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Results: 38 Cards
Revised Core Set (x8)
5 4 4 4 4 8 ★ 10 
Istari.

At the end of the round, discard Gandalf from play.

Response: After Gandalf enters play, (choose 1):

  • draw 3 cards
  • deal 4 damage to 1 enemy in play
  • reduce your threat by 5.
Dwarves of Durin (x3)
5 4 4 4 4 8 ★ 10 
Istari.

At the end of the round, discard Gandalf from play.

Response: After Gandalf enters play, (choose 1):

  • draw 3 cards
  • deal 4 damage to 1 enemy in play
  • reduce your threat by 5.
Elves of Lórien (x2)
5 4 4 4 4 8 ★ 10 
Istari.

At the end of the round, discard Gandalf from play.

Response: After Gandalf enters play, (choose 1): draw 3 cards, deal 4 damage to 1 enemy in play, or reduce your threat by 5.

Defenders of Gondor (x2)
5 4 4 4 4 8 ★ 10 
Istari.

At the end of the round, discard Gandalf from play.

Response: After Gandalf enters play, (choose 1):

  • draw 3 cards
  • deal 4 damage to 1 enemy in play
  • reduce your threat by 5.
Riders of Rohan (x2)
5 4 4 4 4 8 ★ 10 
Istari.

At the end of the round, discard Gandalf from play.

Response: After Gandalf enters play, (choose 1):

  • draw 3 cards
  • deal 4 damage to 1 enemy in play
  • reduce your threat by 5.
The Fellowship of the Ring (x1)
14 3 3 3 5 8 ★
Istari.

Play with the top card of your deck faceup. Once per phase, you may play the top card of your deck as if it was in your hand. When playing a card this way, Gandalf is considered to have the printed , , , and icons.

"I am a servant of the Secret Fire, wielder of the flame of Anor." –The Fellowship of the Ring

Core Set (x4)
5 4 4 4 4 8 ★ 10 
Istari.

At the end of the round, discard Gandalf from play.

Response: After Gandalf enters play, (choose 1):

  • draw 3 cards
  • deal 4 damage to 1 enemy in play
  • reduce your threat by 5.
Two-Player Limited Edition Starter (x2)
5 4 4 4 4 8 ★ 10 
Istari.

At the end of the round, discard Gandalf from play.

Response: After Gandalf enters play, (choose 1): draw 3 cards, deal 4 damage to 1 enemy in play, or reduce your threat by 5.

Two-Player Limited Edition Starter (x2)
5 4 4 4 4 8 ★ 10 
Istari.

At the end of the round, discard Gandalf from play.

Response: After Gandalf enters play, (choose 1): draw 3 cards, deal 4 damage to 1 enemy in play, or reduce your threat by 5.

The Hobbit: Over Hill and Under Hill (x3)
5 4 4 4 4 8 ★ 8 
Istari.

Gandalf does not exhaust to commit to a quest.

Forced: At the end of the refresh phase, discard Gandalf from play. You may raise your threat by 2 to cancel this effect.

“I am Gandalf, and Gandalf means me!” –The Hobbit

The Road Darkens (x1)
14 3 3 3 5 8 ★ 9 
Istari.

Play with the top card of your deck faceup. Once per phase, you may play the top card of your deck as if it was in your hand. When playing a card this way, Gandalf is considered to have the printed , , , and icons.

"I am a servant of the Secret Fire, wielder of the flame of Anor." –The Fellowship of the Ring

Escape from Khazad-dûm (x1)
14 3 3 3 5 8 ★ 9 
Istari.

Play with the top card of your deck faceup. Once per phase, you may play the top card of your deck as if it was in your hand. When playing a card this way, Gandalf is considered to have the printed , , , and icons.

Revised Core Set (x1)
Item.

Guarded. Restricted.

Action: Raise your threat by 2 to claim this objective when it is free of encounters. When claimed, attach Gandalf's Map to a hero you control. (Counts as an attachment. If detached, return Gandalf's Map to the staging area.)

Attached hero cannot attack or defend.

The Fellowship of the Ring (x3)
2
Artifact. Item. Staff.

Attach to Gandalf. Restricted.

Action: Exhaust Gandalf’s Staff to (choose one):

  • choose a player to draw 1 card
  • add 1 resource to a hero's resource pool
  • discard a shadow card from a non-unique enemy.

...he held his staff aloft, and from its tip there came a feint radiance. –The Fellowship of the Ring

The Fellowship of the Ring (x1)

Setup: Add Gandalf's Delay to the staging area.

