Ancient Chieftain (1R163)

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Ancient Chieftain (1R163) is a Moria Minion from the Fellowship of the Ring 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 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 Ancient Chieftain Unique Yes Collectible Yes Set 1 - The Fellowship of the Ring Rarity R - Rare Card Number 163 Language EN - English Revision 0

Gameplay Info Playable Yes Culture Moria Side Shadow Card Type Minion Race Orc Twilight Cost 4 Strength 9 Vitality 2 Site Number 4 Game Text For each other Orc you can spot, Ancient Chieftain is strength +1. Lore “...a huge orc-chieftain, almost man-high, clad in black mail from head to foot, leaped into the chamber; behind him his followers clustered in the doorway.”

Translations DE - German Card Name Erfahrener Häuptling Game Text Für jeden weiteren Ork, den du entdecken kannst, erhält der erfahrene Häuptling Stärke +1. Lore ...sprang ein riesiger Orkhäuptling, fast mannshoch, von Kopf bis Fuss in einen schwarzen Panzer gehüllt, in die Kammer; hinter ihm rotteten sich seine Gefolgsleute an der Tür zusammen. ES - Spanish Card Name Caudillo Antiguo Game Text Por cada otro Orco que puedas avistar, el Caudillo Antiguo es fuerza +1. Lore “...Un enorme jefe Orco, casi de la altura de un Hombre, vestido con malla negra de la cabeza a los pies, entro de un salto en la cámara; lo seguían otros, que se apretaron en la puerta.” FR - French Card Name Ancien Chef de Clan Game Text Pour chaque autre Orque que vous pouvez désigner, l’Ancien Chef de Clan a +1 en force. Lore “...un énorme chef Orque presque de la taille d'un homme, vêtu de la tête aux pieds de mailles noires, bondit dans la chambre ; derrière lui, ses suivants se pressaient dans l'embrasure de la porte.” IT - Italian Card Name Capo Anziano Game Text Per ogni altro Orco che puoi avvistare, Capo Anziano aggiunge +1 alla forza. Lore “...un enorme capo-Orco, di dimensioni quasi umane, ricoperto dalla testa ai piedi di una armatura di maglia nera, saltò nella stanza; alle sue spalle, gli assalitori affollavano il vano della porta.” PL - Polish PT - Portuguese ZH - Chinese

Technical Info Wiki Base Card ID LOTR-EN01S163.0 TLHH ID LOTR01163 GEMP ID 1_163 LOTRO Hex ID 43 2E F4 LOTRO Image ID 01_163

Strategy

Like the Uruk Lieutenant in [Isengard] or Morgul Warden of [Sauron], Ancient Chieftain is a minion who gets stronger with company. Despite being unique, Ancient Chieftain is an incredibly popular addition to [Moria] swarm strategies, which often generate plenty of twilight to account for his [4] cost. With 2 vitality, Ancient Chieftain is an option to absorb archery or bear the Moria Axe, making the minion even more dangerous.

Ancient Chieftain is usually easy to stack on Goblin Swarms, and with They Are Coming or Host of Thousands to tutor the minion from the discard pile, more than one or two copies is not necessary to a swarm-based deck, where the minion thrives.

Strengths and Weaknesses

Strong Versus...

• Dangerous minion in Moria Swarm
• Rare [Moria] Orc with multiple vitality
• Possibility of being biggest minion in [Moria] culture
• Is unique, and can thus get a strength benefit from Dark Places (Or Durin's Tower)

Weak Versus...

• Directed wounding, such as Legolas, Greenleaf or Defend It and Hope
• Curse Their Foul Feet
• A small swarm, where smaller minions are killed before focusing on this minion