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ID	LOTR-EN01S138.0
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Title	Saruman's Snows
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Set Number	1
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SetOrder	138
Rarity	C
Card Number	138
Revision	0
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LOTRO Hex ID	4A 2C F4
LOTRO Image #	01_138
TLHH Image #	LOTR01138
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Culture	Isengard
Side	Shadow
Card Type	Condition
Was Physically Printed	yes
Is An Actual Playable Card	yes
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Notes	Lists: EXL. Game text is a clarification.

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Title	Saruman's Snows
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Game Text	Spell. Weather. To play, exert a [ISENGARD] minion. Plays on a site. No player may play skirmish events or use skirmish special abilities at this site. Discard this condition at the end of the turn.
Tagged Game Text	<keyword>Spell.</keyword> <keyword>Weather.</keyword> To play, exert a <symbol>isengard</symbol> minion. Plays on a site. No player may play skirmish events or use skirmish special abilities at this site. Discard this condition at the end of the turn.
Formatted Game Text	Spell. Weather. To play, exert a minion. Plays on a site. No player may play skirmish events or use skirmish special abilities at this site. Discard this condition at the end of the turn.
Lore	Saruman's spells can hinder even the wary.
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Game Text	Spell. Weather. To play, exert a [ISENGARD] minion. Plays on a site. No player may play skirmish events or use skirmish special abilities during skirmishes at this site. Discard this condition at the end of the turn.
Tagged Game Text	<keyword>Spell.</keyword> <keyword>Weather.</keyword> To play, exert a <symbol>isengard</symbol> minion. Plays on a site. No player may play skirmish events or use skirmish special abilities during skirmishes at this site. Discard this condition at the end of the turn.
Formatted Game Text	Spell. Weather. To play, exert a minion. Plays on a site. No player may play skirmish events or use skirmish special abilities during skirmishes at this site. Discard this condition at the end of the turn.
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ID	LOTR-EN01E138.2
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Subset	S
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ReleaseDate	2021-03-28
ReleaseNotes	Snows is a card that sits at the center of a small cluster of instant-kill strategies: put down Isengard Warrior (3U61) and another Isenorc, play Snows, and then 4-5 other minions: boom, instant overwhelmed Frodo. No archery abilities can be used to thin the herd of minions, and all the ways you might keep Frodo alive (Power According to His Stature (1R308) , Hobbit Stealth (1C298) , Boromir, Son of Denethor (1U97) , Merry, Friend to Sam (1R302) ) can’t be used. The only defenses available are cards that trigger during the Maneuver phase, because all other phases have been systematically denied you. Snows is also powerful within more general strategies that aren’t attempting a Stupid Swarm insta-kill, but it’s the straightforward power of the insta-kill that really needs addressed. Thus, our errata addresses that specific use case without touching any others. Stupid Swarm relies on having a variety of cheap minions (mostly Moria), with a limited number of Isengard Orcs in the mix. By making Snows only apply to those Isenorcs, it should be possible for the Free Peoples player to assign those few that remain away from the Ring-bearer, leaving Frodo available to use any of the tools in his toolbox to avoid a gristly death.
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Game Text	Spell. Weather. To play, exert a [ISENGARD] minion. Plays on a site. No player may play skirmish events or use skirmish special abilities during skirmishes involving an [ISENGARD] minion at this site. Discard this condition at the end of the turn.
Tagged Game Text	<keyword>Spell.</keyword> <keyword>Weather.</keyword> To play, exert a <symbol>isengard</symbol> minion. Plays on a site. No player may play skirmish events or use skirmish special abilities during skirmishes involving an <symbol>isengard</symbol> minion at this site. Discard this condition at the end of the turn.
Formatted Game Text	Spell. Weather. To play, exert a minion. Plays on a site. No player may play skirmish events or use skirmish special abilities during skirmishes involving an minion at this site. Discard this condition at the end of the turn.
