Frodo, Protected by Many (11S164)

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Frodo, Protected by Many (11S164) is a Shire Companion from the Shadows set.

EN Nonfoil First Edition DE Nonfoil First Edition FR Nonfoil First Edition IT Nonfoil First Edition

Collection Info Title Frodo Subtitle Protected by Many Unique Yes Collectible Yes Set 11 - Shadows Rarity S - Starter-only Card Number 164 Language EN - English Revision 0

Gameplay Info Playable Yes Culture Shire Side Free Peoples Card Type Companion Race Hobbit Twilight Cost 0 Strength 3 Vitality 4 Resistance 10 Game Text Ring-bearer. Ring-bound. At the start of the regroup phase, you may exert Frodo to make him gain muster until the end of the regroup phase. (At the start of the regroup phase, you may discard a card from hand to draw a card.) Lore “‘I will take the Ring... though I do not know the way.'”

Translations DE - German Game Text Ringträger. Ring-verbunden. Zu Beginn der Sammelphase darfst du Frodo anstrengen, um ihm bis zum Ende der Sammelphase Appell zu geben. Lore "Ich werde den Ring nehmen, ... obwohl ich den Weg nicht weiß.“ FR - French IT - Italian

Technical Info Wiki Base Card ID LOTR-EN11S164.0 TLHH ID LOTR11164 GEMP ID 11_164 LOTRO Hex ID 64 96 7D 0A LOTRO Image ID 11_164

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Alternate Personas

Portrait	Name	Game Text
	Frodo, Old Bilbo's Heir (1R289)	Ring-bearer (resistance 10). At the start of each of your turns, you may heal a Hobbit ally.
	Frodo, Son of Drogo (1C290)	Ring-bearer (resistance 10). Fellowship: Exert another companion who has the Frodo signet to heal Frodo.
	Frodo, Reluctant Adventurer (2C102)	Ring-bound. Ring-bearer (resistance 10). The cost of each artifact, possession, and tale played on Frodo is -1.
	Frodo, Courteous Halfling (4R301)	Ring-bearer (resistance 10). While you can spot 3 unbound companions, Shadow cards may not discard cards from your hand or from the top of your draw deck.
	Frodo, Tired Traveller (4C302)	Ring-bearer (resistance 10). Fellowship: Play a Ring-bound companion to remove a burden.
	Frodo, Master of the Precious (5U111)	Ring-bearer (resistance 10). Fellowship: Add a burden to play Sméagol from your discard pile.
	Frodo, Hope of Free Peoples (7C317)	Ring-bearer (resistance 10). Ring-bound. Each time the fellowship moves, you may add to remove a threat.
	Frodo, Wicked Masster! (7R318)	Ring-bearer (resistance 10). Ring-bound. Skirmish: At sites 6 to 8, add 4 burdens to wound a minion skirmishing Frodo.
	Frodo, Resolute Hobbit (10P121)	Ring-bearer (resistance 12).
	Frodo, Frenzied Fighter (13R149)	Ring-bound. While you can spot more minions than companions, Frodo cannot be overwhelmed unless his strength is tripled. Skirmish: If Frodo is not assigned to a skirmish, exert Frodo to have him replace a Ring-bound companion skirmishing a minion.
	Frodo, Weary From the Journey (15C144)	Ring-bearer. Ring-bound. While skirmishing a minion of strength 8 or less, Frodo is strength +2.
	Frodo, Little Master (19P28)	Fellowship. Ring-bearer. Ring-bound. While you cannot spot 4 threats, Shadow cards cannot discard cards from your hand or from the top of your draw deck.
	Frodo, Mr. Underhill (0P67)	Ring-bound. Ring-bearer (resistance 10). The cost of each artifact, possession, and tale played on Frodo is -1. ​

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