Orc Ambush Troop (V1 48)

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Orc Ambush Troop (V1 48) is a Minion from the Shadow of the Past fan set by the Player's Council.

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Gameplay Info
Playable Yes
Culture Sauron
Side Shadow
Card Type Minion
Race Orc
Twilight Cost 3
Strength 8
Vitality 2
Site Number 6
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While you can spot an exhausted companion, this minion is an archer.

While you can spot 3 exhausted companions, this minion is strength +3.

Lore "'...he was waylaid by the Orcs of the Mountains, and almost all his folk were slain.'"
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Orc Ambush Troop (V1_48) Tracker.

While you can spot an exhausted companion, this minion is an archer.

While you can spot 3 exhausted companions, this minion is strength +3. ​


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