Grima, Wormtongue (4R154)

Grima, Son of Galmod (4C153)

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Grima, Wormtongue (4R154) is a Isengard Minion from the The Two Towers set.

EN Nonfoil First Edition EN Foil First Edition Tengwar Nonfoil 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

Collection Info Title Gríma Subtitle Wormtongue Unique Yes Collectible Yes Set 4 - The Two Towers Rarity R - Rare Card Number 154 Language EN - English Revision 0

Gameplay Info Playable Yes Culture Isengard Side Shadow Card Type Minion Race Man Twilight Cost 2 Strength 4 Vitality 3 Site Number 3 Game Text Maneuver: Exert Gríma and spot an unbound companion bearing 3 or more cards to return each Free Peoples card that companion bears to its owner’s hand. Lore “‘I care for you and yours as best I may. But do not weary yourself, or tax too heavily your strength.'”

Translations DE - German Game Text Manöver: Strenge Gríma an und entdecke einen nicht-verbundenen Gefährten, auf dem mindestens 3 Karten liegen, um alle Karten der Freien Völker von diesem Gefährten auf die Hand ihres Besitzers zurückzubringen. Lore "Ich sorge für Euch und die Euren, so gut ich kann. Doch ermüdet Euch nicht und beansprucht Eure Kraft nicht zu schwer.“ ES - Spanish Game Text Maniobra: Esfuerza a Gríma y avista un compañero no-vinculado que lleve 3 o más cartas para devolver cada carta de Gentes Libres que lleve ese compañero a la mano de su propietario. Lore “Me preocupo por vos y por los vuestros tanto como puedo. Pero no os fatiguéis, ni confiéis demasiado en vuestras fuerzas.” FR - French Card Name Grima, Langue de Serpent Game Text Manœuvre : Affaiblissez Grima et désignez un compagnon dissocié détenant 3 cartes ou plus pour retourner chacune des cartes des Peuples Libres détenues par ce compagnon dans la main de son propriétaire. Lore « “Je me soucie de vous et des vôtres le mieux que je le puis. Mais ne vous fatiguez pas, ou ne présumez pas trop de votre force.” » IT - Italian Game Text Manovra: Sforza Gríma e avvista un compagno Non Legato che porti 3 o più carte per far riprendere in mano al suo proprietario tutte le carte dei Popoli Liberi che il compagno porta. Lore “‘Io mi prendo cura di te e dei tuoi averi, come meglio posso. Ma non ti stancare, e non mettere a dura prova le tue forze.'”

Technical Info Wiki Base Card ID LOTR-EN04S154.0 TLHH ID LOTR04154 GEMP ID 4_154 LOTRO Hex ID 6A 99 D0 03 LOTRO Image ID 04_154

Strategy

Grima was one of the cards introduced in Two Towers to discourage people from simply piling up a tonne of possessions/conditions on a few companions. This minion is often splashed in decks to help deal with a fully decked up Aragorn, Gimli or Eomer. Not only does he disable all of that companion's card bonuses for the turn, he also constricts card flow and makes twilight if the player replays the cards next turn. Simply the threat of this card is enough to make a lot of players play no more than 2 cards on a companion, in order to remain safe from this ability. Note that he has no effect on Ring-Bound companions, so any Two Towers version of Faramir is safe, along with any version of the Ring-Bearer. Also note that he has synergy with shadow conditions that play on companions, as these add towards the total cards Grima spots, but are not returned to hand when he is triggered. Grima is very difficult to counter, however, as more and more cards were released in later sets, several strategies became possible to deal with this minion, most of which can also be used against Enquea, LoM, like Rush of Steeds.

After Grima has done his job, you can try to discard those cards returned to hand with post-Shadow phase discarding tricks like Hand of Sauron, Tower Lieutenant or Band of the Eye.

Strengths and Weaknesses

Strong Versus...

• Possession heavy decks (Dwarves, Rohan etc.)
• Decks that rely on a single tank e.g. Durin III
• Follower heavy decks

Weak Versus...

• Ringbound-only fellowships
• Ents and other Unbound companions who can manage without bearing any card
• Foul Creation (can discard Grima from your hand)
• Slaked Thirsts
• Terrible and Evil
• Merry's Sword
• Great Day, Great Hour
• Unheeded (if a card exerts Grima)
• Shadowplay
• Denethor, Last Ruling Steward
• Stewards' Legacy
• Ithilien Blade
• Storied Homestead
• A New Light (can discard Grima from your hand)
• Rush of Steeds

Alternate Personas

Portrait	Name	Game Text
	Gríma, Son of Galmod (4C153)	Each unbound companion (or ally) bearing a Shadow condition is strength -1.
	Gríma, Chief Counselor (5R51)	Maneuver: Spot 4 Free Peoples cultures and exert Gríma to return an unbound companion, and all cards on him or her, to their owners’ hands.
	Gríma, Betrayer of Rohan (12R68)	Lurker. (Skirmishes involving lurker minions must be resolved after any others.) Each time a companion loses a skirmish involving a minion, you may exert Gríma to exert a companion.
	Gríma, Footman of Saruman (13U92)	Lurker. (Skirmishes involving lurker minions must be resolved after any others.) Each time a Free Peoples character is killed, you may spot another minion to exert each companion.
	Gríma, Witless Worm (18R67)	Regroup: Exert Gríma to add . Regroup: Remove a token to add . Regroup: Remove to exert an unbound companion.
	Gríma, Servant of Another Master (19P16)	When you play Gríma, you may remove to exert an unbound companion. That companion cannot use special abilities until the regroup phase. Assignment: Exert Gríma to assign him to an unbound companion. That companion may exert to prevent this. ​