The Witch-king, Lord of the Nazgul (2R85)

Ulaire Nelya, Ringwraith in Twilight (2R84)

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The Witch-king, Lord of the Nazgul (2R85) is a Ringwraith Minion from the Mines of Moria 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

Collection Info Title The Witch-king Subtitle Lord of the Nazgul Unique Yes Collectible Yes Set 2 - Mines of Moria Rarity R - Rare Card Number 85 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 “‘A great king and sorcerer he was of old, and now he wields a deadly fear.'”

Translations DE - German Card Name Der Hexenkönig, Erster der Nazgûl Game Text Zwielicht. Zurück zu seinem Herrn darf nicht gespielt werden. Jedesmal, wenn der Hexenkönig einen Kampf gewinnt, darfst du ihn anstrengen, um den Ringträger zweimal zu verwunden. Lore "Ein großer König und Hexenmeister war er einstmals, und jetzt verbreitet er eine tödliche Furcht.“ ES - Spanish Card Name El Rey Brujo, Señor de los Nazgûl Game Text Penumbra. No se puede jugar Retorno a su Amo. Cada vez que El Rey Brujo gana una escaramuza, puedes esforzarlo para herir dos veces al Portador del Anillo. Lore “Un gran rey y hechicero fue de tiempos antiguos, y ahora ejerce un miedo mortal.” FR - French Card Name Le Roi-Sorcier, Seigneur des Nazgûl Game Text Crépusculaire. Retourner à Son Maître ne peut pas être joué. Chaque fois que le Roi-Sorcier gagne un combat, vous pouvez l’affaiblir pour blesser le Porteur de l’Anneau deux fois. Lore « “Ce fut jadis un grand roi et un grand sorcier, et maintenant il entretient une peur mortelle.” » IT - Italian Card Name Il Re Stregone, Signore dei Nazgûl Game Text Crepuscolo. Ritorno al Suo Padrone non può essere giocato. Ogni volta che Il Re Stregone vince una schermaglia, puoi sforzarlo per ferire due volte il Portatore dell’Anello. Lore “‘Grande re e grande mago era stato in passato, e ora la sua arma è la paura mortale.'” PL - Polish

Technical Info Wiki Base Card ID LOTR-EN02S085.0 TLHH ID LOTR02085 GEMP ID 2_85 LOTRO Hex ID 65 4D E8 01 LOTRO Image ID 02_085

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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). ​

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