A Wizard Is Never Late (1R87)

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A Wizard Is Never Late (1R87) is a Gandalf Event from the Fellowship of the Ring set.

EN Nonfoil First Edition EN Foil First Edition EN Nonfoil Revision 1 DE Nonfoil First Edition DE Foil First Edition FR Nonfoil First Edition FR Foil First Edition IT Nonfoil First Edition IT Foil First Edition ES Nonfoil First Edition ES Foil First Edition PL Nonfoil First Edition PL Foil First Edition PT Nonfoil First Edition PT Foil First Edition ZH Nonfoil First Edition ZH Foil First Edition

Collection Info Title A Wizard Is Never Late Unique No Collectible Yes Set 1 - The Fellowship of the Ring Rarity R - Rare Card Number 87 Language EN - English Revision 0

Gameplay Info Playable Yes Culture Gandalf Side Free Peoples Card Type Event Twilight Cost 1 Game Text Fellowship: Play a character from your draw deck. Lore “‘A wizard is never late, Frodo Baggins, nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to.'”

Translations DE - German Card Name Ein Zauberer kommt nie zu spät Game Text Gemeinschaft. Spiele einen Charakter direkt aus deinem Spieldeck. Lore "Ein Zauberer kommt nie zu spät, Frodo Beutlin, ebensowenig zu früh. Er trifft genau dann ein, wann er es beabsichtigt.“ ES - Spanish Card Name Un Mago Nunca Llega Tarde Game Text Comunidad: Juega un personaje de tu mazo de robar. Lore “Un mago nunca llega tarde, Frodo Bolsón, ni pronto. Llega precisamente cuando tiene que llegar.” FR - French Card Name Un Magicien n'est Jamais en Retard Game Text Compagnie : Jouez un personnage de votre pioche. Lore “‘Un magicien n'est jamais en retard, Frodon Sacquet, ni en avance. Il arrive précisément quand il en a l'intention.'” IT - Italian Card Name Uno Stregone Non è Mai in Ritardo Game Text Compagnia: Gioca un personaggio dal tuo mazzo di gioco. Lore “‘Uno stregone non è mai in ritardo, Frodo Baggins, né in anticipo. Arriva precisamente quando intende farlo.'” PL - Polish PT - Portuguese ZH - Chinese

Technical Info Wiki Base Card ID LOTR-EN01S087.0 TLHH ID LOTR01087 GEMP ID 1_87 LOTRO Hex ID 47 29 F4 LOTRO Image ID 01_087

Strategy

An essential card for any deck with heavy investment in Gandalf or his culture, AWiNL can be used to increase the chance of getting Gandalf at the beginning of the game, as it can serve essentially as a proxy Gandalf. It is also useful because it can grab any of his allies from your deck, such as Barliman Butterbur, Prancing Pony Proprietor (1U70) ; Ottar, Man of Laketown (1R80) or Albert Dreary, Entertainer From Bree (1R69) . Post-Fellowship Block, it can grab Gandalf companions, such as Treebeard or any other ent, and later on, characters such as Grimbeorn, Beorning Chieftain (14R6) or Radagast, The Brown (9R+26) . Be aware that it adds one extra twilight on top of the cost of the character played, which seems insignificant, but it can mount up if you play a lot of other cards. Also, Barliman can grab this card after usage to immediately play it again, which is handy if you have a way of healing him.

Strengths and Weaknesses

Strong Versus...

• This card helps you to set up a Fellowship quicker, and isn't really strong against anything specific.

Weak Versus...

• Expensive shadows, if you flood the pool.

Rulings

• Followers are not characters, and cannot be played by this card.