Threat of the Unknown (1C197)

They Are Coming (1C196)

Back to Fellowship of the Ring Index

Through the Misty Mountains (1U198)

Strategy

Collection

History

Data

Threat of the Unknown (1C197) is a Moria Event 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 Threat of the Unknown Unique No Collectible Yes Set 1 - The Fellowship of the Ring Rarity C - Common Card Number 197 Language EN - English Revision 0

Gameplay Info Playable Yes Culture Moria Side Shadow Card Type Event Twilight Cost 0 Game Text Shadow: Exert your Orc to draw 2 cards. Lore The danger of what lay hidden in the dark was more terrifying than the known perils of Moria.

Translations DE - German Card Name Die unbekannte Bedrohung Game Text Schatten: Strenge einen deiner Orks an, um 2 Karten zu ziehen. Lore Die Gefahr durch das, was im Dunkeln verborgen lag, war schrecklicher, als die bekannten Gefahren Morias. ES - Spanish Card Name La Amenaza de Lo Desconocido Game Text Sombra: Esfuerza tu Orco para robar 2 cartas. Lore El peligro de lo que estaba oculto en la oscuridad era más terrorífico que los peligros conocidos de Moria. FR - French Card Name Menace de l'Inconnu Game Text Ombre : Affaiblissez votre Orque pour piocher 2 cartes. Lore Le danger de ce qui reposait caché dans le noir était plus terrifiant que les périls connus de la Moria. IT - Italian Card Name La Minaccia dello Sconosciuto Game Text Ombra: Sforza un tuo Orco per pescare 2 carte. Lore Il pericolo di ciò che attendeva nascosto nell'oscurità era molto più terrificante dei pericoli conosciuti di Moria. PL - Polish PT - Portuguese ZH - Chinese

Technical Info Wiki Base Card ID LOTR-EN01S197.0 TLHH ID LOTR01197 GEMP ID 1_197 LOTRO Hex ID 45 30 F4 LOTRO Image ID 01_197

Strategy

Threat of the Unknown is rarely played, despite its superficially useful appearance. It's a cycling card in a Shadow Alignment culture that already has very strong cycling tools, and often plays 1 vitality minions that can't be exerted. It competes directly with Goblin Scimitar (1C180) , which also draws cards while helping swarms of minions pose a threat to middling-strength companions. Plus, most Moria decks play their Scimitars over and over again, using tools like Goblin Scavengers (1C179) and Relics of Moria (1R195) , and uses them to generate Twilight with multiple copies of Goblin Armory (1R173) , while each copy of this card is only useful once.

It's slightly more useful in Moria Archery and Moria Beatdown, as those decks have more minions with 2+ vitality, but those decks rarely have enough room for this card.

Strengths and Weaknesses

Weak Versus...

• Using this card makes you more vulnerable to direct wounding and archery
• Betrayal of Isengard (3R29) punishes using this card

Rulings

• Shadow cards are not subject to the Rule of 4.