The Council of Elrond (1R35)

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The Council of Elrond (1R35) is a Elven Event from the Fellowship of the Ring 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 PT Nonfoil First Edition PT Foil First Edition ZH Nonfoil First Edition ZH Foil First Edition

Collection Info Title The Council of Elrond Unique No Collectible Yes Set 1 - The Fellowship of the Ring Rarity R - Rare Card Number 35 Language EN - English Revision 0

Gameplay Info Playable Yes Culture Elven Side Free Peoples Card Type Event Twilight Cost 2 Game Text Fellowship: Spot an Elf to play a tale from your draw deck. Lore “‘You will hear today all that you need in order to understand the purposes of the Enemy.... What shall we do with the Ring, the least of rings, the trifle that Sauron fancies? That is the doom that we must deem.'”

Translations DE - German Card Name Der Rat von Elrond Game Text Gemeinschaft. Entdecke einen Elben, um eine Erzählung direkt aus deinem Spieldeck heraus zu spielen. Lore "Ihr werdet heute alles hören, dessen ihr bedürft, um die Absichten des Feindes zu begreifen....Was sollen wir mit dem Ring tun, dem unbedeutendsten von allen Ringen, mit der Kleinigkeit, die Sauron haben möchte? Das ist die Entscheidung, die wir fällen m ES - Spanish Card Name El Concilio de Elrond Game Text Comunidad: Avista un Elfo para jugar un cuento de tu mazo de robar. Lore “Oirás hoy todo lo que necesitas saber para entender los propósitos del Enemigo... ¿Qué haremos con el Anillo, el más insignificante de los anillos, la fruslería que es un capricho de Sauron? Ese es el destino que hemos de considerar.” FR - French Card Name Le Conseil d'Elrond Game Text Compagnie : Désignez un Elfe pour jouer un récit de votre pioche. Lore “Vous entendrez aujourd'hui tout ce qu'il vous est nécessaire de savoir pour comprendre les desseins de l'Ennemi..... Que ferons-nous de l'Anneau, ce moindre des anneaux, cette bagatelle dont Sauron s'est entiché ? C'est le destin que nous devons considér IT - Italian Card Name Il Consiglio di Elrond Game Text Compagnia: Avvista un Elfo per giocare un racconto dal tuo mazzo di gioco. Lore “‘Udrai oggi tutto ciò che è necessario per capire gli scopi del Nemico .... Che fare dell'anello, il minore degli anelli, il gingillo che piace a Sauron? Questa è la decisione che dobbiamo prendere.'” PL - Polish PT - Portuguese ZH - Chinese

Technical Info Wiki Base Card ID LOTR-EN01S035.0 TLHH ID LOTR01035 GEMP ID 1_35 LOTRO Hex ID 43 26 F4 LOTRO Image ID 01_035

Strategy

The Council of Elrond is a quick-setup card in the Fellowship of the Ring set. With the ability to tutor a tale from the Free Peoples player's draw deck, The Council of Elrond can assist the construction of the support area or grab an important condition to play on a companion, like O Elbereth! Gilthoniel! or The Last Alliance of Elves and Men. Particularly potent when combined with The Red Book of Westmarch from the Realms of the Elf Lords expansion, which draws a card for each tale played, for hand extension.

That said, the twilight cost is steep at [2] twilight, and the spotting requirement of an Elf somewhat limits the card's versatility. The card is useful in Hobbit decks, for instance, providing fodder for Bilbo, Well-Spoken Gentle Hobbit, but [Elven] ally support may be too expensive for the small companions, before even considering the [2] cost. The addition of Bilbo, Bearer of Things Burgled in the Reflections expansion exasperates this.

The event is best in a deck with multiple unique conditions. Facing Orcs in a match-up? Grab Greatest Kingdom of My People. Need an extra boost for that last move? Perhaps play The Tale of the Great Ring or Gondor Bowmen. Going for a quick, early set-up? Grab Book of Mazarbul, Ever My Heart Rises, or Alliance Reforged.

The Council of Elrond circumvents the Rule of Four by playing any tale directly from the draw deck rather than taking the card into hand. The trade-off, of course, is that any tale searched has to be immediately playable in the Fellowship phase, so the Free Peoples player could not filter out another copy of a unique tale already in play, or take a maneuver or skirmish event tale into hand.

Strengths and Weaknesses

Strong Versus...

• Strong tutoring ability grabs any tale condition or Fellowship event
• Helpful hand extension with Ever My Heart Rises or Alliance Reforged

Weak Versus...

• Somewhat steep cost at [2], which can be mitigated through twilight removal
• Potential to clog hand if there are no tales to play