Too Great and Terrible (3R85)

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Too Great and Terrible (3R85) is a Ringwraith Event from the Realms of the Elf-Lords set.

EN Revision 4 (PC) EN Revision 3 (PC) EN Revision 2 (PC) 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

Revision 4 · Player's Council · 2025-04-18 Collection Info Title Too Great and Terrible Unique No Collectible No Set 3 - Realms of the Elf-lords Rarity R - Rare Card Number 85 Language EN - English Revision 4 (Player's Council) Release Date 2025-04-18 Gameplay Info Playable Yes Culture Ringwraith Side Shadow Card Type Event Twilight Cost 1 Game Text To play, exert a minion. Bearer must be a companion or ally (except the Ring-bearer). Limit 1 per bearer. Each time bearer is exerted by a Free Peoples card, exert bearer unless the Free Peoples player discards a card from hand of bearer's culture. Lore “His eyes flashed and his face was lit as by a fire within. ‘Do not tempt me! For I do not wish to become like the Dark Lord himself.'” Technical Info Wiki Base Card ID LOTR-EN03S085.0 Wiki Release ID LOTR-EN03S085.4 TLHH ID LOTR03085 GEMP ID 3_85 LOTRO Hex ID 65 71 DC 02 LOTRO Image ID 03_085 Revision 3 · Player's Council · 2024-12-06 Collection Info Title Too Great and Terrible Unique No Collectible No Set 3 - Realms of the Elf-lords Rarity R - Rare Card Number 85 Language EN - English Revision 3 (Player's Council) Release Date 2024-12-06 Gameplay Info Playable Yes Culture Ringwraith Side Shadow Card Type Event Twilight Cost 1 Game Text To play, exert a minion. Bearer must be a companion or ally. Limit 1 per bearer. Each time bearer exerts, exhaust bearer unless the Free Peoples player discards a card from hand of bearer's culture. Lore “His eyes flashed and his face was lit as by a fire within. ‘Do not tempt me! For I do not wish to become like the Dark Lord himself.'” Technical Info Wiki Base Card ID LOTR-EN03S085.0 Wiki Release ID LOTR-EN03S085.3 TLHH ID LOTR03085 GEMP ID 3_85 LOTRO Hex ID 65 71 DC 02 LOTRO Image ID 03_085 Revision 2 · Player's Council · 2024-09-14 Collection Info Title Too Great and Terrible Unique No Collectible No Set 3 - Realms of the Elf-lords Rarity R - Rare Card Number 85 Language EN - English Revision 2 (Player's Council) Release Date 2024-09-14 Gameplay Info Playable Yes Culture Ringwraith Side Shadow Card Type Event Phase Maneuver Twilight Cost 0 Game Text Spot a Nazgûl to wound Gandalf twice. The Free Peoples player may discard 2 cards from hand to prevent this. Lore “His eyes flashed and his face was lit as by a fire within. ‘Do not tempt me! For I do not wish to become like the Dark Lord himself.'” Technical Info Wiki Base Card ID LOTR-EN03S085.0 Wiki Release ID LOTR-EN03S085.2 TLHH ID LOTR03085 GEMP ID 3_85 LOTRO Hex ID 65 71 DC 02 LOTRO Image ID 03_085 Revision 1 · Player's Council · 2024-04-21 Collection Info Title Too Great and Terrible Unique No Collectible No Set 3 - Realms of the Elf-lords Rarity R - Rare Card Number 85 Language EN - English Revision 1 (Player's Council) Release Date 2024-04-21 Gameplay Info Playable Yes Culture Ringwraith Side Shadow Card Type Event Twilight Cost 1 Game Text To play, exert a minion. Bearer must be a companion or ally. Bearer cannot be exerted by Free Peoples cards. At the start of the regroup phase, the Free Peoples player may discard 1 card of bearer's culture from hand to discard this condition. Lore “His eyes flashed and his face was lit as by a fire within. ‘Do not tempt me! For I do not wish to become like the Dark Lord himself.'” Technical Info Wiki Base Card ID LOTR-EN03S085.0 Wiki Release ID LOTR-EN03S085.1 TLHH ID LOTR03085 GEMP ID 3_85 LOTRO Hex ID 65 71 DC 02 LOTRO Image ID 03_085 First edition · Decipher Collection Info Title Too Great and Terrible Unique No Collectible Yes Set 3 - Realms of the Elf-lords Rarity R - Rare Card Number 85 Language EN - English Revision 0 Gameplay Info Playable Yes Culture Ringwraith Side Shadow Card Type Event Twilight Cost 0 Game Text Maneuver: Spot a Nazgûl to wound Gandalf twice. The Free Peoples player may discard 2 cards from hand to prevent this. Lore “His eyes flashed and his face was lit as by a fire within. ‘Do not tempt me! For I do not wish to become like the Dark Lord himself.'” Technical Info Wiki Base Card ID LOTR-EN03S085.0 TLHH ID LOTR03085 GEMP ID 3_85 LOTRO Hex ID 65 71 DC 02 LOTRO Image ID 03_085

Translations DE - German Card Name Zu groß und schrecklich Game Text Manöver: Entdecke einen Nazgûl, um Gandalf zweimal zu verwunden. Der Freie Völker Spieler darf 2 Karten aus seiner Hand ablegen, um dies zu verhindern. Lore Seine Augen blitzten, und sein Gesicht war wie von einem inneren Feuer erleuchtet. "Versuche mich nicht! Denn ich will nicht werden wie der Dunkle Herrscher.“ FR - French Card Name Trop Grand et Terrible Game Text Manœuvre : Désignez un Nazgûl pour blesser Gandalf deux fois. Le joueur des Peuples Libres peut défausser 2 cartes de sa main pour empêcher ceci. Lore « Ses yeux jetaient des éclairs et son visage était éclairé par un feu intérieur. “Ne me tentez pas! Car je ne souhaite pas devenir semblable au Seigneur Ténébreux lui-même.” » IT - Italian Card Name Troppo Grande e Terribile Game Text Manovra: Avvista un Nazgûl per ferire due volte Gandalf. Il giocatore dei Popoli Liberi può scartare dalla mano 2 carte per prevenirlo. Lore “I suoi occhi lanciarono fiamme ed il suo viso fu illuminato da un fuoco interno. ‘Non mi tentare! Non desidero eguagliare l'Oscuro Signore.'” ES - Spanish Card Name Demasiado Grande y Terrible Game Text Maniobra: Avista un Nazgûl para herir a Gandalf 2 veces. El jugador de Gentes Libres puede descartar 2 cartas de la mano para prevenir esto. Lore “Los ojos de Gandalf relampaguearon y la cara se le iluminó como con un fuego interior. – ¡No me tientes! Pues no quiero convertirme en algo semejante al Señor Oscuro.” PL - Polish

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Gameplay Strategy

Too Great and Terrible is the strongest Gandalf counter available. With its ability to wound or even kill Gandalf or otherwise clear your opponent's hand of pesky Gandalf events, Too Great and Terrible lacks one thing: the ability to recur it. Nevertheless, it still was the strongest counter to Gandalf in Fellowship Block and beyond.

With the release of Black Rider, Too Great and Terrible got a recursion method. Úlairë Toldëa, Black Shadow (12U180) gave Too Great and Terrible a boost, making it one of the most potent Gandalf counters in Expanded (Format).

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