Tentacle

An example of a minion with the tentacle keyword.

Tentacle is an Unloaded Keyword that appears only on 4 minions in the Decipher era - Foul Tentacle (2C58) and Huge Tentacle (2R66) from the Mines of Moria set, and Reaching Tentacle (19P19) and Strong Tentacle (19P20) from the Age's End set. The keyword was used to fit in with the Watcher theme, as both versions of the Watcher in the Water (Watcher in the Water, Keeper of Westgate (2R73) and Watcher in the Water, Many-tentacled Creature (19P21) ) have text that affects tentacles. No other cards relate to tentacles by name, although Evil-smelling Fens (5U22) fits snugly into the strategy because of the tentacles' dependency on the Marsh keyword. The 4 Tentacles, as well as both versions of the Watcher in the Water, are also the only official minions with the race of Creature.

List of Cards with the Tentacle Keyword

Portrait	Card Name	Culture	Card Type	Game Text
	Foul Tentacle (2C58)	Moria	Minion • Creature	Tentacle. When you play this minion, you may play a tentacle from your draw deck. This minion may not bear possessions and is discarded if not at a marsh.
	Huge Tentacle (2R66)	Moria	Minion • Creature	Tentacle. Damage +1. When you play this minion, you may play Watcher in the Water from your draw deck. This minion may not bear possessions and is discarded if not at a marsh.
	Reaching Tentacle (19P19)	Moria	Minion • Creature	Tentacle. This minion cannot bear possessions. Discard this minion from play if not at a marsh. This minion is strength +1 for each tentacle you spot.
	Strong Tentacle (19P20)	Moria	Minion • Creature	Tentacle. This minion cannot bear possessions. Discard this minion from play if not at a marsh. This minion is strength +1 for each tentacle you spot.
	Thrashing Tentacle (V1_33)	Moria	Minion • Creature	Tentacle. This minion may not bear possessions and is discarded if not at a marsh. Shadow: Spot 3 creatures to play this minion from your discard pile.
	Vile Tentacle (V1_36)	Moria	Minion • Creature	Tentacle. This minion may not bear possessions and is strength -4 while not at a marsh. Shadow: Discard a card from hand to make the fellowship's current site gain marsh until the end of the turn.
	Writhing Tentacle (V1_66)	Moria	Minion • Creature	Tentacle. This minion may not bear possessions and is discarded if not at a marsh. Shadow: If this minion is stacked on a Shadow card, play it to stack 2 tentacles from your discard pile on that card. ​

List of Cards that Interact with the Tentacle Keyword

Portrait	Card Name	Culture	Card Type	Game Text
	Foul Tentacle (2C58)	Moria	Minion • Creature	Tentacle. When you play this minion, you may play a tentacle from your draw deck. This minion may not bear possessions and is discarded if not at a marsh.
	Watcher in the Water, Keeper of Westgate (2R73)	Moria	Minion • Creature	Damage +1. While you can spot Watcher in the Water, discard all other minions (except tentacles). Each tentacle is strength +2 and damage +1. This minion may not bear possessions and is discarded if not at a marsh.
	Reaching Tentacle (19P19)	Moria	Minion • Creature	Tentacle. This minion cannot bear possessions. Discard this minion from play if not at a marsh. This minion is strength +1 for each tentacle you spot.
	Strong Tentacle (19P20)	Moria	Minion • Creature	Tentacle. This minion cannot bear possessions. Discard this minion from play if not at a marsh. This minion is strength +1 for each tentacle you spot.
	Watcher in the Water, Many-tentacled Creature (19P21)	Moria	Minion • Creature	Discard all other minions (except tentacles). Watcher in the Water cannot bear possessions. The fellowship’s current site gains marsh. Shadow: Play a tentacle from your discard pile.
	Guided by One Purpose (V1_31)	Moria	Condition • Support Area	Each time a tentacle wins a skirmish, you may stack it here. Assignment: Spot 4 tentacles stacked here and discard this condition to assign a creature to the Ring-bearer. The Free Peoples player may exert the Ring-bearer twice to prevent this.
	Out of Dark Waters (V1_34)	Moria	Condition • Support Area	Shadow: Remove to stack a tentacle from hand here. Shadow: Remove to play a tentacle stacked here as if from hand. Response: If this condition is about to be discarded, discard a tentacle stacked here to prevent that.
	Sirannon Dam (V1_65)	Moria	Artifact • Support Area,Support Area	Rivers and sites with no other terrain keywords gain marsh. Companions are defender +1. Skirmish: Remove 2 burdens to have Watcher in the Water replace a tentacle skirmishing an unbound companion. ​

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