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Notes	Decipher Notes: This card had perhaps a slower rise to power than some, but before long players knew this was one of the most effective conditions in the game. Its impact was so deep, more than one top-level tournament deck has been seen stocking multiple copies of Boromir's Cloak (1U98) exclusively to deal with it. For a “swarm” style of Shadow strategy, quite potent enough on its own, Saruman's Snows ensures the Ring-bearer will be overwhelmed. Saruman's Snows does not necessarily interact directly with any of the new rules in Shadows. We have witnessed over the years, however, that it is a figurative mallet where a scalpel is called for. Denying an opponent a resource or opportunity he was counting on is of course what the game is all about. A missed chance to heal here, a lost special ability there; in the right quantities, these are the things meant to decide games. But Saruman's Snows is a card able to cut off an entire phase of the game – neither skirmish special abilities nor events can slip by it. Consequently, it’s a constant impediment to new card design. In a way, it doesn’t matter how interesting or impactful a new card we release is – if it happens in the skirmish phase, there’s a frequently used card out there that can shut it off. You may well see aspects of this card reappearing in the future, but not all together in a gift-wrapped single package like this.

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Title	Sarumans Schnee
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Tagged Game Text	<keyword>Zauberspruch.</keyword> <keyword>Wetter.</keyword> Strenge einen <symbol>isengard</symbol> Diener an, um diese Karte an einen Ort zu spielen. Kein Spieler darf Kampfereignisse oder spezielle Kampffähig-keiten an diesem Ort benutzen. Dieser Effekt wird am Ende des Spielzuges abgelegt.
Formatted Game Text	Zauberspruch. Wetter. Strenge einen Diener an, um diese Karte an einen Ort zu spielen. Kein Spieler darf Kampfereignisse oder spezielle Kampffähig-keiten an diesem Ort benutzen. Dieser Effekt wird am Ende des Spielzuges abgelegt.
Lore	Sarumans Zauberkraft kann selbst den Vorsichtigsten behindern.
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Title	Les Neiges de Saroumane
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Tagged Game Text	<keyword>Sort.</keyword> <keyword>Climat.</keyword> Pour jouer, affaiblissez un séide <symbol>isengard</symbol>. Jouable sur un site. Aucun joueur ne peut jouer des événements de combat ou utiliser des capacités spéciales de combat durant les combats à ce site. Défaussez cette situation à la fin du tour.
Formatted Game Text	Sort. Climat. Pour jouer, affaiblissez un séide . Jouable sur un site. Aucun joueur ne peut jouer des événements de combat ou utiliser des capacités spéciales de combat durant les combats à ce site. Défaussez cette situation à la fin du tour.
Lore	Les sorts de Saroumane peuvent même faire obstacle à celui qui en est avisé.
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Title	Nevi di Saruman
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Tagged Game Text	<keyword>Magia.</keyword> <keyword>Atmosferica.</keyword> Per giocare, sforza un servitore <symbol>isengard</symbol>. Giocala su un sito. Nessun giocatore può giocare eventi Schermaglia o usare abilità speciali Schermaglia durante le schermaglie in questo sito. Scarta questa condizione alla fine del turno.
Formatted Game Text	Magia. Atmosferica. Per giocare, sforza un servitore . Giocala su un sito. Nessun giocatore può giocare eventi Schermaglia o usare abilità speciali Schermaglia durante le schermaglie in questo sito. Scarta questa condizione alla fine del turno.
Lore	Gli incantesimi di Saruman possono ostacolare anche chi è cauto.
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Tagged Game Text	<keyword>Hechizo.</keyword> <keyword>Clima.</keyword> Para jugarlo, esfuerza un siervo <symbol>isengard</symbol>. Se juega en un sitio. Ningún jugador puede jugar eventos de escaramuza o usar habilidades especiales de escaramuza en este sitio. Descarta esta condición al final del turno.
Formatted Game Text	Hechizo. Clima. Para jugarlo, esfuerza un siervo . Se juega en un sitio. Ningún jugador puede jugar eventos de escaramuza o usar habilidades especiales de escaramuza en este sitio. Descarta esta condición al final del turno.
Lore	Los conjuros de Saruman pueden entorpecer incluso a los cautos.
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