Treebeard, Guardian of the Forest (0P21)

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Treebeard, Guardian of the Forest (0P21) is a Gandalf Companion from the Promotional set. Copies were distributed as Ents of Fangorn pre-release tournament awards in June 2003.


"They began to call him well-preserved, but unchanged would have been nearer the mark."
This card is a reprint of Treebeard, Guardian of the Forest (6C37) . Gameplay is identical to that card, whose strategy article is shown below.
Collection Info
Title Treebeard
Subtitle Guardian of the Forest
Unique Yes
Collectible Yes
Set 0 - Promotional
Rarity P - Promotional
Card Number 21
Language EN - English
Revision 0
Collection Info
Title Treebeard
Subtitle Guardian of the Forest
Unique Yes
Collectible Yes
Set 0 - Promotional
Rarity P - Promotional
Card Number 21
Language EN - English
Revision 0
Gameplay Info
Playable Yes
Culture Gandalf
Side Free Peoples
Card Type Companion
Race Ent
Twilight Cost 5
Strength 12
Vitality 4
Game Text Unhasty. Assignment: Exert an unbound Hobbit to allow Treebeard to skirmish. Skirmish: Exert Treebeard to make an Ent damage +1.
Technical Info
Wiki Base Card ID LOTR-EN00S021.0
TLHH ID LOTR00021
GEMP ID 0_21
LOTRO Hex ID 25 01
LOTRO Image ID 00_021
Technical Info
Wiki Base Card ID LOTR-EN00S021.0
TLHH ID LOTR00021
GEMP ID 0_21
LOTRO Hex ID 25 01
LOTRO Image ID 00_021


Strategy[edit]

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Alternate Personas[edit]

Portrait Name Game Text
Treebeard, Earthborn (4R103) Unhasty.

Response: If an unbound Hobbit is about to be discarded, stack him here instead.

Fellowship: Exert Treebeard and add to play an unbound Hobbit stacked here.

Treebeard, Oldest Living Thing (4C104) Unhasty.

Fellowship: Exert Treebeard and discard an unbound companion from hand to heal an unbound companion.

Treebeard, Keeper of the Watchwood (10R18) To play, spot 3 companions.

Regroup: Exert Treebeard twice to play a condition from your discard pile and make an opponent discard one of his or her conditions.

Treebeard, Enraged Shepherd (15R38) To play, spot 3 companions.

Each time Treebeard wins a skirmish, the first Shadow player must exert X minions, where X is the difference between Treebeard’s strength and the losing character’s strength.

Treebeard, Enemy of the Hand (0W4) Unhasty. Triumph - At the start of a skirmish involving Treebeard you may discard a minion he is skirmishing.

Assignment: Exert an unbound Hobbit to allow Treebeard to skirmish. ​


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