Hobbit Sword (1C299)

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Hobbit Sword (1C299) is a Shire 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 Hobbit Sword Unique No Collectible Yes Notes Version: ****. Set 1 - The Fellowship of the Ring Rarity C - Common Card Number 299 Language EN - English Revision 0

Gameplay Info Playable Yes Culture Shire Side Free Peoples Card Type Possession Item Class Hand Weapon Twilight Cost 1 Strength +2 Game Text Bearer must be a Hobbit. Lore “‘Strap these on....'”

Translations DE - German Card Name Hobbitschwert Game Text Muss auf einen Hobbit gespielt werden. Lore "Legt euch diese an...“ ES - Spanish Card Name Espada Hobbit Game Text El portador debe ser un Hobbit. Lore “Ceñios estas...” FR - French Card Name Épée Hobbite Game Text Le détenteur doit être un Hobbit. Lore “‘Prenez ceci....'” IT - Italian Card Name Spada degli Hobbit Game Text Il possessore deve essere un Hobbit. Lore “‘Legala alla cinghia....'” PL - Polish PT - Portuguese ZH - Chinese

Technical Info Wiki Base Card ID LOTR-EN01S299.0 TLHH ID LOTR01299 GEMP ID 1_299 LOTRO Hex ID 4B 36 F4 LOTRO Image ID 01_299

Strategy

Generic, unassuming Hand Weapon available to Hobbits. One of seven Shire hand weapons (the five versions of Sting and Frying Pan), Hobbit Sword is a solid strength boost to any Shire companion. Even without flashy game text like Sting or Glamdring, Hobbit Sword is an invaluable possession, boosting a Halfling towards a respectable strength. Reprinted in every base set, Hobbit Sword is one included in almost every deck in Sealed tournament play.

Besides the natural strength +2 bonus provided by the Hobbit Sword, there are several cards that specifically interact with a Hobbit bearing a possession. Hobbit Sword-Play is one of the few [Shire] pre-skirmish wounding cards (Shadowplay and Unheeded are two other examples). Dagger Strike is one of the few cards that gives the [Shire] culture access to damage bonuses (Voice of Rauros and Dwarven Embassy are other options).

While Sam never gets a specific hand weapon, he is eligible to bear Sting, Bane of the Eight Legs and Sting, Weapon of Heritage. Merry later has access to Merry's Sword, a Rohan card, and Merry's Dagger, an Elven card. Pippin gets Pippin's Sword, a Gondor card and Pippin's Dagger, an Elven possession.

In Expanded format, the card works well with Little Golden Flower and Everyone Knows, with the former providing extra vitality from the hand weapon, and the latter providing extra strength from vitality, allowing Hobbits such as Merry and Pippin to reach respectable, or even formidable, strength values.

Strengths and Weaknesses

Strong Versus...

• Synergises with various versions of Merry that focus on the Hobbit as a fighter, including Merry, Friend to Sam and Merry, From O'er the Brandywine
• Dagger Strike gives Hobbits access to the rare damage +1 bonus the culture largely lacks
• Hobbit Sword-Play
• Combines with Bounder for an extra six strength needed per overwhelm

Weak Versus...

• Weapon discard or negation, such as Ulaire Cantea, Lieutenant of Dol Guldur or Troop of Uruk-hai
• Even bearing the Hobbit Sword, [Shire] companions largely rely on Stealth events to cancel skirmishes or other pumps to win

Alternate Versions

Portrait	Name	Game Text
	Hobbit Sword (4C306)	Bearer must be a Hobbit.
	Hobbit Sword (7C319)	Bearer must be a Hobbit.
	Hobbit Sword (11S166)	Bearer must be a Hobbit.
	Hobbit Sword (15C145)	Bearer must be a Hobbit. ​