The Irresistible Shadow (1R252)

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The Irresistible Shadow (1R252) is a Sauron Condition from the Fellowship of the Ring set.

EN Nonfoil First Edition EN Foil First Edition EN Nonfoil Revision 1 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 Irresistible Shadow Unique No Collectible Yes Set 1 - The Fellowship of the Ring Rarity R - Rare Card Number 252 Language EN - English Revision 0

Gameplay Info Playable Yes Culture Sauron Side Shadow Card Type Condition Twilight Cost 0 Game Text To play, exert a Orc. Plays to your support area. If you can spot 5 burdens and the Free Peoples player has no cards in his or her draw deck, the Ring-bearer is corrupted. Lore “Once more the desire to slip on the Ring came over Frodo; but this time it was stronger than before.”

Translations DE - German Card Name Unaufhaltsamer Schatten Game Text Strenge einen Ork an, um diese Karte in deinen Unterstützungsbereich zu spielen. Wenn du 5 Lastmarken entdecken kannst und der Freie Völker Spieler keine Karten mehr in seinem Spieldeck hat, erliegt der Ringträger der Versuchung des Rings. Lore Wieder wurde Frodo von dem Wunsch befallen, den Ring aufzustreifen, aber diesmal stärker als vorher. ES - Spanish Card Name La Sombra Irresistible Game Text Para jugarla, esfuerza un Orco . Si puedes avistar 5 cargas y el jugador de Gentes Libres no tiene cartas en su mazo de robar, el Portador del Anillo se corrompe. Lore “Una vez mas Frodo sintió el deseo de ponerse el Anillo, y el deseo era mas fuerte que nunca.” FR - French Card Name L'Ombre Irrésistible Game Text Pour jouer, affaiblissez un Orque . Si vous pouvez désigner 5 points-fardeau et que le joueur des Peuples Libres n’a pas de carte dans sa pioche, le Porteur de l’Anneau est corrompu. Lore “Une fois de plus, le désir de glisser l'Anneau à son doigt s'empara de Frodon ; mais cette fois, il était plus fort qu'auparavant.” IT - Italian Card Name L'Irresistibile Ombra Game Text Per giocarla, sforza un Orco . Se puoi avvistare 5 segnalini fardello e il giocatore dei Popoli Liberi non ha carte nel suo mazzo di gioco, il Portatore dell’Anello è corrotto. Lore “Il desiderio di infilarsi l'Anello s'impadronì di Frodo; ma questa volta con molta più forza.” PL - Polish PT - Portuguese ZH - Chinese

Technical Info Wiki Base Card ID LOTR-EN01S252.0 TLHH ID LOTR01252 GEMP ID 1_252 LOTRO Hex ID 4C 33 F4 LOTRO Image ID 01_252

Strategy

Used in mill decks to potentially give a shadow victory. Such decks often want to reach the end of the path first (Often via move limit modifiers), since no deck means no minions. If this fails, The Irresistible Shadow is a good backup, although its effect on any non-Frodo Ring-bearer is often marginal. Goes hand-in-hand with Desperate Defense of the Ring, but also works well with Thin and Stretched, Band of the Eye, Tower Lieutenant, Orc Inquisitor and Tower of Barad-dur.

Strengths and Weaknesses

Strong Versus...

• Frodo
• Small decks
• Cycling effects

Weak Versus...

• Non-Frodo Ring-bearers
• Large decks
• Recursion

See Also

• The Beckoning Shadow (12R83) is essentially a reprint for the [Orc] culture.

Decks

• What are we Waiting For? - http://lotrtcgwiki.com/forums/index.php/topic,8216.0.html
• Sauron Discard - http://lotrtcgwiki.com/forums/index.php/topic,7127.0.html