Release the Angry Flood (2R19)

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Release the Angry Flood (2R19) is a Elven Event from the Mines of Moria set.

EN Nonfoil First Edition EN Foil First Edition DE Nonfoil First Edition DE Foil First Edition FR Nonfoil First Edition FR Foil First Edition IT Nonfoil First Edition IT Foil First Edition ES Nonfoil First Edition ES Foil First Edition PL Nonfoil First Edition PL Foil First Edition

Collection Info Title Release the Angry Flood Unique No Collectible Yes Set 2 - Mines of Moria Rarity R - Rare Card Number 19 Language EN - English Revision 0

Gameplay Info Playable Yes Culture Elven Side Free Peoples Card Type Event Twilight Cost 1 Game Text Maneuver: Exert an Elf to wound each Nazgûl once (or twice if at a river). Lore “The three Riders that were still in the midst of the Ford were overwhelmed.... Their piercing cries were drowned in the roaring of the river as it carried them away.”

Translations DE - German Card Name Die wütende Flut entfesseln Game Text Manöver: Strenge einen Elben an, um jeden Nazgûl einmal zu verwunden (oder zweimal, wenn er sich an einem Fluss befindet). Lore Die drei Reiter, die noch mitten in der Furt waren, wurden umgerissen... Ihre gellenden Schreie gingen unter im Tosen des Flusses, als er sie mitriß. ES - Spanish Card Name Desatad la inundación furiosa Game Text Maniobra: Esfuerza un Elfo para herir a cada Nazgûl una vez (o dos veces si estás en un río). Lore “Los tres Jinetes que estaban todavía en medio del Vado desaparecieron de pronto bajo las aguas espumosas... Los gritos penetrantes se perdieron en el rugido del río, que arrastró a los Jinetes.” FR - French Card Name Chevaux d'Écume Game Text Manœuvre : Affaiblissez un Elfe pour blesser chaque Nazgûl une fois (ou deux fois si vous êtes à une rivière). Lore « Les trois cavaliers immobiles au milieu de du Gué furent submergés; ils disparurent soudain sous l'écume en courroux. » IT - Italian Card Name Rilascia l'Ondata Impetuosa Game Text Manovra: Sforza un Elfo per ferire ogni Nazgûl una volta (o due volte se siete a un fiume). Lore “I tre Cavalieri che si trovavano ancora in mezzo al Guado furono travolti... Le grida raccapriccianti furono soffocate dal rombo del fiume che li trasportava via.” PL - Polish

Technical Info Wiki Base Card ID LOTR-EN02S019.0 TLHH ID LOTR02019 GEMP ID 2_19 LOTRO Hex ID 63 49 E8 01 LOTRO Image ID 02_019

Strategy

The Ringwraiths, the NINE, the Black Riders, The Nazgul; no matter what you call them, they still spell TROUBLE for your fellowship. Since the advent of the Standard format and the Introduction of the X-List those Nasty Ringwraiths have become ever-more popular, more so than ever before. The strategy that seems to be used most is to keep at least one huge (strength 14-20) Fierce Nazgul on the table at each site, forcing you to either stop after one move or face a potentially fatal double move. Should you choose to move again you’ll have to fight that same “Big & Stompy” again, and he’ll more than likely call up a few of his friends as well. All that adds up to equal a very crippled Fellowship. What can be done about this, you ask? Well, never fear when Elves are near. Release the Angry Flood can help keep the Nazgul at bay. Let me show you the way.

Release the Angry Flood allows you to exert an Elf in the Maneuver phase to wound every Nazgul in play. This can be huge, especially in concert with some of that great elven archery, you may even be able to kill that wraith prior to the skirmish phase saving your elves the trouble. This tactic also makes a double move much more feasible. Though the current Tower block site path is void of Rivers it's still good to keep in mind that the effect of this card is doubled if used at a river site, now wounding each Nazgul in play twice. That’s great for those Fellowship Block Tournaments.

With the inherent high strength of the Nazgul, winning skirmishes is difficult; and with the new conditions being released with the Ents of Fangorn set, getting wounds on them is going to be key. Two big cards, Winged and Ominous as well as Spied From Above key off of the Nazgul being able to exert in the Regroup phase. We all know that an exhausted minion (or companion/ally for that matter) can’t exert, and if they can’t exert, these new powerhouses can’t trigger. So give those Black Riders a big “Flush” and Release the Angry Flood; for the alternative may prove to be very, very bloody. >by Ben Litz

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