Denethor, Wizened Steward (7C86)

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Denethor, Wizened Steward (7C86) is a Gondor Companion from the Return of the King set.

Collection Info
Title Denethor
Subtitle Wizened Steward
Unique Yes
Collectible Yes
Set 7 - Return of the King
Rarity C - Common
Card Number 86
Language EN - English
Revision 0
Gameplay Info
Playable Yes
Culture Gondor
Side Free Peoples
Card Type Companion
Race Man
Twilight Cost 2
Strength 5
Vitality 3
Signet Aragorn
Game Text Denethor is strength +1 for each other Man you can spot (limit +4).
Lore “‘...in desperate hours gentleness may be repaid with death.'”
Translations
DE - German


Game Text Denethor erhält Stärke +1 für jeden anderen Menschen, den du entdecken kannst (maximal +4).
Lore "...in hoffnungslosen Stunden mag Güte mit dem Tode bezahlt werden."
FR - French
IT - Italian


Technical Info
Wiki Base Card ID LOTR-EN07S086.0
TLHH ID LOTR07086
GEMP ID 7_86
LOTRO Hex ID 66 01 AD 06
LOTRO Image ID 07_086


Strategy[edit]

An marginal card, negligible in most formats. Denethor, Lord of Minas Tirith (10R28) , from the same block, has 8 strength for only 2 twilight. To exceed that, you'd need to spot four other Men; that's a lot of work for only 1 more strength, and there are many other, better, dedicated Gondor skirmishers. Plus, Lord of Minas Tirith's ability to search your deck is much stronger than +1 strength. As a result, in most formats Denethor, Wizened Steward is only useful in a deck that wants to spot Denethor for some reason, but isn't starting with two other Gondor men.

In a format that includes Return of the King but not any of the other sets in that block, Wizened Steward may be marginally useful as a disposable tank that usually has about 6-7 base strength and benefits from both Noble Leaders (7R112) and Aragorn, King in Exile (1P365) . That's situationally useful, as this compares favorably to both 2 cost, 6 strength companions like Derufin (7R87) , and 3 cost, 7 strength companions like most versions of Boromir and Faramir. Alternately, you could use Denethor, Steward of the City (7R85) , which is 8 strength all the time, but that comes at the cost of generating extra burdens and threats.

Strengths and Weaknesses[edit]

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  • This is a vanilla companion with no particular strengths to speak of.

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Alternate Personas[edit]

Portrait Name Game Text
Denethor, Steward of the City (7R85) Fellowship: Play a knight. That knight’s twilight cost is –2.

Each time a Shadow card adds a threat, add a burden. Each time a Shadow card adds a burden, add a threat.

Denethor, Lord of Minas Tirith (10R28) To play, spot 2 Men.

Fellowship: If at a sanctuary, exert Denethor to take a card into hand from your draw deck, then reshuffle. Choose an opponent who may draw 2 cards.

Denethor, Last Ruling Steward (13R64) Denethor is resistance +1 for each possession in your discard pile.

Maneuver: Spot a possession borne by a companion and remove that posssession from the game to exert a minion twice.

Denethor, On the Edge of Madness (18R42) Each time the fellowship moves from a site, add a burden.

Skirmish: Exert another Man to make him or her strength +1 and damage +1. ​