Cave Troll of Moria, Savage Menace (12RF9)

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Cave Troll of Moria, Savage Menace (12RF9) is a Orc Minion from the Black Rider set.

Collection Info
Title Cave Troll of Moria
Subtitle Savage Menace
Unique Yes
Collectible Yes
Notes Legends Series.
Set 12 - Black Rider
Rarity RF - Rare Foil (Legends)
Card Number 9
Language EN - English
Revision 0
Gameplay Info
Playable Yes
Culture Orc
Side Shadow
Card Type Minion
Race Troll
Twilight Cost 12
Strength 15
Vitality 4
Site Number 4
Game Text Damage +1. Fierce. Toil 2. (For each character you exert when playing this, its twilight cost is –2.)

Each time an lurker wins a skirmish, you may make the Free Peoples player discard the top 2 cards of his or her draw deck.

Lore “‘There is no hope of escape that way.'”
Technical Info
Wiki Base Card ID LOTR-EN12A009.0
TLHH ID LOTR12F09
GEMP ID 12_9
LOTRO Hex ID 65 B5 71 0B
LOTRO Image ID 12_085


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Alternate Personas[edit]

Portrait Name Game Text
Cave Troll of Moria, Scourge of the Black Pit (1R165) Damage +1. Fierce. To play, spot a Orc.

At an underground site, Cave Troll of Moria’s twilight cost is -3.

Cave Troll of Moria, Savage Menace (12R85) Damage +1. Fierce. Toil 2. (For each character you exert when playing this, its twilight cost is –2.)

Each time an lurker wins a skirmish, you may make the Free Peoples player discard the top 2 cards of his or her draw deck.

Cave Troll of Moria, Menace of the Underdeeps (0W8) Damage +1. Fierce.

To play, spot a Orc.

Menace - When you play this minion you may draw 3 cards. ​


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