Vilya (3R27)

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Vilya (3R27) is a Elven Artifact from the Realms of the Elf-Lords set.

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 3 · Player's Council · 2025-12-13 Collection Info Title Vilya Unique Yes Collectible No Set 3 - Realms of the Elf-lords Rarity R - Rare Card Number 27 Language EN - English Revision 3 (Player's Council) Release Date 2025-12-13 Gameplay Info Playable Yes Culture Elven Side Free Peoples Card Type Artifact Item Class Ring Twilight Cost 0 Vitality +1 Game Text Bearer must be Elrond. Maneuver: Exert Elrond twice to hinder a Shadow condition. Lore “Upon his finger was a ring of gold with a great blue stone, Vilya, mightiest of the Three.” Technical Info Wiki Base Card ID LOTR-EN03S027.0 Wiki Release ID LOTR-EN03S027.3 TLHH ID LOTR03027 GEMP ID 3_27 LOTRO Hex ID 6B 6D DC 02 LOTRO Image ID 03_027 Revision 2 · Player's Council · 2024-04-21 Collection Info Title Vilya Unique Yes Collectible No Set 3 - Realms of the Elf-lords Rarity R - Rare Card Number 27 Language EN - English Revision 2 (Player's Council) Release Date 2024-04-21 Gameplay Info Playable Yes Culture Elven Side Free Peoples Card Type Artifact Item Class Ring Twilight Cost 1 Vitality +1 Game Text Bearer must be Elrond. Maneuver: Exert bearer twice and spot a Shadow condition to return that condition to its owner's hand. That player may discard a card from hand. Lore “Upon his finger was a ring of gold with a great blue stone, Vilya, mightiest of the Three.” Technical Info Wiki Base Card ID LOTR-EN03S027.0 Wiki Release ID LOTR-EN03S027.2 TLHH ID LOTR03027 GEMP ID 3_27 LOTRO Hex ID 6B 6D DC 02 LOTRO Image ID 03_027 Revision 1 · Player's Council · 2023-06-07 Collection Info Title Vilya Unique Yes Collectible No Set 3 - Realms of the Elf-lords Rarity R - Rare Card Number 27 Language EN - English Revision 1 (Player's Council) Release Date 2023-06-07 Notes Vilya and its usual bearer Elrond, Herald to Gil-galad (3R13) are a common splash combo. For a one-time cost of 4 twilight, you get 1 heal per regroup phase and the ability to infinitely juggle a Shadow condition back to its owner's hand. This particular form of removal is far more annoying than simply discarding would be, since it bypasses discard protection and clogs your opponent's hand right before switching sides. Worst of all, with the +1 vitality, it grants Elrond the flexibility to do it twice in a pinch. To rework this interaction, Vilya's exertion cost has been dropped to disconnect the HtGG requirement, and the Shadow player is granted the flexibility to either ditch the returned card or cycle another card out if they'd really rather keep it. And then to curtail Vilya's own flexibility, the ring itself is returned to hand, requiring the Free Peoples player to stop and hold onto the card for a turn if they wish to use it on multiple successive sites. (The clog is now on the other foot; let’s see how you like it.) Careful that you don’t accidentally kill Elrond while doing this; bonus vitality removal is one of the few guaranteed unblockable sources of death in the game. Gameplay Info Playable Yes Culture Elven Side Free Peoples Card Type Artifact Item Class Ring Twilight Cost 0 Vitality +1 Game Text Bearer must be Elrond. Maneuver: Spot a Shadow condition to return that condition to its owner's hand. That player may discard a card from hand. Return Vilya to your hand. Lore “Upon his finger was a ring of gold with a great blue stone, Vilya, mightiest of the Three.” Technical Info Wiki Base Card ID LOTR-EN03S027.0 Wiki Release ID LOTR-EN03S027.1 TLHH ID LOTR03027 GEMP ID 3_27 LOTRO Hex ID 6B 6D DC 02 LOTRO Image ID 03_027 First edition · Decipher Collection Info Title Vilya Unique Yes Collectible Yes Set 3 - Realms of the Elf-lords Rarity R - Rare Card Number 27 Language EN - English Revision 0 Gameplay Info Playable Yes Culture Elven Side Free Peoples Card Type Artifact Item Class Ring Twilight Cost 0 Vitality +1 Game Text Bearer must be Elrond. Maneuver: Exert Elrond twice and spot a Shadow condition to return that condition to its owner’s hand. Lore “Upon his finger was a ring of gold with a great blue stone, Vilya, mightiest of the Three.” Technical Info Wiki Base Card ID LOTR-EN03S027.0 TLHH ID LOTR03027 GEMP ID 3_27 LOTRO Hex ID 6B 6D DC 02 LOTRO Image ID 03_027

Translations DE - German Game Text Muss auf Elrond gespielt werden. Manöver: Strenge Elrond zweimal an und entdecke einen Schatteneffekt, um diesen Effekt auf die Hand des Besitzers zurück zu schicken. Lore ... und auf seinem Finger war ein goldener Ring mit einem großen blauen Stein, Vilya, der Mächtigste der Drei. FR - French Game Text Le détenteur doit être Elrond. Manœuvre : Affaiblissez Elrond deux fois et désignez une situation de l’Ombre pour renvoyer cette situation à la main de son propriétaire. Lore “... et à son doigt brillait un anneau d'or avec une grande pierre bleue, Vilya, le plus puissant des Trois.” IT - Italian Game Text Il possessore deve essere Elrond. Manovra: Sforza Elrond due volte e avvista una condizione Ombra per rimandare quella condizione in mano al possessore. Lore “Al suo dito brillava un anello d'oro con una grande pietra blu, Vilya, il più potente dei Tre.” ES - Spanish Game Text El portador debe ser Elrond. Maniobra: Esfuerza a Elrond dos veces y avista una condición de Sombra para devolver esa condición a la mano de su propietario. Lore “Y en el dedo un anillo de oro con una gran piedra azul: Vilya, el más poderoso de los Tres.” PL - Polish

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Portrait	Name	Game Text
	Vilya, Ring of Air (9R23)	Bearer must be Elrond or Gil-galad. Skirmish: Discard the top card of your draw deck. Make a minion skirmishing an Elf strength –X, where X is the twilight cost of the discarded card. Discard this artifact. ​

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