Gwemegil (1R47)

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Gwemegil (1R47) is a Elven Possession 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 Gwemegil Unique Yes Collectible Yes Set 1 - The Fellowship of the Ring Rarity R - Rare Card Number 47 Language EN - English Revision 0

Gameplay Info Playable Yes Culture Elven Side Free Peoples Card Type Possession Item Class Hand Weapon Twilight Cost 2 Strength +2 Game Text Bearer must be Arwen. She is damage +1. Skirmish: Exert Arwen or discard 2 cards from hand to make her strength +1. Lore Forged by the Elven-smiths of Rivendell, Arwen's blade bears enchantments to ward off the forces of the Great Eye.

Translations DE - German Game Text Muss auf Arwen gespielt werden. Sie erhält Schaden +1. Kampf: Strenge Arwen an oder lege 2 Karten aus deiner Hand ab, um ihr Stärke +1 zu geben. Lore Arwens Klinge, von Elbenschmieden in Bruchtal gefertigt, besitzt Verzauberungen, um die Kräfte des lidlosen Auges abzuwehren. ES - Spanish Game Text El portador debe ser Arwen. Ella es Daño +1. Escaramuza: Esfuerza a Arwen o descarta 2 cartas de tu mano para darle fuerza +1. Lore Forjada por los herreros Élficos de Rivendel, la espada de Arwen tiene encantamientos para expulsar las fuerzas del Gran Ojo. FR - French Game Text Le détenteur doit être Arwen. Elle inflige des dégâts +1. Combat : Affaiblissez Arwen ou défaussez 2 cartes de votre main pour lui donner +1 en force. Lore Forgée par les forgerons Elfes de Fondcombe, l'épée d'Arwen porte des enchantements pour écarter les forces du Grand *il. IT - Italian Game Text Il possessore deve essere Arwen. Danno +1. Schermaglia: Sforza Arwen o scarta 2 carte dalla mano per aggiungere +1 alla sua forza. Lore Forgiata da fabbri elfici di Gran Burrone, sulla lama di Arwen sono incisi degli incantesimi a difesa dalle forze del Grande Occhio. PL - Polish PT - Portuguese ZH - Chinese

Technical Info Wiki Base Card ID LOTR-EN01S047.0 TLHH ID LOTR01047 GEMP ID 1_47 LOTRO Hex ID 4F 26 F4 LOTRO Image ID 01_047

Strategy

Gwemegil is a formidable hand weapon, granting not only the standard unique weapon bonuses but also helping card flow and making Arwen harder to overwhelm. This card can be used to discard unneeded cards from your hand, allowing Arwen to survive large minions such as the Balrog and can help her to win skirmishes. It is also more versatile than Asfaloth (1U31) , as it is not discarded at underground sites. Besides those benefits, it's the only Elven card in Fellowship Block to provide a damage bonus. (It is the only Elven card along with Erethón, Naith Lieutenant (4R65) in all sets to do so.)

This card stays relevant well into the later sets, as it is easily more powerful than the generic Elven Sword (4C64) , and its only true competition comes from Hadafang (12R18) in Expanded. Like Elven Sword, it can be used with Initiative effects such as Glimpse of Fate (10U12) from Mount Doom for a powerful effect.

Strengths and Weaknesses

Strong Versus...

• Beatdown shadows (Uruk-hai, Nazgul)
• Isengard Orcs

Weak Versus...

• Archery, Wounding and Corruption decks
• Troop of Uruk-hai (1R143) (the skirmish special ability doesn't give any bonus against that minion)
• Úlairë Cantëa, Lieutenant of Dol Guldur (1R230) , Isengard Smith (3U60) and other weapon discard.
• Possession discard.

Trivia

"Gwemegil" is a name invented by Decipher; Tolkien Gateway suggests it may mean "maiden-sword" in Sindarin, the common language of the elves. However, the prop itself has a Sindarin inscription that names it "Hadhafang" (possibly "throng-cleaver"), and later licensed products based on The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit refer to it by that name.[1][2] The prop itself appears in the Fellowship of the Ring, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, and The Hobbit: Battle of Five Armies films, but other than the inscription it's never referred to by name. Hadafang (12R18) is a separate card in this game, released in set 12.