Gollum, Vile Creature (7C59)

Gollum, Plotting Deceiver (7R58)

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Gollum, Vile Creature (7C59) is a Gollum Minion from the Return of the King 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

Collection Info Title Gollum Subtitle Vile Creature Unique Yes Collectible Yes Set 7 - Return of the King Rarity C - Common Card Number 59 Language EN - English Revision 0

Gameplay Info Playable Yes Culture Gollum Side Shadow Card Type Minion Twilight Cost 2 Strength 5 Vitality 4 Site Number 3 Game Text Skirmish: Exert Gollum twice or remove a threat to make him strength +2. Lore “‘When they come to the bridge they will see us. Come away! Climb, climb!'”

Translations DE - German Game Text Kampf: Strenge Gollum zweimal an oder entferne eine Bedrohung, um ihm Stärke +2 zu geben. Lore "Wenn sie auf die Brücke kommen, werden sie uns sehen. Kommt weg! Klettert, klettert!" FR - French IT - Italian

Technical Info Wiki Base Card ID LOTR-EN07S059.0 TLHH ID LOTR07059 GEMP ID 7_59 LOTRO Hex ID 6B FF AC 06 LOTRO Image ID 07_059

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Alternate Personas

Portrait	Name	Game Text
	Gollum, Nasty Treacherous Creature (5C24)	Regroup: Discard Gollum to exert a companion or ally.
	Gollum, Stinker (5R25)	Gollum is strength +1 for each burden. Each time Gollum wins a skirmish, you may add a burden.
	Gollum, Old Villain (6C40)	Skirmish: Discard a card from hand to make Gollum strength +1 (or +2 if skirmishing a Ring-bound companion).
	Gollum, Plotting Deceiver (7R58)	If you have initiative during the Shadow phase, you may play this minion from your discard pile.
	Gollum, Dark as Darkness (9R+28)	Shadow: Exert Gollum twice to exert the Ring-bearer. Shadow: Remove a burden to add . Skirmish: Remove a burden to add . Regroup: Remove a burden to add . Regroup: Exert Gollum twice to wound the Ring-bearer.
	Gollum, Mad Thing (10R21)	To assign Gollum to a skirmish, the Free Peoples player must make Gollum strength +3 until the regroup phase or add a burden.
	Gollum, Skulker (11R42)	Lurker. (Skirmishes involving lurker minions must be resolved after any others.) Skirmish: Exert Gollum twice to make another minion strength +2.
	Gollum, Her Sneak (13U50)	While a card titled Déagol is removed from the game, Gollum is strength +2 and fierce. Shadow: Remove a card titled Déagol in your discard pile from the game to play this minion from your discard pile.
	Gollum, Hopeless (15R43)	At the start of each skirmish involving Gollum, he is strength +X until the end of that skirmish, where X is the Ring-bearer’s strength.
	Gollum, Threatening Guide (19P10)	Gollum is strength +1 for each threat you can spot. Each time Gollum wins a skirmish, you may add a threat. ​

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