Pippin, Friend to Frodo (1C306)

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Pippin, Friend to Frodo (1C306) is a Shire Companion from the Fellowship of the Ring set.

Collection Info
Title Pippin
Subtitle Friend to Frodo
Unique Yes
Collectible Yes
Set 1 - The Fellowship of the Ring
Rarity C - Common
Card Number 306
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
Signet Frodo
Game Text Your opponent may not discard your tales from play.
Lore “‘Baggins? Sure I know a Baggins – Frodo's my second cousin once-removed, on his mother's side and my third cousin twice-removed on his father's side, if you follow me.'”
Translations
DE - German


Game Text Dein Gegenspieler darf deine Erzählungen nicht aus dem Spiel ablegen.
Lore "Beutlin? Sicher kenne ich einen Beutlin – Frodo ist mein Vetter zweiten Grades mütterlicherseits und mein Cousin dritten Grades väterlicherseits, wenn ihr mir folgen könnt.“
ES - Spanish


Game Text Tu oponente no puede descartar tus cuentos del juego.
Lore “¿Bolsón? Claro que conozco un Bolsón – Frodo es mi segundo primo primero, por parte de madre y mi tercer primo segundo por parte de padre, si me sigue.”
FR - French


Game Text Votre adversaire ne peut pas défausser vos récits en jeu.
Lore “‘Sacquet ? Sûr que je connais un Sacquet – Frodon est mon cousin issu de germain, du côté de sa mère et mon cousin deux fois issu de germain du côté de son père, si vous me suivez.'”
IT - Italian
Card Name Pipino, Amico di Frodo
Game Text Il tuo avversario non può scartare dal gioco i tuoi racconti .
Lore “‘Baggins? Certo conosco un Baggins – Frodo è il mio secondo cugino di primo grado, e dalla parte di madre è il mio terzo cugino di secondo grado, se mi segui.'”
PL - Polish
PT - Portuguese
ZH - Chinese


Technical Info
Wiki Base Card ID LOTR-EN01S306.0
TLHH ID LOTR01306
GEMP ID 1_306
LOTRO Hex ID 42 37 F4
LOTRO Image ID 01_306


Strategy[edit]

Provides potent protection for any [Shire] tales the Free Peoples player possesses. This tends to become more useful as more and more sets get added to the game, since there will be a wider variety of tales to protect. Works particularly well with There and Back Again, Everyone Knows and The Tale of the Great Ring. Can also protect Scouring of the Shire (and other [Shire] tales) from Buckland Homestead. Competes with Pippin, Steadfast Friend in formats where both are legal.

Strengths and Weaknesses[edit]

Strong Versus...[edit]

  • Condition discard (Saruman's Power, Hammer of the Underworld, Buckland Homestead)

Weak Versus...[edit]

  • Assignment or Wounding effects, since he can't protect tales if he dies

Alternate Personas[edit]

Portrait Name Game Text
Pippin, Hobbit of Some Intelligence (1R307) When you play Pippin, remove a burden or wound from a companion.
Pippin, Mr. Took (2C110) Fellowship: Play Gandalf or Aragorn; his twilight cost is -2.
Pippin, Just a Nuisance (4R313) Skirmish: If Pippin is not assigned to a skirmish, discard him to remove an Uruk-hai from a skirmish involving an unbound companion.
Pippin, Woolly-footed Rascal (4C314) Skirmish: Add a burden to discard Pippin. Any Shadow player may remove to prevent this.
Pippin, Hastiest of All (6R114) Regroup: Discard Pippin to choose a Shadow player who must wound one of his or her minions.
Pippin, Sworn to Service (7C323) While you cannot spot 4 threats, Pippin is strength +1 for each threat you can spot.
Pippin, Wearer of Black and Silver (7R324) Skirmish: If Pippin is not assigned to a skirmish, return him to your hand to wound a roaming minion twice.
Pippin, Guard of Minas Tirith (8P122) To play, spot a Man.

Skirmish: Discard 4 cards from hand to wound a minion Pippin is skirmishing twice if that minion bears a fortification.

Pippin, Brave Decoy (11R170) Skirmish: If Pippin is not assigned to a skirmish, spot an unbound companion who has less resistance than Pippin to have Pippin replace him or her in a skirmish.
Pippin, Hobbit of Some Intelligence (12R127) When you play Pippin, remove a burden or heal a companion.
Pippin, The Short One (15C151) Each follower is twilight cost –1.

Skirmish: If Pippin is skirmishing a hunter minion, exert the Ring-bearer to make Pippin strength +2.

Pippin, In the Bloom of Health (17U109) Add 1 to the number of Ents you can spot.

Maneuver: Discard 2 pipeweed cards from play to remove a burden.

Pippin, Steadfast Friend (19P30) Fellowship.

Pippin is strength +1 for each tale you can spot.

Pippin, Of Tuckborough (V1_53) Skirmish: Exert Pippin to prevent a skirmishing companion from being overwhelmed unless their strength is tripled (and make them strength +1 if you can spot 3 companions with the Frodo signet).