Each player draws 1 less card in his starting hand.

The next day Frodo became really anxious, and kept a constant look–out for Gandalf. Thursday, his birthday morning, dawned as fair and clear as it had long ago for Bilbo's great party. Still Gandalf did not appear.
–The Fellowship of the Ring

Core Set (x1)
Item.

Guarded. Restricted.

Action: Raise your threat by 2 to claim this objective when it is free of encounters. When claimed, attach Gandalf's Map to a hero you control. (Counts as an attachment. If detached, return Gandalf's Map to the staging area.)

Attached hero cannot attack or defend.

The Black Riders (x1)
1 

Setup: Add Gandalf's Delay to the staging area.

Each player draws 1 less card in his starting hand.

The next day Frodo became really anxious, and kept a constant look–out for Gandalf. Thursday, his birthday morning, dawned as fair and clear as it had long ago for Bilbo's great party. Still Gandalf did not appear.
–The Fellowship of the Ring

The Road Darkens (x3)
2
9 
Artifact. Item. Staff.

Attach to Gandalf. Restricted.

Action: Exhaust Gandalf’s Staff to (choose one):

  • choose a player to draw 1 card
  • add 1 resource to a hero's resource pool
  • discard a shadow card from a non-unique enemy.

...he held his staff aloft, and from its tip there came a feint radiance. –The Fellowship of the Ring

Revised Core Set (x3)
X
1 

Action: Look at the top X cards of any player's deck, add 1 of those cards to its owner's hand, and return the rest to the top of the deck in any order.

"Less welcome did the Lord Denethor show me then than of old, and grudgingly he permitted me to search among his hoarded scrolls and books."
–Gandalf, The Fellowship of the Ring

Core Set (x2)
X
1 

Action: Look at the top X cards of any player's deck, add 1 of those cards to its owner's hand, and return the rest to the top of the deck in any order.

"Less welcome did the Lord Denethor show me then than of old, and grudgingly he permitted me to search among his hoarded scrolls and books."
–Gandalf, The Fellowship of the Ring

The Fellowship of the Ring (x1)

You are playing Campaign Mode.

Setup: Attach Mr. Underhill to the Ring-bearer. Add Gandalf's Delay to the staging area. Shuffle Gildor Inglorion and The Ring Draws Them into the encounter deck.

"The Shire, he may be seeking for it now, if has has not already found out where it lies. Indeed, Frodo, I fear that he may even think that the long-unnoticed name of Baggins has become important."

-Gandalf, The Fellowship of the Ring

Resolution: Choose Gandalf's Delay or The Ring Draws Them and add it to the Campaign Pool. Then, choose Gildor Inglorion or Mr. Underhill and add it to the Campaign Pool. The chosen cards have been earned by the players.

The Black Riders (x1)

You are playing Campaign Mode.

Setup: Attach Mr. Underhill to the Ring-bearer. Add Gandalf's Delay to the staging area. Shuffle Gildor Inglorion and The Ring Draws Them into the encounter deck.

"The Shire, he may be seeking for it now, if has has not already found out where it lies. Indeed, Frodo, I fear that he may even think that the long-unnoticed name of Baggins has become important."

-Gandalf, The Fellowship of the Ring

Resolution: Choose Gandalf's Delay or The Ring Draws Them and add it to the Campaign Pool. Then, choose Gildor Inglorion or Mr. Underhill and add it to the Campaign Pool. The chosen cards have been earned by the players.

Dream-chaser Hero Expansion (x3)
2
Ring. Artifact.

Attach to Círdan the Shipwright or Gandalf.

Attached character gains a resource icon.

Action: Exhaust Narya and attached character to choose and ready up to 2 allies. Each of those allies gets +1 Attack and +1 Defense until the end of the phase.

"For this is the Ring of Fire, and with it you may rekindle hearts in a world that grows chill."
–Círdan, The Return of the King

Dream-chaser Campaign Expansion (x1)

Surge.

When Revealed: Search the players' collections for Gandalf ally (Core Set 73) and put him into play under any player's control, ignoring uniqueness. If Send for Help

UNRECOGNIZED TYPE: lore

is upgraded, that player chooses up to 3 of Gandalf's options instead of 1. Remove Send for Help from the game.

Shadow: Resolve this card's when revealed effect.

Ered Mithrin Hero Expansion (x3)
1
1 
Artifact. Item. Weapon.

Guarded (enemy or location).

Attach to a hero or Gandalf. Restricted.

