Merry, Loyal Companion (11C168)

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Merry, Loyal Companion (11C168) is a Shire Companion from the Shadows set.

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

Collection Info Title Merry Subtitle Loyal Companion Unique Yes Collectible Yes Set 11 - Shadows Rarity C - Common Card Number 168 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 Resistance 9 Game Text For each other unbound companion assigned to a skirmish, Merry is strength +2. Lore “‘We can't leave Frodo! Pippin and I always intended to go wherever he went, and we still do.'”

Translations DE - German Game Text Merry erhält Stärke +2 für jeden anderen nicht-verbundenen Gefährten, der einem Kampf zugewiesen ist. Lore "Wir können Frodo nicht im Stich lassen. Pippin und ich haben immer vorgehabt, dorthin zu gehen, wo er hingeht, und diese Absicht haben wir noch.“ FR - French IT - Italian

Technical Info Wiki Base Card ID LOTR-EN11S168.0 TLHH ID LOTR11168 GEMP ID 11_168 LOTRO Hex ID 68 96 7D 0A LOTRO Image ID 11_168

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Alternate Personas

Portrait	Name	Game Text
	Merry, Friend to Sam (1R302)	Skirmish: If Merry is not assigned to a skirmish, exert him twice to add his strength to another companion.
	Merry, From O'er the Brandywine (1C303)	While Merry bears a weapon, he is strength +2.
	Merry, Horticulturalist (2C104)	Fellowship: Exert Merry to play Farmer Maggot from your draw deck.
	Merry, Learned Guide (4C310)	Skirmish: Exert the Ring-bearer to discard Merry. Any Shadow player may remove to prevent this.
	Merry, Unquenchable Hobbit (4R311)	Skirmish: If Merry is not assigned to a skirmish, discard him to remove a Orc from a skirmish involving an unbound companion.
	Merry, Impatient Hobbit (6R113)	Regroup: Discard Merry to heal a companion.
	Merry, Rohirrim Squire (7C320)	Skirmish: If you cannot spot 3 threats, add a threat to make Merry strength +2.
	Merry, Swordthain (7R321)	Skirmish: If Merry is not assigned to a skirmish, return him to your hand to play up to 2 possessions from your discard pile.
	Merry, Noble Warrior (8P121)	To play, spot a companion. Skirmish: Discard 4 cards from hand to make Merry strength +2 for each companion you spot.
	Merry, The Tall One (15C149)	While Merry bears a follower, he is strength +2. Skirmish:If Merry is skirmishing a hunter minion, add a threat to make Merry strength +2.
	Merry, In the Bloom of Health (17U107)	Add 1 to the number of Ents you can spot. Regroup:</br> Exert Merry to place a pipeweed from your discard pile beneath your draw deck.
	Merry, Resolute Friend (19P29)	Fellowship. Skirmish: If Merry is not assigned to a skirmish, take 2 cards from your discard pile and remove them from the game to make a companion strength +2.
	Merry, Of Buckland (V1_52)	Assignment: Exert Merry 3 times to prevent a minion from being assigned to a skirmish until the regroup phase. The Shadow player may exhaust that minion to prevent this. ​

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