Down From the Hills (5R16)

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Down From the Hills (5R16) is a Gandalf Event from the Battle of Helm's Deep set.

EN Nonfoil First Edition EN Foil First Edition DE Nonfoil First Edition DE Foil First Edition FR Nonfoil First Edition FR Foil First Edition IT Nonfoil First Edition IT Foil First Edition ES Nonfoil First Edition ES Foil First Edition

Collection Info Title Down From the Hills Unique No Collectible Yes Set 5 - Battle of Helm's Deep Rarity R - Rare Card Number 16 Language EN - English Revision 0

Gameplay Info Playable Yes Culture Gandalf Side Free Peoples Card Type Event Twilight Cost 5 Game Text Spell. Maneuver: Exert Gandalf 3 times to make an unbound companion with the Gandalf signet strength +5, defender +1, damage +2, and unable to take wounds until the regroup phase. Lore “Down leaped Shadowfax, like a deer....”

Translations DE - German Card Name Hinab von den Bergen Game Text Zauberspruch. Manöver: Strenge Gandalf dreimal an, um einem nicht-verbundenen Gefährten mit dem Gandalfsiegel bis zur Sammelphase Stärke +5 und Schaden +2 zu geben sowie ihn Verteidiger +1 und unverwundbar zu machen. Lore Hinab sprang Schattenfell wie ein Hirsch.... ES - Spanish Card Name Bajando desde las colinas Game Text Hechizo. Maniobra: Esfuerza a Gandalf tres veces para dar a un compañero no-vinculado que tenga el sello de Gandalf fuerza +5, defensor +1, Daño +2 y que no reciba heridas hasta la fase de reagrupación. Lore “Y también baja Sombragrís, brincando como un ciervo...” FR - French Card Name Du Haut des Collines Game Text Sort. Manœuvre : Affaiblissez Gandalf 3 fois pour transformer un compagnon qui possède le sceau Gandalf de la façon suivante: il a +5 en force, est défenseur +1, inflige des dégâts +2 et ne peut pas être blessé jusqu’à la phase de ralliement. Lore « S'élança aussi Gripoil, tel un daim... » IT - Italian Card Name Giù dai Colli Game Text Magia. Manovra: Sforza Gandalf 3 volte per aggiungere a un compagno Non Legato con il sigillo di Gandalf +5 alla forza, Difensore +1, Danno +2 e quel compagno non può subire ferite fino alla fase di raccolta. Lore “E dall'alto piombò Ombromanto, come un daino...”

Technical Info Wiki Base Card ID LOTR-EN05S016.0 TLHH ID LOTR05016 GEMP ID 5_16 LOTRO Hex ID 60 B5 C4 04 LOTRO Image ID 05_016

Strategy

Though this Gandalf culture card is expensive, at a cost of five twilight and exerting Gandalf three times, sometimes it can be worth it. Being a maneuver event, it provides an alternative to giving the shadow side a lot of twilight and hoping for the best - instead, you can hold back and use Down From The Hills after the shadow player has already played their minions; pump up your larger companions and run for the hills.

While it can be used early in the game to reduce the damage that minion who would otherwise kill two companions would do - and maybe even, with other Gandalf signet support such as Trust Me As You Once Did, enable you to win the skirmish! - Down From The Hills really comes into its own late in the game, for that critical double move into site 9.

Requiring an opponent to play one more minion in order to get to the Ring-bearer is often enough to ensure that, though everyone else might sacrifice themselves, Frodo (or Sam) survive unscathed, and the game is won. When combined with a strategy that emphasizes defender +1 - Aragorn, Ranger of the North, or Aragorn, Heir of Elindil both have the Gandalf signet - it can make it extremely difficult for an opponent to mount a serious threat even on a double move into site 9 with minions on the table.

>By Alicia McCaughtry

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