Asfaloth (1U31)

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Asfaloth (1U31) is a Elven Possession from the Fellowship of the Ring set.

Collection Info
Title Asfaloth
Unique Yes
Collectible Yes
Set 1 - The Fellowship of the Ring
Rarity U - Uncommon
Card Number 31
Language EN - English
Revision 0
Gameplay Info
Playable Yes
Culture Elven
Side Free Peoples
Card Type Possession
Item Class Mount
Twilight Cost 2
Strength +2
Game Text Bearer must be an Elf. When played on Arwen, Asfaloth’s twilight cost is -2. While at a plains site, bearer is strength +2. Discard Asfaloth when at an underground site.
Lore “‘Noro lim, Asfaloth, noro lim!'”
Translations
DE - German


Game Text Muss auf einen Elben gespielt werden. Wenn Asfaloth auf Arwen gespielt wird, reduzieren sich die Kosten um 2. Auf einer Ebene erhöht sich die Stärke des Reiters um 2. Lege Asfaloth an einem unterirdischen Ort ab.
Lore "Noro lim, noro lim, Asfaloth!“
ES - Spanish


Game Text El portador debe ser un Elfo. Cuando es jugado en Arwen, el coste de penumbra de Asfaloth es -2. Cuando esté en un sitio de llanura, el portador es fuerza +2. Descarta a Asfaloth cuando este en un sitio Subterráneo.
Lore “¡Noro Lim, Asfaloth, noro Lim!”
FR - French


Game Text Le détenteur doit être un Elfe. Lorsque joué sur Arwen, le coût crépusculaire d’Asfaloth est de -2. Tant qu’il est à un site de plaines, le détenteur a +2 en force. Défaussez Asfaloth à un site Souterrain.
IT - Italian


Game Text Il possessore deve essere un Elfo. Quando è giocato su Arwen, sottrai -2 al costo crepuscolo di Asfaloth. Finché è in un sito pianura, il possessore ha +2 alla forza. Scarta Asfaloth quando è in un sito sotterraneo.
PL - Polish
PT - Portuguese
ZH - Chinese


Technical Info
Wiki Base Card ID LOTR-EN01S031.0
TLHH ID LOTR01031
GEMP ID 1_31
LOTRO Hex ID 4F 25 F4
LOTRO Image ID 01_031


Strategy[edit]

The first thing to note about Asfaloth is that it doesn't have to be played on Arwen, so you could play it on Legolas if you want to, which helps him out as his weapons only give him minor strength boosts. Additionally, you could play Asfaloth on an ally, such as Elrond (Which is useful if you have a way to get him to fight.). In Fellowship Block, Asfaloth will always discard itself at site 5, and potentially at site 4, unless played on an ally. A useful way to get around this is to play Asfaloth on a site 6 ally and then transfer it to Arwen (Or Legolas) when the Fellowship reaches Lothlorien. The only plains sites in Fellowship Block are Hollin and two versions of site 2, so Asfaloth's additional strength bonus is not often very useful. However, In the Two Towers, sites 1 through 5, as well as site 8, all have the potential to be plains sites, and the only underground sites are late game and not often used (Caves of Aglarond, Cavern Entrance and Caverns of Isengard), making this card much more useful. Return of the King also has many plains sites, and not many underground ones, but it also brings another version of Asfaloth to the table, so players have to decide then which one is better suited to their deck.

Asfaloth can also work well in Rohan decks, as many Rohan cards also have synergy with plains and mounts. Some examples are Leod and Weland (with some copies of Well Stored); Strong Arms; Haleth, Son of Hama; Dispatched with Haste and Riding like the Wind.

Strengths and Weaknesses[edit]

Strong Versus...[edit]

  • Strength-based shadows, such as Uruk-hai and Nazgul.

Weak Versus...[edit]

  • Underground sites.
  • Uruk Spear
  • White Rocks

Alternate Versions[edit]

Portrait Name Game Text
Asfaloth, Elven Steed (7R17) Bearer must be an Elf.

Skirmish: If bearer is Arwen, exert her to make each minion skirmishing her strength –2.

Asfaloth, Swift Blossom (13R10) Bearer must be an Elf.

When you play Asfaloth, you may reinforce an token.

Skirmish: Remove 2 tokens to heal bearer (or heal bearer and heal another Elf if bearer is in a fierce skirmish). ​