Gandalf, Greyhame (4R89)

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Gandalf, Greyhame (4R89) is a Gandalf Companion from the The Two Towers 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 Gandalf Subtitle Greyhame Unique Yes Collectible Yes Set 4 - The Two Towers Rarity R - Rare Card Number 89 Language EN - English Revision 0

Gameplay Info Playable Yes Culture Gandalf Side Free Peoples Card Type Companion Race Wizard Twilight Cost 4 Strength 7 Vitality 4 Signet Theoden Game Text Fellowship: If the twilight pool has fewer than 2 twilight tokens, add to play a character from your discard pile. Lore “‘Dangerous!... And so am I, very dangerous; more dangerous than anything you will ever meet....'”

Translations DE - German Game Text Gemeinschaft. Wenn der Einfluss weniger als 2 beträgt, erhöhe den Einfluss um , um einen Charakter aus deinem Ablagestapel zu spielen. Lore "Gefährlich!... Das bin ich auch, sehr gefährlich: gefährlicher als alles, was dir je begegnen wird...“ ES - Spanish Game Text Comunidad: Si el fondo de penumbra tiene menos de 2 contadores de penumbra, añade para jugar un personaje de tu pila de descartes. Lore “¡Peligroso!... Y yo también lo soy, muy peligroso, más peligroso que cualquier otra cosa que hayáis encontrado hasta ahora...” FR - French Game Text Compagnie : Si la réserve crépusculaire contient moins de 2 jetons-crépuscule, ajoutez pour jouer un personnage de votre pile de défausse. Lore « “Dangereux! ... Et moi aussi je le suis, très dangereux même: plus dangereux que tout ce que vous rencontrerez jamais...” » IT - Italian Game Text Compagnia: Se la zona del crepuscolo ha meno di due segnalini crepuscolo, aggiungi per giocare un personaggio dalla tua pila degli scarti. Lore “‘Pericoloso! Anch'io lo sono, estremamente pericoloso: più pericoloso di qualunque cosa tu possa mai incontrare...'”

Technical Info Wiki Base Card ID LOTR-EN04S089.0 TLHH ID LOTR04089 GEMP ID 4_89 LOTRO Hex ID 69 95 D0 03 LOTRO Image ID 04_089

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Alternate Personas

Portrait	Name	Game Text
	Gandalf, Friend of the Shirefolk (1R72)	Gandalf is strength +1 for each of these races you can spot in the fellowship: Hobbit, Dwarf, Elf, and Man.
	Gandalf, The Grey Wizard (1P364)	Fellowship: Exert Gandalf to play a companion who has the Gandalf signet. The twilight cost of that companion is -2.
	Gandalf, The Grey Pilgrim (2P122)	At the start of each of your turns, you may draw a card.
	Gandalf, The White Wizard (4C90)	While you can spot 3 twilight tokens, Gandalf is strength +3.
	Gandalf, Mithrandir (6R30)	Damage +1. Each time the fellowship moves, wound Gandalf.
	Gandalf, Defender of the West (7C36)	While you cannot spot 3 companions of the same culture, Gandalf is strength –2.
	Gandalf, Manager of Wizards (7R37)	Skirmish: Place 3 cards from hand on top of your draw deck to make a minion skirmishing an unbound companion strength –3. Any Shadow player may place 3 cards from his or her hand on top of his or her draw deck to prevent this.
	Gandalf, Leader of Men (8R15)	When Gandalf is in your starting fellowship, his twilight cost is -2.
	Gandalf, Leader of the Company (11S33)	While Gandalf is in region 1, each other companion is strength +2. While Gandalf is in region 2, each companion is strength +1. While Gandalf is in region 3, he is strength +2.
	Gandalf, The White Rider (12R27)	Skirmish: If Gandalf is not assigned to a skirmish, exert him and another unbound companion skirmishing a minion to make Gandalf strength +3 and have him replace that companion in that skirmish.
	Gandalf, Bearer of Obligation (13R33)	While Gandalf is the Ring-bearer, each time the fellowship moves, add 3 burdens unless you spot 2 other companions and discard 2 cards from hand.
	Gandalf, Powerful Guide (15R29)	To play, spot 2 Hobbits. Each time you play a spell, you may add a burden to wound a minion. At the start of each skirmish involving Gandalf, you may draw a card and then discard a card from your hand.
	Gandalf, Returned (17R17)	When you play Gandalf (except in your starting fellowship), you may play a possession on him from your draw deck or discard pile. Each time Gandalf wins a skirmish, you may reinforce a Free Peoples token.
	Gandalf, Wise Guide (19P8)	Fellowship. Response: If an event is played, exert Gandalf twice to cancel that event.
	Gandalf, Stormcrow (0P64)
	Gandalf, Olorin (V1_14)	At the start of your fellowship phase, you may spot 2 allies and exert Gandalf to shuffle a or card from your discard pile into your draw deck. While you can spot 3 allies, Gandalf is strength +2. While you can spot Elrond, Galadriel, and Celeborn, Gandalf is strength +2. ​

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