Gollum, Skulker (11R42)

Frenzied Attack (11U41)

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Horribly Strong (11R43)

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Gollum, Skulker (11R42) is a Gollum Minion from the Shadows set.

EN Nonfoil First Edition DE Nonfoil First Edition FR Nonfoil First Edition IT Nonfoil First Edition

Collection Info Title Gollum Subtitle Skulker Unique Yes Collectible Yes Set 11 - Shadows Rarity R - Rare Card Number 42 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 Lurker. (Skirmishes involving lurker minions must be resolved after any others.) Skirmish: Exert Gollum twice to make another minion strength +2. Lore “‘O yes, Shelob will get him, not Sméagol: he promised; he won't hurt Master at all.'”

Translations DE - German Game Text Schleicher. Kampf: Strenge Gollum zweimal an, um einem anderen Diener Stärke +2 zu geben. Lore "Oh ja, Kankra wird ihn kriegen, nicht Sméagol: er hat versprochen, er würde dem Herrn gar nichts tun.“ FR - French IT - Italian

Technical Info Wiki Base Card ID LOTR-EN11S042.0 TLHH ID LOTR11042 GEMP ID 11_42 LOTRO Hex ID 6A 8E 7D 0A LOTRO Image ID 11_042

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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, Vile Creature (7C59)	Skirmish: Exert Gollum twice or remove a threat to make him strength +2.
	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, 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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