Gollum, Hopeless (15R43)

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Gollum, Hopeless (15R43) is a Gollum Minion from the The Hunters set.

Collection Info
Title Gollum
Subtitle Hopeless
Unique Yes
Collectible Yes
Set 15 - The Hunters
Rarity R - Rare
Card Number 43
Language EN - English
Revision 0
Gameplay Info
Playable Yes
Culture Gollum
Side Shadow
Card Type Minion
Twilight Cost 2
Vitality 4
Site Number 3
Game Text At the start of each skirmish involving Gollum, he is strength +X until the end of that skirmish, where X is the Ring-bearer’s strength.
Lore “Give it to us raw and wriggling!”
Technical Info
Wiki Base Card ID LOTR-EN15S043.0
TLHH ID LOTR15043
GEMP ID 15_43
LOTRO Hex ID 6B 1E 4E 0E
LOTRO Image ID 15_043


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Alternate Personas[edit]

Portrait Name Game Text
Gollum, Nasty Treacherous Creature (5C24) Regroup: Discard Gollum to exert a companion or ally.
Gollum, Stinker (5R25) Gollum is strength +1 for each burden. Each time Gollum wins a skirmish, you may add a burden.
Gollum, Old Villain (6C40) Skirmish: Discard a card from hand to make Gollum strength +1 (or +2 if skirmishing a Ring-bound companion).
Gollum, Plotting Deceiver (7R58) If you have initiative during the Shadow phase, you may play this minion from your discard pile.
Gollum, Vile Creature (7C59) Skirmish: Exert Gollum twice or remove a threat to make him strength +2.
Gollum, Dark as Darkness (9R+28) Shadow: Exert Gollum twice to exert the Ring-bearer.

Shadow: Remove a burden to add . Skirmish: Remove a burden to add . Regroup: Remove a burden to add .

Regroup: Exert Gollum twice to wound the Ring-bearer.

Gollum, Mad Thing (10R21) To assign Gollum to a skirmish, the Free Peoples player must make Gollum strength +3 until the regroup phase or add a burden.
Gollum, Skulker (11R42) Lurker. (Skirmishes involving lurker minions must be resolved after any others.)

Skirmish: Exert Gollum twice to make another minion strength +2.

Gollum, Her Sneak (13U50) While a card titled Déagol is removed from the game, Gollum is strength +2 and fierce.

Shadow: Remove a card titled Déagol in your discard pile from the game to play this minion from your discard pile.

Gollum, Threatening Guide (19P10) Gollum is strength +1 for each threat you can spot.

Each time Gollum wins a skirmish, you may add a threat.

Gollum, Worker of Mischief (0W5) To play, spot a condition. Menace - When you play Gollum you may make the move limit for this turn –1.
Gollum, Wretched Creature (0W18)


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