Smeagol, Bearer of Great Secrets (9R+30)

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Smeagol, Bearer of Great Secrets (9R+30) is a Gollum Companion from the Reflections set.

Collection Info
Title Sméagol
Subtitle Bearer of Great Secrets
Unique Yes
Collectible No
Notes You do not add a burden when you start this card as your Ring-bearer. (Your Ring-bearer is placed on the table, not played.)
Set 9 - Reflections
Rarity R+ - Rare Plus
Card Number 30
Language EN - English
Revision 0
Gameplay Info
Playable Yes
Culture Gollum
Side Free Peoples
Card Type Companion
Twilight Cost 0
Strength 3
Vitality 4
Resistance 7
Game Text Ring-bound. To play, add a burden.

Each time the fellowship moves, place an unbound companion in the dead pile.

Regroup: If Sméagol is the Ring-bearer, add 2 burdens to discard each minion.

Lore “‘...he used it to find out secrets, and he put his knowledge to crooked and malicious uses.'”
Translations
DE - German


Game Text Ring-verbunden. Lege eine Lastmarke auf den Ringträger, um Sméagol zu spielen. Lege, jedes Mal, wenn sich die Gemeinschaft bewegt, einen nicht-verbundenen Gefährten auf deinen Friedhof. Sammeln: Lege 2 Lastmarken auf den Ringträger, um alle Diener abzulegen, wenn Sméagol der Ringträger ist.
Lore "...und er benutzte ihn, um Geheimnisse aufzuspüren, und er machte von seinem Wissen auf unredliche und boshafte Weise Gebrauch."
FR - French
IT - Italian


Technical Info
Wiki Base Card ID LOTR-EN09S030.0
TLHH ID LOTR09030
GEMP ID 9_30
LOTRO Hex ID 6E 45 95 08
LOTRO Image ID 09_030


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Alternate Personas[edit]

Portrait Name Game Text
Sméagol, Old Noser (5C28) Ring-bound. To play, add a burden.

Regroup: Exert Sméagol (or Gollum) twice to reveal the top 4 cards of your draw deck. Wound a minion for each Shadow card revealed. Place those 4 cards beneath your draw deck in any order.

Sméagol, Slinker (5R29) Ring-bound. To play, add a burden.

Skirmish: Add a burden to make Sméagol strength +2 and take no wounds.

Sméagol, Poor Creature (6C45) Ring-bound. To play, add a burden. Skirmish: Discard a card from hand to make Sméagol strength +1.
Sméagol, Always Helps (7R71) Ring-bound. To play, add a burden.

Assignment: Assign a minion to Sméagol and add 2 threats to exhaust that minion.

Sméagol, Hurried Guide (7C72) Ring-bound. To play, add a burden.

Skirmish: If you have initiative, discard 2 cards from your hand. Sméagol cannot be overwhelmed unless his strength is tripled.

Sméagol, Slippery Sneak (8R27) Ring-bound. To play, add a burden.

Skirmish: Add a number of threats equal to the total vitality of the minions Sméagol is skirmishing to discard Sméagol. Regroup: Discard Sméagol to take a minion from your discard pile into hand.

Sméagol, Scout and Guide (11R51) Ring-bound. To play, add a burden.

Each time Sméagol wins a skirmish, you may play the fellowship's next site.

Skirmish: If Sméagol is at a marsh, exert him to cancel a skirmish involving him.

Sméagol, Simple Stoor (13U55) Ring-bound. To play, add a burden.

For each card titled Déagol in your discard pile, Sméagol is strength +2 and resistance –1. Each time Sméagol wins a skirmish, you may take a card from your draw deck and place it in your discard pile.

Sméagol, Wretched and Hungry (15R49) Ring-bound. To play, add a burden.

Each Ring-bound companion is resistance +1.

Skirmish: Exert 2 Ring-bound Hobbits to make Sméagol strength +1 and prevent him from being overwhelmed unless his strength is tripled.

Sméagol, Pitiable Guide (19P11) Ring-bound.

To play, add a burden.

Each time Sméagol wins a skirmish, you may shuffle up to 2 cards from your discard pile into your draw deck.

Skirmish: Exert a Ring-bound companion to make Sméagol strength +2. ​


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