Merry, Horticulturalist (2C104)

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Merry, Horticulturalist (2C104) is a Shire Companion from the Mines of Moria set.

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 2 · Player's Council · 2025-10-05 Collection Info Title Merry Subtitle Horticulturalist Unique Yes Collectible No Set 2 - Mines of Moria Rarity C - Common Card Number 104 Language EN - English Revision 2 (Player's Council) Release Date 2025-10-05 Notes While his most recent buff had the desired effect of making him playable and making “hobbit hospital” more competitive, the ability to pull any Shire culture ally setup a very powerful combination with Tom Bombadil: allowing very high bidding (since Tom will remove two burdens) to all but ensure going first to get your site one, then your hobbits being nearly invincible at site two (as Tom can cancel four skirmishes). To address this, Merry’s game text has been changed to pull a Hobbit (race) ally, which should address the PC-Movie issue while leaving PC-Fellowship essentially unchanged. Gameplay Info Playable Yes Culture Shire Side Free Peoples Card Type Companion Race Hobbit Twilight Cost 1 Strength 3 Vitality 4 Resistance 6 Signet Gandalf Game Text Fellowship: Exert Merry to take a Hobbit ally into hand from your draw deck (limit once per turn). Lore “‘Ow... I think I've broken somehing.'” Technical Info Wiki Base Card ID LOTR-EN02S104.0 Wiki Release ID LOTR-EN02S104.2 TLHH ID LOTR02104 GEMP ID 2_104 LOTRO Hex ID 68 4E E8 01 LOTRO Image ID 02_104 Revision 1 · Player's Council · 2024-12-06 Collection Info Title Merry Subtitle Horticulturalist Unique Yes Collectible No Set 2 - Mines of Moria Rarity C - Common Card Number 104 Language EN - English Revision 1 (Player's Council) Release Date 2024-12-06 Gameplay Info Playable Yes Culture Shire Side Free Peoples Card Type Companion Race Hobbit Twilight Cost 1 Strength 3 Vitality 4 Resistance 6 Signet Gandalf Game Text Fellowship: Exert Merry to take a ally into hand from your draw deck (limit once per turn). Lore “‘Ow... I think I've broken somehing.'” Technical Info Wiki Base Card ID LOTR-EN02S104.0 Wiki Release ID LOTR-EN02S104.1 TLHH ID LOTR02104 GEMP ID 2_104 LOTRO Hex ID 68 4E E8 01 LOTRO Image ID 02_104 First edition · Decipher Collection Info Title Merry Subtitle Horticulturalist Unique Yes Collectible Yes Set 2 - Mines of Moria Rarity C - Common Card Number 104 Language EN - English Revision 0 Gameplay Info Playable Yes Culture Shire Side Free Peoples Card Type Companion Race Hobbit Twilight Cost 1 Strength 3 Vitality 4 Signet Gandalf Game Text Fellowship: Exert Merry to play Farmer Maggot from your draw deck. Lore “‘Ow... I think I've broken somehing.'” Technical Info Wiki Base Card ID LOTR-EN02S104.0 TLHH ID LOTR02104 GEMP ID 2_104 LOTRO Hex ID 68 4E E8 01 LOTRO Image ID 02_104

Translations DE - German Card Name Gartenfreund Game Text Gemeinschaft. Strenge Merry an, um Bauer Maggot direkt aus deinem Spieldeck zu spielen. Lore "Autsch...Ich glaube, ich habe mir was gebrochen.“ FR - French Card Name Horticulteur Game Text Compagnie : Affaiblissez Merry pour jouer le Père Maggotte de votre pioche. Lore « “Ow... Je crois que je me suis brisé quelque chose.” » IT - Italian Card Name Orticoltore Game Text Compagnia: Sforza Merry per giocare Vecchio Maggot dal tuo mazzo di gioco. Lore “‘Ops... Temo di aver rotto qualcosa.'” ES - Spanish Card Name Horticultor Game Text Comunidad: Esfuerza a Merry para jugar al Granjero Maggot de tu mazo de robar. Lore “Oh... creo que me he roto algo.” PL - Polish

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Alternate Personas

Portrait	Name	Game Text
	Merry, Friend to Sam (1R302)	Skirmish: If Merry is not assigned to a skirmish, exert him twice to add his strength to another companion.
	Merry, From O'er the Brandywine (1C303)	While Merry bears a weapon, he is strength +2. Skirmish: Exert Merry to make him strength +1 for each hand weapon you can spot (limit +3).
	Merry, From O'er the Brandywine (1C303)	While Merry bears a weapon, he is strength +2.
	Merry, Learned Guide (4C310)	Skirmish: Exert the Ring-bearer to discard Merry. Any Shadow player may remove to prevent this.
	Merry, Unquenchable Hobbit (4R311)	Skirmish: If Merry is not assigned to a skirmish, discard him to remove a Orc from a skirmish involving an unbound companion.
	Merry, Impatient Hobbit (6R113)	Regroup: Discard Merry to heal a companion.
	Merry, Rohirrim Squire (7C320)	Skirmish: If you cannot spot 3 threats, add a threat to make Merry strength +2.
	Merry, Swordthain (7R321)	Skirmish: If Merry is not assigned to a skirmish, return him to your hand to play up to 2 possessions from your discard pile.
	Merry, Noble Warrior (8P121)	To play, spot a companion. Skirmish: Discard 4 cards from hand to make Merry strength +2 for each companion you spot.
	Merry, Loyal Companion (11C168)	For each other unbound companion assigned to a skirmish, Merry is strength +2.
	Merry, The Tall One (15C149)	While Merry bears a follower, he is strength +2. Skirmish:If Merry is skirmishing a hunter minion, add a threat to make Merry strength +2.
	Merry, In the Bloom of Health (17U107)	Add 1 to the number of Ents you can spot. Regroup: Exert Merry to place a pipeweed from your discard pile beneath your draw deck.
	Merry, Resolute Friend (19P29)	Fellowship. Skirmish: If Merry is not assigned to a skirmish, take 2 cards from your discard pile and remove them from the game to make a companion strength +2.
	Merry, Of Buckland (V1_52)	Assignment: Exert Merry twice to prevent a minion from being assigned to a skirmish until the regroup phase. The Shadow player may exhaust that minion to prevent this.
	Merry, Of Buckland (V1_52)	Assignment: Exert Merry 3 times to prevent a minion from being assigned to a skirmish until the regroup phase. The Shadow player may exhaust that minion to prevent this.
	Merry, Master Holbytla (V3_85)	Valiant. Enduring. While you can spot 3 companions (or Eowyn), Merry is considered a Man. Each time another Man exerts, you may exert Merry to heal that Man. Skirmish: If he is not assigned to a skirmish, hinder Merry to immediately resolve a skirmish involving a Man.
	Merry, Master Holbytla (V3_85)	Valiant. Enduring. While you can spot 3 companions (or Eowyn), Merry is considered a Man. Each time another Man exerts, you may exert Merry to heal that Man. Skirmish: If he is not assigned to a skirmish, hinder Merry to end a skirmish involving a companion. ​

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