Gandalf, The Grey Wizard (1P364)

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Gandalf, The Grey Wizard (1P364) is a Gandalf Companion from the Fellowship of the Ring set.

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Collection Info Title Gandalf Subtitle The Grey Wizard Unique Yes Collectible Yes Set 1 - The Fellowship of the Ring Rarity P - Premium Card Number 364 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 Gandalf Game Text Fellowship: Exert Gandalf to play a companion who has the Gandalf signet. The twilight cost of that companion is -2. Lore “...his long white hair, his sweeping silver beard, and his broad shoulders, made him look like some wise king of ancient legend.”

Translations DE - German Game Text Gemeinschaft. Strenge Gandalf an, um einen Gefährten mit dem Gandalf Siegel auszuspielen. Die Zwielichtkosten dieses Gefährten reduzieren sich um 2. Lore ...aber sein langes weisses Haar, sein wallender Silberbart und seine breiten Schultern liessen ihn wie einen weisen König aus einer alten Sage erscheinen. ES - Spanish Game Text Comunidad: Esfuerza a Gandalf para jugar un compañero que tenga el sello de Gandalf. El coste de penumbra de ese compañero es -2. Lore “...la larga melena blanca, la abundante barba gris, y los anchos hombros, le daban un aspecto de rey sabio, salido de antiguas leyendas.” FR - French Game Text Compagnie : Affaiblissez Gandalf pour jouer un compagnon qui a le sceau Gandalf. Le coût crépusculaire de ce compagnon est de -2. Lore “...ses longs cheveux blancs, son abondante barbe grise et ses larges épaules lui donnaient l'air de quelque roi sage des légendes anciennes.” IT - Italian Game Text Compagnia: Sforza Gandalf per giocare un compagno che abbia il sigillo di Gandalf. Sottrai -2 al costa crepuscolo di quel compagno. Lore "...ina la lunga chioma bianca, la folta barba d'argento e le spalle possenti facevano pensare a qualche saggio re delle leggende." PL - Polish PT - Portuguese ZH - Chinese

Technical Info Wiki Base Card ID LOTR-EN01S364.0 TLHH ID LOTR01364 GEMP ID 1_364 LOTRO Hex ID 4C 3A F4 LOTRO Image ID 01_364

Strategy

Perhaps the hardest Gandalf to use effectively in Fellowship Block, The Grey Wizard supports a choke-style deck that plays a lot of stuff. If you're using this version of Gandalf, you will want as many companions with the Gandalf signet as possible, and ideally you'd want to start with this Gandalf so that he can make everyone else cheaper. Seeing as he promotes playing a lot of companions while maintaining a choke, The Nine Walkers would be a helpful card to make characters such as Aragorn twilight cost 0. Also, this Gandalf promotes a Gandalf signet Fellowship, so Trust Me As You Once Did and Gandalf's Wisdom are some good support cards. With several copies of Gandalf's Wisdom out and The Nine Walkers, you should be able to play almost everything in the Fellowship Phase for free. This will allow you to setup a powerful Fellowship while denying as much twilight as possible. Since starting with this Gandalf is advisable, Gandalf's Cart with Shire Lookout Point is a good combo, as it will allow you to stash any spare equipment on it until needed. This Gandalf needs to exert a lot to be truly effective, and Strength of Spirit can help with this, but be sure to have Gandalf's Staff out as soon as possible to make spells cheaper, otherwise Strength of Spirit detracts from the choking aspect of this deck.

Strengths and Weaknesses

Strong Versus...

• Expensive minions, such as Uruks and Nazgul.
• Wounding decks, if you have many companions

Weak Versus...

• Too Great and Terrible, as he exerts a lot.
• Ulaire Enquea, Lieutenant of Morgul; The Number Must Be Few or Greed, if you let your Fellowship get too large.

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 Pilgrim (2P122)	At the start of each of your turns, you may draw a card.
	Gandalf, Greyhame (4R89)	Fellowship: If the twilight pool has fewer than 2 twilight tokens, add to play a character from your discard pile.
	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, Stormcrow (0D17)	Damage +3. Defender +3. Skirmish: Exert Gandalf to make a companion strength +1.
	Gandalf, Stormcrow (0W17)
	Gandalf, Returned (0W32)	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, Powerful Guide (0W38)	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, 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. ​