Gimli, Sprinter (0W34)

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Gimli, Sprinter (0W34) is a Culture Dwarven.svg Dwarven Companion from the Promotional set. Copies were distributed digitally on the Lord of the Rings Online TCG platform, and was one of the winners of the Hunters Design-a-Card Contest, submitted by user Bjearid. This version of the card was never produced physically.


"They began to call him well-preserved, but unchanged would have been nearer the mark."
This card is a digital-only equivalent of Gimli, Sprinter (18R1) . Gameplay is identical to that card, whose strategy article is shown below.
Collection Info
Title Gimli
Subtitle Sprinter
Unique Yes
Collectible No
Notes Hunters Design-a-Card Contest entry. Submitted by "Bjearid".
Set 0 - Promotional
Rarity W - World's Apart Digital
Card Number 34
Language EN - English
Revision 0
Collection Info
Title Gimli
Subtitle Sprinter
Unique Yes
Collectible No
Notes Hunters Design-a-Card Contest entry. Submitted by "Bjearid".
Set 0 - Promotional
Rarity W - World's Apart Digital
Card Number 34
Language EN - English
Revision 0
Gameplay Info
Playable No
Culture Culture Dwarven.svg Dwarven
Side Free Peoples
Card Type Companion
Race Dwarf
Twilight Cost 2
Strength 6
Vitality 3
Resistance 6
Game Text Damage + 1. Hunter 1 (While skirmishing a non-hunter character, this character is strength +1.)

Each time Gimli wins a skirmish, you may add a threat to wound a minion (or wound a hunter minion twice).

Lore Hunters Design-a-Card contest entry<br> Submitted by "Bjearid"
Technical Info
Wiki Base Card ID LOTR-EN00W034.0
TLHH ID LOTR00W34
GEMP ID 0_34
LOTRO Hex ID 42 6C 18
LOTRO Image ID 00_100034
Technical Info
Wiki Base Card ID LOTR-EN00W034.0
TLHH ID LOTR00W34
GEMP ID 0_34
LOTRO Hex ID 42 6C 18
LOTRO Image ID 00_100034


Strategy[edit]

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Alternate Personas[edit]

Portrait Name Game Text
Gimli, Dwarf of Erebor (1U12) Damage +1.

Fellowship: Add Twilight 2.svg to place a card from hand beneath your draw deck.

Gimli, Son of Gloin (1R13) Damage +1.

Skirmish: Exert Gimli to make him strength +2.

Gimli, Dwarf of the Mountain-race (2P121) Damage +1.

Each underground site's Shadow number is -2.

Gimli, Lockbearer (4R48) Damage +1.

Gimli is strength +1 for each unbound Hobbit companion you can spot.

Gimli, Unbidden Guest (4C49) Damage +1.

Skirmish: Exert Gimli to make an unbound companion strength +1 (or +2 if that companion is Legolas).

Gimli, Skilled Defender (5R7) Damage +1.

Each time Gimli wins a skirmish, you may wound a minion assigned to skirmish an unbound companion.

Gimli, Faithful Companion (7C6) Damage +1.

While you have initiative, Gimli is strength +2.

Gimli, Feared Axeman (7R7) Damage +1.

Response: If a Culture Dwarven.svg condition is about to be discarded by an opponent, exert a Dwarf or discard a Culture Dwarven.svg card from hand to prevent that.

Gimli, Counter of Foes (8C5) Damage +1.

For each wound on Gimli, he is strength +1 and damage +1.

Gimli, Bearer of Grudges (9R+4) Damage +1.

While Gimli is the Ring-bearer, at the start of each skirmish involving him, add 2 burdens or 2 threats.

While Gimli is damage +X, he is resistance +X.

Gimli, Lively Combatant (11U8) Damage +1. Each time Gimli wins a skirmish, you may draw a card.
Gimli, Lord of the Glittering Caves (13R5) Damage +1.

Gimli is strength +1 for each minion assigned to a skirmish.

Assignment: Exert Gimli and spot a lurker minion to make that minion lose lurker until the regroup phase.

Gimli, Eager Hunter (15C5) Damage +1. Hunter 3. (While skirmishing a non-hunter character, this character is strength +3.)
Gimli, Opinionated Guide (19P2) Damage +1. Fellowship.

Each time you play a Culture Dwarven.svg possession, you may draw a card.

Gimli, Dwarven Delegate (0P62) Damage +1.
Gimli, Dwarven Delegate (0W15)
Gimli, Sprinter (0W34) Damage + 1. Hunter 1 (While skirmishing a non-hunter character, this character is strength +1.)

Each time Gimli wins a skirmish, you may add a threat to wound a minion (or wound a hunter minion twice).

Gimli, Vengeful Naugrim (V1_3) Damage +1.

While Gimli bears 2 items, he is strength +2.

While Gimli bears 3 items, he is damage +1.

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