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{{ | [[{{ROOTPAGENAME}}]] is a {{C|Ringwraith}} [[Minion]] from the [[Return of the King]] set. | ||
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= Strategy = | |||
'''The Witch-king, Morgul King''' is one of the strongest and most popular versions of [[the Witch-King]]. As long as you have a [[threat]] to consume, he can treat your [[Discard Pile]] as a toolbox, causing his value to increase as the game goes on and you burn through more of his deck. While his high [[twilight cost]] limits his value as a [[Hand Extension|hand extender]] in most situations, you'll often be able to afford a utility card or cheap minion. He also goes very well with the otherwise-difficult-to-use cards that can only be played on the Witch-King, particularly {{Card|The Pale Blade}}. Just discard the Pale Blade when you [[Reconcile|reconcile]], and pick it up again once you play the Witch-King. | |||
To use his game text, however, you'll need [[threat]]s. While you can get some threats from the [[site]]s like {{Card|Hall of the Kings}}, {{Card|City Gates}}, or {{Card|Dagorlad}} in [[King Block]]-based [[format]]s like [[Movie Block]], you'll generally need at least a trickle of threats from your own cards to make the most of Morgul King. Some of the best sources of threats are {{Card|Morgul Destroyer}}, {{Card|Ulaire Cantea, Faster than Winds}}, {{Card|Dark Swooping Shadows}}, {{Card|Ulaire Lemenya, Eternally Threatening}}, {{Card|Captured By The Ring}}, and {{Card|Fat One Wants It}}. | |||
{{ | Morgul King can also recur a card that can in turn recur himself. These cards include {{Card|Out of Sight and Shot}}, {{Card|Ring of Ire}}, {{Card|Ring of Asperity}}, and {{Card|Ring of Savagery}}. He can also always just grab another copy of himself, to sit in your hand until you play it next turn. | ||
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Strategy[edit]
The Witch-king, Morgul King is one of the strongest and most popular versions of the Witch-King. As long as you have a threat to consume, he can treat your Discard Pile as a toolbox, causing his value to increase as the game goes on and you burn through more of his deck. While his high twilight cost limits his value as a hand extender in most situations, you'll often be able to afford a utility card or cheap minion. He also goes very well with the otherwise-difficult-to-use cards that can only be played on the Witch-King, particularly The Pale Blade (1R221)
. Just discard the Pale Blade when you reconcile, and pick it up again once you play the Witch-King.
To use his game text, however, you'll need threats. While you can get some threats from the sites like Hall of the Kings (7U339)
, City Gates (7U344)
, or Dagorlad (7U360)
in King Block-based formats like Movie Block, you'll generally need at least a trickle of threats from your own cards to make the most of Morgul King. Some of the best sources of threats are Morgul Destroyer (7U190)
, Úlairë Cantëa, Faster Than Winds (7R211)
, Dark Swooping Shadows (10R58)
, Úlairë Lemenya, Eternally Threatening (15R185)
, Captured by the Ring (7C53)
, and Fat One Wants It (7R57)
.
Morgul King can also recur a card that can in turn recur himself. These cards include Out of Sight and Shot (7R204)
, Ring of Ire (9R+43)
, Ring of Asperity (9R42)
, and Ring of Savagery (17R142)
. He can also always just grab another copy of himself, to sit in your hand until you play it next turn.
Strengths and Weaknesses[edit]
Synergizes With...[edit]
- List friendly cards that work well with this card
Strong Versus...[edit]
- List enemy cards this card does well against
Weak Versus...[edit]
- List enemy or friendly cards to avoid playing this card with
Rulings[edit]
In this section:
- Put quotes from the CRDs and Comprehensive Rules here that reference this card specifically by name
- Also put quotes if a particular rule commonly affects the outcome of a card in a subtle manner (such as quoting the Rule of 4 for Saved From the Fire (8R20)
) - Link to rules discussions on TLHH
Alternate Personas[edit]
| Portrait | Name | Game Text |
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The Witch-king, Lord of Angmar (1R237)
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Fierce.
For each other Nazgûl you can spot, The Witch-king is strength +2. |
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The Witch-king, Lord of the Nazgul (2R85)
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Twilight.
Return to Its Master may not be played. Each time The Witch-king wins a skirmish, you may exert him to wound the Ring-bearer twice. |
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The Witch-king, Deathless Lord (6P122)
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Fierce. Each time a companion is killed in a skirmish involving a Nazgûl, wound an ally twice or exert a companion. |
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The Witch-king, Black Captain (8R84)
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Enduring.
Each Man skirmishing The Witch-king loses all strength bonuses from weapons. |
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The Witch-king, Captain of the Nine Riders (11R226)
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Fierce. Toil 2. (For each character you exert when playing this, its twilight cost is –2.) Muster. (At the start of the regroup phase, you may discard a card from hand to draw a card.)
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The Witch-king, Black Lord (12R183)
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Fierce.
The Witch-king is twilight cost –1 for each wound on the Ring-bearer. Each time a companion is played, you may reveal this card from hand to exert the Ring-bearer. |
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The Witch-king, Conqueror of Arthedain (17R144)
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Fierce.
Each time the Witch-king wins a fierce skirmish, you may exert a companion for each companion you can spot over 4. |
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The Witch-king, Dark Lord (19P40)
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Fierce.
Skirmish: Discard a Nazgûl from hand to make The Witch-king strength +1 (or strength +2 if you can spot that discarded Nazgûl). |
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The Witch-king, Conqueror of Arthedain (0W37)
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Fierce.
When you play the Witch-king, you may spot an exhausted companion to add 2 threats. Each time the Witch-king wins a skirmish, you may remove a threat to exert a companion for each companion over 4. |
See Also[edit]
- Add links to the wayback machine (or wiki archival links) for official Decipher articles regarding the card
- Link to decks that use this card
