Beast of War (17U40)

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Beast of War (17U40) is a Men Possession from the Rise of Saruman set.

Collection Info
Title Beast of War
Unique No
Collectible Yes
Set 17 - Rise of Saruman
Rarity U - Uncommon
Card Number 40
Language EN - English
Revision 0
Gameplay Info
Playable Yes
Culture Men
Side Shadow
Card Type Possession
Item Class Mount
Twilight Cost 3
Strength +3
Game Text Bearer must be a Man.

While you can spot a threat, bearer is fierce.

While you can spot 3 threats, bearer is damage +1.

While you can spot 5 threats, you may play this from your discard pile.

Lore "...mûmakil were bellowing as they were goaded to war."
Technical Info
Wiki Base Card ID LOTR-EN17S040.0
TLHH ID LOTR17040
GEMP ID 17_40
LOTRO Hex ID 68 66 36 10
LOTRO Image ID 17_040


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Once a minion is assigned in the fierce assignment phase, that minion's fierce skirmish must be resolved, even if that minion somehow becomes no longer fierce.

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