Treebeard, Earthborn (4R103)

Task Was Not Done (4C102)

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Treebeard, Oldest Living Thing (4C104)

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Treebeard, Earthborn (4R103) is a Gandalf Ally from the The Two Towers set.

EN Nonfoil First Edition EN Foil First Edition Tengwar Nonfoil 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

Collection Info Title Treebeard Subtitle Earthborn Unique Yes Collectible Yes Set 4 - The Two Towers Rarity R - Rare Card Number 103 Language EN - English Revision 0

Gameplay Info Playable Yes Culture Gandalf Side Free Peoples Card Type Ally Race Ent Twilight Cost 4 Strength 12 Vitality 4 Site Number 2 Game Text 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. Lore “‘Do not be hasty, that is my motto.'”

Translations DE - German Card Name Baumbart, Erdspross Game Text Unhastig. Reaktion: Wenn ein nicht-verbundener Hobbit abgelegt wird, lagere ihn statt dessen auf Baumbart. Gemeinschaft. Strenge Baumbart an und erhöhe den Einfluss um , um einen hier gelagerten, nicht-verbundenen Hobbit zu spielen. Lore "'Sei nicht hastig' ist mein Wahlspruch.“ ES - Spanish Card Name Bárbol, Nacido de la Tierra Game Text Sin prisa. Respuesta: Si un Hobbit no-vinculado va a ser descartado, en vez de eso apilalo aquí. Comunidad: Esfuerza a Bárbol y añade para jugar un Hobbit no-vinculado apilado aquí. Lore “No te apresures, esa es mi divisa.” FR - French Card Name Sylvebarbe, Né de la Terre Game Text Peu hâtif. Réponse : Si un Hobbit dissocié est sur le point d’être défaussé, empilez-le plutôt ici. Compagnie : Affaiblissez Sylvebarbe et ajoutez pour jouer un Hobbit dissocié empilé sur cette carte. Lore « “Pas de jugement hâtif, c'est ma devise.” » IT - Italian Card Name Barbalbero, Nato dalla Terra Game Text Senza Fretta. Risposta: Se un Hobbit Non Legato sta per essere scartato, impilalo invece qui. Compagnia: Sforza Barbalbero e aggiungi per giocare un Hobbit Non Legato impilato qui. Lore “‘Niente fretta, questo è il mio motto.'”

Technical Info Wiki Base Card ID LOTR-EN04S103.0 TLHH ID LOTR04103 GEMP ID 4_103 LOTRO Hex ID 67 96 D0 03 LOTRO Image ID 04_103

Strategy

Earthborn is one of the two ally versions of Treebeard, along with Oldest Living Thing. They are also the only [gandalf] allies with the Unhasty keyword, giving them unique synergy with Stump and Bramble. Both versions of Treebeard are effective skirmishers at their home sites, although drawing Treebeard prior to site 2 is unlikely, and Valley of Saruman could potentially discard him. Treebeard can be played using Fangorn Forest.

Earthborn specialises in catching unbound hobbits (Merry and Pippin) when they are about to be discarded. This works best with Learned Guide and Woolly-Footed Rascal, although all The Two Towers versions of Merry and Pippin have a discard ability. Earthborn allows Merry and Pippin to discard multiple times without needing extra copies of them to get them back. Other cards that help with this are Greyhame and Knocked on the Head. Earthborn is most easily healed by extra copies of himself, though some cards such as Mithlond can also be used to heal him.

Earthborn can also be combined with Warmed Up A Bit to rescue Hobbits and replay them. This can be especially useful with Hobbits such as Pippin, Hobbit of Some Intelligence, as he can remove a burden or heal everytime he is played. Other effects that discard Hobbits, such as Diversion, also work with Treebeard.

Strengths and Weaknesses

Strong Versus...

• Most minions
• [isengard], using Stump and Bramble
• Works well with Warmed Up A Bit, Learned Guide and Woolly-Footed Rascal

Weak Versus...

• Ally hate such as Tower Assassin or Ranks Without Number

Rulings

From the Comprehensive Rules 4.0 on Unhasty: The Free Peoples player cannot assign a character with this keyword to a skirmish unless it is at its home site (see ally) or when a [gandalf] card allows it do so.

• Therefore One Whom Men Would Follow will not allow Earthborn to skirmish, due to his Unhasty keyword.

Alternate Personas

Portrait	Name	Game Text
	Treebeard, Oldest Living Thing (4C104)	Unhasty. Fellowship: Exert Treebeard and discard an unbound companion from hand to heal an unbound companion.
	Treebeard, Guardian of the Forest (6C37)	Unhasty. Assignment: Exert an unbound Hobbit to allow Treebeard to skirmish. Skirmish: Exert Treebeard to make an Ent damage +1.
	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. ​