Shadowfax, Greatest of the Mearas (17R24)

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Shadowfax, Greatest of the Mearas (17R24) is a Gandalf Possession from the Rise of Saruman set.

EN Nonfoil First Edition EN Nonfoil Revision 1

Collection Info Title Shadowfax Subtitle Greatest of the Mearas Unique Yes Collectible Yes Set 17 - Rise of Saruman Rarity R - Rare Card Number 24 Language EN - English Revision 0

Gameplay Info Playable Yes Culture Gandalf Side Free Peoples Card Type Possession Item Class Mount Twilight Cost 2 Strength +1 Vitality +1 Resistance +1 Game Text Bearer must be a Wizard. Discard all other possessions on bearer and bearer may not bear a hand weapon. Fellowship: Add a threat to remove a burden. Lore "There are no horses like those that are bred in that great vale between the Misty Mountains and the White."

Technical Info Wiki Base Card ID LOTR-EN17S024.0 TLHH ID LOTR17024 GEMP ID 17_24 LOTRO Hex ID 68 65 36 10 LOTRO Image ID 17_024

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• Although the wording is rather ambiguous, the line "Discard all other possessions on bearer" works only when playing this card; hence, possessions that are played on bearer after this card won't be discarded by it. Discussion can be found here: http://lotrtcgwiki.com/forums/index.php/topic,2872.0.html

Alternate Versions

Portrait	Name	Game Text
	Shadowfax (4R100)	Bearer must be Gandalf. Discard any hand weapon he bears. Gandalf may not bear a hand weapon. At the start of each skirmish involving Gandalf, each minion skirmishing him must exert.
	Shadowfax, Greatheart (8R21)	Bearer must be Gandalf. At the start of each skirmish involving Gandalf, each minion skirmishing Gandalf must exert. Skirmish: Add a threat to make Gandalf strength +1.
	Shadowfax, Unequaled Steed (11U40)	Bearer must be Gandalf. Each time Gandalf is about to take a wound, you may add a burden to prevent that.
	Shadowfax, Roaring Wind (13R40)	Bearer must be a Wizard. When you play Shadowfax, you may reinforce a token. Skirmish: Remove 2 tokens to wound a minion skirmishing bearer. ​

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