Helm

Helms are item classes for Artifacts and Possessions that are used defensively to keep your companions alive.

Gimli's Helm (1R15) is useful for absorbing wounds in lethal situations, or for canceling out Damage bonuses of any minions skirmishing him, while also limiting direct-wound strategies.

Rohirrim Helm (5R89) can be used to cancel skirmishes against exhausted minions, or can bait your opponent into exerting, then slamming them with more wounds with the likes of Éowyn, Lady of Ithilien (10R72) .

As helms are all Possessions, they are susceptible to all forms of Possession Hate, and so primarily have to worry about that more than anything.

List of Cards with the Helm Item Class

Portrait	Card Name	Culture	Card Type	Game Text
	Gimli's Helm (1R15)	Dwarven	Possession • Helm	Bearer must be Gimli. He takes no more than 1 wound during each skirmish phase. Skirmish: Discard Gimli’s Helm to prevent all wounds to him.
	Rohirrim Helm (5R89)	Rohan	Possession • Helm	Bearer must be a Man. Skirmish: Discard this possession to cancel a skirmish involving bearer. A minion in this skirmish may exert to prevent this.
	Rohirrim Helm (5R127)	Rohan	Possession • Helm	Bearer must be a Man. Skirmish: Discard this possession to cancel a skirmish involving bearer. A minion in this skirmish may exert to prevent this.
	Pale Crown (V1_39)	Ringwraith	Artifact • Helm	Plays to your support area. While bearer is twilight, characters skirmishing bearer do not receive strength or damage bonuses from cards they bear. Skirmish: Remove to transfer this artifact from your support area to a Nazgul. ​

List of Cards that Interact with the Helm Item Class

Portrait	Card Name	Culture	Card Type	Game Text
	Járnsmid, Merchant from Dale (2R25)	Gandalf	Ally • Home 3 • Man	To play, spot Gandalf. Each time you play a shield, armor, helm, or hand weapon, its twilight cost is -1.
	Beyond the Height of Men (2R39)	Isengard	Event	Maneuver: Exert an Uruk-hai to discard an armor possession, helm possession, or shield possession (or all such Free Peoples possessions if you can spot 6 companions).
	Whip of Many Thongs (2R74)	Moria	Artifact • Hand Weapon	Bearer must be The Balrog. Skirmish: Exert The Balrog to discard a helm, shield, or armor borne by a character The Balrog is skirmishing. ​

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