The Witch-king, Captain of the Nine Riders (11RF18)

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The Witch-king, Captain of the Nine Riders (11RF18) is a Ringwraith Minion from the Shadows set.

EN Alt Image Foil First Edition DE Alt Image Foil First Edition FR Alt Image Foil First Edition IT Alt Image Foil First Edition

Collection Info Title The Witch-king Subtitle Captain of the Nine Riders Unique Yes Collectible Yes Notes Legends Series. Set 11 - Shadows Rarity RF - Rare Foil (Legends) Card Number 18 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 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.) Lore “...a shape, black-mantled, huge and threatening.”

Technical Info Wiki Base Card ID LOTR-EN11A018.0 TLHH ID LOTR11F18 GEMP ID 11_18 LOTRO Hex ID 62 9A 7D 0A LOTRO Image ID 11_226

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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, Black Captain (8R84)	Enduring. Each Man skirmishing The Witch-king loses all strength bonuses from weapons.
	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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