Pippin, Of Tuckborough (V1 53)

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Pippin, Of Tuckborough (V1 53) is a Companion from the Shadow of the Past fan set by the Player's Council.

EN First Edition

First edition · Player's Council Collection Info Title Pippin Subtitle Of Tuckborough Unique No Collectible No Set V1 - Shadow of the Past Card Number 53 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 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). Lore "'You must go - and therefore we must, too. Merry and I are coming with you.'" Technical Info Wiki Base Card ID LOTR-ENV1S053.0 GEMP ID 101_53

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Alternate Personas

Portrait	Name	Game Text
	Pippin, Friend to Frodo (1C306)	Your opponent may not discard your tales from play.
	Pippin, Hobbit of Some Intelligence (1R307)	When you play Pippin, remove a burden or wound from a companion.
	Pippin, Mr. Took (2C110)	Each time you play a companion, you may play an item on them from your discard pile (at twilight cost -2 if that companion is Gandalf or Aragorn).
	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 (limit X, where X is the number of companions you can spot).
	Pippin, Steadfast Friend (19P30)	Fellowship. Pippin is strength +1 for each tale you can spot.
	Pippin, Trollslayer (V3_31)	Knight. Enduring. To play, spot a companion. Skirmish: Exert Pippin twice to make a minion he is skirmishing lose all keywords until the regroup phase. ​

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