Merry, Swordthain (7R321)

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Merry, Swordthain (7R321) is a Culture Shire.svg Shire Companion from the Return of the King set.

Collection Info
Title Merry
Subtitle Swordthain
Unique Yes
Collectible Yes
Set 7 - Return of the King
Rarity R - Rare
Card Number 321
Language EN - English
Revision 0
Gameplay Info
Playable Yes
Culture Culture Shire.svg Shire
Side Free Peoples
Card Type Companion
Race Hobbit
Twilight Cost 1
Strength 3
Vitality 4
Signet Theoden
Game Text Skirmish: If Merry is not assigned to a skirmish, return him to your hand to play up to 2 Culture Rohan.svg possessions from your discard pile.
Lore “‘And I would not have it said of me in song only that I was always left behind!'”
Translations
DE - German


Game Text Kampf: Nimm Merry zurück auf deine Hand, um 2 Culture Rohan.svg Ausrüstungen aus deinem Ablagestapel zu spielen, wenn Merry keinem Kampf zugewiesen ist.
Lore "Und ich möchte nicht, dass es von mir im Liede heißt, ich sei immer zurückgelassen worden!"
FR - French
IT - Italian


Technical Info
Wiki Base Card ID LOTR-EN07S321.0
TLHH ID LOTR07321
GEMP ID 7_321
LOTRO Hex ID 61 10 AD 06
LOTRO Image ID 07_321


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Alternate Personas[edit]

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 Twilight 2.svg to prevent this.
Merry, Unquenchable Hobbit (4R311) Skirmish: If Merry is not assigned to a skirmish, discard him to remove a Culture Sauron.svg Orc from a skirmish involving an unbound companion.
Merry, Impatient Hobbit (6R113) Regroup: Discard Merry to heal a Culture Gandalf.svg companion.
Merry, Rohirrim Squire (7C320) Skirmish: If you cannot spot 3 threats, add a threat to make Merry strength +2.
Merry, Noble Warrior (8P121) To play, spot a Culture Rohan.svg companion.

Skirmish: Discard 4 cards from hand to make Merry strength +2 for each Culture Rohan.svg companion you spot.

Merry, Loyal Companion (11C168) For each other unbound companion assigned to a skirmish, Merry is strength +2.
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 Culture Shire.svg 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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