Gimli, Dwarf of Erebor (1U12)

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Gimli, Dwarf of Erebor (1U12) is a Dwarven Companion from the Fellowship of the Ring set.

EN Nonfoil First Edition EN Foil First Edition EN Revision 1 EN Nonfoil Revision 2 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 PT Nonfoil First Edition PT Foil First Edition ZH Nonfoil First Edition ZH Foil First Edition

Collection Info Title Gimli Subtitle Dwarf of Erebor Unique Yes Collectible Yes Notes Game text is an erratum. Set 1 - The Fellowship of the Ring Rarity U - Uncommon Card Number 12 Language EN - English Revision 0

Gameplay Info Playable Yes Culture Dwarven Side Free Peoples Card Type Companion Race Dwarf Twilight Cost 2 Strength 6 Vitality 3 Signet Aragorn Game Text Damage +1. Fellowship: Add to place a card from hand beneath your draw deck. Lore “Gimli now walked ahead by the wizard's side, so eager was he to come to Moria.”

Translations DE - German Game Text Schaden +1. Gemeinschaft. Wenn der Einfluss weniger als beträgt, kannst du ihn um 2 erhöhen, um eine Karte aus deiner Hand unter dein Spieldeck zu legen. Lore Gimli ging jetzt mit dem Zauberer voraus, so begierig war er, nach Moria zu kommen. ES - Spanish Game Text Daño +1. Comunidad: Añade para poner una carta de tu mano bajo tu mazo de robar. Lore “Gimli caminaba ahora delante junto al mago, tan ansioso estaba de llegar a Moria.” FR - French Game Text Dégâts +1. Compagnie : Si la réserve crépusculaire a moins se ¥ points crépusculaires, ajoutez pour placer une carte de votre main sous votre pioche. Lore “Gimli marchait à présent en tête à côté du magicien, tant il était impatient d'arriver dans la Moria.” IT - Italian Game Text Danno +1. Compagnia: Se la zona del crepuscolo, aggiungi . ¥ per mettere una carta dalla tua mano in fondo al mazzo. PL - Polish PT - Portuguese ZH - Chinese

Technical Info Wiki Base Card ID LOTR-EN01S012.0 TLHH ID LOTR01012 GEMP ID 1_12 LOTRO Hex ID 4C 24 F4 LOTRO Image ID 01_012

Strategy

This Gimli acts as essentially a poor-man's Gandalf's Cart for saving cards you've drawn too early but aren't essential to your strategy (Shield of Boromir before its owner, for example). This should of course not be used for essential cards (Aragorn's Bow, Horn of Boromir), but has the advantage of being able to save large Shadow minions for later (The Balrog being an excellent example, as you have no need to keep him around in Fellowship block with The Bridge of Khazad-Dum being a reliable source of drawing it again).

He has a slight survival advantadge over his counterparts Son of Gloin and Dwarf of the Mountain Race: his Aragorn signet allows Aragorn King in Exile to heal him, which is something to consider given the lack of solid [Dwarven] healing cards (in FOTR block they only have Dwarven Heart, Still Draws Breath, Mines of Khazad-Dum and A Royal Welcome in their own culture).

Gimli, Dwarf of Erebor is usually used as a splash companion in other culture's decks for his cycling abilities; in a dedicated Dwarf deck Gimli, Son of Gloin is usually a better choice for his guaranteed skirmish boosting.

Rulings

From the Current Rulings Document - March 2004:

Erratum: Damage +1. Fellowship: If the twilight pool has fewer than 2 twilight tokens, add [2] to place a card from hand beneath your draw deck.

Alternate Personas

Portrait	Name	Game Text
	Gimli, Son of Gloin (1R13)	Damage +1. Skirmish: Exert Gimli to make him strength +2.
	Gimli, Dwarf of the Mountain-race (2P121)	Damage +1. Each underground site's Shadow number is -2.
	Gimli, Lockbearer (4R48)	Damage +1. Gimli is strength +1 for each unbound Hobbit companion you can spot.
	Gimli, Unbidden Guest (4C49)	Damage +1. Skirmish: Exert Gimli to make an unbound companion strength +1 (or +2 if that companion is Legolas).
	Gimli, Skilled Defender (5R7)	Damage +1. Each time Gimli wins a skirmish, you may wound a minion assigned to skirmish an unbound companion.
	Gimli, Faithful Companion (7C6)	Damage +1. While you have initiative, Gimli is strength +2.
	Gimli, Feared Axeman (7R7)	Damage +1. Response: If a condition is about to be discarded by an opponent, exert a Dwarf or discard a card from hand to prevent that.
	Gimli, Counter of Foes (8C5)	Damage +1. For each wound on Gimli, he is strength +1 and damage +1.
	Gimli, Bearer of Grudges (9R+4)	Damage +1. While Gimli is the Ring-bearer, at the start of each skirmish involving him, add 2 burdens or 2 threats. While Gimli is damage +X, he is resistance +X.
	Gimli, Lively Combatant (11U8)	Damage +1. Each time Gimli wins a skirmish, you may draw a card.
	Gimli, Lord of the Glittering Caves (13R5)	Damage +1. Gimli is strength +1 for each minion assigned to a skirmish. Assignment: Exert Gimli and spot a lurker minion to make that minion lose lurker until the regroup phase.
	Gimli, Eager Hunter (15C5)	Damage +1. Hunter 3. (While skirmishing a non-hunter character, this character is strength +3.)
	Gimli, Sprinter (18R1)	Damage +1. Hunter 1 (While skirmishing a non-hunter character, this character is strength +1.) Each time Gimli wins a skirmish, you may add a threat to wound a minion (or wound a hunter minion twice).
	Gimli, Opinionated Guide (19P2)	Damage +1. Fellowship. Each time you play a possession, you may draw a card.
	Gimli, Dwarven Delegate (0P62)	Damage +1.
	Gimli, Vengeful Naugrim (V1_3)	Damage +1. While Gimli bears 2 items, he is strength +2. While Gimli bears 3 items, he is damage +1. ​