Pippin, Sworn to Service (7C323)

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Pippin, Wearer of Black and Silver (7R324)

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Pippin, Sworn to Service (7C323) is a Shire Companion 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 Pippin Subtitle Sworn to Service Unique Yes Collectible Yes Set 7 - Return of the King Rarity C - Common Card Number 323 Language EN - English Revision 0

Gameplay Info Playable Yes Culture Shire Side Free Peoples Card Type Companion Race Hobbit Twilight Cost 1 Strength 3 Vitality 4 Signet Gandalf Game Text While you cannot spot 4 threats, Pippin is strength +1 for each threat you can spot. Lore “‘I do not know what put it into your head, or your heart, to do that. But it was well done.'”

Translations DE - German Game Text Solange du keine 4 Bedrohungen entdecken kannst, Pippin erhält Stärke +1 für jede Bedrohung, die du entdecken kannst. Lore "Ich weiß nicht, warum du es dir in den Kopf gesetzt hast oder dein Herz es dir befahl, das zu tun. Aber es war gut getan." FR - French IT - Italian

Technical Info Wiki Base Card ID LOTR-EN07S323.0 TLHH ID LOTR07323 GEMP ID 7_323 LOTRO Hex ID 63 10 AD 06 LOTRO Image ID 07_323

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Alternate Personas

Portrait	Name	Game Text
	Pippin, Friend to Frodo (1C306)	Your opponent may not discard your tales from play.
	Pippin, Hobbit of Some Intelligence (1R307)	When you play Pippin, remove a burden or wound from a companion.
	Pippin, Mr. Took (2C110)	Fellowship: Play Gandalf or Aragorn; his twilight cost is -2.
	Pippin, Just a Nuisance (4R313)	Skirmish: If Pippin is not assigned to a skirmish, discard him to remove an Uruk-hai from a skirmish involving an unbound companion.
	Pippin, Woolly-footed Rascal (4C314)	Skirmish: Add a burden to discard Pippin. Any Shadow player may remove to prevent this.
	Pippin, Hastiest of All (6R114)	Regroup: Discard Pippin to choose a Shadow player who must wound one of his or her minions.
	Pippin, Wearer of Black and Silver (7R324)	Skirmish: If Pippin is not assigned to a skirmish, return him to your hand to wound a roaming minion twice.
	Pippin, Guard of Minas Tirith (8P122)	To play, spot a Man. Skirmish: Discard 4 cards from hand to wound a minion Pippin is skirmishing twice if that minion bears a fortification.
	Pippin, Brave Decoy (11R170)	Skirmish: If Pippin is not assigned to a skirmish, spot an unbound companion who has less resistance than Pippin to have Pippin replace him or her in a skirmish.
	Pippin, Hobbit of Some Intelligence (12R127)	When you play Pippin, remove a burden or heal a companion.
	Pippin, The Short One (15C151)	Each follower is twilight cost –1. Skirmish: If Pippin is skirmishing a hunter minion, exert the Ring-bearer to make Pippin strength +2.
	Pippin, In the Bloom of Health (17U109)	Add 1 to the number of Ents you can spot. Maneuver: Discard 2 pipeweed cards from play to remove a burden.
	Pippin, Steadfast Friend (19P30)	Fellowship. Pippin is strength +1 for each tale you can spot.
	Pippin, Of Tuckborough (V1_53)	Skirmish: Exert Pippin to prevent a skirmishing companion from being overwhelmed unless their strength is tripled (and make them strength +1 if you can spot 3 companions with the Frodo signet). ​

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