Hand of Sauron (3C90)

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Hand of Sauron (3C90) is a Sauron Event from the Realms of the Elf-Lords set.

EN Revision 2 (PC) EN Revision 1 (PC) 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

Revision 2 · Player's Council · 2023-06-07 Collection Info Title Hand of Sauron Unique No Collectible No Set 3 - Realms of the Elf-lords Rarity C - Common Card Number 90 Language EN - English Revision 2 (Player's Council) Release Date 2023-06-07 Notes One of the many discard-based errata made around Yuletide last year, Hand of Sauron's new paired ability was a little too good: you couldn't ever risk permitting the exhaustion to go through, because a Sauron deck would of course be packing Hate for a one-two instant kill combo, meaning that this card effectively read "discard 2 cards at random from hand". The effect has been reduced to an exertion and a possession discard, which is a rare effect in FOTR block, making the choice more of an actual nuanced decision. Gameplay Info Playable Yes Culture Sauron Side Shadow Card Type Event Twilight Cost 0 Game Text Exert a unique minion to exert a companion (except the Ring-bearer) and discard a possession attached to that companion. The Free Peoples player may discard 1 card at random from their hand to prevent this. Lore “‘The power of the Ring could not be undone.'” Technical Info Wiki Base Card ID LOTR-EN03S090.0 Wiki Release ID LOTR-EN03S090.2 TLHH ID LOTR03090 GEMP ID 3_90 LOTRO Hex ID 6A 71 DC 02 LOTRO Image ID 03_090 Revision 1 · Player's Council · 2023-01-11 Collection Info Title Hand of Sauron Unique No Collectible No Set 3 - Realms of the Elf-lords Rarity C - Common Card Number 90 Language EN - English Revision 1 (Player's Council) Release Date 2023-01-11 Notes Part of the discard deck rework. Discard a random card from hand -> exhaust a companion, or else discard 2 cards at random from hand. The cost was increased to require a unique Sauron minion, as well. Gameplay Info Playable Yes Culture Sauron Side Shadow Card Type Event Twilight Cost 0 Game Text Exert a unique minion to exhaust a companion (except the Ring-bearer). The Free Peoples player may discard 2 cards at random from their hand to prevent this. Lore “‘The power of the Ring could not be undone.'” Technical Info Wiki Base Card ID LOTR-EN03S090.0 Wiki Release ID LOTR-EN03S090.1 TLHH ID LOTR03090 GEMP ID 3_90 LOTRO Hex ID 6A 71 DC 02 LOTRO Image ID 03_090 First edition · Decipher Collection Info Title Hand of Sauron Unique No Collectible Yes Set 3 - Realms of the Elf-lords Rarity C - Common Card Number 90 Language EN - English Revision 0 Gameplay Info Playable Yes Culture Sauron Side Shadow Card Type Event Twilight Cost 0 Game Text Maneuver: Exert a minion to make the Free Peoples player discard a card at random from his or her hand. Lore “‘The power of the Ring could not be undone.'” Technical Info Wiki Base Card ID LOTR-EN03S090.0 TLHH ID LOTR03090 GEMP ID 3_90 LOTRO Hex ID 6A 71 DC 02 LOTRO Image ID 03_090

Translations DE - German Card Name Die Hand Saurons Game Text Manöver: Strenge einen Diener an, um den Freie Völker Spieler zu zwingen, eine zufällig bestimmte Karte aus seiner Hand abzuwerfen. Lore "Doch die Macht des Ringes konnte nicht gebrochen werden.“ FR - French Card Name La Main de Sauron Game Text Manœuvre : Affaiblissez un séide pour obliger le joueur des Peuples Libres à défausser une carte au hasard de sa main. Lore « Le pouvoir de l'Anneau ne pouvait être vaincu. » IT - Italian Card Name Mano di Sauron Game Text Manovra: Sforza un servitore per far scartare una carta a caso al giocatore dei Popoli Liberi dalla sua mano . Lore “‘Il potere dell'Anello non può essere annullato.'” ES - Spanish Card Name Mano de Sauron Game Text Maniobra: Esfuerza un siervo para hacer que el jugador de Gentes Libres descarte una carta al azar de su mano. Lore “El Poder del Anillo no podía ser deshecho.” PL - Polish

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