The Irresistible Shadow (1R252) is a 
Sauron Condition from the Fellowship of the Ring set.
 EN Revision 1 (PC)  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  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
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Revision 1 · Player's Council · 2023-01-11
| Collection Info
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| Title
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The Irresistible Shadow
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| Unique
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Yes
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| Collectible
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No
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| Set
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1 - The Fellowship of the Ring
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| Rarity
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R - Rare
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| Card Number
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252
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| Language
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EN - English
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| Revision
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1 (Player's Council)
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| Release Date
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2023-01-11
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| Notes
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Part of the discard deck rework.
Finally, the capstone, the win condition for the discard deck. In a lot of ways, this is the reason for the discard deck's existence; it's only upon seeing this card as a new player that your mind thinks back to all the discard cards you've glossed over, and possibilities start flying to mind.
In this case, it is justified to put that to rest. An empty deck is its own reward, if that's the sort of reward you really must pursue, but this siren's song will no longer call out, beckoning new players to join its ranks of victims. It was Irresistible, but not to the right target.
Instead, a temptation is offered to the Free Peoples player, and a dark horse hail-mary win condition is offered to a variety of decks. Keep the card on the table, the card whispers, and your Ring-bearer will be able to handle what will come.
But if he is alone, then resistance crumbles. The math works out to essentially making Frodo have 4 Resistance, and Sam 2. How many matches have ended with Frodo all alone, exhausted, with only a burden or two from corruption...? This might have saved you.
Maybe you won’t be able to resist including it for next time...
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| Gameplay Info
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| Playable
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Yes
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| Culture
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Sauron
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| Side
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Shadow
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| Card Type
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Condition
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| Twilight Cost
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0
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| Game Text
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To play, exert a Orc.
The Ring-bearer is strength +1 for each burden you can spot.
If you cannot spot another companion, the Ring-bearer is resistance -2 for each burden you can spot.
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| Lore
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“Once more the desire to slip on the Ring came over Frodo; but this time it was stronger than before.”
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| Technical Info
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| Wiki Base Card ID
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LOTR-EN01S252.0
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| Wiki Release ID
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LOTR-EN01S252.1
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| TLHH ID
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LOTR01252
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| GEMP ID
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1_252
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| LOTRO Hex ID
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4C 33 F4
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| LOTRO Image ID
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01_252
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First edition · Decipher
| Gameplay Info
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| Playable
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Yes
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| Culture
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Sauron
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| Side
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Shadow
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| Card Type
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Condition
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| Twilight Cost
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0
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| Game Text
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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.
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| Lore
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“Once more the desire to slip on the Ring came over Frodo; but this time it was stronger than before.”
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| Technical Info
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| Wiki Base Card ID
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LOTR-EN01S252.0
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| TLHH ID
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LOTR01252
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| GEMP ID
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1_252
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| LOTRO Hex ID
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4C 33 F4
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| LOTRO Image ID
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01_252
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| Translations
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| DE - German
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| Card Name
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Unaufhaltsamer Schatten
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| Game Text
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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.
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| Lore
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Wieder wurde Frodo von dem Wunsch befallen, den Ring aufzustreifen, aber diesmal stärker als vorher.
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| FR - French
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| Card Name
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L'Ombre Irrésistible
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| Game Text
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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.
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| Lore
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“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.”
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| IT - Italian
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| Card Name
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L'Irresistibile Ombra
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| Game Text
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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.
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| Lore
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“Il desiderio di infilarsi l'Anello s'impadronì di Frodo; ma questa volta con molta più forza.”
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| ES - Spanish
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| Card Name
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La Sombra Irresistible
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| Game Text
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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.
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| Lore
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“Una vez mas Frodo sintió el deseo de ponerse el Anillo, y el deseo era mas fuerte que nunca.”
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| PL - Polish
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| PT - Portuguese
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| ZH - Chinese
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Strategy[edit]
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[edit]
Strong Versus...[edit]
- Frodo
- Small decks
- Cycling effects
Weak Versus...[edit]
- Non-Frodo Ring-bearers
- Large decks
- Recursion
See Also[edit]
A Host Avails Little (1U251)
is essentially a reprint for the [Orc] culture.
