Denethor, On the Edge of Madness (18R42)

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Denethor, On the Edge of Madness (18R42) is a Gondor Companion from the Treachery & Deceit set.

Collection Info
Title Denethor
Subtitle On the Edge of Madness
Unique Yes
Collectible Yes
Set 18 - Treachery & Deceit
Rarity R - Rare
Card Number 42
Language EN - English
Revision 0
Gameplay Info
Playable Yes
Culture Gondor
Side Free Peoples
Card Type Companion
Race Man
Twilight Cost 2
Strength 8
Vitality 3
Resistance 5
Game Text Each time the fellowship moves from a site, add a burden.

Skirmish: Exert another Man to make him or her strength +1 and damage +1.

Lore "No tomb for Denethor and Faramir. No long, slow sleep of death embalmed."
Technical Info
Wiki Base Card ID LOTR-EN18S042.0
TLHH ID LOTR18042
GEMP ID 18_42
LOTRO Hex ID 6A 8A 2A 11
LOTRO Image ID 18_042


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Alternate Personas[edit]

Portrait Name Game Text
Denethor, Steward of the City (7R85) Fellowship: Play a knight. That knight’s twilight cost is –2.

Each time a Shadow card adds a threat, add a burden. Each time a Shadow card adds a burden, add a threat.

Denethor, Wizened Steward (7C86) Denethor is strength +1 for each other Man you can spot (limit +4).
Denethor, Lord of Minas Tirith (10R28) To play, spot 2 Men.

Fellowship: If at a sanctuary, exert Denethor to take a card into hand from your draw deck, then reshuffle. Choose an opponent who may draw 2 cards.

Denethor, Last Ruling Steward (13R64) Denethor is resistance +1 for each possession in your discard pile.

Maneuver: Spot a possession borne by a companion and remove that posssession from the game to exert a minion twice. ​


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