The Witch-king, Black Lord (12R183)

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The Witch-king's Beast, Fell Creature (12U184)

The Witch-king, Black Lord (12R183) is a Ringwraith Minion from the Black Rider set.

Collection Info
Title The Witch-king
Subtitle Black Lord
Unique Yes
Collectible Yes
Set 12 - Black Rider
Rarity R - Rare
Card Number 183
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.

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.

Lore “He sprang forward and bore down on Frodo.”
Translations
DE - German
Card Name Der Hexenkönig, Schwarzer Herrscher
Game Text Erbittert.

Die Zwielichtkosten des Hexenkönigs reduzieren sich um 1 für jede Wunde auf dem Ringträger. Jedes Mal, wenn ein Gefährte gespielt wird, darfst du diese Karte aus der Hand aufdecken, um den Ringträger anzustrengen.

Lore Er machte einen Satz vorwärts und sprang auf Frodo zu.
FR - French
IT - Italian


Technical Info
Wiki Base Card ID LOTR-EN12S183.0
TLHH ID LOTR12183
GEMP ID 12_183
LOTRO Hex ID 67 BB 71 0B
LOTRO Image ID 12_183


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Rulings[edit]

If you have multiple copies of this card in your hand (or if multiple players have copies of this card in their hands in a multiplayer game), each copy can be revealed when a single companion is played.

Alternate Personas[edit]

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, 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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