Attached character gets +2 Attack.

Response: After attached character destroys an enemy, draw 1 card.

The Fellowship of the Ring (x1)
2
Artifact. Item. Weapon.

Attach to a Warrior hero or Gandalf. Restricted.

Attached character gets +2 Attack.

Response: After attached character destroys an Orc enemy, draw 1 card.

"...at his side was the elven–sword Glamdring, the mate of Orcrist that lay now upon the breast of Thorin under the Lonely Mountain." –The Fellowship of the Ring

The Two Towers (x3)
3
Mount. Mearas.

Attach to Gandalf.

Gandalf gains ranged and sentinel.

Action: Exhaust Shadowfax to ready Gandalf.

"He is the chief of the Mearas, lords of horses, and not even Théoden, King of Rohan, has ever looked on a better." –Gandalf, The Two Towers

The Grey Havens (x3)
2
8 
Ring. Artifact.

Attach to Círdan the Shipwright or Gandalf.

Attached character gains a resource icon.

Action: Exhaust Narya and attached character to choose and ready up to 2 allies. Each of those allies gets +1 Attack and +1 Defense until the end of the phase.

"For this is the Ring of Fire, and with it you may rekindle hearts in a world that grows chill."
–Círdan, The Return of the King

Roam Across Rhovanion (x3)
1
3 
Artifact. Item. Weapon.

Guarded (enemy or location).

Attach to a hero or Gandalf. Restricted.

Attached character gets +2 Attack.

Response: After attached character destroys an enemy, draw 1 card.

The Hobbit: Over Hill and Under Hill (x1)
0
1 
Artifact. Item. Weapon.

Attach to a hero or Gandalf. Restricted.

Attached character gets +2 Attack.

Response: After attached character destroys an Orc enemy, draw 1 card.

“This, Gandalf, was Glamdring, Foe-hammer that the king of Gondolin once wore.” –Elrond, The Hobbit

The Hobbit: Over Hill and Under Hill (x1)
Sack.

When Sacked: Attach to the ally (excluding Gandalf) with the highest printed cost without a Sack attached.

Attached character cannot ready, attack, defend, commit to quests, or trigger effects. If this Sack card is removed, shuffle it into the sack deck.

The Hobbit: Over Hill and Under Hill (x1)
Sack.

When Sacked: Attach to the character (excluding Gandalf) with the highest printedAttack without a Sack attached.

Attached character cannot ready, attack, defend, commit to quests, or trigger effects. If this Sack card is removed, shuffle it into the sack deck.

The Hobbit: Over Hill and Under Hill (x1)
Sack.

When Sacked: Attach to the character (excluding Gandalf) with the highest printedDefense without a Sack attached.

Attached character cannot ready, attack, defend, commit to quests, or trigger effects. If this Sack card is removed, shuffle it into the sack deck.

The Hobbit: Over Hill and Under Hill (x1)
Sack.

When Sacked: Attach to the character (excluding Gandalf) with the highest printed hit points without a Sack attached.

Attached character cannot ready, attack, defend, commit to quests, or trigger effects. If this Sack card is removed, shuffle it into the sack deck.

The Hobbit: Over Hill and Under Hill (x1)
Sack.

When Sacked: Attach to the character (excluding Gandalf) with the highest printedWillpower without a Sack attached.

Attached character cannot ready, attack, defend, commit to quests, or trigger effects. If this Sack card is removed, shuffle it into the sack deck.

The Hobbit: Over Hill and Under Hill (x1)
Sack.

When Sacked: Attach to the character (excluding Gandalf) with the most attachments without a Sack attached.

Attached character cannot ready, attack, defend, commit to quests, or trigger effects. If this Sack card is removed, shuffle it into the sack deck.

The Road Darkens (x1)
2
1 
Artifact. Item. Weapon.

Attach to a Warrior hero or Gandalf. Restricted.

Attached character gets +2 Attack.

Response: After attached character destroys an Orc enemy, draw 1 card.

"...at his side was the elven–sword Glamdring, the mate of Orcrist that lay now upon the breast of Thorin under the Lonely Mountain." –The Fellowship of the Ring

The Treason of Saruman (x3)
3
7 
Mount. Mearas.

Attach to Gandalf.

Gandalf gains ranged and sentinel.

Action: Exhaust Shadowfax to ready Gandalf.

"He is the chief of the Mearas, lords of horses, and not even Théoden, King of Rohan, has ever looked on a better." –Gandalf, The Two Towers