Goblin Runner (1U178)

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Goblin Runner (1U178) is a Moria Minion from the Fellowship of the Ring 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 PL Nonfoil First Edition PL Foil First Edition PT Nonfoil First Edition PT Foil First Edition ZH Nonfoil First Edition ZH Foil First Edition

Collection Info Title Goblin Runner Unique No Collectible Yes Set 1 - The Fellowship of the Ring Rarity U - Uncommon Card Number 178 Language EN - English Revision 0

Gameplay Info Playable Yes Culture Moria Side Shadow Card Type Minion Race Orc Twilight Cost 1 Strength 5 Vitality 1 Site Number 4 Game Text When you play this minion, you may add . Lore “...a great horn was blown in the hall, and answering horns and harsh cries were heard further off. There was a hurrying sound of many feet.”

Translations DE - German Card Name Goblin Läufer Game Text Wenn du diesen Diener spielst, darfst du den Einfluss um erhöhen. Lore ...ein großes Horn wurde in der Halle geblasen, andere Hörner antworteten und von weit her waren rauhe Schreie zu hören. Man hörte viele Füsse rennen. ES - Spanish Card Name Corredor Goblin Game Text Cuando juegas este siervo, puedes añadir . Lore “Otra ronca llamada de cuerno, y unos gritos agudos que reverberaron en las paredes. Unos pies venían corriendo por el pasillo.” FR - French Card Name Coureur Gobelin Game Text Quand vous jouez ce séide, vous pouvez ajouter . Lore “... un grand cor sonnait dans la salle, auquel répondirent plus loin d'autres cors et des cris stridents. On entendit le bruit de plusieurs pieds qui se hâtaient.” IT - Italian Card Name Corridore Goblin Game Text Quando giochi questo servitore, puoi aggiungere . Lore “... un grande corno suonava nel salone, mentre in lontananza si udivano rispondere altri corni, e strilli acuti. Infine il rumore frettoloso di molti passi.” PL - Polish PT - Portuguese ZH - Chinese

Technical Info Wiki Base Card ID LOTR-EN01S178.0 TLHH ID LOTR01178 GEMP ID 1_178 LOTRO Hex ID 42 2F F4 LOTRO Image ID 01_178

Strategy

Goblin Runner is played in most [moria] decks, as he essentially generates [1] twilight if he isn't roaming. While the Shadow player is limited to 4 copies of Goblin Runner in your deck, it is fairly easy to play the minion from discard using Host of Thousands, They Are Coming, The Balrog, Flame of Udun, or Host of Moria. Despite being fairly weak, this Orc is often given a Goblin Scimitar to boost his effectiveness in a [moria] swarm deck.

With its latent twilight generation, Goblin Runner can be splashed fairly easily into any deck. Goblin Runner remains a popular addition to most swarm archetypes including [Isengard] or [Sauron] swarm, or even included in a swarm that is simply a compilation of small, cheap minions (potentially with anti-Frodo support like Saruman's Snows).

Goblin Scrabbler can reduce his roaming cost.

Strengths and Weaknesses

Strong Versus...

• Choke Fellowships
• Small Fellowships

Weak Versus...

• Three Monstrous Trolls
• Large Fellowships
• Fellowships that flood the twilight pool
• Elven Rope, Mithrandir, Mithrandir! (Or any other small minion hate)
• Power According to his stature (Or other skirmish wounding cards)
• Legolas, Greenleaf (Or other directed archery wounding cards)
• Quick as May be (Or other maneuver wounding cards)

Rulings

• You must be able to pay for this minion before you can add 2 twilight (This is especially important to consider if he is roaming)

See Also

Decks

• Most [moria] decks use this card