The Witch-king, Black Captain (8R84)

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The Witch-king, Black Captain (8R84) is a Ringwraith Minion from the Siege of Gondor 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

Collection Info Title The Witch-king Subtitle Black Captain Unique Yes Collectible Yes Set 8 - Siege of Gondor Rarity R - Rare Card Number 84 Language EN - English Revision 0

Gameplay Info Playable Yes Culture Ringwraith Side Shadow Card Type Minion Race Nazgul Twilight Cost 8 Strength 14 Vitality 4 Site Number 3 Game Text Enduring. Each Man skirmishing The Witch-king loses all strength bonuses from weapons. Lore “...the Nazgûl Lord like a shadow of despair.”

Translations DE - German Card Name Der Hexenkönig, Schwarzer Heerführer Game Text Zäh. Jeder Mensch, der gegen den Hexenkönig kämpft, verliert sämtliche Stärkeboni durch Waffen. Lore "Lass den Sturm nicht enden, bis die Stadt erobert ist." FR - French IT - Italian

Technical Info Wiki Base Card ID LOTR-EN08S084.0 TLHH ID LOTR08084 GEMP ID 8_84 LOTRO Hex ID 64 25 A1 07 LOTRO Image ID 08_084

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Alternate Personas

Portrait	Name	Game Text
	The Witch-king, Lord of Angmar (1R237)	Fierce. For each other Nazgûl you can spot, The Witch-king is strength +2.
	The Witch-king, Lord of the Nazgul (2R85)	Twilight. Return to Its Master may not be played. Each time The Witch-king wins a skirmish, you may exert him to wound the Ring-bearer twice.
	The Witch-king, Deathless Lord (6P122)	Fierce. Each time a companion is killed in a skirmish involving a Nazgûl, wound an ally twice or exert a companion.
	The Witch-king, Morgul King (7R221)	Fierce. When you play The Witch-king, you may remove a threat to take a card into hand from your discard pile. The Ring-bearer cannot take threat wounds.
	The Witch-king, Captain of the Nine Riders (11R226)	Fierce. Toil 2. (For each character you exert when playing this, its twilight cost is –2.) Muster. (At the start of the regroup phase, you may discard a card from hand to draw a card.)
	The Witch-king, Black Lord (12R183)	Fierce. The Witch-king is twilight cost –1 for each wound on the Ring-bearer. Each time a companion is played, you may reveal this card from hand to exert the Ring-bearer.
	The Witch-king, Conqueror of Arthedain (17R144)	Fierce. Each time the Witch-king wins a fierce skirmish, you may exert a companion for each companion you can spot over 4.
	The Witch-king, Dark Lord (19P40)	Fierce. Skirmish: Discard a Nazgûl from hand to make The Witch-king strength +1 (or strength +2 if you can spot that discarded Nazgûl). ​

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