The Witch-king, Lord of the Nazgul (0P37)

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The Witch-king, Lord of the Nazgul (0P37) is a Ringwraith Minion from the Promotional set. Copies were distributed as part of The Countdown Collection.

EN Nonfoil First Edition EN Promo Nonfoil First Edition

Collection Info Title The Witch-king Subtitle Lord of the Nazgul Unique Yes Collectible Yes Set 0 - Promotional Rarity P - Promotional Card Number 37 Language EN - English Revision 0 Collection Info Title The Witch-king Subtitle Lord of the Nazgul Unique Yes Collectible Yes Set 0 - Promotional Rarity P - Promotional Card Number 37 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 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. Lore "Nine for Mortal Men doomed to die..."

Technical Info Wiki Base Card ID LOTR-EN00S037.0 TLHH ID LOTR00037 GEMP ID 0_37 LOTRO Hex ID 25 02 LOTRO Image ID 00_037 Technical Info Wiki Base Card ID LOTR-EN00S037.0 TLHH ID LOTR00037 GEMP ID 0_37 LOTRO Hex ID 25 02 LOTRO Image ID 00_037

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• Fell Beast (6U83) , Shadowy Mount (12R171) , His Terrible Servants (2R77) , Not Easily Destroyed (1U220)

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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, 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).
	The Witch-king, Conqueror of Arthedain (0W37)	Fierce. When you play the Witch-king, you may spot an exhausted companion to add 2 threats. Each time the Witch-king wins a skirmish, you may remove a threat to exert a companion for each companion over 4. ​

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