Ghan-buri-Ghan, Chieftain of the Woses (0P56)

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Ghan-buri-Ghan, Chieftain of the Woses (0P56) is a Gandalf Companion from the Promotional set. It was released as part of The Weta Collection in summer 2004, and so is considered one of the Weta Book Cards.

EN Promo Nonfoil First Edition EN Nonfoil First Edition

Collection Info Title Ghan-bûri-Ghan Subtitle Chieftain of the Woses Unique Yes Collectible Yes Set 0 - Promotional Rarity P - Promotional Card Number 56 Language EN - English Revision 0 Collection Info Title Ghan-bûri-Ghan Subtitle Chieftain of the Woses Unique Yes Collectible Yes Set 0 - Promotional Rarity P - Promotional Card Number 56 Language EN - English Revision 0

Gameplay Info Playable Yes Culture Gandalf Side Free Peoples Card Type Companion Race Man Twilight Cost 2 Strength 6 Vitality 3 Resistance 5 Game Text While you can spot 2 other Men, Ghan-bûri-Ghan cannot be overwhelmed unless his strength is tripled. While at a forest site, Ghan-bûri-Ghan is defender +1.

Technical Info Wiki Base Card ID LOTR-EN00S056.0 TLHH ID LOTR00056 GEMP ID 0_56 LOTRO Hex ID 28 03 LOTRO Image ID 00_056 Technical Info Wiki Base Card ID LOTR-EN00S056.0 TLHH ID LOTR00056 GEMP ID 0_56 LOTRO Hex ID 28 03 LOTRO Image ID 00_056

Strategy

Ghan-buri-Ghan, Chieftain of the Woses is an interesting promotional card.

While you can spot two other Men, Ghan-buri-Ghan cannot be overwhelmed unless his strength is tripled. Notably, the ability does not specify between Free Peoples and Shadow Men, meaning that in some matchups this is much easier to accomplish than others. Additionally, Ghan-buri-Ghan receives a defender bonus at forest sites.

As a Gandalf Man, Ghan-Buri-Ghan can bear Beorning Axe (18R18) , Armor (1C92) , Heavy Chain (4C278) , and Coat of Mail (1C101) (though the latter does not benefit Ghan-buri-Ghan while three Men are in play).

While released during the Movie Block, King Block does not have any forest sites to take advantage of. In Standard, Expanded, or Open games, Ghan-buri-Ghan gains access to several useful Gandalf skirmish events and pumps.

All of The Weta Collection cards became tournament legal on August 30th, 2004, soon after their release<ref>Wayback Machine: Tournament Legal Cardlist.

Strengths and Weaknesses

Strong Versus...

• Natural defender bonus at forest sites
• Strong against Shadow Men, which can activate the overwhelm prevention text
• Can bear Beorning Axe (18R18)