Gandalf's Staff, Old Man's Crutch (V2 77)

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Gandalf's Staff, Old Man's Crutch (V2 77) is an Artifact from the King of the Golden Hall set. This card was not originally included in the V2 release, but was added as a counterpart to Gandalf, Lathspell (V2_13) when that card needed an errata; this version of the Staff thus contains Lathspell's old ability to wound.

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Revision 1 · Player's Council · 2025-10-05 Collection Info Title Gandalf's Staff Subtitle Old Man's Crutch Unique Yes Collectible No Set V2 - King of the Golden Hall Card Number 77 Language EN - English Revision 1 (Player's Council) Release Date 2025-10-05 Notes Speaking of Gandalf vitality bumps, our first version of Old Man’s Crutch turned Gandalf into more of wounding machine than was intended (using Trust me as You Once Did in successive skirmish phases to snipe down one vitality minions and saving the Ringbearer from a swarm, for example). The new crutch moves the wounding element back onto Lathspell and instead supports Gandalf’s valuable vitality in a wide range of scenarios, hopefully preserving its role as a strong alternative to the original 2R22 Staff. On Lathspell, the crutch allows him to use his ability more often, but even with it he has lost the wounding element altogether. As with the original version, it still cannot be used with Glamdring, which is both thematic and meant to prevent it being used to see your opponent’s hand for free every turn with Glamdring. Gameplay Info Playable Yes Culture Gandalf Side Free Peoples Card Type Artifact Item Class Staff Twilight Cost 2 Vitality +1 Game Text Bearer must be Gandalf. Discard any weapon he bears. Response: If Gandalf is exerted by a Free Peoples card, heal him (limit once per turn). Lore "'The staff in the hand of a wizard may be more than a prop for age.'" Technical Info Wiki Base Card ID LOTR-ENV2S077.0 Wiki Release ID LOTR-ENV2S077.1 GEMP ID 102_77 First edition · Player's Council Collection Info Title Gandalf's Staff Subtitle Old Man's Crutch Unique Yes Collectible No Set V2 - King of the Golden Hall Card Number 77 Language EN - English Revision 0 Gameplay Info Playable Yes Culture Gandalf Side Free Peoples Card Type Artifact Item Class Staff Twilight Cost 2 Vitality +1 Game Text Bearer must be Gandalf. Discard any weapon he bears. Each time Gandalf is exerted by a Free Peoples card, you may wound a minion (limit once per phase). Lore "'The staff in the hand of a wizard may be more than a prop for age.'" Technical Info Wiki Base Card ID LOTR-ENV2S077.0 GEMP ID 102_77

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