Athelas (1U94)

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Athelas (1U94) is a Gondor Possession from the Fellowship of the Ring set.

Collection Info
Title Athelas
Unique No
Collectible Yes
Set 1 - The Fellowship of the Ring
Rarity U - Uncommon
Card Number 94
Language EN - English
Revision 0
Gameplay Info
Playable Yes
Culture Gondor
Side Free Peoples
Card Type Possession
Twilight Cost 1
Game Text Bearer must be a Man.

Fellowship: Discard this possession to heal a companion or to remove a Shadow condition from a companion.

Lore The hands of the king are the hands of a healer, and so shall the true king be known.
Translations
DE - German


Game Text Muss auf einen Menschen gespielt werden. Gemeinschaft. Lege diese Karte ab, um einen Gefährten zu heilen, oder um einen Schatteneffekt von einem Gefährten zu entfernen.
Lore Die Hände des Königs sind heilende Hände, und so soll der wahre König erkannt werden.
ES - Spanish


Game Text El portador debe ser un Hombre .

Comunidad: Descarta esta posesión para curar un compañero o para descartar una condición de sombra de un compañero.

Lore Las manos del rey son las manos de un curador, así será reconocido el verdadero rey.
FR - French


Game Text Le détenteur doit être un Homme . Compagnie : Défaussez cette possession pour guérir un compagnon ou retirer une situation de l’Ombre sur un compagnon.
Lore Les mains du roi sont celles d'un guérisseur. Et ainsi pouvait-on toujours connaître le roi légitime.
IT - Italian


Game Text Il possessore deve essere un Uomo .

Compagnia: Scarta questo bene per curare un compagno o per rimuovere una condizione Ombra da un compagno.

Lore Le mani di re sono mani di guaritore, è così che verrà riconosciuto il vero re.
PL - Polish
PT - Portuguese
ZH - Chinese


Technical Info
Wiki Base Card ID LOTR-EN01S094.0
TLHH ID LOTR01094
GEMP ID 1_94
LOTRO Hex ID 4E 29 F4
LOTRO Image ID 01_094


Strategy[edit]

Also known as the "leaf of kings", or Kingsfoil, Athelas is an herb whose healing powers have long been known to the men of Numenor. In the LOTR TCG, Athelas is indeed a kingly possession for its uses are two-fold. For a cost of only one twilight, Athelas can be played on any Gondor man. It then acts by being discarded, at which time you can either heal a companion or discard a shadow condition from a companion.

There are a variety of options available for healing your companions along their journey: sanctuaries, discarding a copy of a unique companion from hand, support cards like Might of Numenor, etc. While the first option is a given, the latter two require that you draw the cards at the appropriate time in the game. After site 6, though, there will be no more sanctuaries and relying on a draw for healing can be quite risky. Since Athelas is a possession, it can remain with a companion and saved until later in the game. Of course, this assumes that the bearing companion survives until such time as you need its ability, but you can always transfer the possession to a new bearer (for one twilight) if you plan on forfeiting the current bearer. In decks that rely heavily on exertions for abilities (Ring-bound Ranger skirmishes or Gondor archery with Gondor Bowmen), the extra healing from an Athelas can make all the difference.

The Gondor culture is notoriously weak in its ability to discard shadow conditions and although Athelas cannot be used against all shadow conditions, it is a solid answer to some of the most dangerous conditions you’ll encounter. Athelas removes shadow conditions that are attached to your companions. This includes Nazgul cards like Black Breath and Blade Tip, which prevent healing and wound the bearer, respectively. If these cards are played on your companions in the early game, you will have a very difficult time surviving to site 9 without condition removal or a continuous supply of companions to replace those that die. Similarly, opponents playing tracker decks will be very forthcoming with search cards, the most oppressive of which is Weary which forces the bearer to exert at the beginning of each skirmish with a tracker. Although, 4x Athelas won’t be able to contend with all the shadow conditions your opponent may have at his/her disposal, it’ll give you that much more of an edge. >by Hayden-William Courtland

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