Denethor, On the Edge of Madness (18R42)

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Denethor, On the Edge of Madness (18R42) is a Gondor Companion from the Treachery & Deceit set.

EN Nonfoil First Edition

Collection Info Title Denethor Subtitle On the Edge of Madness Unique Yes Collectible Yes Set 18 - Treachery & Deceit Rarity R - Rare Card Number 42 Language EN - English Revision 0

Gameplay Info Playable Yes Culture Gondor Side Free Peoples Card Type Companion Race Man Twilight Cost 2 Strength 8 Vitality 3 Resistance 5 Game Text 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. Lore "No tomb for Denethor and Faramir. No long, slow sleep of death embalmed."

Technical Info Wiki Base Card ID LOTR-EN18S042.0 TLHH ID LOTR18042 GEMP ID 18_42 LOTRO Hex ID 6A 8A 2A 11 LOTRO Image ID 18_042

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Alternate Personas

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, Wizened Steward (7C86)	Denethor is strength +1 for each other Man you can spot (limit +4).
	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. ​

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