmish, you may take a card from your draw deck and place it in your discard pile.
	Sméagol, Wretched and Hungry (15R49)	Ring-bound. To play, add a burden. Each Ring-bound companion is resistance +1. Skirmish: Exert 2 Ring-bound Hobbits to make Sméagol strength +1 and prevent him from being overwhelmed unless his strength is tripled.
	Sméagol, Pitiable Guide (19P11)	Ring-bound. To play, add a burden. Each time Sméagol wins a skirmish, you may shuffle up to 2 cards from your discard pile into your draw deck. Skirmish: Exert a Ring-bound companion to make Sméagol strength +2. ​

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