Smeagol, Scout and Guide (11R51)

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Smeagol, Scout and Guide (11R51) is a Companion from the Shadows set.

EN Nonfoil First Edition DE Nonfoil First Edition FR Nonfoil First Edition IT Nonfoil First Edition

Collection Info Title Sméagol Subtitle Scout and Guide Unique Yes Collectible Yes Set 11 - Shadows Rarity R - Rare Card Number 51 Language EN - English Revision 0

Gameplay Info Playable Yes Culture Gollum Side Free Peoples Card Type Companion Twilight Cost 0 Strength 3 Vitality 4 Resistance 5 Game Text 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. Lore “They would have foundered in the Dead Marshes but for Gollum.”

Translations DE - German Game Text Ring-verbunden. Lege eine Lastmarke auf den Ringträger, um Sméagol zu spielen. Jedes Mal, wenn Sméagol einen Kampf gewinnt, darfst du den nächsten Ort der Gemeinschaft ausspielen. Kampf: Wenn sich Sméagol an einem Sumpf befindet, strenge ihn an, um einen Kampf, an dem er beteiligt ist, aufzuheben. FR - French IT - Italian

Technical Info Wiki Base Card ID LOTR-EN11S051.0 TLHH ID LOTR11051 GEMP ID 11_51 LOTRO Hex ID 63 8F 7D 0A LOTRO Image ID 11_051

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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, Hurried Guide (7C72)	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.
	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, 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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