Elven Cloak (1C42)

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Elven Cloak (1C42) is a Elven Possession from the Fellowship of the Ring 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 PL Nonfoil First Edition PL Foil First Edition PT Nonfoil First Edition PT Foil First Edition ZH Nonfoil First Edition ZH Foil First Edition

Collection Info Title Elven Cloak Unique No Collectible Yes Set 1 - The Fellowship of the Ring Rarity C - Common Card Number 42 Language EN - English Revision 0

Gameplay Info Playable Yes Culture Elven Side Free Peoples Card Type Possession Item Class Cloak Twilight Cost 1 Game Text To play, spot an Elf. Bearer must be a companion. The minion archery total is -1. Lore “‘...never before have we clad strangers in the garb of our own people.'”

Translations DE - German Card Name Elbenmantel Game Text Entdecke einen Elben, um den Elbenmantel zu spielen. Muss auf einen Gefährten gespielt werden. Der Fernkampfwert der Diener wird um 1 reduziert. Lore "...und niemals zuvor haben wir Fremde in die Gewänder unseres eigenen Volkes gekleidet.“ ES - Spanish Card Name Capa Élfica Game Text Para jugarlo, avista un Elfo. El portador ha de ser un Compañero. El total de arquería de los siervos es -1. Lore “...y nunca hasta ahora habíamos vestido a extranjeros con las ropas de los nuestros.” FR - French Card Name Cape Elfique Game Text Pour jouer, désignez un Elfe. Le détenteur doit être un compagnon. Le total d’archerie des séides est de -1. Lore “...et jamais auparavant nous n'avons vêtu des étrangers du costume des nôtres.” IT - Italian Card Name Mantello Elfico Game Text Per giocarla, avvista un Elfo. Il possessore deve essere un compagno. Sottrai -1 al totale degli arcieri tra i servitori. Lore “‘...mai prima d'oggi avevamo vestito degli stranieri con abiti uguali ai nostri.'” PL - Polish PT - Portuguese ZH - Chinese

Technical Info Wiki Base Card ID LOTR-EN01S042.0 TLHH ID LOTR01042 GEMP ID 1_42 LOTRO Hex ID 4A 26 F4 LOTRO Image ID 01_042

Strategy

One of four cloaks in Movie Block (with Boromir's Cloak, Faramir's Cloak and Frodo's Cloak), Elven Cloak is the only cloak bearable by any companion and makes the minion archery total -1 for each copy in play. Elven Cloak requires an Elf to play, but with the number of [Elven] allies and companions available, this spotting requirement should not be prohibitive.

One of three possessions in Fellowship block to add a permanent minion archery -1 effect (alongside Great Shield and Shield of Boromir), Elven Cloak is a fringe possession generally not worthy of a deck slot. Future sets introduce other possessions or conditions that decrease the archery total in addition to offering other affects. Shield of Boromir, Rohirrim Shield, and Hosts of the Last Alliance are three examples of this.

Already a fringe possession in Fellowship Block, Elven Cloak became even more unlikely to be played with the addition of The Two Towers set. Grima, Wormtongue, War Club, and similar "possession hate" largely sent this card back into the pile of rubbish commons in the back of the shoebox.

Strengths and Weaknesses

Strong Versus...

• Minion archery shadows
• Could be played on a Ring-bound companion to avoid effects like that of Grima, Wormtongue
• Useful in decks that use Galadriel BoW (Ring-bearer) alone
• Provides a potential boost to cards like Durin III or bearer of Rohirrim Doorwarden

Weak Versus...

• Possession discarding
• Hand clog, via not having an [Elven] character in play